Monday, May 5, 2003

HIGH SELLING RATE HIGHLIGHTS WEANLING SALE

A new record gross for the Weanling Sale was achieved when the sale concluded with a total of 181 youngsters selling for a total of $2,025,450 at an average price of $11,190.

The most pleasing aspect of the sale was the amazingly highly selling rate of 86.19 per cent. The top price of $110,000 was received for a beautifully bred daughter of the former brilliant galloper Redoute’s Choice.

“Vendors and buyers should both be congratulated on a really strong sale today,” Magic Millions’ Managing Director David Chester commented. “The clearance rate was brilliant, about 13% higher than a similar sale in Sydney last week.”

“The quality weanlings today sold extremely well,” Chester said. “Buyers had the ability to take their pick from a wide range of youngsters on offer.”

Buyers today included Aquanita Racing, Vin Cox, Heinrich Bloodstock, Kieran Moore, Paul Willetts, John Chalmersand leading breeding farms Kambula Stud, Mane Lodge, Lakewood Stud, Gainsborough Lodge, Torryburn Stud and Vincent Park Stud.

Meanwhile, Chester is looking forward to tomorrow’s first session of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The sale was strongly supported by the country’s leading vendors and a quality catalogue has been assembled.

“We have some magnificent mares going under the hammer here tomorrow,” Chester reported. “And breeders will get the opportunity to buy the broodmare of their dreams over the sale.”

REDOUTE’S WELL BRED FILLY THE TOP LOT

Danehill’s former brilliant galloping son Redoute’s Choice added another accolade to his career resume when he provided the sale topper at today’s Magic Millions National Weanling Sale on the Gold Coast.

Offered by Pine Lodge Thoroughbreds (as agent), the weanling catalogued as lot 429 was a bay filly by the four time Group One winner and earner of over $1.5 million.

A half sister to the Sydney stakes winner Poppett, the filly is from the family of proven Group One stars All Our Mob, All Time High, Group winner All Archie and stakes performers All Sold, All Stormy and All Mighty Prince.

Bidding for the filly kicked off at $50,000 and rose in $10,000 increments to $80,000 before another six bids of $5,000. The final bid was provided by Toowoomba based Geoff Warfield.

One other weanling by Redoute’s Choice was sold today. A brown filly by the former track star was knocked down to local buyer Elio Morabito for $25,000.

His only other youngster offered during today’s session, a filly from Montreuil, was passed for $65,000. She had an $80,000 reserve.

Fans of Redoute’s Choice will be delighted to understand he has served a handful of mares which will be offered at the Gold Coast complex tomorrow.

TODAY’S TOP TEN WEANLING SALES

$115,000 Redoute’s Choice-Pine Baby filly to GI & KE Warfield (QLD)
$75,000 Danehill-La Viene colt to Dale Sutton (QLD)
$57,500 Fasliyev-Sayonara colt to Magic Millions as agent (QLD)
$55,000 Woodman-Reigntaine filly to Kieran Moore Bloodstock (NSW)
$53,000 High Yield-Stapleton Lass filly to Vin Cox Bloodstock (NSW)
$50,000 High Yield-Queen Kariette filly to Magic Millions as agent (QLD)
$50,000 Fasliyev-Rory’s Song colt to Magic Millions as agent (QLD)
$50,000 King’s Best-Royal Scam filly to Lakewood Stud (SA)
$50,000 High Yield-Teneriffe colt to Washpool Thoroughbreds (QLD)
$50,000 Snippets-Varique filly to Greendale Pastoral Co (QLD)


TODAY’S STATISTICS AT A GLANCE

(2002 in brackets)

Total Lots Sold: 181 (115)
Total Sale Aggregate: $2,025,450 ($1,755,900)
Average Price: $11,190 ($15,269)
Top Price: $115,000 ($137,500)
Lots Withdrawn: 28 (21)
Lots Passed: 29 (18)
Lots Catalogued: 238 (154)
Sold %: 86.19 (86.5)

SUNDAY’S NATIONAL YEARLING SALE PROVES A WINNER ALL ROUND

Sunday’s Magic Millions National Winter Yearling Sale has been declared a great success by Managing Director David Chester following a solid session on the Gold Coast.

New records for the sale’s top price and overall gross were both smashed with buyers involved in heated bidding for a wide range of yearlings.

A total of 188 yearlings were sold on Sunday for a record gross of $2,650,450 (up from $1.8 million last year) at an average price of $14,045. The sale also boasted 70.15 per cent sale rate and a new record price of $300,000 ($90,000 last year).

The top price on Sunday for the sale was the $300,000 outlayed by Sydney based trainer Paul Sutherland for a colt by the champion Danehill. The now non-shuttling Danehill also had the second highest priced yearling, a $200,000 colt knocked down to Gerald Ryan.

“We are very pleased with Sunday’s sale result,” Chester said following the last lot’s sale at 7pm. “It was interesting to see strong interest from a number of leading trainers and agents from around the country here this year following the strong early form of last year’s graduates.”

Graeme Rogerson, Bede Murray, Clarry Conners, Troy Corstens, Anton Koolman, Gerald Ryan, Paul Sutherland, Lee Hope, Barbara Joseph, Ross McDonald, Aquanita Racing, Paul Willets, Paul O’Sullivan and Peter Strong were all active buyers on Sunday.

Chester said vendors who supported the sale with quality youngsters were rewarded with strong sales.

“The better horses in the catalogue were well sought out by good judges and they all sold very well,” Chester said. “But this sale really does have something for everyone.”

The most active individual buyers on Sunday were Doncaster Bloodstock Services (2 for $107,000), Darryl Collan (4 for $35,000), Bill Grace (6 for $29,500), John Harvey (5 for $19,000), Heinrich Bloodstock (3 for $72,000), Lee Hope (4 for $48,000), Washpool Thoroughbreds (4 for $76,000), Phillip Ernest Lloyd (5 for $12,450), Graeme Rogerson Bloodstock (8 for $230,000), Gerald Ryan (2 for $220,000), Peter Strong (4 for $41,000), Paul Sutherland (2 for $330,000) and Dale Sutton (8 for $54,250).

The National Sale continues on Monday for a full day of quality weanlings. Selling will commence at 11am.

DANEHILL COLTS STAR IN NATIONAL YEARLING SALE

Two colts by the champion sire Danehill have taken top honours at Sunday’s Magic Millions National Winter Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast.

Originally passed in for $250,000 when offered in the ring, Oaklands Stud’s grey colt by the champion sire was soon after sold to leading Sydney based trainer Paul Sutherland for $300,000.

It is understood the colt will be syndicated among Sutherland’s clients and Oaklands Stud will also retain an interest in the sale topping youngster.

Catalogued as lot number 80, the grey colt is a half brother to the international stakes performer High Polish. His dam the unraced High Top mare Gibraltar Heights is a sister to stakes winning sire Royal Pinnacle and half sister to the top producer Brocade (dam of Barathea, Gossamer, Free At Last etc).

A little later the second yearling in the catalogue by the champion Danehill, a colt from the internationally bred Sadler’s Wells mare Jeanetta Cochrane was knocked down for $200,000.

The colt, a member of the Coolmore Stud draft, is from the family of champion international galloper Kalanisi, the American Champion turf colt of 2000 and was knocked down to leading local trainer Gerald Ryan.

Ryan, fresh off a win in yesterday’s Group Two Frank Packer Plate with the recent Australian Derby winner Clangalang, was pleased with his purchase.

“He’s a really nice colt,” Ryan said. “Probably the pick of the sale.”

“He was a nice mover, a real athlete and he looks a good value buy for a colt by Danehill with his pedigree and athleticism,” Ryan added.

ROGERSON HUNTS ANOTHER POLAR SUCCESS

Leading Sydney trainer Graeme Rogerson was one of the more active buyers at Sunday’s Magic Millions National Winter Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast as he attempts to buy another bargain Golden Slipper winner.

Last year Rogerson outlayed just $32,000 to buy a Success Express filly at this sale. Later named Polar Success she now has her name in the history books as the winner of the recent Group One Golden Slipper.

On Sunday Rogerson snapped up eight yearlings at the sale for a total outlay of $230,000.

Not surprisingly Rogerson purchased one of the youngsters by Polar Success’ sire Success Express. Lot 186 as catalogued, the yearling, a colt, was knocked down to Rogerson for $20,000.

Offered by Palmaday, the bay colt is the second foal of a lightly raced King Marauding sister to the Melbourne Group winner Cornwall Queen.

The colt’s family is that of the former brilliant Group One winning galloper and proven top class sire Runaway Groom.

Rogerson also bought a Marauding colt (ex County Royale) for $55,000, a Nothin’ Leica Dane filly (ex Gypsy Frolic) for $20,000, a Vettori colt (ex Little Choice) for $21,000, a Bite the Bullet filly (ex Overtured) for $25,000, a Bite the Bullet colt (ex Quevebel) for $16,000, a Nuclear Freeze (ex Ranein) filly for $50,000 and a Bite the Bullet colt (ex Raspberry Road) for $23,000.

SUNDAY’S TOP TEN YEARLING SALES

$300,000 Danehill-Gibraltar Heights colt to Paul Sutherland (NSW)
$200,000 Danehill-Jeanetta Cochrane colt to Gerald Ryan (QLD)
$100,000 Zabeel-Let’s Rock Again colt to Doncaster Bloodstock Services (NSW)
$60,000 Octagonal-Here Comes de Hit filly to Prime Thoroughbreds (VIC)
$55,000 Marauding-County Royale colt to Graeme Rogerson Bloodstock (NSW)
$50,000 Nuclear Freeze-Ranein filly to Graeme Rogerson Bloodstock (NSW)
$50,000 Carnegie-Classy Liz filly to Magic Millions as agent (QLD)
$40,000 Lion Hunter-Belle Angelo colt to World Wide Bloodstock (STH AFRICA)
$38,000 Bletchley Park-Medicon filly to John Chalmers Bloodstock (WA)
$37,000 Woodman-Sky Haven filly to Desley Forrester (QLD)


SUNDAY’S STATISTICS AT A GLANCE

Total Lots Sold: 188
Total Sale Aggregate: $2,640,450
Average Price: $14,045
Top Price: $300,000
Lots Withdrawn: 26
Lots Passed: 80
Lots Catalogued: 294
Sold %: 70.15

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