The 2012 sales season got off to a record breaking start as Lot 184, a half brother to the multiple Grade 1 winning Binocular was sold by Yellowford Farm for €100,000 to Ormond Bloodstock.
HALF BROTHER TO BINOCULAR BY YEATS SOLD FOR €100,000
Tattersalls Ireland’s FLEMENSTAR sailed to victory to land the Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown, providing his trainer Peter Casey with his first Grade 1 winner.
Grade 1 Arkle Chase winner & Tattersalls Ireland graduate, FLEMENSTAR
After finishing second in the race last year, November National Hunt Sale graduate SOMERSBY powered home to land the Grade 1 Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot today. The Henrietta Knight trained gelding provided a timely boost for his Scorpion half brother who is catalogued Lot 174 for the upcoming February National Hunt Sale taking place on Tuesday January 31st at 10.30am.
Tattersalls Ireland graduate SOMERSBY - winner of the Grade 1 Victor Chandler Chase
The Tattersalls Ireland February NH Sale continues to be an excellent source of National Hunt success producing Graded winners such as Oscars Well, Lambro, Mr Cracker, Kilcrea Kim and Tempest River. The 2012 catalogue features foals, yearlings, breeding stock and a small number of older horses (in and out of training and stores).
Lot 184, a Yeats half brother to the 11 time winning Binocular (pictured)
Tattersalls Ireland celebrated a 1-2-3 victory in the Grade 2 Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas this weekend.
Tattersalls Ireland's MONKSLAND cruising to victory in the Grade 2 Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas
Tattersalls Ireland horses were cheered on to winning success over Christmas and the New Year with graduates winning both in Ireland and the UK.
Tattersalls Ireland's BIG ZEB - winner of the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-a-Bet Chase at Leopardstown Christmas Festival
Lucky Nine a winner of the Hong Kong Mile earlier in the year was a winner of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint Group 1 at Sha Tin on SUnday. The son of Dubawi was a graduate of the 2008 September Yearling Sale when sold by Islanmore Stud to Andy Oliver for €15,000. He was named Luck or Design when trained by Andy Oliver.