ThoroughBid

The Point2Rules Bonus was launched by ThoroughBid on Thursday. A new incentive for point-to-point graduates in the 2021/22 season, the bonus applies to 4-, 5-, and 6-year olds sold by the company with the first applicable sale the Dec. 19 Christmas Sale. If they win for their new connections in their first start under rules, they receive £5,000 and in addition, any graduate of a British point-to-point winning on their rules debut will qualify for an extra £10,000. To qualify for the bonus, horses must not have run in any...

Grade 1-winning hurdler Belfast Banter (Ire) (Jeremy) will be offered during the Nov. 23 ThoroughBid Online Sale. A winner of the Country Hurdle at Cheltenham and the G1 Top Novices' Hurdle at Aintree. He will be offered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is the only lot catalogued. The bay will run in the G1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle a few days after the sale. Peter Fahey, trainer of Belfast Banter, said, "Belfast Banter has been an absolute star. Any horse that lands you a Grade 1 and...

ThoroughBid will hold two more auctions before the start of 2022-Nov. 28 and Dec. 19. The online auction house will accept entries until Nov. 19, and Dec. 10, respectively. Will Kinsey, co-founder of ThoroughBid, said, "The confidence at ThoroughBid is growing thanks to two successful auctions and plenty of positive feedback from key players in the industry. It's a very busy time of year for the sales, but we're beginning to get our share of the stock and are hopeful of some exciting catalogues for both our November Sale on...

The ThoroughBid October Sale catalogue is now online. In the 26-strong catalogue are horses-in-training, mares in foal and yearlings, with bidding beginning on Sunday. Oct. 24. There are also consignments from trainers Gary Moore, Charlie Hills, Jamie Osborne, and Charlie Fellowes. Will Kinsey, Co-founder of ThoroughBid, said, "It's hugely exciting to launch our second sale catalogue featuring lots from leading trainers that we had the pleasure of dealing with in our inaugural sale. It's testament to our product that they are back for the October Sale, while we're delighted to...

Jockey James Reveley has joined digital sale platform ThoroughBid as the company's National Hunt Consignment Agent in France. Based in France for the past 15 years, the 2016 French Champion National Hunt Jockey has won 11 Grade 1 races and has won the G1 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris three times (2016-18). Ross Alberto, Co-founder of ThoroughBid, said, "We're thrilled to have James Reveley working with us. His experience will prove invaluable in sourcing top-quality horses from across the Channel, and as we head into our second sale on Sunday, 24th,...

Jolie Comtesse (Fr) (Evasive) (lot 6), a half-sister to this year's G1 Goodwood Cup winner Trueshan (Fr) in foal to his sire Planteur (Ire), proved the top draw at the inaugural Thoroughbid online auction on Sunday. Offered by Dunraven Stud, the 8-year-old-who last year produced her first foal, a filly by Moss Vale (Ire)-was purchased by AK Stud for £60,000. Jolie Comtesse was one of seven sold from 23 offered. The next highest price was £21,000 paid by Richard Burton for lot 7, JD Moore's Kilbarchan (Ger) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}),...

Mariora (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), a half-sister to G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas winner Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), is one of 18 horses catalogued for the first ThoroughBid Online Sale. Featuring horses-in-training from the yards of Andrew Balding, Jamie Osborne and Fergal O'Brien among others, as well as broodmares across both codes, bidding will start at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12. Selling as lot 8 from Joe Hanly, the 7-year-old mare was served by both New Bay (GB) and Mehmas {Ire}) this year and is also a half-sister to two-time...

New digital sale platform ThoroughBid will host its first sale on Sept. 12, the company announced on Thursday. Entries will be accepted for the platform through Friday, Sept. 3. ThoroughBid, which is currently a team sponsor in the William Hill Racing League, will kick off their sale at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, with bidding ending for each lot at two-minute intervals beginning at 6 p.m. In addition, anti-snipe technology will be utilised, so that any bid made in the last minute will extend the auction by an additional two...

ThoroughBid is the new kid on the block in the bloodstock auction world, offering Britain's first online-only platform for buying and selling everything from horses in training and broodmares to shares in syndicates and stallion nominations.  "It's evolution rather than revolution," says the company's co-founder Ross Alberto, a racehorse owner who runs a commercial property and farming business in Gloucestershire.  Alberto launched ThoroughBid last week in partnership with Will Kinsey, the former amateur rider and trainer whose many roles in the bloodstock business include breeder, syndicator, agent and sales consignor....

A new digital sale platform whose founders are aiming to "shake up the landscape of racehorse auctions" launched in Britain on Thursday.  ThoroughBid, a Cirencester-based company formed in 2020 by Ross Alberto and former trainer and amateur rider Will Kinsey, is the first online-only auction house for Thoroughbreds in the UK. With plans to hold its inaugural sale later this summer, ThoroughBid aims to provide vendors and purchasers with regular opportunities to trade a range of bloodstock, from horses in training to breeding stock. The online platform offers vendors a...