Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Concludes With Record Turnover & Median

The second and final session of Book 3 brought the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to a close with a new record of 208,780,004 guineas for the sale turnover. The median of 70,000 guineas was a significant increase from the previous record of 60,000 guineas, and the clearance rate for the sale was 87%.

Palace Pier Filly Bound for Spain at 44,000 Guineas

The highest priced lot on the second and final day of Book 3 was Oakgrove Stud’s filly by PALACE PIER, who has enjoyed an excellent start with his first crop of runners this year headed by the Group 2 Lowther Stakes winner ROYAL FIXATION.

“She is the one we really wanted today,” commented Outsider Bloodstock’s Francisco Bernal after buying the filly for 44,000 guineas on behalf of his Spanish client and owner José María Maldonado, who races under the Cuadra Mediterráneo banner.

“She has a good family, and we are looking for a middle-distance prospect. Palace Pier has done well. This filly will be pre-trained in Ireland and then will ship to Spain in January.”

The April-foaled filly’s dam CAMBRIC is an AUSTRALIA half-sister to Listed Prix Mélisande winning filly ALKANDORA from the outstanding family of PLATONIC, ancestress of numerous top class fillies including Group 1 Irish Oaks winner CHICQUITA, Group 1 winner MAGIC WAND, Group 1 Prix de Diane runner up PHILOMENE, Group 2 Curragh Cup winner EMILY DICKINSON and Group 2 Debutante Stakes and multiple Group 1 placed VESPERTILIO.

Chairman’s Statement

At the conclusion of the 2025 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;

“The three Books of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale represent arguably the most important fortnight in the European bloodstock calendar as the thoroughbred world descends on Newmarket, the hub of European horse racing. Over the last two weeks we have seen turnover surpass 200 million guineas for the third time in four years, the two highest priced yearlings sold anywhere in the world this year, sixteen lots sell for 1 million guineas or more and sustained demand for quality yearlings from all corners of the globe.

“The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale consistently attracts the largest share of the best European yearlings to come to market each year, and Books 1 and 2 have seen a remarkable 189 yearlings realise 300,000 guineas or more, 77% of the yearlings to realise that figure at public auction in Europe this year. Tribute must be paid to the breeders and consignors from Britain, Ireland and further afield who entrust their best yearlings to Tattersalls, safe in the knowledge that the global racecourse success of those yearlings continues to attract the world’s leading buyers year after year.

“We have welcomed large numbers of international visitors to Newmarket throughout Books 1 to 3 with significant numbers of American purchasers joined by buyers from throughout the Gulf region including Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. They have been joined by purchasers from Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan and Spain alongside a strong domestic buying bench. Those buyers include many principals, whose continued support is such a feature of sales at Tattersalls, attracted by the numerous racecourse successes of graduates including recent Group 1 winners GEWAN, OMBUDSMAN, VENETIAN SUN, WISE APPROACH and 35,000 guineas purchase ZAVATERI.

“The demand for quality yearlings, especially from overseas buyers, reflects the esteem in which British and Irish thoroughbreds are held globally. However, this success is under continual threat by headwinds including the spectre of increased betting taxes which could cost the industry millions, the fragility of the rural economy due to increased costs and taxes, and the failure of governments to recognise the value of an industry that can legitimately be regarded as a world leader. These challenges undermine a true British success story and threaten livelihoods.”

The next sale at Tattersalls is the five-day Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale which will take place Monday 27th to Friday 31st October. The world’s largest horses in training sale comprises 1,627 lots and will be followed immediately by the Tattersalls Autumn Yearling Sale, made up of 104 yearlings, which will take place following the conclusion of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale on Friday 31st October.