The
progeny of Hunter Valley Stallions again led the best-seller list at the Gold
Coast Magic Millions 2017 Yearling Sales.
Five yearlings sold for $1 million or more and were all sired by Hunter Valley
stallions - including the sales topper colts by Vinery's stallion More Than
Ready ($1.3 million) and Arrowfield's Redoute's Choice ($1.3 million); a filly
by Coolmore's Fastnet Rock ($1.2 million) and colts by Snitzel ($1.1 million,
standing at Arrowfield) and Medaglia d'Oro ($1.1 million, standing at Darley
Kelvinside).
"HunterBred progeny are the star attraction at the Gold Coast Magic Millions
2017 Yearling sales representing 94% of the top 100 lots sold in the first 3
days. This sale highlights how important the Hunter Valley industry is
nationally and the role it plays in attracting domestic and international
investors and tourism to the Gold Coast during this premier yearling sale" Mr
Paddy Power, Treasurer of the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association said.
HunterBred yearlings by champion sires Sebring and Zoustar (standing at Widden
Stud) I Am Invincible (standing at Yarrrman Park), All Too Hard (standing at
Vinery), Exceed and Excel (standing at Darley Kelvinside), Fastnet Rock
(standing at Coolmore) and Redoute's Choice (standing at Arrowfield) all sold
for over $500,000.
The top 100 yearlings were sold for over $300,000 – compared to the average
price of $208,000 for 574 lots traded by day 3 for almost $120 million and a
clearance rate of 87 per cent.
International and domestic investors vied for the best yearlings including Gai
Waterhouse, James Harron Bloodstock, John Warren (HM The Queen's Bloodstock
Manager), David Redvers (Bloodstock and Racing Manager for HH Sheik Fahad Al
Thani), Aquis and buyers from China, Hong Kong, USA, the UAE, New Zealand, the
UK, and Japan.
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