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Catalogs for Books 2, 3, And 4 Of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Now Online

The catalogs for Books 2, 3, and 4 of the 2020 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale are online now and can be viewed at www.tattersalls.com.

Book 2 features 816 yearlings and will take place Monday, Oct. 12 – Wednesday, Oct. 14, Book 3 has 602 lots cataloged and will take place Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 16, while Book 4 has a further 83 yearlings selling on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 17.

This year's October Book 2 global stars Addeybb, Battaash, Fifty Stars, Mohaater, and Way to Paris, as well as impressive Group 2 winning two year old Minzaall, have all provided the best possible advertisements for Europe's largest yearling sale and the 2020 catalog features own or half-brothers and sisters to an impressive 174 group and listed winners including the Time Test half-brother to last year's Irish Oaks winner Star Catcher, the Australia three-parts brother to Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach and half-siblings to 2018 and 2019 Group 1 winners Accidental Agent and Donjuan Triumphant. In addition there are 110 sons and daughters of group and listed winning mares cataloged, including the Sea the Stars filly out of Group 1 Matron Stakes winner Chachamaidee, the Kodiac colt out of the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes winner Fraulein and the Aclaim filly out of smart Argentine racemare Chibola, dam of this year's Group 2 Coventry Stakes winner Nando Parrado.

The sires index makes equally impressive reading with 21 of the current top 25 sires in Britain and Ireland all well represented including Acclamation, Australia, Camelot, Dark Angel, Exceed and Excel, Frankel, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Kodiac, Lope de Vega, Nathanial, Night of Thunder, No Nay Never, Pivotal, Sea the Stars, and Showcasing.

The current leading first season sire Mehmas, who already has four individual group/listed winners to his name, has ten yearlings catalogued and there are 18 first crop sires represented including classic and Group 1 winners Aclaim, Caravaggio, Churchill, Decorated Knight, Galileo Gold, Highland Reel, Mondialiste, National Defense, Postponed, Profitable, Ribchester, and Ulysses.

Overseas-based sires have always added an extra dimension to Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale and top French based sires Dabirsim, Le Havre, Shalaa, Siyouni, and Wootton Bassett have 38 yearlings cataloged between them, with an additional seven by exciting French based first crop sire Almanzor. U.S.-based sires Air Force Blue, Flintshire, Kitten's Joy, and Nyquist are also well represented.

Book 3 of the 2019 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which follows immediately after Book 2, takes place Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 16, and numbers 602 lots. Book 4 comprises an additional 83 lots and will take place on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 17.

All of the yearlings in Books 3 and 4 of the October Yearling Sale are eligible for the ever-popular £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes and the catalogs include yearlings by current top 30 sires Acclamation, Australia, Camelot, Dark Angel, Exceed and Excel, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Mastercraftsman, Mayson, Nathaniel, Night of Thunder, Oasis Dream, Sea the Moon, Sea the Stars, Showcasing, Teofilo, and Zoffany.

Commenting on Books 2, 3 and 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“Both the highest rated colt in Europe, Mohaather and the highest rated sprinter in Europe, Battaash, were purchased at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and Book 3 has also had another outstanding year demonstrating the consistent quality to be found in the second week of the October Yearling Sales at Park Paddocks. Huge demand for places in our yearling sales has ensured catalogues of real depth and quality catering to buyers at all levels of the market from throughout the world.”

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Texas Summer Yearling And Horses Of Racing Age Sale Posts Across-The-Board Gains

The Texas Summer Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale, held jointly by the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park, posted a big gain in gross sales on Monday. The average and median also increased compared to last year, even with a much larger catalog on tap this year.

The sale was held in the sales pavilion at Lone Star Park with appropriate safety measures in place, and online bidding was offered for the first time at the Texas sale.

For the yearling session, 106 head from 137 offered sold for a total of $1,347,700, compared to 42 of 65 sold last year for $506,000. That represents a 166.34 percent increase in gross sales. The average this year was $12,714, up 5.5 percent from last year's $12,048, and the median rose to $5,100 from $5,000 for an increase of 2 percent. The buyback rate this year was 22.6 percent compared to 35.3 percent last year.

The format was altered this year to include a horses of racing age session, in part because of the cancellation of the 2-year-olds in training sale earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The session had 15 horses sell from 18 offered for a total of $162,500 and an average of $10,833.

Last year's summer auction had a traditional mixed session with 12 sold for $31,100.

“The results of this sale were strong on their own, and especially against the backdrop of a health pandemic,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “With twice as many yearlings as last year, the fact that our average and median still went up shows that there's a lot of demand in this region for quality stock. We were pleased with the response to online bidding as well.”

Al Pike, agent, bought the three highest priced horses, topped by Hip 218, a Louisiana-bred colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Klimt. Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent for Coteau Grove Farms LLC, the January foal is the first out of the unraced Ghostzapper mare Ms. Character and sold for $120,000.

Pike also signed the ticket on the Hip 203, who sold for $100,000 as the top filly and second-highest overall. Consigned by H & E Ranch, Roger Daly, agent, the Kentucky-bred daughter is also from the first crop of a Grade 1 winner in Classic Empire. She is out of Just Like Pop, by Unbridled's Song, whose only foal to race is a multiple winner.

Pike also got the third-highest price from H & E Ranch and Daly with Hip 243, a Kentucky-bred Lemon Drop Kid colt for $70,000.

From the horses of racing age session, the top price was Hip 16, an unraced 2-year-old filly by Twirling Candy. Martin Racing Stable LLC bought her for $27,000 from Eaton Sales, agent.

Eaton Sales, agent, participating in the Texas sale for the first time, topped the list of consignors with gross sales of $454,800 from 28 sold. Roger Daly, agent, had the top average with eight sold for an average of $31,800.

For complete sale results, go to www.ttasales.com.

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Injured Jockey Makes Impassioned Plea For Stricter Careless Riding Penalties

Danny Brereton, 55-year-old former jockey, made an impassioned plea for racing authorities across the world to be tougher on careless riding penalties when speaking to racing.com this week. Brereton suffered a career-ending injury during a race 10 years ago in Australia, and still cannot walk unassisted. “A proper penalty would stop careless riding in its tracks because nobody would risk losing two or three months of their year through suspension,” Brereton told racing.com. “We're not in the days of Ben Hur anymore.”

Current penalties for careless riding in Australia range from a month to six weeks, and the penalties are generally much shorter in the U.S. Brereton believes that stewards are being hamstrung by jockeys' associations. “Stewards can and they would be able to stop careless riding,” Brereton continued. “They can and would be able to stop jockeys being put in wheelchairs but their hands are tied and their hands are tied by the jockeys' association, because they represent riders who have done the wrong thing and discourage stewards from issuing sterner penalties. “They have got the stewards to police it and then they're going in and over the heads of the stewards saying 'don't punish our members' but they've got another rider lying on the track. It's absolutely ridiculous, why are they doing that?” Read more at racing.com.

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Thoroughbred Owners And Breeders Association To Host Virtual Awards Ceremony On Sept. 26

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today that the 35th annual TOBA National Awards will be held virtually from Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Hosted by Gabby Gaudet, the awards are open to the public to watch online at TOBA's Facebook page and at TOBA.org/2020Awards.

The TOBA National Awards honor breeders from 20 states and Canada. Also recognized are the National Owner of the Year and National Owner Finalists, National Breeder of the Year, Small Breeder of the Year, National Broodmare of the Year, Racing Partnership of the Year, Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year, Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, Industry Service Award and recipient of the Robert N. Clay Award.

“The TOBA National Awards presentation is a very important event to our industry, as it recognizes outstanding achievements by owners and breeders in 2019,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “With the health pandemic upsetting our everyday lives, we are committed to honoring the best in our sport with a virtual broadcast of the TOBA National Awards. We are very grateful to John Sikura for his support and welcoming us to historic Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. The support of our sponsors and advertisers has been overwhelming and we look forward to a unique and special evening on September 26.”

The TOBA National Awards are sponsored by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, Angeon Group, Limestone Bank, Stonestreet Farm, National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, The Jockey Club Information Systems, John Deere and National Thoroughbred Racing Association. For sponsorship opportunities email Meredith Downey at mdowney@toba.org.

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