Edmond Mahony

Simon Kerins will take over from the retiring Matt Mitchell as chief executive officer of Tattersalls Ireland from Jan. 1. Kerins joined Tattersalls Ireland in 2000 and has been a member of the Tattersalls Ireland board since 2004, initially as marketing director and latterly as bloodstock sales director, while also being a senior member of the auctioneering and inspection teams for both Tattersalls Ireland and Tattersalls in Newmarket. "Simon has been a key member of the Tattersalls Ireland management team for many years and brings a wealth of experience to...

G2 Norfolk S. winner and G1 Phoenix S. bridesmaid The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince Of Lir {Ire}) anchors the 1,617-lot Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale catalogue, which was released on Tuesday. One of more than 90 group and listed performers to be offered from Oct. 26-29, the bay is listed as lot 1071 from the consignment of Jamie Railton. MGSP Devious Company (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) (lot 630) from Tom Dascombe's Manor House Stables is another lot of note, as he is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Circumvent (GB)...

New policies on the use of corticosteroids and bronchodilators-including Clenbuterol--for all yearlings, horses in and out of training and unraced 2-year-olds will be introduced at the beginning of the UK and Irish yearling sales from Sept. 1 forward, Tattersalls and Goffs announced on Monday. Starting with the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale, all stock sold at the two sales companies will have these restrictions applied. These new Conditions of Sale will allow buyers to have post-sale testing for corticosteroids and bronchodilators (Clenbuterol). Any positive test or any trace of bronchodilators...

Darvel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who triumphed in the six-furlong Novice S. at Ayr on July 20, became the 200th winner of a £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus, Tattersalls announced on Tuesday. The bonus scheme has now paid out a total of £5,000,000 to owners of yearlings purchased at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. Of the 200 Book 1 Bonus winners, more than half have been purchased for less than 150,000gns and 31 for 50,000gns or under. Bonus winners include Group 1 winners Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}),...

NEWMARKET, UK—One of the few sales not to have been ousted from its traditional slot in the turbulent wake of the global pandemic, the Tattersalls July Sale had a markedly different feel this year but it would be hard not to be encouraged at the level of trade across the last two days in Newmarket. As noted in Thursday's TDN, the clearance rate of 96% was the most extraordinary feature of the first session of the sale and that continued through to its conclusion on Friday afternoon at exactly the...

Tattersalls will kick off live internet bidding for the upcoming Craven and Ascot Breeze Up Sale in Newmarket on June 25. Buyers are required to register (click here) at least 48 hours prior to the start of the sale and will receive account verification from Tattersalls before the sale begins. Telephone bidding will also be available. "We first trialled live internet bidding back in 2008, but there is no doubt that the challenges posed by the global pandemic have made the technology an essential additional service for potential buyers who...

Tattersalls and Goffs have agreed to a set of safety protocols to be utilised on farms during upcoming yearlings inspections, the two sales companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. These inspections will begin on May 18, as a phased return of outdoor workers will then be allowed by the British and Irish governments as the coronavirus restrictions ease. These safety protocols will be closely followed by both companies' inspection teams and comply with all government guidance related to social distancing, hand sanitation, and the wearing of appropriate PPE...

In light of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the Tattersalls Group has announced a further delay to its combined Craven and Ascot Breeze-up Sale, which will now be staged in Newmarket on Tuesday, June 23. The Guineas Breeze-up Sale will remain in its already revised date of July 6 and 7, and the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-up has now been postponed until Friday, July 24. A statement released by Tattersalls on Wednesday indicated that contingency plans, which could mean that British- and Irish-consigned horses breeze in their respective countries, are also in...

A total of 552 lots comprise the catalogue of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale slated for Oct. 8-10, among them an Invincible Spirit (Ire) half-sister (lot 11) to Royal Ascot MG1SW standout Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) for Oak Lodge & Springfield House Studs. Star sires Dubawi (Ire) has 29 yearlings offered, while Galileo (Ire) has 23, the latter's son Frankel (GB) has 40 and 41 will go under the hammer by Frankel's barnmate Kingman (GB). Sea The Stars (Ire) (31), Shamardal (8) and Dark Angel (Ire) (30)...