2009 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE
Books 2/3
Book 2: October 12th - 14th
Book 3: October 15th - 16th
2009 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE - Book 2
2009 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE - Book 3
TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE GIVES INDUSTRY CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM
Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale finished with a flourish on Friday evening with a son on INVINCIBLE SPIRIT selling for 50,000 guineas with the final days trade seeing 100 lots sell for 600,200 guineas. This took the Book 3 totals to 294 lots sold for 2,442,500 guineas, at an average of 8,308 guineas and a median of 5,850 guineas.
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2009 |
1,286 |
1,145 |
900 |
23,008,000 |
25,564 |
16,000 |
2008 |
1,332 |
1,133 |
780 |
22,488,000 |
28,831 |
18,000 |
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2009 |
466 |
412 |
294 |
2,442,500 |
8,308 |
5,850 |
2008 |
485 |
414 |
271 |
2,815,300 |
10,389 |
7,000 |
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2009 |
183 |
160 |
100 |
600,200 |
6,002 |
4,200 |
2008 |
191 |
157 |
96 |
802,800 |
8,363 |
5,000 |
The top lot of the day was knocked down to Marco Botti, who has been quietly making a name for himself amongst the Newmarket training ranks, with the Italian born trainer celebrating his first victory at the highest level last weekend when GITANO HERNANDO took out the Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita. Botti purchased the aforementioned INVINCIBLE SPIRIT colt out of the GRAND LODGE mare GRACIOUS for 50,000 guineas after withstanding the effort of another Newmarket trainer in Jon Ryan. The sale represented a great result for his breeders and consignors, Gazeley Stud’s David and Debi Curran, who bought GRACIOUS at the 2005 Tattersalls February Sale for 17,000 guineas.
Lot 1915: INVINCIBLE SPIRIT - GRACIOUS
Purchased by Marco Botti for 50,000 guineas
At the conclusion of the 2009 Tattersalls October Yearling Sales, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;
“At the end of last week we expressed delight at the strength of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and it has been a real boost for the British and Irish bloodstock industries to have reached the end of Book 3 having seen sustained demand for quality yearlings from start to finish.
“There was understandable trepidation going into this year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and there would be few pundits who would have anticipated similar turnover to last year, let alone a significant rise, but the total turnover has comfortably exceeded last year’s figure and is the third highest ever behind only 2006 and 2007. The increase in turnover is a great morale boost for breeders and a tribute to the quality of the yearlings that they have presented over the last two weeks, and without doubt the most telling statistic has been the combined clearance rate of nearly 80%. The competition for yearlings at all levels of the market has been the feature of the 2009 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and to have sold a higher percentage of yearlings in 2009 than in the record year of 2007 is extraordinary.
“Newmarket remains the focal point of European racing and breeding and the most pleasing aspect of the 2009 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is that those involved in the industry can move on to the forthcoming 2009 sales with renewed optimism. Stiff challenges remain and it would be wrong to pretend that everything is now rosy, but at the same time the past two weeks have demonstrated an enduring global appetite for the sport of racing which has been a pleasure to see.“
OCTOBER 3 DAY 1 PRESS RELEASE: SOLID START TO TATTERSALLS OCTOBER 3
Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale get off to a solid start as a lively crowd of both local and international buyers helped to push the clearance up to 77% on a day where 194 lots were sold for 1,842,300 guineas at an average of 9,496 guineas and a median of 7,000 guineas. (More)
OCTOBER 2 DAY 3 PRESS RELEASE: STRONG TRADE CONTINUES AT TATTERSALLS OCTOBER 2
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale finished as it had started with strong trade and a healthy clearance rate with 197 lots sold on the final day for 6,477,500 guineas at an average of 32,881 guineas and a median of 25,000 guineas. This took the three day sale total to 606 lots sold and a clearance of 83% for a total of 20,565,500 guineas which was a rise of 5% on the 2008 renewal of the sale. (More)
OCTOBER 2 DAY 2 PRESS RELEASE: TRADE STEPS UP ON DAY 2 OF TATTERSALLS OCTOBER 2
A pair of colts by SELKIRK and INVINCIBLE SPIRIT shared top billing on the second day of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale as trade improved on the opening session with 208 lots selling for 7,372,500 guineas, a 19% increase on 2008, at an average of 35,445 guineas and a median of 25,000 guineas. The clearance, which was good yesterday at 81%, improved to 84% (87% if you include private sales) compared with 74% on the second day last year. (More)
OCTOBER 2 DAY 1 PRESS RELEASE: STRONG START TO TATTERSALLS OCTOBER 2
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a positive start with a 160,000 guineas CAPE CROSS colt headlining proceedings on a day which saw turnover rise 11% from 2008 with the clearance rate rising significantly to 81%. A total of 201 lots were sold for a total of 6,715,500 guineas at an average of 33,410 guineas and a median of 25,000 guineas. (More)