We’re Selling Opportunity!

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday May 1
Investing successfully in broodmares is often about making an educated gamble on a young mare with a good pedigree in foal to an appealing stallion.

Edinburgh Park sold the dam of Trapeze Artist in 2014 when she was carrying the $5.5 million earnerIan Smith's Edinburgh Park is bringing a draft of 16 such mares to the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale and with a solid reputation for trading quality mares, the draft is a must inspect featuring mares in foal to popular favourites including So You Think and Nicconi as well as stallions on an upswing such as Rubick, Caravaggio (USA), Churchill (IRE), Deep Field, Invader, Hellbent, Pride of Dubai and No Nay Never (USA).

"Most people know that we trade mares and are happy to see others do well from them, so there are plenty of bright prospects in our draft. It's about selling opportunity!" said Ian Smith.

"Trading mares is a big part of our business and it's good to look back and see that you've made a real difference to people. We sold the dams of multiple Group I winner Trapeze Artist and also Better Than Ready, now one of the hottest young sires in the country."

Edinburgh Park will offer four mares in foal to promising young sire Rubick, whose fee has been increased to $38,500 Trapeze Artist's dam Treppes was sold in the Edinburgh Park draft in 2014 to Bert Vieira for $190,000 when she was carrying Trapeze Artist, who went on to win $5.5 million on the track!

"Another good one was Allegra. We sold her in 2010 and she later produced a million dollar yearling for her new owners," Smith added.

Click here to see the draft with highlights below:

Lot 335 – Montrer Dame (by High Chaparral (IRE) – in foal to RUBICK, first season at stud.

Four time winner by a champion sire and next two dams are also by champion sires in Redoute's Choice and Last Tycoon (IRE). 


Her dam is a half-sister to Group winners Zodiac Ruler and Almighty Girl and comes from the famed family of blue hen Procrastinate.

Lot 397 Seagrove (Exceed and Excel) – in foal to HELLBENT, third season at stud, first two foals by Pierro and Extreme Choice.

Placed daughter of a champion sire and next two dams by champion sires Zabeel and Last Tycoon (IRE). Sibling to Group II placed San Diego and stakes-placed Soledad from the family of Group I winner Hill of Grace.

Lot 568 Fiftyshadesofgrey (Written Tycoon) - in foal to RUBICK, second season at stud with first foal by Choisir.

Tough and talented racemare with five wins and over $280,000 in prizemoney and only just off Black Type finishing fourth in the Listed ATC Starlight Stakes. By a champion sire of two year-olds and next two dams by outstanding sires Commands and Grosvenor.




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