A Leading Source Of Two-Year-Old Success in 2026
The 2025 edition has produced over 90 individual winners in 2026, with Hamad Al Jehani’s Group 2 Flying Childers winner Final Objective among the impressive list of winners from last year’s sale.
Elsewhere, Star Of State looked a very smart juvenile filly when winning at Leopardstown by nine lengths, and went on to finish second in the Group 2 Lowther Stakes. She subsequently won the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes, and holds Group 1 entries later this autumn.
Graduates to win at stakes level include Richard Hughes’ Bint Archange who landed the Listed Dragon Stakes, while Sale Shark produced a solid effort in the Listed Roses Stakes at the York Ebor Festival. In recent days, Harry Eustace introduced a smart colt named Through The Gate, while Karl Burke’s Lady Foxtrot looked well above average when making a winning racecourse debut at Carlisle.
Hugo Palmer’s Adaay Of Scarlett was the first juvenile to strike this year. He won his first two starts, and has since been narrowly denied in the Coventry Stakes, July Stakes and Richmond Stakes.
Success in Europe
Dual Grade 1 winner Caballo De Mar confirmed himself a stayer of the highest calibre when winning the Group 1 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier and has since added the Group 2 Doncaster Cup. He won the Group 1 Prix du Cadran at Longchamp the previous October, and a repeat bid at the Longchamp contest is on the cards. Alparslan landed the Group 3 Greenham Stakes in April, while Rogue Diplomat produced a career best in the Royal Hunt Cup, and was a close second in the Group 2 Lennox Stakes. Charlie Johnston’s Jennifer Jane won the Group 3 Prix Chloe at Chantilly, while Ellusive Butterfly landed back-to-back listed victories earlier in the season. War Socks has been a flagship horse for Norwegian racing, and Niels Petersens’ charge won the Group 3 Marit Sveaas’ Minnelop at Ovrevoll in late August.
Success Around The World
Shadow Nation earned a TDN Rising Star nomination when making a successful racecourse debut at Santa Anita. Nellie Leylax struck at Grade 3 level in Randwick, while Group 2 winner Ponntos won the second leg in the Emirates Sprint Series earlier this year.
Three Royal Ascot Group 1 Winners
The September Yearling Sale has experienced continuous growth year on year, and is now firmly established as one of Europe’s leading yearling sales. The profile of the sale has been elevated after three graduates struck in Group 1 company at Royal Ascot last year. Docklands has been a superb flagship horse for the sale, and his Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes victory set the tone for what was a remarkable run of top level graduate success.
Time For Sandals won the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, returning to her high class juvenile form, and provided trainer Harry Eustace with a memorable Group 1 double. Finally, Cercene rounded off a memorable week to provide Joe Murphy, whose Crampscastle Bloodstock purchased the filly for €50,000 in 2023, with a first Group 1 winner in the Coronation Stakes.
Other graduates of the sale include Group 3 Priory Belle Stakes winner A Lilac Rolla, Group 3 Jannah Rose Stakes winner Sea The Boss and Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet runner up American Sonja. Graduates to strike at stakes level in 2024 included Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes winner Folgaria, Listed Platinum Stakes winner Super Sox, and Group 2 Prix du Gros-Chene winner Ponntos.
All yearlings sold in 2026 are eligible for the €250,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes held at the 2027 Irish Champions Festival. Purchasers are reminded that in order to make their new acquisition eligible, they must opt in when signing the purchase confirmation form.
The vendor of the winning horse in the €250,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes will receive an Overlander R240 horsebox for one year.
