Tattersalls has increased the prize money for the 2026 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes and the 2026 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes to £200,000 (approximately $266,300) for both races, which will take place at Newmarket Racecourse.
The increase doubles the value of the Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes and is a £50,000 increase in the prize fund of the Tattersalls October Auction Stakes.
Both races are open to any yearling offered at the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale, Book 3 from the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, the Tattersalls Autumn Yearling Sale, or who is withdrawn from any of those sales and subsequently offered at the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale.
The £200,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes will be run over six furlongs at Newmarket's July Course on August 22, 2026, with the £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes following over seven furlongs on Newmarket's Rowley Mile six weeks later on October 3, 2026. The notable double has been completed on two occasions to date by 26,000 guineas purchase Woodhay Wonder in 2023 and 15,500 guineas purchase Amichi in 2022, both earning in excess of £135,000 for their exploits.
The prize money increase will offer even greater opportunities for purchasers at Tattersalls yearling sales to win significant prize money, in addition to the lucrative £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus scheme for all yearlings purchased at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which has awarded £9,620,000 to the owners of its 410 winners to date.
Commenting on the increases in prize money to both races, Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said: "Our commitment to rewarding owners in as many innovative ways as we can has resulted in over £10,000,000 in bonus prize money being paid out by Tattersalls in the last 10 years, along with our sponsorships of three European Classics, two further group 1s and seven group and listed races, as well as the lucrative program of High-Value Developmental Races. The increase to £200,000 for both the Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes and the Tattersalls October Yearling Stakes provides an opportunity for owners to run for substantial prize money and will further enhance the appeal of both sales."
