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Speech Bubble Tops ThoroughBid’s February Sale

Broodmare Speech Bubble (Ire) (Well Chosen {GB}) (lot 6), sold with a free cover to Nathaniel (Ire), topped the ThoroughBid February Sale at £25,000.

Consigned by Noel Williams Racing, the Grade 2-placed 9-year-old was picked up by JP McGrath Bloodstock, Ltd. The winner of a hurdle race and a bumper, the bay is rated 130.

Sholojack (Ire) (Sholokov {Ire}) (lot 8) was second on the buyers' sheet at £12,500. Picked up by Nathaniel Barnett and Hugo Merienne, the relative of Grade 2-winning chaser Super Tactics (Ire) (Furry Glen {Ire}) was offered by Dan Skelton Racing.

A store by Jet Away (GB) (lot 4) brought £11,500 from Matty Brooks. Consigned by Ballynure Park, the 4-year-old gelding is a half-brother to high class runners Abolitionist (Ire) (Flemensfirth) and Askanna (Ire) (Old Vic).

CEO of ThoroughBid, James Richardson, said, “Having parties from across the world engaging in the February Sale, and in some cases proving successful with their bids, is a big perk of our online platform. We're also really pleased with the sale of Speech Bubble for £25,000. Being entrusted by established figures like Dominic Burke and Tim Syder with the sale of a nice broodmare is another vote of confidence for our platform.”

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Thoroughbid Hosts Racing For A Reason Online Charity Auction

The Racing for a Reason online charity auction, hosted by ThoroughBid, will run from Jan. 1-7 starting 9 a.m. that first day, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated equally between the Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

On offer are yard visits with some of the top racing operations in the UK and Ireland, stallion nominations to the likes of Inns of Court (Ire) and Dawn Approach (Ire), and membership to the Byerley Indians Syndicate. The last was created to increase awareness of the disappearance of two of the three Male Trial lines–Byerley Turk and Godolphin Arabian.

Stallion nominations including Flat and National Hunt sires and of the 37 trainers who donated a yard visit, notable additions include Nicky Henderson, Henry de Bromhead, and Lucinda Russell, among others.

A total of 123 lots will go up for bidding and the collection can be found here. Buyers must have a registered account with Thoroughbid if they wish to partake.

“We cannot thank ThoroughBid enough for hosting the Racing For A Reason online charity auction. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to those who so generously donated lots for the auction itself,” said Sinead Gillespie, the National Fundraising Lead for the Irish Cancer Society. “The Irish Cancer Society receives only 5% of its funding from the Government, so it's because of fundraising efforts like the Racing For A Reason online charity auction, that we can provide free services and supports, to ensure nobody in Ireland faces cancer alone.”

Gillespie added: “Your generosity provides free information, vital services like our Freephone Support Line 1800 200 700, patient travel, Night Nursing and funds ground-breaking cancer research to support people affected by cancer across the country. On behalf of those who benefit from this support, thank you.”

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Handsome Chap Tops ThoroughBid’s December Sale

Hamad Al Jehani snapped up juvenile colt Handsome Chap (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) (lot 13) for £42,000 to top the ThoroughBid December Sale on Wednesday.

Out of a Johannesburg half-sister to American stakes winners Malibu Light (Capote) and Lyin Goddess (Boston Harbor), the colt has finished second twice in a pair of Wolverhampton seven-furlong races in November and December. He was consigned by Harry Eustace Racing.

Second on the leaderboard was the John Reddington, Ltd.-consigned Grass's Jet (Ire) (Jet Away {GB}) (lot 11), who was knocked down to Dan Astbury for £21,000. The son of Emily's Belle (Ire) (Insatiable {Ire}) was placed in a point-to-point in four starts so far.

CEO of ThoroughBid, James Richardson, said, “Getting a good price for a nice 2-year-old like Handsome Chap and seeing it sell overseas is a brilliant example of how the online sales industry can benefit a lot of people. Racing across the Middle East is growing year-on-year and it's great to be able to provide a shop window for owners and trainers over there.

“It's been another successful sale, with a good mix of Flat horses, jumpers, as well as mares-in-foal all selling well, and we're looking forward to 2024.”

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Pair Of Kodiac Colts Anchor ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale

A pair of colts by Kodiac (GB) and 34 other yearlings will go under the hammer at the ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Bidding for the first ever online-only yearling sale by a UK auction house will begin at 9 a.m. and will last approximately three hours. The catalogue is available here.

Yearlings by sires like New Bay (GB), Gleneagles (Ire), Farhh (GB), and Highland Reel (Ire) will also feature among the consigned horses. Each lot is sold with the opportunity to win the £5,000 Every 1's A Winner Bonus, to qualify for which the horses sold must win on debut aged two or three in a Flat race in any IFHA territory.

CEO of ThoroughBid, James Richardson, said, “It's a real pleasure to be the first UK-based auction house to host an online-only yearling sale. The reception this sale has had from established figures in the industry, like David and Mick Easterby, has been positive and we're delighted with the catalogue, which features some very nice pages.

“The fact that the catalogue has a host of well-proven, quality stallions represented and plenty of black-type running through the pedigrees is testament to the appetite for online sales. The importance of horse welfare as well as the ease and economy of selling online for our consignors is clear.

“Given there are no barriers to overseas bidders, and the offer of a £5,000 bonus to any debut winners in IFHA countries, we're expecting to see interest from all corners of the globe.”

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