Event Type : Sales Dates

Ireland’s only Breeze Up Sale

The Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale is firmly established as a leading sale of it’s type. The 2024 edition produced turnover exceeding €9.5 million, a 12% increase from 2023. A new record average price was set of €43,634, while the sale produced a 90% clearance rate, up from 83% in 2023. The final sale figures demonstrate the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale to be the strongest performing European-based Breeze Up Sale in 2024.

The 2024 figures saw activity in the six-figure bracket increase to 21, while six lots were sold for at least €200,000. The expanding international racing programme resulted in purchasers from 18 different countries including Ireland, the USA, Scandinavia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Hong Kong, the UK, Poland, Germany, and Italy.

On the racecourse the sale has proven itself as a reliable source for stakes class performers, with Coto De Caza winning for a third time in the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes and shaping like a sprinter of real promise. Other graduates of note include Group 3 Anglesey Stakes winner Kairyu, Group 1 Irish Oaks third Purple Lily, and Group 3 Round Tower Stakes winner Letsbefrankaboutit. Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale graduates have also been winning valuable prizes in Hong Kong, with Happy Together and Taj Dragon landing Grade 3 prizes at Sha Tin earlier this year.

The May Point-to-Point and Horses-in-Training sale provides vendors with a final opportunity to sell their stock. The catalogue broken down by age group consists of 12 four-year-olds, and 13 five-year-olds. 15 of the 25 horses catalogued possess recent winning point-to-point form. Six of the 15 recent winners are four-year-olds, while two of those catalogued have recent placed form in bumpers. Graduates to have passed through the Tattersalls NH ring in recent years include four-time Grade 1 winner Monkfish, and Grade 1 winning novice hurdler Tahmuras. Other horses to have graduated through similar sales include Flemenstar, Benefficient, and Ballycasey.

Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale continues to be the leading National Hunt Store Sale anywhere in the world, and 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the sale. As a select sale, our inspectors handpick the best individuals with pedigrees to match, resulting in a catalogue that is supreme in quality. The sale produced the highest price Store sold at any Store Sale, as a son of Doctor Dino was purchased for €350,000. The 2024 edition also saw 25 lots surpassing €100,000, more than any other Store Sale.

The spring festivals at Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown regularly produce Grade 1 winning graduates from the prestigious Derby Sale. It provides buyers with the best opportunity to buy their future champion. Grade 1 winning graduates during the 2023/2024 National Hunt season included Gerri Colombe, Jonbon, Brighterdaysahead and Grey Dawning. Other high profile graduates of the Derby Sale sale include dual two-mile Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Energumene, and dual Champion Hurdle winner Honeysuckle.

Launched in 2021, this sale provides a final opportunity for National Hunt purchasers to invest in Store Sale stock. Graduates of the July Store Sale include Grade 2 winners Shanagh Bob and Captain Cody, Aintree Grand National winner Noble Yeats, and Irish Grand National winner Lord Lariat.

The 2024 edition saw a joint-record sale price achieved with a son of Order of St George purchased for €65,000. In total 581 lots were catalogued, and included siblings to some smart performers, including a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Magical Zoe, a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Master Chewy, and a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Indefatigable.

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