Hong Kong buyers to the fore as Secure tops June (Late) Sale
The impact of the recent success in Hong Kong of horses sourced on Inglis Digital was in evidence today, with the top lot and the third top lot bought by Hong Kong-based owners.
A son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) and dual Group 1-winning mare Response (Charge Forward), Secure proved the most popular and was purchased by Hong Kong owner C Y Wong for $500,000. He is set to join the stable of trainer Manfred Man.
A winner at Canterbury and Warwick Farm this campaign, before running a credible second at Randwick last Saturday, Secure, who raced for an ownership group including TFI and Kia Ora, was offered having been fully vetted for Hong Kong.
“Secure has a very good pedigree and his full siblings include Golden Slipper winner Estijaab,” Wong said.
“He has got a Hong Kong Rating of 70, which can fulfill the requirements of my replacement permit.
“I expect that Secure will be more mature next season and according to his recent form, I am quite sure that he can perform well in Hong Kong.”
The third-top lot was unraced juvenile colt Chandler, a son of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) and Group 2 winner Miss Fabulass (Frankel), who was secured by another Hong Kong-based buyer in So Bloodstock for $305,000.
The second-top lot of the sale was Hell Hound (Hellbent), a half-sister to Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (Gr 2, 1100m) winner Letzbeglam (Snitzel), offered by Vinery Stud in foal to Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) and bought by Cambridge Stud for $310,000.
“Phenomenal,” said Vinery Stud’s Harry Roach. “The interest in her all week was significant and just judging from the amount of phone calls and people coming to the farm to see her, we felt she had a lot of momentum and it all correlated to her selling very well.
“We offered her on behalf of Brookdale Racing’s David Lucas, a very good client of the farm who raced Exceedance with us so that was a nice touch.”
The June (Late) Sale grossed $5,155,100. In total 12 lots realised $100,000 or more, with Extra Olives (Redoute’s Choice) ($240,000), Searchin’ Roc’s (Awesome Rock) ($140,000) Sam The Rocket (Toronado) ($120,000), Ikasara (I Am Invincible) ($120,000), Ringhals (Street Cry) ($120,000), Before Sunset (Maurice) ($115,000), Offenback (Snitzel) ($110,000), Sea Dweller (High Chaparral) ($105,000), and Banknote Hustler (Capitalist) ($100,000) joining the aforementioned.