DERBY SALE C O N S I S T E N T LY T H E B E S T
A triumph in the face of adversity When I became CEO of Tattersalls Ireland, at no stage did I ever imagine that I would have to stand in front of our UK purchasers, on the eve of the Derby Sale and tell them that they would not be able to come on site or attend the Sale. What happened over the course of the next two days at the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale was nothing short of extraordinary. The Derby Sale went on to produce average and median prices second to none and to have witnessed such vibrant trade over the two days was truly magnificent. So despite the last minute COVID - enforced changes to the protocols which had been carefully formulated to allow the safe attendance of all UK based buyers, the Derby Sale performed to a level unequalled even in it’s own history, with a record average of €54,018, a record median of €48,000, a top lot of €280,000 and 119 lots selling for €50,000 or more. Once again, all the team at Tattersalls Ireland would like to take this opportunity to record our thanks and appreciation to all those who have contributed to the 2021 Derby Sale. In particular we must thank our loyal and understanding UK purchasers who bore the brunt of the last minute disruption, but who continued to use every possible option to participate successfully in the sale.
Similarly, the solidarity and support shown to us by our loyal vendors was heart-warming and we were especially pleased to see them duly rewarded in the Derby Sale sales ring. The highlight of the sale was selling the most expensive store horse sold in 2021 for €280,000. The Walk In The Park gelding headed a trade of true strength and depth, an illustration of the quality of the stock entrusted to us by so many leading vendors who continue to send their best store horses to the Derby Sale. While we were delighted that the 2021 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale showed such vibrance, there can be no doubt that this would have been an even more successful renewal without the last minute disruption encountered by so many of our leading buyers. We now start the process of selecting the “Class of 2022”. We will watch previous Derby Sale graduates, as they forge their careers on the racetrack and fly the flag for a sale that represents the very finest of National Hunt breeding. Perhaps they will exceed the tally of FIVE 2021 Cheltenham Festival Grade 1 winners at last year’s Festival.
SIMON KERINS
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H IG H E S T E V E R MEDIA N € 4 8 , 0 0 0 H IG H E S T E V E R AVER AG E € 5 4 , 018 14 3 lots sold for �5 0,0 0 0+ more than any other Store Sale 2 4 lots sold for � 1 0 0,0 0 0+ more than any other Store Sale TOP LOT �2 8 0,0 0 0, higher than any other Store Sale TOP LOT €280,000 Walk In The Park (IRE) / Cuteasafox (IRE) consignor: Ballincurrig House Stud purchaser: Bective Stud
“The Derby Sale is the Derby Sale, you can see from its sale graduates it is still the main sale” MICHAEL MOORE “...this is an absolute king of a horse. He is by what looks to be a top-class young sire. I hope he is half as good as he looks.” EDDIE O’LEARY
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“The €54,018 average and the €48,000 median represented records for the Derby Sale. When one considers the effects of the last-minute decision regarding UK purchasers this sale performed splendidly and it could have been even better could that notable cohort of buyers been able to attend in person” RYAN McELLIGOTT, The Irish Field
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“Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, …. represented a return to the highs of the last decade” SALES TALK, EBN
“It’s where all the big vendors go and all the big purchasers go. It’s a great place to sell your horse… the buyers are there and they will buy your horse.” PAUL MOTHERWAY, Lot 216, Walk In The Park / Scandisk
“You’ve got your top purchasers and your top vendors, the purchasers are coming to look at the best horses” STONE LODGE STUD
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“BEST HORSES IN THE COUNTRY, HAND PICKED” COLIN BOWE
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“ I would never miss the Derby Sale” MAGS O’TOOLE “It’s a fantastic sale with some lovely horses, you’ve got to be there” PAUL NICHOLLS
“ An awful lot of quality comes out of the sale, and we have some lovely young horses coming through at the moment and I am sure there will be a star among them” OLLY MURPHY
“ We can’t afford to miss the Derby Sale” TOM MALONE
“ Tatts have played a blinder, they have had plenty of curveballs thrown at them this week but everyone is here and everyone is bidding, its brilliant” CAOIMHE DOHERTY
“ The Derby Sale is the biggest sale of the year” SEAN DOYLE
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8 C H E LT E N H A M
F E S T I VA L WINNERS INCL.
5 GRADE 1s
MORE
GRADE 1
WINNERS THAN ANY OTHER STORE SALE
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HONEYSUCKLE (left) Champion Hurdle, Grade 1
APPRECIATE IT (left) Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Grade 1
“I remember watching the Quevegas, the Annie Powers, the Apple’s Jades, the Benie Des Dieuxs and the Vroum Vroum Mags thinking ‘imagine if I could own one’ – now I can say I have one as good as them. I started buying mares really because of that race.” KENNY ALEXANDER OWNER BREEDER
“THEY PRODUCE THE BEST STORES, THEY HAVE HAD SOME SERIOUSLY GOOD GRADE 1 WINNERS THIS YEAR” TOM MALONE
“I think Appreciate It is probably the best horse I have ever had.... He won the big bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival last year, he was second at Cheltenham and this season he’s won two Grade 1s over hurdles — you could wait a lifetime for a horse that can do that, couldn’t you?” MICHAEL MASTERSON IRISHEXAMINER.COM
MORE GRADE 1 WINNERS THAN ANY OTHER STORE SALE
“TATTERSALLS IRELAND DERBY SALE GRADUATES DOMINATED THE FIRST DAY OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL, WINNING ALL FOUR GRADE 1 RACES.”
“WELL I THINK YOU KNOW BEFORE YOU GET THERE, YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE CREAM OF THE ENGLISH AND IRISH THREE YEAR OLDS”
FARMWEEK.COM
NICKY HENDERSON
SHISHKIN (top) Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices’ Chase, Grade 1
BLACK TEARS (left) Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle, Grade 1
MONKFISH (right) Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase, Grade 1
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