Showcasing colt Topples Record At Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale
Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling sale, broke old records and made new ones. The sale-topping Showcasing colt was sold for a sale record of €230,000 followed by a Society Rock filly bought by Joe Foley for €160,000, which matched the best price ever for a filly at the September sale. "She is an exquisite filly," said Foley, who purchased her on behalf of Clipper Logistics. "We were keen to buy her. She is out of a tough mare and her granddam was a tough race mare too."
"Strong, frenetic, and vibrant are just some of the terms that begin to encapsulate the description of the trade witnessed here at Tattersalls Ireland over the last two days, and there has been an array of positives to acknowledge at what is the continuously progressive September yearling sale. ..." said managing director Roger Casey.
The aggregate of €11,451,000, the average of €28,556, and median of €23,000 were all record results and represent respective increases of 12%, 14%, and 21% compared with 2016. to mention the ever-increasing and unparalleled number of 2-year-olds winning on the track.