Tattersalls Ireland

A store by Lucky Lion (Ger) already named Arthur (Ger) (lot 358) topped the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale Part II to bring the curtain down on the sale company's store sale season on Thursday. Derek O'Connor made a winning bid of €32,000 on behalf of Eoin Barry/Sean Aherne for the son of the multiple listed-winning jumper and Grade 3-placed Ajesha (Ger) from the Liss House consignment. Glen Stables' lot 418, a grey gelding by Yeats (Ire) was next on the buyers' sheets at €27,000. He was picked up by...

At the close of trade, a pair of €55,000 geldings, by Shantou and Noroit (Ger), respectively, topped the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale on Wednesday. Railstown Stud consigned the son of Shantou out of The Princetonian (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}) (lot 77) and he was purchased by Hamish Macauley Bloodstock/Ballycrystal. His dam is a full-sister to Cheltenham listed winner Rock On Ruby (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}). Already named Kow Boy Sivola (Fr), (lot 236), the Noroit (Ger) gelding was offered by Liss House. John McConnell shelled out €55,000 for the full-brother to...

This year's Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Foal Sale will be catalogued by day in alphabetical order, the auction house announced on Tuesday. The new format now aligns with all Tattersalls sales in Ireland and is a well-established format across the industry. There will be no change to the foal-selling days as each day will be treated as a separate entity and catalogued alphabetically by dam with the same starting letter applying to each day throughout the four-day foal section. The benefits of the A-Z lotting system will offer advantages...

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale is now available to view online. The select sale, which is the final store sale at Tattersalls Ireland for the year, will take place with Part I on Wednesday, July 26 with 271 stores, and Part II taking place on Thursday, July 27, featuring 274 stores. Additionally, 45 stores will be offered as 'A' lots on Wednesday. All horses catalogued for the July Store Sale are eligible for the €100,000 Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper 2024. To view the...

A man knows he is in clover when there's a bloodstock agent outside his door waiting to see his horse before he's even had time to chuck his breakfast into the feed pot on the morning of the sale. But that's exactly the scenario Danny O'Donovan faced into with his Zelzal colt on Friday and it proved a good omen with the €35,000 yearling purchase going on to top the sale at €270,000 to Peter and Ross Doyle.  This was a result that rubber-stamped an exceptionally good year for O'Donovan,...

Win, lose or draw at the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale, Anna Barlow has already had a year to remember with a first foray into consigning her own horses under the banner of Byerley Stud.  The 22-year-old got off to a dream start by netting herself over €40,000 of a profit when selling a Starspangledbanner (Aus) filly to her boss Paddy Twomey for 65,000gns at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale last month.  Barlow will bid to keep the momentum going this week when offering lot 137, a Phoenix Of Spain...

A 3-year-old bay gelding already named Kalao Coko (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) (lot 214) brought a sale-topping bid of €65,000 from Tom Malone during the Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale on Tuesday. Malone was the sale's leading buyer. Consigned by Liss House, he is related to group winner G3 La Coupe winner Ultimately Lucky (Ire) (Kris {GB}), and the Classic-placed Group 3 winner Berine's Son (Irish River {Fr}). Liss House also offered the day's second-dearest lot--lot 219, Kicour La (Fr) (Nom De d'La {Fr}). Virginia Considine Racing picked up the 3-year-old...

A total of 416 stores have been chosen for the Tattersalls Ireland 2023 Derby Sale, set to take place June 28-29 at Fairyhouse, the sales company announced on Tuesday. All horses catalogued for the Derby Sale are eligible for the 2024 €100,000 Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper. The Derby Sale achieved more winners at the Dublin Racing Festival, Cheltenham Festival and Aintree Festival than any other store sale again this year and has claimed 12 Grade 1s in 2023. "Exceptional doesn't come close to what we have on...

The complete schedule and locations of the Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series 2023, which will be sponsored by Tattersalls Ireland this year, were announced on Friday. The series kicks off with the first of eight qualifying events on Saturday, May 20, and runs through the summer months to the final, which will be held at the Royal Meath Show on Sunday, Sept. 3. The confirmed location and dates of the qualifiers, as well as the final, are as follows: May 20--Sceilig Showing Festival, Cork May 27--Glandoran Island Summer Show, Wexford June...

The Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series 2023 will be sponsored by Tattersalls Ireland, the sales company announced on Thursday. Both organisations are dedicated to promoting the development and re-training of Thoroughbreds, and the Showing Pathway Series is an opportunity to showcase the potential of former racehorses as successful riding horses. Kicking off on Saturday, May 20 with the final on Sunday, Sept. 3, the series will feature eight qualifying events. The confirmed location and dates of six of the eight qualifiers, as well as the  final are as follows: June...

The catalogue for the 2023 Tattersalls Ireland May Store Sale, which has been set for Tuesday, May 15, is now available to view here. Some of the highlights, which features 282 stores, include a Harzand (Ire) gelding out of Grade 3 winner Mae's Choice (Ire) (Presenting {GB}) (lot 179); a Soldier Of Fortune (Ire) filly out of a half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Paisley Park (Ire) (Oscar {Ire}) (lot 257); and an Elusive Pimpernel half-sister to Grade 1 hurdler Flooring Porter (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}) (lot 173). All horses catalogued...

Officials at Tattersalls Ireland have announced the appointment of Luke Coen as a bloodstock representative. An experienced and respected figure in the industry, Coen has excelled in both the eventing and Thoroughbred industry. Having represented Ireland at both Junion and Young Rider level in the European Championships, Coen has been surrounded by such equine superstars as My Dream Boat, Quel Spirit and Faugheen from a young age and has also gained knowledge as a pinhooker through his Q-Cross Stables. "We are delighted to welcome Luke to the Tattersalls Ireland team,"...