Big Brown Colt Tops MM 2YO Sale

A Big Brown half-brother to the good Macau runner Good Master (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}) and a half to Australian SP Merryanna (Aus) (Stratum {Aus}) attracted a final bid of A$230,000 to top Tuesday’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. 

Consigned as lot 207, the bay colt, an A$75,000 acquisition by Washpool Thoroughbreds from Gerry Harvey’s Barramul Stud, breezed his furlong under-tack in a smart :10.61 (video) and was hammered down to the auction house acting as agent for a leading Singapore-based trainer. Trainer Gary Moore was the immediate underbidder. Washpool Lodge has been a leading consignor at this event, having sold the likes of Macau champion Viva Pronto (Aus) (Catcher in the Rye {Ire}) and G1 Melbourne Cup and Australian Cup hero Shocking (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}). 

Local conditioner Bevan Laming accounted for the session’s early star when he went to A$220,000 for hip 16, a Glenlogan Park-consigned son of Authorized (Ire). The Aug. 5 foal, who was the sale’s fastest breezer (video), is the first produce of La Redoute (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}) from the family of Group 1 winners Flying Snowdrop and Sparkling Gem (SAf). Another Kenmore Lodge consignee, hip 119, made some noise of his own mid-session, selling to Newlands Farm for A$205,000. That price represented a significant profit, as the colt was bought back on a bid of A$37,500 (reserved for A$40,000) at the Inglis Easter Yearling sale in April. The Aug. 7 foal is the first out of Take Charge (Aus) (Dehere), a three-time winner at the races who is a half-sister to SW Mutate (Aus) (Octagonal {NZ}).

A total of 162 juveniles were reported as sold for turnover of A$5,980,500 and a clearance rate of nearly 80%. The average price was A$36,917.

“There are a lot of great stories that have come out of the 2YOs in Training Sale, not least the participation of the Macau Jockey Club, bidding live over the internet throughout the sale and we thank them for their support,” commented Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox. “Credit must be given to David Chester who has been working on this project for the last month, as well as attracting active buyers from Korea, Malaysia, China and the Phillipines. The participation at the upper levels by domestic buyers suggests the 2-year-old market is now firmly in investor’s minds. To have a clearance rate of almost 80% 2-year-old sale is phenomenal. It was a good market for vendors and buyers alike.”