I Am Invincible Gelding Tops Hong Kong International Sale At HK$5m

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A gelding by I Am Invincible (Aus) brought top dollar at the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Hong Kong International Sale when selling for HK$5 million (€593,909) to Philip Liu.

Sold as lot 12, he is a half-brother to Group 1 winner Summer Passage (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}). I Am Invincible's star progeny to race in Hong Kong include Group 2 winner Wishful Thinker (Aus) and 2024 HKIS graduate Markwin (Aus), who has earned HK$3.76 million, including a HK$1-million ISG Bonus.

Second on the buyers' sheet was lot 5, a gelding by So You Think (NZ) who sold to So Wing Keung for HK$4.6 million (€546,396). His dam Andresa (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) is a full-sister to four-time Group 1 winner Mosheen (Aus).

A pair of lots each made HK$4 million (€475,127)–lot 15 a son of Siyouni (Fr), and lot 17, a chestnut gelding by Lope De Vega (Ire). The former sold to HKJC Racing Club Limited, while the latter caught the eye of Alan Chan.

Other lots with a European slant to their pedigrees include a son of No Nay Never (lot 9) who made HK$3.2 million (€380,102) on the winning bid of Cheung Kwai Po; and lot 2, a son of Mehmas (Ire) that hammered for HK$1.2 million (€142,538) to Lee Lit Lung.

The sale average was HK$3.006 million (€357,137) (-9%), while the gross was HK$45.1 million (€5,357,058) (-2.6%). The median dropped to HK$2.6 million (€308,833) (-18.8%).

Danny Rolston, executive manager, International Sale/Owners Advisory Services, HKJC, said, “We've put some really nice horses up, we were really selective on the final group that we offered to the market.

“As you would know from the withdrawal list, we took out the horses that weren't suitable for sale right at this point–some of those will be made available for sale at a later stage–but what we did offer here tonight are horses that we have a lot of confidence in. Some of the horses at the lower end of the market this year, we're absolutely positive that there's some great value in hand.

“I think the market has dictated that horses aren't worth the same as what they perhaps were two years ago and we're confident that we've released some really nice horses into the market for our permit holders and in another 12 months we'll be telling more stories like Markwin and New Future Folks and permit holders have come to the international sale and they've actually got value and they've been able to buy horses that are right here and ready to train and have a pretty good chance of going and winning a race in their first 12 months and being a chance in their 4-year-old season.”

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