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Newmarket-based auction house confirm dates remain unchanged
Despite the national lockdown that is imposed on the United Kingdom from Thursday, Tattersalls has confirmed that in accordance with Government regulations concerning livestock and horse auctions, the forthcoming Tattersalls December Sales will take place in Newmarket as scheduled, with the sale set to begin on November 23 and end on December 3.
The Tattersalls December Yearling Sale will take place November 23 and will be followed by the four-day Tattersalls December Foal Sale from November 25-28. The sale will conclude with the four-day Tattersalls December Mares Sale which will begin its four-day run on November 30.
“We are delighted and relieved that we have received clarity on this crucial issue and it is clear that the ratified Government regulations will allow us to stage the full Tattersalls December Sale on the originally scheduled dates,” said Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony.
“This is a huge relief for the industry and we are enormously grateful that the 2020 bloodstock sales season in Britain can proceed and conclude as planned. The Tattersalls December Sale is an event of global significance within the bloodstock industry and the possibility of wholesale disruption was a deeply worrying prospect for all concerned.
“As we all know, staging bloodstock sales in 2020 has been challenging to say the least. To be able to hold the Tattersalls December Sales on the scheduled dates will be universally welcomed and applauded not only in Britain and Ireland, but by the wider bloodstock industry and we will continue to do our utmost to bring the testing 2020 Tattersalls sales season to as successful a conclusion as possible.”
The December Sales will be conducted under strict COVID related protocols and attendance will be restricted only to those professionally involved in the sale.
Live internet bidding and telephone bidding through members of the Tattersalls team will again be available for buyers unable to attend the sale in person and buyers should register online with Tattersalls in advance of the sale.
Full 2020 Tattersalls December Sale Dates:
Tattersalls December Yearling Sale: November 23, start time 11.00am.
Tattersalls December Foal Sale: November 25- November 28, start time 11.00am each day.
Tattersalls December Mares Sale: November 30 - December 3 , start time 9.30am each day.
Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale: December 3, Park Paddocks, immediately following the conclusion of the December Mares Sale.
