In setting a new record time in last Sunday's Prix du Jockey Club, Ace Impact (Ire) (Cracksman {GB}) became the first Classic winner for his breeder Waltraut Spanner and the first to be raised at Barbara Moser's Haras du Long Champ.  Moser had previously come close to tasting Jockey Club victory as a breeder herself when [...]

One of the most passionate horsemen in France, Pierre Talvard began breeding over four decades ago from a caravan on a handful of acres. Today, his Haras du Cadran stretches over 400 hectares on the rolling Orne hills in Normandy, with 117 mares stationed on the farm. Over the last decade Cadran has been a [...]

Established in 2014 by Elise Drouet, alongside her partner David Salmon, Domaine de l'Etang made headlines last August when selling a a Kingman (GB) colt out of German Oaks second Waldjagd (GB) (Observatory {GB}), for €560,000 to Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi. They had pinhooked the colt as a foal for the princely sum of €280,000 [...]

NEWMARKET, UK–The fifth and final session of the Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale featured a distinctly lower quality catalogue, which was reflected in the day's figures. There were just 120 lots offered, with an median of 3,000gns and an average of 4,569gns. The turnover was 424,900gns, with a clearance rate of 77.5%. This was the [...]

NEWMARKET, UK–Day four of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale got off to a strong start when Red Baron's Stable & Ranch Temescal paid the day's top price 70,000gns for lot 1261, River Boyne (Ire). He is a son of Dandy Man (Ire), who stood at a career-high fee of €10,000 in 2017 in [...]

NEWMARKET, UK–There was strong trade on the third day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale on Wednesday, with 23 lots sold for 100,000gns or more. This was the highest-grossing day ever at this sale with an aggregate of 10,799,600gns, a rise of 12% from last year. The median increased by 29%, while the [...]

The second day of selling at Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale began at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with the 269 lots offered ultimately grossing 7,668,300gns, a 4% rise in aggregate compared to last year. Eighteen lots made upwards of 100,000gns, six better than 2016, and as always, competition for the horse with the right 3-year-old [...]

A bustling international crowd gathered on a crisp autumnal morning for the first day of the Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale, which saw the record for the top price tumble when the Group 2-winning daughter of Galileo (Ire), Elizabeth Browning (Ire) (lot 247) entered the ring. The bidding climbed rapidly, with Alex Elliot having the [...]

Each year the Tattersalls Horses in Training sale attracts a huge international clientele, testifying to the ongoing popularity of British and Irish horses throughout the world, and the faith that the international racing industry has in the quality of British racing and ratings system. The top end of the market at this sale has gone [...]