29 Mar

The result was a bonus for Tattersalls and potential buyers who would not have been in Dubai had the horses arrived at their originally-planned destination. The draft included the three-year-old gelding Isle of Jura, who was sold for £150,000, a record for a Tattersalls Ascot mixed sale and bettered only at the company's former breeze-up auctions held at the venue. Turnover on the day shot up by 135 per cent to a figure of £1,661,100 - a record for a mixed sale run by Tattersalls Ascot - the average gained 140 per cent when reaching £17,485, while the median rose 71 per cent to £6,500. Of 106 lots who walked the ring, 90 per cent found a new home. JACKSON-STOPS SHOWS SPIRIT TO SECURE ISLE OF JURA Heading trade yesterday with a £150,000 valuation was Godolphin's Isle Of Jura (Lot 64), a son of New Approach and the...

29 Mar

A tremendous one-day sale at the first Tattersalls Ascot sale of 2023 produced the highest-price ever given for a horse in training sold at the venue with JS Bloodstock / George Scott Racing going to £150,000 for the Godolphin-consigned once-raced ISLE OF JURA. The draft from Godolphin produced the day’s top 14 prices, and the strong demand for the choice lots came primarily from trainers and owners sourcing horses to race at the big international Festival meetings. Five of the Godolphin consignment sold for £100,000 or more contributing to a session turnover of £1,661,100, a record for a Tattersalls Ascot mixed sale. Of ISLE OF JURA, a three-year-old gelding by New Approach, Jackson-Stops said: "He has been bought for an owner who already has horses with George. “He is a big raw horse with loads of promise. He was green on his first run and he needs some time...

29 Mar

Billy secured the top lot of the day purchasing Isle Of Jura, Lot 64 - a three-year-old bay gelding by New Approach out of Falls Of Lora for £150,000. A Record price for a horse in training at the one day Tattersalls Ascot Sale. “He is a big raw horse with loads of promise. He was green on his first run and he needs some time but he will get that.  The mare has been amazing, all her runners have been rated 95+ and she has produced two Group 1 winners. If this horse is anything like his brothers, we will be ok. He has been bought for an owner who already has horses with George. George will give him all of the time he needs. He's a beautiful big horse. Let’s hope he’s as good as we want him to be. If he is anything...

28 Feb

2023 started with the Keeneland January Sale where Billy secured the Juddmonte bred filly Chaberton for $240,000 – the daughter of Kantharos is a ½ sister to French 1000 Guineas winner Special Duty and Exemplify, dam of Group 1 Breeders Cup winner Expert Eye -‘Chaberton is a lovely looking filly and fillies with her pedigree don't appear on the market often, so I was pleased to be able to have bought her.’ Tattersalls, Goffs and Arqana were attended during February both in a selling and buying capacity. Queenhope, who was pinhooked for a client, was the third highest price of Tattersalls, selling to Hugo Merry for 140,000 gns. She was purchased in 2021 for 65,000 gns when in foal to Galiway. She produced a superb first foal in 2022 and was offered back at Tattersalls in February in foal to emerging talent New Bay. During Goffs Billy...

28 Feb

Today’s opening session of Goffs February Sale was headed by six figure sales in the weanling and horses in training categories. Baroda Stud topped the Day 1 weanling trade with their son of Sottsass (Lot 126 - pictured), the first foal out of a Camelot sister to several Group performers, selling for €115,000 to Tally Ho. Ringfort Stud offered another of the day's standouts with their Night Of Thunder colt (Lot 109) out of a winning Street Cry mare that has already produced three winners from three runners and is a sister to a host of black type horses including Group 1 winner Bandini.  He sold to JS Bloodstock and Rogues Gallery for €110,000. Other highlights among the weanlings included two more Lots from the Baroda Stud draft - a New Bay colt (Lot 186) out of a Shamardal sister to two Stakes winners that was secured...

30 Nov

The sales circuit for 2022 culminated with foals and breeding stock sales at Goffs, Tattersalls and Arqana. The market was unusually strong as evidenced by Arqana's total aggregate for their sale going from €42 million in 2021 to €59 million in 2022. Despite the strength of the market JS Bloodstock Consultancy still managed to buy a various number of foals, fillies and mares highlighted by a Kodiac colt foal for 145,000 GNS who will be re-offered as a yearling next year, a well bred filly by Golden Horn for 82,000 GNS who will race on in France in 2022 and a mare in foal to No Nay Never for 330,000 GNS. ...

31 Oct

At the end of the yearling sale circus JS Bloodstock Consultancy picked up just over 40 yearlings for a variety of different trainer including George Scott, Andrew Balding, Tom Clover, George Boughey, Alice Haynes and Roger Varian. There were 4 bought from Tattersalls Book 1 which included an Inns Of Court half-sister to juvenile Group 1 winner Ebro River who will go into training with Andrew Balding. Following on from Book 1 there were 6 bought from Book 2, which included 3 exciting colts by Make Believe, Time Test and Blue Point. Tattersalls was rounded off with 3 purchases from Book 3 which included a colt by Night Of Thunder and a good looking colt by Cracksman who went into training with Tom Clover and George Scott respectively. ...

19 Sep

JS Bloodstock consultancy was a leading sponsor of the Retraining Of Racehorses Polo Pony competition at Beenham's Farm in Berkshire, sponsoring the 4-year-olds class. Organised by leading England player Jack Richardson, the event drew a total of 45 retrained racehorses spread out amongst classes for 3, 4, 5 and 6-year-olds. The winner of the JS Bloodstock 4-year-old class was River, owned by Ireland's captain Richard Le Poer, River is a daughter of Epaulette. The 5-year-old class was won by Chiarodiluna, a 13 race maiden, she was bought by JS Bloodstock for Jack Richardson at the Tattersalls February Sale 2021 for 3,000GNS and she looks to have a bright future ahead of her on the polo field. ...

09 Sep

So far JS Bloodstock has been active at sales across Europe, starting at Deauville in France where they bought a Cracksman colt for €185,000 who has gone into training with George Boughey in Newmarket. Following on from Arqana was Goffs UK in Doncaster where there were 8 purchases made in total which included progeny by leading sires such as Dark Angel, Kodiac and Profitable. These purchases have gone to a selection of different trainers such as George Scott, Tom Clover, George Boughey  and Alice Haynes. The first yearling sale of the year in Newmarket took place at the beginning of September which resulted in 9 purchases in total which included progeny by sires such as Time Test, Dark Angel, Dandy Man and Gleneagles. The new recruits have gone into training with trainers like Roger Varian, Andrew Balding, Tom Clover and George Scott. The yearling circus continues in...

10 Aug

4-year-old Aldeenaary is on the next plane to Australia having won on debut at Nottingham. He was sold for 12,000GNS to Roger Teal in February this year as a cast off from Shadwell having previously cost 400,000GNS as a yearling. A half-brother to multiple stakes performers, he's also a half-brother to non other than Irish 2000 Guineas winner Phoenix Of Spain. Aldeenaary beat the once raced Nigwa by a head at Nottingham over 10 furlongs with a very taking display, coming from off of a slow pace and getting his head in front where it mattered. Nigwa has since franked the form by winning on her next start. Aldeenaary will now head to the stable of John O'Shea at Randwick in Sydney. ...