Little to whine about in Bordeaux as the sales scrum down in a city taken over by rugby fans

Aisling Crowe ventures to the south-west of France as the yearling sales circuit rumbles on

Sunday, September 10

Sunday is the second day of the Irish Champions Weekend. Saturday at Leopardstown was an incredible afternoon, with the weather a rare treat. Sunday’s forecast for the Curragh is not set fair.

Having received an invite from Tattersalls Ireland to join them at the Curragh, where their sales race takes place, I make a detour on my way to Dublin Airport and spend an hour there before resuming my journey. It proved a lovely interlude, catching up with friends ahead of next week’s September Yearling Sale.

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Aisling CroweBloodstock journalist

Published on 13 September 2023inSales reports

Last updated 15:42, 13 September 2023

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