Arrowfield Stud Secure Their Number One Pick for $1.6million

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday May 23

A brilliant Group II winning sprinter that contested The Everest last year, Shades of Rose was one top mare that is not going to Yulong with Arrowfield Stud paying $1.6million at Magic Millions on Tuesday to secure her from the Yarraman Park draft.

Shades of Rose heads to Arrowfield Stud for $1.6 million - image MM

The Bjorn Baker trained daughter of Rubick has won over $900,000 and is a half-sister to Group winner Scallopini from Rose of Mulan, whose weanling filly by Hellbent sold for $400,000 at the Gold Coast last week

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“She was our number one pick in the sale. I thought she was the mare to buy, you can never be confident in this market you can buy anything irrespective of how you value them and how much money you’re prepared to go to for them because it’s that type of market,” said Arrowfield Stud’s Jon Freyer.

“But we were really thrilled to be able to get her. We had to stump up for her, but in the fullness of time these high-class mares, they’ll pay you back.

“She’s a half to a really good horse by Snitzel (Scallopini), so we’ll either mate her to Snitzel or The Autumn Sun.

“She was just a filly that we admired for so long. It’s a family we like and we just think she’ll match really well with our stallions.”

Shades of Rose was bred and retained to race by Steve Gillard - image Steve Hart

 

 

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