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Autumn Graduate Too Speedy In Adelaide

27th Feb 2010

Adelaide flyer Periduki became the latest stakes winner from the Melbourne Autumn Yearling Sale when proving far too slick for his rivals in the Listed Matrice Stakes today.

PERIDUKI ($4000 2006 Autumn, 5g Perugino-Miduki) started his career in the Northern Territory, winning races at both Alice Springs and Darwin. He had already won 12 times prior to today, but this was his first at stakes level.

The Mick Whittle trained gelding was simply too fast for his rivals and was never in danger at any stage. He has made a lie of his purchase price, with earnings approaching $300,000.

He completed a stakes double at Morphettville for Inglis graduates, following $450,000 Easter colt Shrapnel earlier in the day.

The 2010 Melbourne Autumn Yearling Sale will be held at Oaklands on April 22 and 23.

Current graduates include unbeaten three-year-old Our Baby Bonus ($42,500) and stakes winning juvenile She’s Got Gears ($45,000).

MONTON ($80,000 2008 Easter II, 3g Catbird-Dynamic Flyer) added to the Inglis stakes haul today when causing an upset in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes.

The Tim Martin trained gelding (pictured), who was prepared for sale by Brooklyn Lodge, was coming off a last start Rosehill win, but was overlooked in the betting to start a $31 chance.

He is the latest stakes winner for Easter Session II, which is enjoying outstanding success from the only two years it has been held. Vendors have once again strongly supported this section of the sale, with 114 lots catalogued in 2010.

The 2010 Australian Easter Yearling Sale will be held at Newmarket from April 6-8.