A $1.2million price for Golden Slipper winner Polar Success highlighted a successful opening to the 2009 Inglis Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock Sale, where close to $6million was traded.

Polar Success is scheduled to be sold at next month's Inglis Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale and the family looks to have another impressive type in the shape of today's impressive Sandown winner Eau De Joie.

The Johnson Family unreserved dispersal at the Inglis Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock Sale to be held in Sydney over the three days of June 25, 26 and 28 offers a rare opportunity to purchase from a highly commercial broodmare band which has been built up by the late Mr Stan Johnson and his son Bruce over the last 15 years.

Gary Portelli has enjoyed great success with yearlings purchased at the Classic Yearling Sale and he has another smart juvenile in the shape of OVER THE WICKET ($85,000 2007 Classic Sale, 2 g Over – Gold Circuit), winner of Saturday's Creative Living Expo Handicap at Rosehill Gardens.