Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale

A colt foal by Authorized changed hands for a sale-topping €170,000 during the third and final day of the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale. Sold as lot 622 to Darragh McCarthy of Capital Stud, it is the highest price paid for a foal at this sale since 2007, and the Louis Vambeck-bred is now the joint second-most expensive foal ever sold at the sale. The Ballyreddin Stud-consigned colt is out of the Kayf Tara mare Izzy Du Berlais and is a half-brother to four winners, including Grade 2 winner and...

A colt foal by Walk In The Park brought a top price of €145,000 from Gerry Aherne during the second session of the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale on Tuesday. Consigned by Oliver Loughlin, lot 433 is out of the Stowaway mare Posh Trish, who won at listed level at Cheltenham and Newbury. Two other lots exceeded the six-figure mark--a Yellowford and Drumlin-consigned son of Crystal Ocean and Park The Jet (Walk In The Park) (lot 428) who caught the eyes of Charles Shanahan and Ian Ferguson for €135,000; and...

The catalogue for the Tattersalls November NH Sale is now available online and in print format in the coming days. The 1,106 lots will follow the new alphabetical format starting daily with the letter O. A total of 969 foals, 75 yearlings and 56 mares will sell over the five-day auction from Nov. 12 through Nov. 16 with foals selling the first four days and yearlings and mares during the final session. The Springhill Stud dispersal will take place on Nov. 11 and offers 36 lots, including 17 yearlings, 18...

Colts by Walk In The Park (Ire) took the first and third highest prices during the second day of the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale at Fairyhouse on Sunday. Lot 215, consigned by Thistletown Stud and a son of listed hurdle winner Poppy Kay (GB) (Kayf Tara {GB}), brought €52,000 from Abbeylands Farm. Earlier in the day, Yellowford Farm offered a bay son of Chesapeake (Fr) (Network {Ger}) (lot 305), who caught the eye of Kieran Shields for €47,000. His dam is a half-sister to dual graded-winning hurdler Bleu...