Sales
Tassort colt stars in tough Melbourne Gold market
An $80,000 Tassort (Brazen Beau) colt topped Sunday’s Inglis Melbourne Gold Sale, but the lack of sustained demand for stock at that end of the market has called into question the long-term viability of Victoria’s secondary annual yearling auction. Inglis compiled a catalogue of just 107 yearlings, reduced to 83 after withdrawals, and a long... Read More
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Magic Millions unveils quality National Broodmare Sale catalogue
More than a quarter of the breeding stock set to go under the hammer at the Gold Coast next month is either stakes-performed or producing, underlining Magic Millions’ managing director Barry Bowditch’s opinion that the National Broodmare Sale catalogue has immense depth to it. The auction house on Sunday released a 622-lot catalogue for its... Read More
US$550,000 colt by ‘on fire’ Nyquist heads OBS Spring Sale trade
Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company saved the best for last during the third session of its Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training on Thursday. A colt by Nyquist (Uncle Mo) (hip 891) consigned by Wavertree Stables, agent, and one of the last horses through the ring, sold for US$550,000 (approx. AU$858,000) to Donato Lanni, agent for... Read More
Inglis ready for ‘value’ Gold Yearling Sale
The Inglis Gold Yearling Sale will take place again at Melbourne’s Oaklands Junction tomorrow, giving buyers another opportunity to secure yearlings at one of Australia’s most economical auctions. A total of 107 lots have been catalogued, with Inglis confident that despite a drop in numbers from 191 entered last year, the auction will again live... Read More
BS Spring Sale picks up steam as $1.9 million Tiz The Law filly leads the action
Led by a US$1.9 million (approx. AU$1,862,300) filly by first-crop sire Tiz The Law (Constitution) purchased by Donato Lanni, agent for Michael Lund Petersen, the four-day Ocala Breeders’ Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training showed steady strength throughout Wednesday’s second session. All told for the robust session, 171 head changed hands for gross sales of... Read More
Last of the Galileos provides stunning 1,000,000gns return for Glending Stables
Pinhooking triumphs don’t come much more stunning than what transpired at Tattersalls on Wednesday evening as Glending Stables’ Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) colt completed his transformation from 125,000gns (approx. AU$254,132) yearling to 1,000,000gns (approx. AU$2,033,000) two-year-old. Once bidding commenced it wasn’t long before the price sailed beyond the half a million mark, with Chris Wall, racing... Read More