The impending sale of champion mares Melody Belle and Arcadia Queen and where they may fit in the list of Australia’s most expensive mares sold at public auction got us thinking about the others on the list and where are they now?
Below is the list of mares sold at public auction in Australia for MORE than $2million.
Horse |
SaleYear |
SaleCompan |
Buyer |
Price |
Milanova |
2008 |
Inglis |
Coolmore Australia NSW |
5000000 |
Sunlight |
2020 |
MM |
Tom Magnier |
4200000 |
Samantha Miss |
2009 |
Inglis |
Magic Millions Sales Pty Ltd a |
3850000 |
Listen Here |
2016 |
MM |
China Horse Club/Bruce Perry Bloodstock |
3400000 |
Virage de Fortune |
2007 |
Inglis |
Darley Australia NSW |
3400000 |
Princess Coup |
2009 |
MM |
E THOROUGHBRED PTY LTD |
3000000 |
Unforgotten |
2020 |
MM |
Yulong |
2750000 |
Divine Madonna |
2008 |
MM |
DARLEY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD |
2700000 |
Jameka |
2018 |
MM |
Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd |
2600000 |
Viddora |
2020 |
MM |
Yulong |
2550000 |
Celebrity Queen |
2021 |
Inglis |
Tom Magnier |
2500000 |
She Will be Loved |
2008 |
MM |
DEBORAH HO |
2400000 |
Missrock |
2019 |
MM |
John & Jake Warren |
2300000 |
Monsoon Wedding |
2014 |
MM |
Coolmore Stud |
2300000 |
Maastricht |
2019 |
Inglis |
Coolmore/ James Bester Bloodstock |
2250000 |
In Her Time |
2021 |
Inglis |
Yulong |
2200000 |
Courgette |
2018 |
MM |
E Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd |
2100000 |
Milanova (Danehill (USA)) – Was sent to Ireland to be covered by Galileo and has produced four named foals by him, three have raced, two have won headed by Group III winner Pretty Perfect, who is also now at stud with her first two foals both sired by War Front. In 2019 and 2020 Milanova has produced a colt and filly by Churchill.
Sunlight (Zoustar) – In foal to Justify (USA) in her first season at stud.
Samantha Miss (Redoute’s Choice) – Was bought by John Singleton and is still at Strawberry Hill Stud. She has had six named foals, all have raced and won headed by Group II winner Miss Fabulass, who is by Frankel.She was sent back to the UK for another service to Frankel in 2018, so has a yearling filly by the champion Juddmonte sire and a weanling filly by I Am Invincible. She missed last spring.
Listen Here (Elusive Quality (USA)- Had already produced Group I winner Shooting to Win and Group II winner Deep Field prior to her sale. Since then her record has improved with six foals in total to race and all have won including a new stakes-winner in Zaniah. She has a yearling filly by I Am Invincible that sold for $1,050,000 at Inglis Easter this year. She missed to I Am Invincible in 2019, but is now in foal to him.
Virage de Fortune (Anabaa (USA) -Still with Darley and has had seven named foals, five have raced and all have won headed by Group III placed Subedar. She has a weanling filly by Sepoy and was covered last year by Impending.
Princess Coup (Encosta de Lago) - Has had eight named foals, six have raced and five have won headed by HK trained Group III winner Thewizardofoz, by Redoute’s Choice. She has an unraced two year-old colt by Frankel called Argentia, a yearling colt by Sebring and a weanling filly by I Am Invincible. She is now in foal to Dundeel.
Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) – In foal to I Am Invincible in her first season at stud.
Divine Madonna (Hurricane Sky) – Died in 2018 after producing eight named foals for Darley. She had six foals to race and four won headed by stakes-winner Maternal (Street Cry (IRE) and Group III placed La Pieta (Redoute’s Choice).
Jameka (Myboycharlie (IRE) – Jameka has a yearling colt by Impending and a weanling colt by Dundeel and is back in foal to him again.
Viddora (I Am Invincible) –Her first foal, a colt by Lope de Vega died and she is now in foal to Snitzel.
Celebrity Queen (Redoute’s Choice) – Sold this year.
She Will Be Loved (Strategic) – Produced four named foals, two raced, both were winners with metropolitan winner Veeten (Redoute’s Choice) the best. Was sold privately into the ownership of Patinack Farm after producing her first two foals for Deborah Ho and was dropped from the Studbook in 2016.
Missrock (Fastnet Rock) - Was exported to the UK after the sale last year.
Monsoon Wedding (Danehill (USA) - Was already the dam of Group III winner Precious Lorraine and stakes-winner Lucky Raquie before the sale. Her first foal for Coolmore was Pierro filly Notting Hill, who made $1.4million at 2016 MM and won two races.
Monsoon Wedding was sent to Ireland in 2015 and has had two named foals by Galileo, including three year-old filly Love Takes Time, who is back in Australia and won her debut at Moe in April.
Maastricht (Mastercraftsman (IRE) – Was already the dam of Loving Gaby at the time of sale, but she’s since won two Group I races. Has a two year-old filly Gstaad by Sebring, yearling filly by Loving Gaby’s sire I Am Invincible that sold for $1.2million at MM this year and had a colt last spring by Justify (USA). She is now back in foal to I Am Invincible.
In Her Time (Time Thief) – Made $2million at 2020 Inglis Chairman’s Sale and returned this year in foal to I Am Invincible to make $2.2million.
Courgette (Charge Forward) – Was already the dam of Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign at time of sale and then not long after produced Silver Slipper winner Time to Reign. For her new owners, she has a two year-old colt by I Am Invincible, a yearling colt and weanling colt by Snitzel and was given a year off last spring. Her Snitzel yearling colt sold for $650,000 at Inglis Easter.