Sale Overview

The BC3 Future Stars Sale was held at Oaklands on Sunday August 22nd, where 13 horses changed hands for a total of $1,154,000.

A Lonhro half-brother to recent Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes winner Blackball sold to a client of Victorian trainer John McArdle for $220,000. The colt is from the Grand Lodge mare Excommunicate from the family of former Woodlands Stud topliners Hosannah and Holy Roller.

BC3 have proven themselves successful buyers of Lonhro progeny, with the Group 3 winner Deer Valley the shining light.

Other buyers included Ireland based De Burgh Equine, which secured a Churchill Downs colt for $120,000 on behalf of a Dubai based syndicate.

"We've been inundated with inquiry post sale and hope to have a few more sales finalised, particularly in the higher bracket in the next day or so" said BC3 CEO Bill Vlahos

"As history has shown, there will no doubt be some great racehorses emerge from the BC3 program."

Horses passed in during the sale are still available for sale via the Inglis Make an Offer service

It is worth noting that the likes of Deer Valley and Group 1 placed American Crew were horses to find racetrack success for BC3 after failing to find new homes at sale.

Horses still available include progeny of outstanding stallions like Encosta De Lago, More Than Ready, Stravinsky, Dehere, Pins, Starcraft and Choisir.