Tattersalls Ascot March Sale

One-time starter Isle Of Jura (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 64) brought £150,000 from JS Bloodstock and George Scott Racing to top the Tattersalls Ascot March Sale on Wednesday. The top 14 lots were all part of the Godolphin draft, with Isle Of Jura one of five to break the six-figure barrier. A full-brother to multiple Australian Group 1 winner Cascadian (GB), as well as a half to GI Summer S. hero Albahr (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the 3-year-old gelding ran fifth in his only start at Wolverhampton in November. His...

Last-out winner Karuma Grey (Ger) (lot 88) is one of 14 wildcards added to the Tattersalls Ascot March Sale on Mar. 22. The catalogue now consists of 131 lots comprised of 22 fillies/mares in/out of training, 101 colts/geldings in/out of training, two stores, and six point-to-pointers. Consigned by Ellmarie Holden's Coolmeen Stables, the son of Jukebox Jury (Ire) won at a maiden hurdle at Gowran Park on Mar. 11. Third on his first start over hurdles and also consigned by Coolmeen Stables is lot 89, Samadabad (Fr) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}),...

The Tattersalls Ascot March Sale catalogue is now online. A total of 117 lots have been catalogued, consisting of 20 fillies/mares in/out of training, 91 colts/geldings in/out of training, two stores, and four point-to-pointers. Selling begins at 11 a.m. local time on Mar. 22. The 91-rated Cosmic Desert (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 104) is part of Godolphin's 37-strong draft, as is lot 106, Al Waiqidi (GB), one of six sons of Dubawi (Ire) in the sale. Other trainers and studs represented include; Barbury Castle Stables, Belstane Racing Stables, DML...

The catalogue for the Mar. 31 Tattersalls Ascot March Sale is now online. Comprised of 102 lots, there are 22 fillies and mares in/out of training, 63 colts and geldings in/out of training, 11 point-to-pointers, a pair of 2-year-olds and four store horses. Many leading stables have horses catalogued, including Barbury Castle Stables, Bective Stud, Closutton Stables, Cullentra House, Godolphin, Kingsley Park, Lodge Hill Stables, Saxon Gate and Park House Stables. Of the nine lots consigned by Godolphin, Angel's Thunder (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) (lot 59) is the highlight,...

The Tattersalls Ascot March Sale, originally scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 19, has been cancelled, the sales company announced on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, British racing was suspended until the end of April following changes in government guidelines in battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Now, the Tattersalls Ascot Breeze Up Sale, originally set for Mar. 31-Apr.1 and the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale, slated for Apr. 13̀-15, have been combined and will take place in Newmarket from Apr. 29-May 1. Also, the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up and Horses in Training Sale...

The one-day Tattersalls Ascot March Sale, which catalogued 190 head of Flat and National Hunt horses-in-training and point-to-pointers, is slated for Mar. 19. The sale begins at 10:30 a.m. local time. Godolphin consigns nine lots, including the winning Dubawi (Ire) gelding Racing Country (Ire) as lot 90. This is the extended family of Australian Group 1 winner Gathering (Aus) (Tale of the Cat). In 2019, 129 lots sold for a gross of £936,300 with an average of £7,258 and a media of £3,500. The top price was for the gelding...