Tattersalls

Tattersalls is a British bloodstock auction house whose origins date to 1766, when Richard Tattersall established Tattersall’s Sales at Hyde Park Corner in London. The company describes itself as Europe’s leading bloodstock auctioneers and the world’s oldest. Its present base is Park Paddocks in Newmarket, England. The business organizes sales of bloodstock, including yearlings and horses offered through other sale categories. Its calendar includes the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, divided into books, and the December Mares Sale. The company also provides online sale and live-bidding services. Tattersalls’ public sales material connects its auctions with the broader racing industry through sales catalogues, race results, and owner incentives, including the October Book 1 Bonus scheme for eligible purchases. Tattersalls operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland and has an international bloodstock focus. Its website also identifies Tattersalls Ireland, Cheltenham, and online sales as part of its broader offering. The company is headquartered at Park Paddocks in Newmarket. The supplied sources do not establish its ownership structure or listed status. Its personnel page identifies Edmond Mahony as Chairman and Matthew Prior as Managing Director.

Tattersalls began in 1766, when Richard Tattersall established Tattersall’s Sales at Hyde Park Corner in London on a 99-year lease from the Grosvenor family. The business developed as a venue for bloodstock sales. The company’s historical account also notes that, in 1779, Richard Tattersall acquired the racehorse Highflyer, later known for his stallion career. That detail reflects the early company’s close association with the horse-racing world, although Tattersalls is principally presented today as an auction business. The company remained associated with the Tattersall family through successive generations. Its official history records Edmund Tattersall succeeding his father as head of the business in 1793, followed by Richard Tattersall taking over from Edmund in 1810. The history describes the latter as a prominent huntsman and notes that betting began in Tattersall’s Sales subscription rooms during his tenure, with the firm subsequently imposing rules on wagering. In 1865, under the leadership of a later Richard Tattersall known as ‘Young Richard,’ the sales moved from Hyde Park Corner to Knightsbridge Green. The official account records further expansion of the business’s sales activity beyond London: in 1869 Tattersalls took a lease of Glasgow Paddocks in Doncaster for sales previously held outside Doncaster’s Salutation Inn. The supplied historical-page excerpt lists many additional dates through 2024 but does not include the associated event descriptions, so those individual developments cannot be stated here with confidence. Today, Tattersalls is based at Park Paddocks in Newmarket, England. It describes itself as Europe’s leading bloodstock auctioneers and the world’s oldest, dating its origins to 1766. Its current public-facing offer includes major auction events such as the October Yearling Sale and December Mares Sale, along with online sales and live bidding. The company also promotes incentives tied to specific sales; one example is the October Book 1 Bonus scheme, with eligibility and terms specified for each scheme year. The company’s personnel page lists Edmond Mahony as Chairman and Matthew Prior as Managing Director. The available sources establish the business’s long history and current auction focus, but do not identify its present owners or legal ownership structure.

• 1869

  Tattersalls takes a lease at Glasgow Paddocks

• 1865

  Sales move to Knightsbridge Green

• 1810

  Richard Tattersall takes over leadership

• 1793

  Edmund Tattersall succeeds his father

• 1779

  Richard Tattersall acquires Highflyer

• 1766

  Richard Tattersall establishes Tattersall’s Sales

A long-established, Europe-leading bloodstock auctioneer with a prominent Newmarket base and sales serving the international racing and breeding industry.

• Bloodstock auctions

  Tattersalls organizes sales of bloodstock, including yearlings and mares.

• Tattersalls Online

  An online sales offering identified on the company website, alongside live-bidding registration.

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