Tattersalls Park Paddocks Sales Round | Alayna Cullen
A judge has ruled in favor of the Tattersalls against trainer Tom George and bloodline dealer Alex Elliott after the Tattersalls sued them over George’s refusal to pay for a horse purchased at Tattersalls that he subsequently purchased. found a problem with the wind.
Elliott, on behalf of George, purchased Board of Directors (GB) (Voice of Poet {GB}) for 90,000gns from trainer Andrew Balding’s shipment at the 2019 Tattersalls Fall Horse Sale. Not long after arriving at George’s yard, Laries was taken by the vet. is not suitable for the National Hunt race. The person who did not have a pre-purchase veterinary examination or declared a wind problem, was found to be Luality with hemiglottic laryngeal paralysis, a condition that restricts airflow. The Tattersalls referred Laries to an independent panel of veterinarians, who confirmed laryngeal hemiparesis, but found that Laries did not produce abnormal breathing sounds during exercise. Under Tattersalls terms and conditions, a horse may be returned if they exhibit a whistling or roaring sound.
Tattersalls Chief Marketing Officer Jimmy George said in a statement Tuesday, “We are pleased that the Judge has ruled in favor of Tattersalls and upheld the integrity of their terms of sale. I. Mr. George gave his views on our terms and conditions and related procedures. His views were fully considered by the court during the three-day trial and all of Mr. George’s defenses were rejected by the judge.
“The Tattersalls terms of sale have always been carefully calibrated to strike a fair balance between the rights of buyers and sellers, and we are pleased that the courts have upheld them. It should be noted that the judge specifically referenced the published article on ‘Horse’s Endoscopy’ written by prominent veterinarians Deirdre Carson and Sidney Ricketts, concluding that the method Tattersalls used to adjudicate the trial. Wind disputes are ‘the fairest environment for buyers and sellers. ‘ The court also found that the Tattersalls correctly arbitrated the dispute between the two parties with the assistance of an independent wind panel consisting of three experienced veterinarians, all of whom are considered by the equine veterinary community. most important. “
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