THE Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale has developed a reputation for producing stakes horses at affordable prices. In 2021, Shantisara and Trueshan became the sale’s latest Group/Grade 1-winning graduates, having cost just 10,000gns and 31,000gns respectively.

The 2022 flagbearer was 57,000gns buy The Platinum Queen and, in 2023, the sale was advertised by four group winners that cost an average of 39,750gns each. The trend continued last year, with seven stakes winners bought for 80,000gns or less.