stallions standing in Britain for the 2024 season sired 32 Group/ Grade 1 winners. 11
the Goffs Doncaster Breeze Up Sale was the source of a ninth winner at Royal Ascot in the last eight years.
of Britain’s Group 1 races featured in the world’s Top 100 races, a higher ratio than Australia, France, Ireland, Japan and the USA. 34 17
international owners from 14 different countries won Group/ Graded races with their HITs in Britain, including 29 Group/ Grade 1 races.
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Tattersalls graduates won 30 Group/Grade 1 races across eight countries.
The King George VI And Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot was one of the world’s best turf races.
Bradsell who won the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot was offered at Tattersalls as a yearling and at the Goffs Doncaster Breeze Up Sale.
Frankel sired 11 individual Group 1 winners and had Group/Graded winners in 10 different countries.
John & Thady Gosden won 10 Group/Grade 1 races including the Dubai Turf, The Oaks and the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf.
Tattersalls put on the best of the best every year.
Alex Elliott Bloodstock Agent
Since 2021, Tattersalls graduates have won the Derby, 2000 Guineas, 1000 Guineas, St Leger and Group 1 races at Royal Ascot, The Qatar Goodwood Festival and the York Ebor Festival.
The Goffs Doncaster Breeze Up Sale is a consistent source of Royal Ascot winners. Seven graduates of the sale have won nine races at Royal Ascot in the last eight years.
No disrespect to Japan or Australia or anywhere else for that matter, this [Tattersalls Book 1] is the best sale in the world for top-class grass horses.
Mike Ryan Bloodstock Agent
The Goffs Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale has been the source of numerous track stars as well as elite mares such as the Classic winner Laurens and dual Group 1 winner Fev Rover.
INDIVIDUAL GROUP/GRADE 1 TURF WINNERS IN 2023
The Goffs London Sale held in Kensington Palace Gardens in London on the eve of Royal Ascot is the perfect opportunity to purchase horses with entries at the Royal meeting later that week. This sale and the Goffs QIPCO British Champions Day Sale both sold lots for £1,000,000 or more in 2023.
Dams of 26 Group/Grade 1 winners in 2023 were purchased at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, including five Classic winners.
In 2023, 22 Tattersalls graduates won 30 Group/ Grade 1 races across eight countries. Those winners came from 10 different Tattersalls sales.
Scan for all of Britain’s sales dates in 2024
Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale graduate Vandeek won Group 1 Prix Morny in France and Group 1 Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse for Simon & Ed Crisford and HH Sheikh Khalid Al Khalifa’s KHK Racing.
Tattersalls Book 2 purchase Dubai Honour won two Group 1 races in Australia for William Haggas and Mohamed Obaida.
British trainers dominate the world’s best racehorses rankings, with more horses featured than any other country.
24 trainers based in Britain won Group/ Grade 1 races in 2023 across eight countries.
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The attraction to British racing is the sheer quality on an international stage. We are racing against the best horses who will, in time, go on to become Champion sires and broodmares. You cannot put a monetary value on such quality.
Sheikh Fahad Al Thani Owner-breeder (Qatar Racing)
Mawj won the Group 1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse for HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godolphin, the leading owner in Britain this century.
34 international owners from 14 different countries won Group races globally with their British-trained horses in 2023, including 29 Group/Grade 1 races.
In 2023, 15 international owners from eight countries won Group 1 races globally with their horses in training in Britain.
International owners with at least one horse in training in Britain get exclusive access to the GBRI Members’ Club, providing them with complimentary raceday access in Britain, preferential lifestyle benefits and access to GBRI concierge services.
Mostahdaf, trained
John & Thady Gosden, won the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes at the York Ebor Festival for Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Shadwell operation.
RACE.
As a horseman, I want to win races in the UK with Japanese horses. It is a dream and a real honour for us to have runners at Royal Ascot. Many people think the Arc is the pinnacle, but I think many of the best sire-making races are in the UK.
Yasuhiro Matsumoto
Manager of Northern
Farm
In the last five years, nine of Britain’s Group 1 races have been amongst the world’s Top 10 races, more than any other country.
Britain hosts the best racing in the world and features high profile owners including royalty from Britain and the Middle East.
British racing festivals are the global gold standard. The quality of racing and bloodstock on display will reverberate around the world in the pedigrees of future champions.
Barbara Banke Owner of Stonestreet
Farms
On average half of Britain’s Group 1 races feature in the world’s Top 100 races, a higher ratio than Australia, France, Ireland, Japan and the USA.
Britain’s flagship racing festivals represent the industry’s gold standard, attracting a global audience and featuring elite international representation. There were 500 overseas trained runners in British flat races in 2023.
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Desert Hero, trained by William Haggas, wins the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot for HM The King and HM The Queen.
Courage Mon Ami won the Group 1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in the colours of HH The Amir of Qatar.
Britain is home to the world’s best stallions, including DUBAWI, FRANKEL (GB) and KINGMAN (GB).
FRANKEL (GB) sired 11 individual Group 1 winners in 2023. The reigning Champion Sire has an exceptional Group winners to runners ratio of 12%.
DUBAWI has sired over 260 Stakes winners worldwide, including over 55 individual Group/Grade 1 winners.
Since 2018, KINGMAN (GB) has had over 75 Stakes winners, including 46 Group/ Grade winners.
11 stallions standing in Britain for the 2024 season have sired 32 Group 1 winners in 2023.
He’s [Frankel] the champion stallion in the world.
Gai Waterhouse Australian Trainer
Exceptional young stallions such as HAVANA GREY (GB), TOO DARN HOT (GB) and CRACKSMAN (GB) stand in Britain.
HAVANA GREY (GB) was the leading European 1st crop sire in 2022 and 2nd crop sire in 2023 by wins and earnings, highlighted by dual Group 1 winner VANDEEK (GB).
TOO DARN HOT (GB) sired a first-crop Group 1 winner FALLEN ANGEL (GB), and is the only European stallion to sire four-crop Group winners since FRANKEL (GB).
CRACKSMAN (GB) sired French Derby and Arc - winning Horse Of The Year ACE IMPACT within his first crop.
Breeders from seven countries bred Group/Grade 1 winners from mares kept at British studs in 2023.
20 stud farms in Britain bred or reared Group/Grade 1 winners in 2023.
To say England is brimming with stallion power would be an understatement.
John Gunther
Owner-breeder
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Chaldean, bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud, won the Group 1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse for Juddmonte Farms and Andrew Balding. He now stands at Juddmonte’s Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket.
Nashwa won the Group 1 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket’s July Course. The multiple Group 1 winning daughter of Frankel was bred in Britain by Kuwaiti owner-breeder Imad Al Sagar at his Blue Diamond Stud.
WELFARE. INCENTIVES.
British racing aims to set a world standard in equine welfare within racing through organisations such as the Horse Welfare Board, an independently chaired panel who have been formed to unite the industry and drive continuous improvement.
Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) gives a second career to racehorses, allowing them to enjoy a fulfilled life when they retire.
Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) cares for the welfare of retired racehorses and makes sure they have a good life after their careers on the racecourse.
Over the last 20 years, British racing has invested £47 million in veterinary research and education to maintain the highest welfare standards.
Scan to find out more about Horse Welfare
The British landscape offers a wide variety of open spaces and pastures for young stock, racehorses, breeding stock and retired horses. Training yards and breeding farms are based in rural areas and are often equipped with large paddocks and the best equine rehabilitation facilities. Nearby equine veterinary practices are also common to cater for any needs.
The facilities in England in general are fantastic – that and the care for the horses are things English racing will always have.
Chris Waller Australian Trainer
Yearlings purchased at the Goffs Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale are eligible for the £500,000 Harry’s Half Million by Goffs at the York Ebor Festival the following year.
British Racing is among the world’s best regulated animal activities.
Tattersalls offers a variety of incentives, including:
• £250,000 Royal Ascot/Group 1 Craven Breeze Up Sale bonus
• £25,000 Book 1 Bonus
• £15,000 Craven Breeze Up Bonus
• £150,000 October Auction Sales Stakes
• £100,000 Somerville Auction Stakes
Over 750 fillies have secured at least one Great British Bonus, with over 150 becoming multiple GBB winners.
The Great British Bonus (GBB) incentive offers multiple £20,000 bonuses for GBB races won. Many British-bred fillies have earned up to £60,000 via the incentive.
GBB was a big influencing factor when considering these fillies. It was certainly a part of our conversations at the sales. Owners don’t take too much convincing to purchase GBB-registered fillies when you can boost their prize money by £20,000 at a time.
Richard Brown Bloodstock Agent
Scan to find out more about The Great British Bonus.
Multiple stables in Britain have their own equine spa and swimming pool, beneficial in multiple ways for a horse.
Chris Wall and Anthony Stroud collect the Group 1 Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale bonus on behalf of KHK Racing (HH Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa), owner of Vandeek.
Owners of Goffs Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale £45,000 purchase Dragon Leader collect their prize from Henry Beeby and Tim Kent after success at the York Ebor Festival.
CONTACT GBRI.
Great British Racing International (GBRI) is British horseracing’s dedicated service provider, committed to helping international parties to navigate the esteemed networks that make up this world-leading industry. GBRI offers guidance from initial interest to point of investment, along with ongoing support. International investors can feel secure that GBRI is an impartial, not-for-profit organisation, which is recognised by British racing’s industry bodies.
Get in touch with the team for more details: CAMILLA
T: +44 (0) 7552 248 322
E: cperrett@greatbritishracing.com AMANDA
T: +44 (0) 7471 216 075
E: aprior@greatbritishracing.com
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E: rramsamy@greatbritishracing.com
www.greatbritishracinginternational.com
Photo Credits: Racingfotos, Juddmonte Farms, Megan Rose Photography, Sarah Farnsworth, RoR & Tattersalls.
