Two juveniles top Tattersalls Ireland breeze up sale at €360,000 each
Starman and St Mark’s Basilica juveniles led a record Tattersalls Ireland breeze-up, showing fierce demand for fast, well-bred 2-year-olds.
The top end of Tattersalls Ireland’s breeze-up sale told the story of a market that still pays for the right juvenile, and pays hard. Two horses shared top billing at €360,000 each in a session that set records for turnover, average and median, with €12,066,500 grossed, a €42,000 median, a €62,198 average and an 87% clearance rate. Nine horses made €200,000 or more, 31 reached six figures and buyers were active from Europe, America and the Far East.
The headline lot was Lot 203, a gray Starman filly out of Asrafairy from Tally-Ho Stud. Stuart Boman, buying for Blandford Bloodstock, landed her on behalf of Joseph O’Brien, and he was willing to stretch because she stood out well before the breeze. Her stride, balance and the way she finished her work made her the one horse that captured his imagination, and Boman believes she looks a 7-furlong type. That profile matters in the breeze-up market: commercial appeal still starts with a sharp breeze, but it is sealed by a filly who can carry speed and has the pedigree to back it up. Starman’s stock is drawing real money, and this result strengthened the case for a sire whose first crop is already turning heads.
The other €360,000 result came with Lot 234, a St Mark’s Basilica colt out of Cross My Mind from Rockfield Farm. He was bought by Abdul Rahman Saeed Al Sayed, in the Saudi connection’s first purchase at one of Tattersalls Ireland’s sales, and the bidding underlined how deep demand ran for the right colts. He is a good-looking horse with a page that helps the pitch, since his dam is a half-sister to Group 3 winner One Voice. A third St Mark’s Basilica colt, offered by Tradewinds Stud, also commanded €230,000, another sign that the market was not simply chasing one standout but rewarding the sire repeatedly.
Blandford Bloodstock finished as leading purchaser with five horses for €1,065,000, while Tally-Ho Stud led the consignors with €1,106,000 in sales. For Starman and St Mark’s Basilica, both listed at €40,000 for 2026, this was the kind of auction result that converts stallion fashion into hard commercial proof ahead of the summer juvenile season. The breeze-up model worked exactly as intended: athleticism, pedigree and a quick route to training met a market ready to pay for speed with upside.
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