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Great Southern Sale Concludes

18th May 2008

Online Bidding and Emerging Markets feature in Great Southern Results

The William Inglis Great Southern Sale came to a close in Melbourne today, with a Secret Savings mare from the family of Easy Date topping today's session when sold for $100,000.

Victorian buyer Peter Butterss signed for the mare Raising High, a daughter of Wide Horizon, who is in turn a half-sister to Easy Date, whose Group 1 winning descendants include Snippets, Forensics and Rewaaya.

Raising High was sold in foal to Coolmore's Fastnet Rock.

Overall, another 221 horses sold today bringing the total for the Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock section of the Great Southern Sale to $3.152million.

Buyers came from all states of Australia and also included a number of international players.

“We had a diverse buying bench throughout the sale, but it was particularly pleasing to see overseas interest from places like the Philippines and Vietnam,” Inglis Director Peter Heagney said.

“Our Vietnamese guests were purchasing stock for a newly established stud in their Highlands and it is satisfying to see the efforts of Inglis' International representatives rewarded in developing these emerging markets.”

In all, 15 lots were knocked down to M'Drak, Vietnam operation.

Another pleasing aspect was the interest shown in all lots throughout the sale by on-line bidders. Across the entire Great Southern Sale, no less than 15% of the lots offered received an on-line bid.

The William Inglis sales series now heads to Scone, for the annual HTBA Scone Yearling Sale, to be held this Thursday, May 22 with a catalogue of 203 horses.