Record Participation for Tattersalls Online Emirates Racing Authority Sale

The Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) Sale held on the Tattersalls Online platform from 26th March – 1st April saw record participation with 221 registered bidders from across the globe, an increase of 154% on average ERA live sale registrations over the last five years.

With bidding closing over two days, the sale featured 196 lots of which 169 lots were offered with 132 sold. Following a solid start to trade on day one, day two logged an incredible 93% clearance rate, with the overall sale bringing total receipts of 9,566,900 AED. 

Topping the sale at 1,100,000 AED was Godolphin’s dual winner MASAI MOON, consigned by trainer Charlie Appleby, who after a prolonged bidding battle was eventually knocked down to the bid of Bhupat Seemar’s Zabeel Stables. A dual winner in the United Kingdom, the four-year-old gelding has made a promising start to life in the UAE this winter having finished second on his last two starts at Meydan.

Horses consigned by Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby realised the top four highest priced lots in the sale, including 880,000 AED given by Karwan Barzani for dual winner INDIAN SPRINGS. Meanwhile, The Brothers Bloodstock went to 780,000 AED to secure the Group 3 placed three-year-old PACIFICA PIER and 620,000 AED for Listed winning son of DUBAWI, ALPINE TRAIL. 

Commenting on another successful collaboration with the ERA, Tattersalls Online Sale Manager Katherine Sheridan said:

“We are proud to have hosted another highly successful sale on behalf of the Emirates Racing Authority, with record participation reflecting the continued growth and global reach of the Tattersalls Online platform. The strong clearance rate and competitive bidding across the sale underline the confidence buyers have in the quality of horses offered, and we look forward to building on this momentum with our future sales.”

Following the sale, Mohammad Al Shehhi, ERA Board Member and General Manager added:

“Across the two days of our online sale with Tattersalls, we were delighted to see a record number of buyer registrations, highlighting the strong interest in our racing and ease of use of the online concept. The level of participation and overall results demonstrate the value of this platform in facilitating the movement of horses to neighbouring jurisdictions, enabling them to continue their racing careers across the region.”

The next sale to take place on the Tattersalls Online platform will be the Online April Sale on 8th – 9th April with the catalogue now available to view at www.tattersallsonline.com. Bidding will open at 11am on Wednesday 8th April and close from 11am on Thursday 9th April.