Watership Down Stud Sales Race finish 2007

TBA/Watership Down Stud Sales Race

The TBA/Watership Down Stud Sales Race is now firmly established in the Annual Flat Race Programme, and trainers are very much aware of the prize money and prestige to be gained. The race is designed to give a boost to the market in Britain for yearling fillies. Consignors at British sales are able to nominate their fillies for the race before they go through the ring.

Our grateful thanks go to Watership Down Stud for their continued sponsorship of the race.

2009 Race

The race is open to all fillies who are nominated and then sold under the hammer at any specified Yearling Sale in the UK at Brightwells Ascot Bloodstock Sales, Doncaster Bloodstock Sales or Tattersalls Sales between 26th August and 31st December 2007.

A filly will only be eligible for the race if a nomination form has been completed and returned to the TBA (with payment if necessary) prior to the time of sale at any of the above sales. The Filly MUST be sold in order to become eligible (any filly withdrawn or not sold is not eligible). The filly can be nominated up until the moment she sells.

Don’t forget to nominate your filly before she goes through the sales ring.

For our downloadable nomination form please click here

2008 Race – Friday 26th September

Entries closed on 16th January, 226 fillies have been entered into the race.

The 1st forfeit stage is TUESDAY 6th MAY
and the 2nd Forfeit stage is TUESDAY 1st JULY

2007 Race – Lady Rangali (IRE) takes first place after a tight finish.

The Watership Down Stud Sales Race (Fillies) Class 2, took place at Ascot Racecourse on Friday 28th September. It was a close finish between the winner Lady Rangali (IRE), Izzibizzi (second) and Sophie’s Girl (third), just a neck and a short head respectively. There were 22 runners in total, 15 of these were British Bred. Both Izzibizzi and Sophie’s Girl are eligible for Breeders’ Prizes from the TBA for being British Bred and the breeders members of the TBA. Broughton Bloodstock will receive £2000 and Jeremy Green & Sons £1000.

TBA members were able to apply for complimentary tickets for racing at Ascot, 250 members took up this benefit and use of the exclusive bar area allocated to TBA members.

The overall prize money has risen by £7847 since 2006, with prize money paid to tenth place. Fillies must be nominated to the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association prior to being sold as a yearling, TBA members are able to nominate their fillies for free.

2006 – Indian Ink wins impressively

The 2006 race returned to the newly re-built Ascot Racecourse and took place on Friday 22 ^nd September.

28 fillies were declared to run, and of these 15 were British Bred. The winner, Indian Ink, bred by Kileen Castle stud travelled well and cruised clear to win impressively.

Previous winners:
Year	Horse	SP	Trainer	Jockey	Purchase Price
2007	Lady Rangali	8-1	Mrs A Duffield	Royston Ffrench	11,000 gns
2006	Indian Ink	9-4F	R Hannon	Richard Hughes	25,000 gns
2005	Expensive	14-1	Chris Wall	Eddie Ahern	40,000 gns
2004	Salamanca	5-1f	Silvester Kirk	Frankie Dettori	28,000 gns
2003	Nyramba	4-1f	John Gosden	Frankie Dettori	30,000 gns
2002	Sharplaw Venture	12-1	William Haggas	Richard Hills	46,000 gns
2001	Madame Boulangere	16-1	Richard Hannon	Dane O'Neill	29,000 gns