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Increases across the board at Great Southern Weanling Sale

21st May 2013

Increases across the board were recorded on the opening day of the 2013 Inglis Great Southern Sale in Melbourne.

The gross, average, median and clearance rate are all up on the corresponding figures from last year, driven by increased participation from both local and overseas buyers.

“Pinhookers from New Zealand have been particularly strong at the top of the market, while it has also been great to see plenty of Australian trainers getting involved in purchasing weanlings,” said Inglis Melbourne Director Peter Heagney.

“Last year’s sale topper nearly doubled his price when selling at the Easter Yearling Sale and today’s Exceed And Excel colt certainly has all the credentials to standout in any select yearling sale,” Heagney commented.

Bred and sold by Makybe, the day’s sale topper (Lot 62) is from well related Dayjur mare With Fervour. The colt was purchased by leading New Zealand pinhookers Lyndhurst Farm for $110,000.

Lot 187 (pictured), a colt by High Chaparral from Infrared, also had plenty of admirers and it took $105,000 to secure the youngster from the draft of Rushton Park.

First season sire Star Witness only had the one offering in the Great Southern Weanling Sale and it was certainly popular. The colt offered by Shadwell Farm as Lot 124 was purchased by Ascot Farm from New Zealand for $80,000.

In all 140 weanlings were traded at Oaklands for gross receipts of $1,558,050.

A further 101 weanlings (Lots 201–289 & supplementary 585-596) are catalogued for sale from 10:30am tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May. They will be followed immediately by 141 Broodmares (Lots 290 – 430).

The remaining broodmares will be offered from 10:30am on the third and final day of this year’s Great Southern Sale. Thursday’s session also includes stallions, yearlings, race fillies, colts, geldings and 62 supplementary entries.

Weanlings that passed in on the opening day of this week’s Melbourne sale are available for sale via the Inglis Make-An-Offer service.

All the action from this week’s Great Southern Sale will be broadcast on Inglis Sale Day live, with Online Bidding and Make-An-Offer available for those buyers unable to attend the Oaklands complex.

Great Southern Weanling statistics (Day One)

| 2013 | 2012 | Change : ----- | ------ | ----- | ----- : Lots Catalogued | 200 | 206 | -3% Offered | 179 | 191 | -6% Sold | 140 (78%) | 145 (76%) | Gross | $1,558,050 | $1,334,400 | +17% Average Price | $11,129 | $9,203 | +21% Median Price | $5,500 | $3,500 | +43% Top Price | $110,000 | $117,750