More Grade 1 Winners than any other Store sale

Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, held in partnership with MSL Mercedes-Benz is recognised as the Ireland’s Premier Store Sale, and is renowned for being the leading source of Grade 1 winners. To maintain that long held view, the emphasis when selecting our stores is on quality. As a select sale, our inspectors handpick the best individuals with pedigrees to match, resulting in a catalogue that makes it distinctive from other Store sale catalogues. Since it’s inception in 1974, the Derby Sale has produced the top priced Store sold anywhere, while regularly producing the highest average and median.

12 Grade 1 Winners During the 25/26 National Hunt Season

The 2025/2026 National Hunt season produced outstanding performances from Derby Sale graduates. The top level races at the Dublin Racing Festival saw Grade 1 winning performances from Brighterdaysahead, Romeo Coolio and Doctor Steinberg.

Jonbon has been a terrific flagbearer for the Derby Sale, and he notched up a 12th career Grade 1 in the Ascot Chase. Elsewhere, Grade 1 winning novice hurdlers Kopek Des Bordes and Final Demand filled the runner-up spot in their respective races at the Cheltenham Festival.
And within the bumper sphere, The Irish Avatar, Soul Asylum and Outofafrika are just three promising graduates that look capable of scaling greater heights over the coming seasons.

Soldier In Milan became the 13th Derby Sale graduates to win the Irish Grand National.

Most Profitable Source of 4yo Maiden Winners

Derby Sale graduates hit the headlines throughout the 2026 boutique sales, with maiden winners Monster Truck, Palinca and Monzon Sport all achieving huge prices after posting big efforts on debut. As the season progressed, graduates such as Wordfromhome, Mifa D’Airy and Walkonseas also posted strong displays with impressive debut performances, and all three emerged as the top priced lot from their respective boutique sale.

Elsewhere, True To My Word, Ferocimo, Mourne Crystal, and Less Said are Derby Sale graduates that are all expected to make their mark on the racecourse having landed four-year-old maidens during the season.

Tattersalls Ireland MSL Mercedes-Benz Sales Bumper

All horses catalogued and offered at the 2026 Derby Sale are eligible for the €100,000 Tattersalls Ireland MSL Mercedes-Benz Sales Bumper, which will be run at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival on December 28th 2027. The vendor of the winning horse will drive away in a brand-new Mercedes-Benz GLC. The MSL Mercedes-Benz Sales Bumper also allows three-year-olds sold 18 months earlier as two-year-olds at the Derby Sale the opportunity to participate.