Tattersalls Ireland Launch Ascot Bonus

[Wandering Eyes]

A new feature of next year’s Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Breeze Up Sale will see a bonus of £100,000 payable to connections of any graduate that goes on to Royal Ascot success two months later. The bonus would be split 80/20 between the owner of the Royal Ascot winning 2-year-old winner and the vendor of the horse and it is a scenario that has played out before when The Wow Signal (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), a £50,000 graduate of the sale in 2014, won the G2 Coventry S. soon after. Commenting on the new initiative Tattersalls Ireland CEO Matt Mitchell said, “We are delighted to be launching a £100,000 Bonus for any two-year-old winner at the Royal Meeting sold at our Ascot Breeze Up in April. The success of the Ascot Breeze Up Sales graduates has been well documented in recent years, with Coventry Stakes winner The Wow Signal, having been sold only two months previously. There has been a significant number of Breeze Up graduates that have won as two-year-olds at the Royal meeting and we felt it was worth rewarding connections with this Bonus in the event it happens again”.

Breeze Up consignor John Cullinan of Horse Park Stud gave the bonus the thumbs up and added, “This is a fantastic initiative. The Breeze Up Consignors Association supports this Bonus wholeheartedly. It’s no secret it was a challenging year for Breeze Up consignors and we welcome any initiative to get buyers to the Sales. The bonus is an excellent idea to reward both winning connections and the vendor and we will be supporting this sale with a good class of horse. I hope and fully expect fellow Breeze Up consignors will follow suit.”

 

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