Son Of Kodiac Tops Hong Kong Sale

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Twenty geldings sourced from Europe, Australia and New Zealand went through the ring at Sha Tin on Friday for the July edition of the Hong Kong International Sale. They brought an aggregate of HK$48.8-million (US$6.3-million/£4.9-million/€5.6-million), an average of HK$2.44-million (US$313,142/£249,030/€277,651) and a median of HK$2.3-million (US$295,175/£234,742/€261,721).

Topping trade was a 3-year-old son of Kodiac (GB) sourced by the Hong Kong Jockey Club from the 2017 Baden-Baden September Yearling Sale for €200,000. He is a half-brother to the GII Mac Diarmida H. winner Ramazutti (Honor Grades), and was bought by Johnson Chen for HK$4.8-million (US$616,016/£489,896/€546,199).

The next-highest price fell to a son of Frankel (GB), who was a HK$4.5-million (US$577,515/£459,277/€512,062) purchase by Vincent To Wai Keung. He was bought by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for €300,000 out of the 2017 Arqana August Yearling Sale from Monceaux and is out of the dual Group 3 winner Noelani (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), a full-sister to G1 Prix de l’Abbaye winner Namid (GB).

Sons of Darci Brahma (NZ) and Choisir (Aus) were the next dearest, fetching HK$3.5-million (US$449,179/£357,216/€398,270) and HK-3-million (US$385,010/£306,185/€341,375), respectively.

Two sons of Dark Angel made HK$2.7-million (US$346,509/£275,566/€307,237): first, a bay gelding sourced by the Hong Kong Jockey Club from the Goffs UK August Yearling Sale at Doncaster for £250,000. He is out of the unraced Snowfields (Ire) (Raven’s Pass), herself a half-sister to listed winner Army Of Angels (Ire) (King’s Best) and to the dam of G1 Cheveley Park S. and GI Nearctic S. winner Serious Attitude (Ire) (Mtoto {GB}). He was later followed by another son of Dark Angel who had been a 270,000gns yearling at Tattersalls Book 1. He is out of Handana (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}), a half-sister to the dam of Group 1 winner Seal Of Approval (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) and from the Aga Khan family of dual Derby winner Harzand (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).

Also making HK$2.7-million was an Australian-bred son of Zoffany who had been a A$125,000 yearling from the Inglis Classic sale, and a son of Eurozone (Aus) who was a A$90,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale graduate.

Andrew Harding, the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Executive Director, Racing, said, “We are very pleased with the results tonight. The sale was well-supported by owners and I think they got good value, which is important as our sales are all about providing opportunities for our owners. Overall, the results met our expectations: the average of HK$2.44 million is healthy and in the current market it was a very good result.”

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