Record Turnover Again At Tattersalls

[Wandering Eyes]

A fortnight of selling at Park Paddocks at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale came to a close on Saturday morning with an abbreviated Book 4 session that saw 179,100gns added to the October Sale kitty. That haul was accumulated by 46 yearlings sold from 103 offered (a clearance rate of just 55%). With the number of offerings well over double the equivalent session last year, the average and median both dropped steeply, respectively down 16% (3,142gns) and 38% (2,000gns). The top price on Saturday was the 16,000gns laid out by Howson and Houldsworth Bloodstock for a Mayson (GB) colt from Redgate Bloodstock (lot 2064).

This was the tail end, however, of an overall strong two weeks of trade, which returned a record aggregate (162,731,400gns) for the seventh straight year. The clearance rate wound up at 82% for a total 1,552 yearlings sold, and the average and median both largely held steady: the former was 104,853gns, down 3%, and the latter was 48,000gns, up 7%

Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “More than 160- million guineas has been spent at this year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which is not only unprecedented, but also a record sum for the seventh consecutive year. The figures are mighty impressive, and the single most important contributory factor to this record-breaking sequence is the professionalism and dedication of the consignors, one and all, who bring yearlings of outstanding quality to the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale every year.”

“The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is Europe’s premier yearling sale because of the consignors. They bring the best yearlings from Britain, Ireland, France and further afield to the October Yearling Sale and year-after-year these yearlings go on to achieve great things on the racecourse. Books 1, 2 and 3 have all produced Group 1 and Royal Ascot winners in 2018, purchased for as little as 10,000gns and that is why buyers at all levels of the market and from all over the world hold the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in such high esteem.”

“There have been highlights and success stories at all levels of the market, from the 3.5-million guineas Book 1 headliner to the 135,000 guineas sale-topping pinhooking triumph in Book 3, but above all we should recognise and applaud the collective dedication and hard work of every individual who has contributed to a seventh consecutive record breaking Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.”

 

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