Trade at Inglis Remains Steady

[Wandering Eyes]

The fourth day of the Inglis Great Southern Sale at Oaklands Junction concluded with a solid day of trade mostly on par with 2017. From 294 broodmares offered over the past two session, 220–four more than 2017–were knocked down for A$4,437,400 at a 75% clearance rate, the same percentage as last year’s. The gross was A$4,343,900 last term. The median also remained identical to 2017 at A$6,000, with the average rising only 0.3% to A$20,170.

Wednesday’s session consisted entirely of broodmares and one stallion, with eight lots making six figures. Lot 660, the winner Darook Park (Aus) (Darci Brahma {NZ}), took top honours, attracting a bid of A$135,000 from Boom Racing Thoroughbreds of Queensland. Consigned by Woodside Park Stud, which has featured prominently throughout the sale, the 5-year-old was carrying a foal by that operation’s Group 1 sire Written Tycoon (Aus). Darook Park’s winning dam has already produced Silk Pins (NZ) (Pins {Aus}), who was runner-up in the G1 Diamond S, as well as the dam of MGSW and G1 Queen of the Turf S. bridesmaid Gypsy Diamond (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}).

“Being in foal to Written Tycoon [was a big attraction] and she’s a nice page and has black-type throughout her family,” said Andrew Dunemann of Boom Racing Thoroughbreds, who indicated the mare would most likely visit Spirit Of Boom (Aus) next. “The quality of mares he [Spirit Of Boom] has got this year is unbelievable compared to what he has served in the first four years.”

Rothwell Park snapped up the next two most expensive lots, extending to A$110,000 for Little Bita Love (Aus) (Snippetson {Aus}) (lot 746) from Rosemont Stud and Splat (Aus) (More Than Ready) (lot 860) for A$105,000, also from Woodside Park Stud. The former was covered by Vancouver (Aus), while the latter is in foal to champion first-season sire elect Zoustar (Aus).

“It’s been great to offer such a large catalogue,” said Inglis Victoria Bloodstock Manager Simon Vivian. “There was strong competition for the mares at the top end of the sale and we saw some fantastic results.”

The final day of the Inglis Great Southern Sale, which features over 150 raceshorse, 20+ yearlings and some unbroken lots, begins on Thursday at 10 a.m. local time.

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