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.