Quality December Yearling Sale Catalogue Now Online 

The catalogue for the 2026 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is now online and can be viewed at www.tattersalls.com. Taking place on Monday, 23^rd November, the sale totals 200 lots. 

Nine of the top ten active sires in Europe are represented, including BLUE POINT, DARK ANGEL, LOPE DE VEGA, NIGHT OF THUNDER, NEW BAY, NO NAY NEVER, SEA THE STARS, STARSPANGLEDBANNER and WOOTTON BASSETT. They collectively account for 37 yearlings.

Sire of the 2026 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner, SEA THE STARS is represented by eight yearlings, including fillies out of sisters to Grade 1 Turf Classic Stakes winner DIGITAL AGE and Group 1 Coronation Stakes and Group 1 Matron Stakes winner LILLIE LANGTRY, dam of Group 1 winners MINDING, TUESDAY and EMPRESS JOSEPHINE. They are joined by the half-sister to SWINGALONG, winner of the Group 2 Lowther Stakes and placed in multiple Group 1s. 

Among the seven by this year’s dual Classic sire STARSPANGLEDBANNER is a three-parts sister to the Group 1 Prix Morny winner THE WOW SIGNAL.

The catalogue features own or half-siblings to 38 Group and Listed winners. Amongst these are the half-brothers to Grade 1 New York Stakes winner PORTFOLIO DURATION and Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks winner HARMONIZE, by MODERN GAMES and SEA THE STARS respectively. They are joined by the TOO DARN HOT half-sister to the Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner AWTAAD.

There are 24 yearlings out of Group and Listed winning mares catalogued, including a LOPE DE VEGA colt out of the Group 1 Prix de Royallieu winner SEA LA ROSA, and a NIGHT OF THUNDER colt out of the Group 1 Flower Bowl Stakes second MRS SIPPY.

Well-bred fillies catalogued include a LOPE DE VEGA three-parts sister to Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner AUNT PEARL, a DARK ANGEL filly out of a half-sister to BRADSELL, and a CAMELOT filly out of a sister to ST MARK’S BASILICA. Among the colts are a WOOTTON BASSETT colt out of a daughter of Group 1 Irish Oaks and Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks winner SEVENTH HEAVEN, and a GHAIYYATH colt out of a sister to BAAEED and HUKUM.

Buyers on the hunt for future winners of valuable Tattersalls bonuses and auction races have plenty of choice with 15 yearlings eligible for the valuable £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus Scheme and 28 yearlings eligible for the £200,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes and the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, both of which were run for over £300,000 in 2026. The catalogue also features 31 fillies entered for the Great British Bonus and five lots qualified for French Owners’ Premiums. 

Exciting first crop-sires are led by SHAQUILLE and TRIPLE TIME, who are both represented by six lots. They are joined by ACE IMPACT, BOUTTEMONT, CHALDEAN, DRAGON SYMBOL, EL CABALLO, GOOD GUESS, LITTLE BIG BEAR, MODERN GAMES, MOSTAHDAF, NATIVE TRAIL, PADDINGTON, and THE ANTARCTIC.

Last year’s leading consignor The Castlebridge Consignment heads the catalogue once again with 27 lots. They are followed by Baroda Stud who sell nine lots, and Barton Stud with eight lots.

Commenting on the catalogue for the 2026 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Managing Director Matthew Prior said: 

“The Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is a consistent source of top-class performers, with Group 1 winners Big Mojo, Vandeek and Via Sistina among the leading graduates from a sale with a proven record of producing future stars. This year’s catalogue features a large number of yearlings by many of Europe’s leading sires, with many also eligible for the ever-popular £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus Scheme, the lucrative Great British Bonuses, and the Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes and the Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, both of which were run for prize money in excess of £300,000 in 2026.”