The tidal wave is the Tattersalls October 2022 Sale that ended at Park Paddocks on the morning of October 15 with a Book 4 session, which identified buyers who still had a barn to fill and an amount of money. to spend on the aspirants left in search of an overlooked gem.
The rising tide lifted all the boats and the extraordinary trade common during the semi-annual season lifted Book 4 to a record high.
Saturday saw 53 annuities sold for a total of 319,000 gns (US$334,950), a 73% jump from last year’s similar day and the highest-grossing sales extension since since 2007, when almost triple the number of annuals sold.
The average price of 6,019gns ($7,103) is a record for the sale and is up 50 points from last year’s figure while the average is up 67% to 5,000gns ($5,902) and again, a premium new high. Ground clearance rate 73%, up from 62% in 2021.
Effective purchaser for Highclere’s first crop
Saturday’s action was ended by two top shipments with Craig Lidster having to wait until ten horses from the bottom to secure Earth Force from Natton House Thoroughbreds, who received a perfectly timed genealogy update.
She Lightning Spear Destiny’s Spirit’s half-sister has won twice after the catalog was published, and her win at Haydock on Friday required a third update to the pedigree, making her younger sister all the more become more attractive to buyers.
Earth Force
Lidster, who bought it for 23,000gns ($27,149), agreed the late update added several thousand to the bill.
“Her half-sister’s win at Haydock yesterday (Friday) is probably why we pay a little more for her but we really like her. “She’s a beautiful model and strong-willed. We’re buying horses that we think look like early breeders and she fits that.”
She’s the second pony out of Ellen Gates, who won more than five feathers in her final start at the age of three, having finished second on four occasions. Daughter of Mayson bred by legendary racer Willie Carson from Mrs. Greeley, his half-sister Greeley to the winner of the Irish Derby (G1) and the Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) Jack Hobbs who was also bred by Carson at his Minster Stud.
Chairman Edmond Mahony concluded the purchase by reflecting on the unusual trading witnessed at Park Paddocks over the past ten days.
“This is Tattersalls’ hottest October sale. Book 1 set the ball rolling and it rolled from start to finish with more books sold than ever before for a staggering 199 million guineas.
“It has been an extraordinary show of strength from start to finish with buyers from all over the world drawn in by the Tattersalls and Newmarket’s unique environment by the promise of outstanding kids presented by Many of the leading breeders and carriers are not only from the UK and Ireland, but from all over Europe.
“Consistent support by shippers for last year’s Tattersalls October Sale was key to its popularity as a top coveted flagship sale in Europe and witnessed a lot of people get rewarded so much in the past two weeks it’s been amazing.
“There was a lot of hard work and dedication involved in the journey from foaling to Sales last year in October at Tattersalls Park Paddocks and the results of the past two weeks have been a tribute to all those involved. participation at all levels.
“Buyers arriving at Tattersalls in October are confident they will find quality yearbooks to suit every budget and will continue to achieve great things on racetracks around the world and have never before This is so obvious.
“The demand we’ve seen over the past two weeks has been truly global and, above all, it reflects the enduring appeal of equestrian sport, which captivates so many people around the world. around the world and attract a lot of buyers to Newmarket and the October Tattersalls Sale year after year.”
