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.