Saturday evening saw a record number of bidders taking part in The Billy Stud Spring Online Auction where the show stopping Billy Bentos (Toulon x Vechta) was the top priced lot when the hammer fell at £65,000. The new owner, British rider Tim Gredley, didn’t stop there - he also added Billy Hastings (Cevin Z x Andiamo) and Billy Pegasus (Billy Tudor x Billy Congo) to his stable for £27,000 and £20,000 respectively.

I was so impressed when I came to view the horses, they were just what I expected to see when I had watched the videos on the auction site. The website made the entire process very easy and I’m delighted that I managed to secure 3 lovely young horses!

- Tim Gredley

Billy Ruble (Comilfo Plus Z x Kannan) was always going to be a popular choice amongst the bidders but it was Dean Vernon’s bid of £40,000 that secured this fantastic mare! She now joins Billy Sarafina, Billy Chill and Billy Trysil - what a team that is for Dean's daughter Ava!

The average sale price on the evening was £23,600, with all 11 lots being sold to British buyers.

I’m delighted with the results of Saturday evening's auction. It showed there is a real strength and depth of British buyers who see no need to venture overseas when looking to buy a young horse. The fact that we get people returning to buy horses from us year on year shows that our system works and we maintain the belief in that.

- William Funnell 

The Billy Stud now announce the launch of The Summer Online Auction. It will run from 24th - 26th June. This collection of 4-year-olds includes the full-sister of Billy Bilboa - the highest priced lot of 2019 selling for £79,000 who went on to win the Hickstead 5 Year Old Championship in 2020. Also included is the full-brother to Darragh Kennys 5* winning ride Billy Dorito, the half-sister to Billy Angelette who jumped the Hickstead Derby as a 9-year-old and the half-brother of Billy Vitani and Billy Sarafina who are turning heads on the international young horse circuit.

This is such an impressive group of 4-year-old horses! Pippa, Donal and myself have dedicated our lives to developing The Billy Stud as a destination where the highest quality horses can be seen. Their future in the sport is carefully planned right from outset as foals - I feel this collection is testament to our efforts!” 

-William Funnell

The collection launches today, full details of the horses can be found at www.the billystudauction.co.uk.