Jimmy George, a spokesperson at Tattershalls, stated that the sale was “nothing out of the norm” and that it did not signal the end of the royal family’s association with horse racing.
King Charles III is auctioning off fourteen racehorses bequeathed to him by the Queen, his mother.
The horses are being sold this week at the world’s largest sale of its kind, the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale.
Approximately 1,500 horses are being auctioned during the week.
Jimmy George, a spokesperson, stated, “It’s nothing out of the ordinary. They would sell horses annually.
“The Queen had her brood mares, which she would breed and sell. You cannot keep everyone.”
Mr. George stated that the transaction will not mark the end of the royal family’s association with horse racing.
Annually, owners sell stock. His Majesty is only acting as owners do,” he continued.
It is claimed that the Queen’s love of horses and horseback riding began with her first riding lesson, which she enjoyed with her mother.
Her Majesty continued to breed and race horses for over six decades.
Except for the Derby, thoroughbreds owned by the late monarch have won four of the five flat racing classics: the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas, the Oaks, and St. Leger.
