Marvellous mare Zougotcha (Zoustar) and fabulous filly Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun) produced career-best performances to secure G1 wins at Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships today.
The million-dollar barrier has been smashed by Inglis Digital for the seventh consecutive time since switching to twice-monthly auctions, with a 156-strong November (Late) catalogue turning over an incredible $1.3m.
Nothing is sacred in Australian racing anymore. Not even the colonial name of the winner could disguise how much things have changed over the past two decades.
Melbourne’s Great Southern sale proved yet again what a great hunting ground it is for pinhookers when an Australian-bred Flying Spur colt that sold for $240,000 last June made $850,000 at the opening session of the New Zealand Bloodstock’s Premier Yearling Sale at Karaka on Monday.
Victorian stud Paringa Park outlaid a sale topping $245,000 to secure Chicago Wonder (Lot 727), a Bluebird (USA) half-sister to Hong Kong Group One winner Jeune King Prawn and dual Listed winner Creative Plan during the final session of The William Inglis & Son Great Southern Broodmare.
Off the back of a sensational day's selling yesterday, another large crowd was in attendance at Oaklands for the second and final session of the William Inglis & Son Great Southern Weanling Sale.
As the 2007 William Inglis & Son Great Southern Sale is the one of the last opportunity buyers have to purchase quality bloodstock for the season, the lucrative section of over 400 well-bred mares in foal to leading commercial stallions, are sure to be highly sought after.