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Tattersalls Announces New August Mixed Sale

Tattersalls is to stage a new mixed sale to be held at its Park Paddocks base in Newmarket on Tuesday, Aug. 25 and Wednesday, Aug. 26. Similar to the ever-popular Tattersalls July Sale, the August Sale will primarily comprise horses and fillies in training, but will also be open to all other categories including breeding stock.

Commenting on the decision to stage a new fixture, Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony commented;

“The decision to stage an August Sale is entirely in response to the unique COVID-19 related circumstances we all find ourselves facing. We were acutely aware as we took entries for the July Sale that the absence of racing was posing major difficulties in terms of assessing the merits of stock and what was suitable for entry in the July Sale. We spoke with a wide cross section of vendors and it became clear that there was significant demand for an extra fixture to accommodate requirements related to the impact of the global pandemic which has caused so much disruption in every walk of life.

“In a normal year, there would be a major yearling sale in the week we have chosen for the August Sale, but with that sale moving to a later date, we have been able to react positively and collaboratively for the benefit of all concerned.”

Entries are now being taken for the Tattersalls August Sale and should be made online at www.tattersalls.com. The closing date for the sale is expected to be Monday, July 20, but will be finalized at a later date.

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Catalog Available For Keeneland’s Online Select Horses Of Racing Age Sale

The catalog for Keeneland's online Select Horses of Racing Age Sale, to be held Tuesday, June 23, via the new Keeneland Digital Sales Ring platform, is now available at keenelanddigital.com or by clicking here.

The catalog features 34 horses, among them Tempers Rising, a 3-year-old filly by Bayern who finished second in the Grade 2 TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks on March 21 at Fair Grounds. Tempers Rising is currently ranked 12th with 47 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard.

Other notable offerings include:

  • Surf and Turf, a 4-year-old Grade 3-placed son of Kitten's Joy;
  • Ballagh Rocks, a Grade 3-winning son of Stormy Atlantic;
  • Juror, a Juddmonte Farms homebred 3-year-old colt by Tapit who was second in his career debut at Tampa Bay on June 1;
  • Frills, a 4-year-old Candy Ride (ARG) filly who won her last start in March at Turfway;
  • Wondrwherecraigis, an undefeated 3-year-old son of Munnings;
  • Queen Arella, a 2-year-old Speightster filly who won her career debut by four lengths at Gulfstream in late May; and
  • Eloquent Speaker, a 3-year-old filly by Flatter who won her maiden at Belmont on June 12.

Buyers may browse the offerings and digitally inspect each horse via photos and video. Ragozin and Thorograph sheets are among the assets also provided.

Bidding opens at 9 a.m. ET on sale day. Bidding closes on Hip 1 at 2 p.m. and then at increments of approximately every two minutes on subsequent hips.

BUYERS – How to Register and Bid

Buyers are encouraged to register for an account in the Keeneland Digital Sales Ring and request credit one week prior to the sale.

Click here to watch a tutorial video or please follow the steps below:

Step 1  Visit keenelanddigital.com and click “Register”;
Step 2  Sign up and receive credentials to log in;
Step 3  Log in and click MY ACCOUNT to request credit; and
Step 4  Log in on June 23 to participate in the sale.

Buyers have two options for bidding on the day of the sale:

  • Direct Bid allows you to bid manually as you go.
  • Max Bid establishes a top price that you are willing to pay for a hip. As the bidding progresses, the software will automatically bid on your behalf as you are outbid up to your maximum.

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Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Winner Conduit Dies At Age 15

Conduit, twice the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park, died after a short illness at Tullyraine House Stud in Northern Ireland, Racing Post reports.

The 15-year-old son of Dalakhani was the only Thoroughbred stallion in Northern Ireland at the time of his death, having moved to Tullyraine House Stud in 2016 after standing the first six seasons of his stallion career at Big Red Farm in Japan.

Conduit was a globetrotter for trainer Sir Michael Stoute and owner/breeder Ballymacoll Stud, but his two stops in the U.S. were both successful. Following a win in the 2008 English St. Leger Stakes, Conduit tested the 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf and won by a length and a half. The effort earned him the Eclipse Award as that year's champion turf male.

He picked up a win in the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes during the Royal Ascot meet the following year, and he ran fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, which propelled him into the 2009 Breeders' Cup Turf as a heavy favorite. Conduit ran down pacesetter Presious Passion to win by a half-length. The horse added one more stamp to his passport in his final career start, finishing fourth in the G1 Japan Cup.

In total, Conduit retired with seven wins in 15 starts for earnings of $5,815,813.

Conduit proved to be quite versatile with his Japanese-born runners, siring stakes-caliber runners on both the flat and over the jumps. He was used primarily as a National Hunt sire at Tullyraine House Stud.

Read more at Racing Post.

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