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ThoroughBid's September Sale will feature at least 44 lots on Friday, Sept. 16. Beginning at 9 a.m., the online sale includes five horses-in-training from Willie Mullins, several Flat performers from Charlie Hills, seven French Flat-bred juveniles from David Maughan and the dispersal of Beswick Brothers Bloodstock. Some of the highlights are the 135-rated Grand Bornand (Fr) (Montmartre {Fr}) (lot 5) from Mullins; Hills's 94-rated sprinter Menai Bridge (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) (lot 9); and Chantilly maiden winner Cosmic Invasion (Ire) (Sioux Nation) (lot 21). James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said,...

Postponed (Ire) gelding Postmark (GB) (lot 6), offered by Ralph Beckett's Kimpton Down Stables, topped Friday's ThoroughBid Midsummer Sale at £50,000. Sold to Avon Racing, Ltd., the 3-year-old will be prepared for a hurdling campaign. The second highest price on the day was Flashbulb (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 4), offered by Carriganog Racing. Placed in three starts to date, the 3-year-old filly from the family of stakes winner and G1 Sun Chariot S. second Dolores (GB) (Danehill) was snapped up by JOCKA EQUINE for £10,000. Milton Harris, purchaser of Postmark,...

Trainers Joseph O'Brien, Henry de Bromhead and Ralph Beckett are each set to be represented in the next auction on the ThoroughBid platform set for 22 July. O'Brien has consigned four lots to the sale, including Zofast (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), an unraced half-sister to a pair of multiple winners, as well as Flash Bulb (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a latest third over 9 1/2 furlongs at Gowran Park June 12. Also in the Carriganog consignment is Cork maiden winner Ghasham (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}). The Roger Brookhouse-owned and Henry de Bromhead-trained nine-year-old...

The ThoroughBid Midsummer Sale has been scheduled for July 22, between the Galway and Goodwood festivals. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. with lots finishing at two-minute intervals beginning at noon. The closing date for entries is 5 p.m. on Monday, July 11. James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said, "It's been a very successful start to the year, with a healthy clearance rate of 50.5% and some big connections entrusting us with the sale of their horses, and we're hoping to continue the trend just before Glorious Goodwood and Galway...

Irish point-to-point winner Grandero Bello (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) topped the ThoroughBid Christmas Sale on Sunday evening with a bid of £50,000 from Harty Racing. The 5-year-old gelding will join the Curragh-based Eddie and Patrick Harty's stable and will be eligible for ThoroughBid's Point2Rules bonus, which offers up to £15,000 in bonuses to any pointer sold through the platform that goes on to win first time under rules. James Richardson, chief executive officer of ThoroughBid, said, "Each sale has been a bit different and this time we're particularly pleased to...

The £30,000 All-Weather Challenge was announced by ThoroughBid on Wednesday. The new incentive applies to all horses sold in ThoroughBid's upcoming All-Weather Sale on Jan. 16, who will then have the opportunity to earn points across the UK and Ireland's six winter Flat tracks until Apr. 28th. A win is worth 10 points, a second is four points and there is one point offered for a third-place finish. At the end of the challenge, the horse on top of the leaderboard will earn connections a £20,000 bonus, with the runner-up...

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}),...