Tattersalls Millions
A new series of races for 2007/8, the feature of which is the Tattersalls Million, for 2yo colts and fillies over 7f. The race will be limited to graduates of the Part 1 October Yearling Sales. There is also the Tattersalls Fillies’ 800, for fillies that are graduates of the same sale. Thirdly there will be the Tattersalls £400,000 3YO Classic’ – unique in so much as it is a sales race for three year olds.

More details are as follows:

Prize Money and Entry Details

• TATTERSALLS MILLION - 7 furlongs for colts, geldings and fillies, October 2008
  First: £550,000
  Second: £225,000
  Third: £100,000
  Fourth: £50,000
  Fifth: £25,000
  Sixth - Tenth: £10,000
  Entry mid - January 2008: £2,000
  1st Forfeit - April 2008: £2,500
  2nd Forfeit - July 2008: £2,500
  6 Day Declaration: £3,000
  
  
• TATTERSALLS FILLIES' 800 - 7 furlongs for fillies only, October 2008
  First: £440,000
  Second: £180,000
  Third: £80,000
  Fourth: £40,000
  Fifth: £20,000
  Sixth - Tenth: £8,000
  Entry as above except:
  6 Day Declaration: £1,000
  
  
• TATTERSALLS £400,000 3YO CLASSIC - 10 furlongs for colts, geldings and fillies, April 2009
  First: £220,000
  Second: £90,000
  Third: £40,000
  Fourth: £20,000
  Fifth: £10,000
  Sixth - Tenth: £4,000
  All entries left in races after April 2008 1st Forfeit eligible.
  6 Day Declaration: Free
  

• Watership Down Stud Sales race
  Originally the brainchild of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA), the Watership Down Stud Sales Race is open to two-year-old fillies sold under the hammer at any specified yearling sale in Britain.

  The race, run over 6½ furlongs at Ascot in September, has a guaranteed minimum prize money of £250,000. Fifty per cent of that goes to the winner with prize money paid to tenth place.

  The TBA also provides Breeders’ Prizes to the first, second and third placed horses, if qualified under Order 196, in addition to those regularly paid by the HBLB.
  

• £250,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes
  This race is only open to two-year-olds purchased at the previous year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Part II).
  To be run over six furlongs on the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket.

  Like many sales races, weights in the Tattersalls Autumn Auction Stakes are determined by a horse’s purchase price with more expensive lots carrying a greater amount. Fillies get a 5lb allowance.
  

• The £300,000 St Leger Yearling Stakes
  Doncaster Bloodstock Sales (DBS) and York Racecourse have guaranteed the minimum value of this race to £300,000 and it is now considered to be a group race in all but name, which was highlighted in 2006 when subsequent Dual Classic Winner, Cockney Rebel finished a close second in the contest.
  The race is only open to two-year-olds who were sold ‘under the hammer’ at the previous year’s DBS St Leger Yearling Sale or the DBS St Leger Festival Sales and carries prize money to tenth place.
  
  


• The DBS St. Leger Yearling Stakes
  The DBS St. Leger Yearling Stakes is run at Newmarket Racecourse on the Saturday before the St Leger Yearling Sales and is open to the 20 highest rated horses that are declared for the DBS £300,000 St Leger Yearling Stakes and are balloted out of this contest. The race is worth a guaranteed mimimun value of £40,000 and has enjoyed a maximum field of 22 for many years.