Million Dollar Yearling Sold by Aquis Farm

Tara Madgwick - Thursday January 12

Progressive Queensland based Aquis Farm made headlines at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Thursday when selling a stunning Medaglia D'Oro (USA) colt they bred themselves for $1million.

Medaglia D'Oro colt from Sangfroid

Medaglia D'Oro colt from Sangfroid

Consigned as Lot 419, the handsome brown colt fetched $1million to the bid of Hong Kong based buyers Little Kwok Hing Hung/Bahen Bloodstock and is from the former Darley mare Sangfroid, a daughter of champion sire Lonhro.

"We just thought he was the complete package - type, sire, pedigree," Justin Bahen said.

Bred by Aquis Farm, the colt is the second living foal of Sangfroid, a three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group I winner and sire Denman. Sangfroid is a daughter of Group I winner Preserve and is a sibling to Group winners Safeguard and Archives.

His success in the ring has capped a great start to the sale for Aquis Farm, who have sold nine horses to date at an average $272,222.

Owned by the Hong Kong based Fung family, Aquis Farm has made a keen impression on the Australian bloodstock industry with strong support for their first roster of stallions in Queensland last year.

Snitzel's brilliant Group II winning son Spill the Beans covered 194 mares while the other Aquis sires were also popular – Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) (124), Domesday (104) and Benfica (87).

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