Zoustar Foals Well Received at Tattersalls December

Tara Madgwick - Sunday November 29

A selection of the first Northern Hemisphere bred foals by champion Australian sire Zoustar met with a warm response at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale this week.

Zoustar had 15 foals sell for 951,000 guineas with his best result a colt from Group I winner La Collina that made 150,000 guineas when secured by Paca Paca Farm.

Zoustar colt from La Collina that sold for 150,000 guineas.

Other good sales included 110,000 guineas for a colt from Rue Cambon bought by Yeomanstown Stud and a colt from Bewitchment that made 100,000 guineas when snapped up by David Howther.

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Zoustar is enjoying his usual good results on the track in Australia with five stakes-winners this season headed by his Group II winners Haut Brion Her, Madame Rouge and Zoutori.


 

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