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3 weeks ago | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Emma Berry |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Epsom Downs RacecourseFor so long now we have been used to the Galileo (Ire) factor at Epsom, and while none of his final small crop of 13 has made the line-up for the Derby or the Oaks, we still find his name all over the place on the pages of this year's runners, merely starting to shuffle back a bit in the generation game.
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1 month ago | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Brian Sheerin |Emma Berry |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of ArqanaCormac Farrell was left flabbergasted after bringing the Arqana Breeze-up Sale-topping figure of €1.9 million (AU$3.3 million) for a Night Of Thunder (Ire) colt who went the way of Godolphin and summed up the outstanding piece of business as “the stuff of dreams”.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Emma Berry |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Tattersalls•In keeping with the earlier days of the sale, figures were up year-on-year during this third and penultimate session with a notable improvement in the clearance rate from 79 per cent to 86 per cent. •Improved clearance rate lifted the aggregate by 25 per cent to 4,618,000gns (AU$9.4 million), and turnover from the first three days stands at 82,742,000gns (AU$171.5 million), surpassing the bumper year of 2022.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Brian Sheerin |Adam Houghton |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Tattersalls•Day 2 of the Tattersalls Mare Sale was the highest-grossing sale in European auction history. A clearance rate of 85 per cent, achieved through the sale of 200 fillies and mares, brought turnover of 55,168,500gns (AU$114 million), up by 14 per cent on this day last year, which saw 175 sold.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Brian Sheerin |Emma Berry |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Tattersalls•The sale-topper of 2,500,000gns (AU$5.1 million) for the 2024 born Frankel (GB) sister to Chaldean (GB) was bought by Amo Racing. •One other foal made seven figures, a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt purchased by MV Magnier for 1,000,000gns (AU$2.05 million), and he is a half-brother to two stakes winners.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Emma Berry |TDN Europe |Renee Geelen
Cover image courtesy of TattersallsTattersalls made European history on Tuesday with the first female bloodstock auctioneer in Britain, Shirley Anderson-Jolag, making her debut.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Emma Berry |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Tattersalls•Selling for 900,000gns (AU$1.8 million), the Dark Angel (Ire) filly broke an 18-year record for the top price at Tattersalls December for a yearling. •Turnover almost doubled to 7,170,000gns (AU$14.6 million), up from 4,777,200gns (AU$9.7 million) last year. •New record figures were set for the median of 30,000gns (AU$60,900), up 50 per cent on 2023, and the average of 51,861 gns (AU$105,500) was up 38 per cent on 2023.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Brian Sheerin |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Goffs•Goffs offered 207 mares on Friday and sold 161 which equates to a 78 per cent clearance rate. •The turnover was €10,839,000 (AU$17.3 million) and the average for the first day was €67,323 (AU$1067,000). •Her Honour (Ire) (Shamardal {USA}) was the top price at €725,000 (AU$1.2 million).
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Brian Sheerin |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Goffs•Day three of the Goffs Foal Sale was up 47 per cent on the same day in 2023 with gross sales of €18,246,500 (AU$29.5 million) for 158 lots sold. •The average for the session was up 61 per cent on the same session in 2023 at €115,485 (AU$186,000). •Wednesday’s median of €82,000 (AU$133,000) was up 64 per cent on the previous year. •Wednesday’s median of €82,000 (AU$133,000) was up 64 per cent on the previous year.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
ttrausnz.com.au | Brian Sheerin |TDN Europe
Cover image courtesy of Tattersalls•Day 3 of the Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale was much slower than the first two days. Despite a slightly bigger catalogue, turnover dipped by 16% to 9,935,000gns (AU$20.3 million). •The average dropped by 22 per cent to 37,633gns (AU$77,800) and the median dropped by 6 per cent to 22,000gns (AU$45,600). •The three day total is 772 horses sold for 33,376,700 gns (AU$69 million) with an average of 43,234 gns (AU$89,500) and a median of 21,000 gns (AU$43,300).
