Sales News

Coolmore buys Grenville’s half-brother to Think About It 

Two of Australia’s biggest industry players duked it out in a lunch time auction ring battle for the final chance to buy a relation to arguably the country’s best sprinter, reigning Everest (1200m) champion Think About It (So You Think). It was Coolmore’s Tom Magnier who dug deepest, going to $900,000 for the Tasmanian-bred Wootton... Read More

Too Darn Hot colt headlines stellar day for Fairway Thoroughbreds

Camilleri celebrates brilliant afternoon at Magic Millions as Maher snaps up ‘quality’ youngster by Darley shuttler for $1.9 million High end bloodstock is, in many ways, much like art – they’re collectors’ items and tend to hold their value. And if what’s transpired at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale over the past two... Read More

Wave-winning Goldman takes shine to Gold Coast life

Trainer Kurt Goldman, fresh from landing an upset win in the $250,000 The Wave (1800m) with Arts Object (Zoustar) on his new home track of the Gold Coast, isn’t about to change his approach. And that applies to his approach to the training of his horses as well as the selection of them at the... Read More

Victorian sires to the fore for Inglis Premier 2024

The resurgence of the Victorian stallion ranks will be on show at next year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, where a host of the progeny of the state’s most sought after sires will go under the hammer. At a time when Victoria’s lucrative Vobis scheme has also undergone a rejuvenation, pumping millions of dollars back... Read More

Chairman’s lands Extreme breeding proposition

Champagne and Oaks-winning daughter of Extreme Choice to be sold at Inglis sale Multiple Group 1 winner She’s Extreme, a mare with a rare race record by an equally scarce but ultimately potent sire Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), will be offered for sale at next year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale.  Inglis gained an early... Read More

Alpine Star and Alpha Centauri sell for record sums as Coolmore splash jaw-dropping €19m on Niarchos mares

What unfolded at Goffs on Friday evening will be talked about for years to come. Group 1-winning siblings Alpha Centauri (Mastercraftsman) and Alpine Star (Sea The Moon) sold for €6 million (Approx. AU$9.98 million) apiece, equalling the record price for a thoroughbred at an Irish public auction not once but twice.  The event was, quite... Read More