A unique group of broodmares will be offered in a standalone Inglis Digital auction next week as part of a Boutique Thoroughbreds dispersal. The ‘Boutique Thoroughbreds Standalone Sale’ will feature Group winner Shoko (Sebring) (in foal to Home Affairs), proven producer Urban Rocket (Fastnet Rock), the well-related Oh My Mimi (Snitzel) (in foal to Capitalist),... Read More

Kiwi agent Dean Hawthorne said new stallion investors, the Alpha Syndicate, are taking a softly-softly approach, but the group certainly made a strong statement on Monday, when going to $1.5 million for a Dundeel (High Chaparral) colt out of three-time winner Tides (Fastnet Rock), a sister to three-time Group 1 winner Shoals. The group also... Read More

Earlier, there was no lunch time lull with back-to-back million dollar colts selling to syndicates chasing elusive stallion prospects. The Newgate Farm-China Horse Club colts partnership, which also includes Trilogy and Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock, went to $1.55 million for the Zoustar brother to the stakes-winning three-year-old Schwarz before agents Paul Moroney and Catheryne... Read More

John Stewart, who said he has business interests in NSW, met with Webster in the US last month, prior to the businessman visiting Australia around the running of the Golden Slipper as a precursor to his Easter sale spending spree. He had bought into subsequent beaten favourite Storm Boy (Justify) with the Coolmore syndicate and... Read More

Collector’s item Winx filly sets record at $10 million Winx’s (Street Cry) filly is officially valued at $10 million, but to Debbie Kepitis – one of the great mare’s co-owners – the daughter of Pierro (Lonhro) is priceless. As the weeks and days went by, and the enormity of the impending sale of their “daughter... Read More