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A look at the results from the main book at this year’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
A discerning market meant, at times, the clearance rate was below what Inglis would have liked but overall is satisfied with the results from the main book at this year's Premier Yearling Sale.
A $650,000 Zoustar colt who is a half-brother to Group 3 Ottawa Stakes winner Bella Rosa was the final lot of the Premier yearlings offered on Monday, with Tuesday's 240-lot Showcase session to bring down the curtain on the sale.
All up, $50,821,500 was traded across Sunday and Monday, which was well down on last year's $59,164,000 for the Premier allotment but the 2023 offering did include 40 more yearlings.
Last year's sale averaged $134,770, which was just over $2000 up on this year's $132,693, while this year's $100,000 median was the same as last year, when the clearance rate was 81 percent.
"There is no doubt that the demand for quality stock that vetted well has been particularly strong, as evidenced by the past couple of days,'' Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch said.
"But if vendors are presenting something for sale that has chinks in the armour of the eyes of the buying bench, it's a lot tougher to sell those horses.
"We are pleased to have the clearance rate for Day 1 reach 80 percent and continue to grow and we'll be working hard with vendors and buyers for more of the same with those passed in from Day 2."
The $650,000 Zoustar colt, who was bought by Oliver Koolman, was the equal second highest-priced lot of the sale with the Snitzel-Charleston Dancer filly that Peter Moody bought on Day 1.
She was sold by Blue Gum Farm, which on day 2 produced another Snitzel filly, out of the Lonhro mare Jestajingle, which makes her a sister to Bruckner, who topped the sale at $925,000.
Blue Gum, which sold 23 yearlings for $4,320,000, finished second on the leading vendor table behind Yulong, which grossed $5,029,000 from 39 sold, while The Chase was leading vendor by average with four yearlings selling at an average of $327,500.
Clinton Mcdonald and Shane McGrath, who celebrated Blue Diamond success with Hayasugi, spent $1,860,000 across seven yearlings to be leading by aggregate, while Dean Hawthorne – who bought the sale-topper for Jonathan Munz – was leading buyer by average for those who purchased at least three lots, finishing with three lots at an average of $375,000.
Toronado had more lots sell than other stallion – 19 for $3,690,000 at an average of $194,211 – while Snitzel was the leading sire by average with six lots selling for $369,167 apiece.
PREMIER SESSION TOP LOTS
$925,000 – Snitzel x Jestajingle (bought by Dean Hawthorne)
$650,000 – Snitzel x Charleston Dancer (Peter Moody)
$650,000 – Zoustar x Swiss Rose (Oliver Koolman)
$525,000 – Written Tycoon x Talented (Peter Moody)
$510,000 – Starspangledbanner x Nuclear Force (Solari Bloodstock)
$500,000 – Zoustar x Grasslands (Waterhouse/Bott, Kestrel Thoroughbreds)
$500,000 – Justify x Kitty Leroy (Waterhouse/Bott, Kestrel Thoroughbreds)
$500,000 – Frankel x Philonikia (Griffiths De Kock Racing/MDK Australia)
