The 2015 Inglis Australian Weanling and Broodmare Sale got off to a confident start with 194 weanlings traded among a broad local and international buying bench at Newmarket on Sunday.
In demand offerings were from
first season sire Pierro whilst the top lot of the session was provided by Darley's boom sire
Medaglia D'Oro (USA).
Bidding was strong throughout the day, particularly in the
Platinum Session where 103 x-rayed weanlings were sold at an impressive average of $48,017, median of $31,000 and a clearance rate of 84%.
"These results are a clear indicator to vendors that x-raying their premium weanlings and offering them in Sydney is a great way of giving buyers confidence to invest,” said Inglis' Managing Director Mark Webster.
"There is plenty of strength in the market and we are pleased to see vendors that brought their better weanlings here get rewarded in the sale ring, which sets a great base on which to build this sale,” added Webster.
Topping the sale today from the Platinum Session was Lot 110, a striking colt
by Medaglia d'Oro out of the unraced Anabaa mare, Kiss The Sun.
The colt from the draft of Middlebrook Valley Lodge was secured for
$230,000 by American bloodstock agent Roderick Wachman.
Two fillies by freshman sires shared the second highest price of
$200,000.
The first weanling by
Pierro to be offered in Australia was sold through the draft of Newgate Farm and the filly (Lot 46) from US stakes-winner Amazing Tale (USA) was secured by Chinese-based
Yu Long Investments for re-offering at the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Lot 105, a half-sister to multiple Group 2 winner Toydini from the first crop of Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom, was snapped up by New Zealand's Lyndhurst Farm for $200,000 when offered from the draft of Goodwood Farm.
Leading the sires' table by both average and aggregate (3 or more sold) is Coolmore's star freshman Pierro.
All three of his weanlings offered were sold for a total of $430,000, averaging $143,333.
A Golden Slipper winning son of champion sire Lonhro, Pierro has been super popular with breeders covering 419 mares in his first two seasons and stands for $77,000 at Coolmore this spring.
Snitzel continued his outstanding run this year selling three at an average of $118,333, while Sebring had three of his weanlings sell for an average of $91,667.
The progeny of I Am Invincible averaged $42,900 (5 for $214,500).
Newgate Farm leads the vendors' table by average (3 or more sold) selling 5 at an average of $68,500.