First Season Favourites – Inglis Weanlings

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday May 8

The Inglis Australian Weanling Sale showcased the progeny of many of our new first season sires and six of them had weanlings sell for $100,000 or more so let’s take a look at their top sellers.

Coolmore based Home Affairs had the highest seller of the group with his colt from Extra Olives making $260,000 for Coolmore when bought by Fernrigg Farm. He is the fifth foal of Group III placed Redoute’s choice mare Extra Olives, a grand-daughter of champion filly Alinghi.

$260,000 Home Affairs colt from Extra Olives.

“I was hoping to get him for a bit less than that. I was out on a limb there at the very end so if someone had gone again, I’d have been gone. I am delighted to get him, but that was our last bid,” revealed Fernrigg Farm’s Padraig Kelly.

“Obviously Home Affairs is the most talked about first season sire. He was such a fantastic racehorse for Coolmore and I have a very close association with Coolmore so I am delighted to get one of the nicest colts that has been presented by him.

“This colt has such great size, strength and a nice head on him, lovely hip and shoulder and he was a beautiful mover.''

Extra Olives is back in foal again to Home Affairs, who finished as the leading first season sire by average with his three youngsters sold averaging $126,667.

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Darley’s Pinatubo (IRE) did best with a colt from Group III winning import Luminous Eyes (IRE) that made $210,000  for Fairhill Farm.

$210,000 Pinatubo (IRE) colt from Luminous Eyes (IRE)

The half-brother to Group III winner Lumosty was bought by Shane McGrath, whose past weanling purchases include this year’s Blue Diamond winner Hayasugi and $1million Showdown winner Stanley Express.

Coolmore based St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) had a pair of weanlings sell for $200,000 and achieved 100% clearance with all six of his weanlings changing hands.

$200,000 St Mark's Basilica (FR) filly from Tender.

Fresh from Group I success as breeders last weekend in the South Australian Derby, Tyreel Stud had a good result from their St Mark’s Basilica filly) from stakes-placed All American mare Tender that sold to WA based Bavcon Pty Ltd.

A grand-daughter of Group I winner Kapchat, Tender is back in foal again to St Mark’s Basilica.

South Australian based vendors Rathmore Lodge had an outstanding result with their $200,000 colt from Amalgamate knocked down to Brice MacKenzie. He is a half-brother to Group III winner Ecumenical and stakes-placed Residue with his dam doing a terrific job with foal foals to race all winners.

St Mark’s Basilica had an average of $111,000 putting him just behind Home Affairs on the first season sires by average list.

Newgate’s Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside had four weanlings sell at an average $106,250 with his top seller a filly from Oh My Mimi that made $170,000 for Alma Vale/ Kitchwin Hills when bought by Blackridge Farm.

$170,000 Stay Inside filly from Oh My Mimi.

Widden Stud’s Group I Oakleigh Plate winner Portland Sky had a good result when his colt from Jawhara sold for $120,000 to WS Bloodstock. The Mullaglass Stud bred and sold colt is a three-quarter brother to this season;s stakes-placed juvenile Full Force.

$120,000 Portland Sky colt from Jawhara.

Newgate’s Group I winning sprinter Wild Ruler has his best result with a Newgate consigned colt from Group III winner Force of Will (NZ) selling for $110,000 to Alma Vale Thoroughbreds.

$110,000 Wild Ruler colt from Force of Will (NZ)

 

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