The Patinack Farm Complete Dispersal continued at the Magic Million Sale Complex on the Gold Coast Monday with a run of 130 yearlings placed before the buying bench on an unreserved basis with the result another satisfactory day of selling with gross sales for the sale to-date standing at A$26,940,500.
Sunday's broodmare session set the tone of the dispersal sale with competition for the leading offerings with race records and pedigrees to match, with secondary lots discounted for their breeding records to the various Patinack stallions. This was carried forward to the young yearlings.
The session was topped by lot 525, a bay or brown filly by Husson (Arg) (Hussonet) out of Group 1 winner Devil Moon (Aus) (King Cugat), who sold for A$260,000 to Craig Rounsefell of Boomer Bloodstock. Devil Moon sold to Baramul Stud for A$430,000 during the Sunday session.
“I looked at all of the yearlings and this is the filly I thought was the real stand out,” Rounsefell said. “She is by a stallion who has done a great job with his opportunities and her dam was a very, very good mare. She's a great physical type and she has great residual value. I was keen to buy her.”
Added Rounsefell, “She's going to grow into a lovely filly with good size and she will be retained to race.”
Earlier in the day lot 498, a chestnut filly by Husson (Arg) (Hussonet) out of the Redoute's Choice (Aus) mare Allez Wonder (Aus) sold for A$200,000 to Vinery Stud. The Group 1 winning mare was purchased by Gerry Harvey's Baramul Stud for A$750,000 Sunday.
Five lots later lot 503–a Husson (Arg) colt out of the Redoute's Choice (Aus) mare Bakarje Diva (Aus)–was purchased by Prime Thoroughbreds, Victoria, for A$100,000. Bakarje Diva, the full-sister to Musket (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and La Amistad (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and the half-sister to three times G1 Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva (Aus) (Desert King {Aus}), went to Baramul Stud for A$350,000 during the first session.
Lot 505, the bay colt by Husson (Arg) out of the Bel Esprit (Aus) (Royal Academy) Group 1 winning mare Bel Mer (Aus), was signed for by Segenhoe Stud, NSW, for A$180,000. The four-time winner had been secured by Goldin Farms Sunday for A$850,000.
In general most lots went through the ring at a level that was, give or take, around the general cost of raising the stock, without service fees, to this stage with the medium price for the session A$16,000.
Buyers Aplenty for Yearling Session…
The buying bench was still very strong and while broodmare buyers had departed to greet their purchases at home the significant bench Sunday were quite willing to raise their sights to middle levels and above for certain lots.
Lot 559, a bay colt by Husson (Arg) out of the Redoute's Choice (Aus) mare Lady Gracious (Aus) who was sold Sunday for A$240,000, sold for A$85,000 with Magic Millions signing as agent after a bidding duel. Lady Gracious, who won twice at metropolitan level in Sydney, is the dam of two foals to race, the stakes winner Affable (Aus) (Husson {Arg}), who was signed for by James Harron Bloodstock for A$170,000 Sunday and stakes-placed Gracious Prospect (Aus) (Tale Of The Cat). She is also a half-sister to Group 1 winner Turffontein (Aus) (Johannesburg).
One lot later, lot 560, a bay colt by Monaco Consul (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) out of the unraced Darci Brahma (NZ) mare Ladyofdistinction (NZ) initiated a sustained bidding war between five interested parties in various part of the sale ring. Eventually bloodstock agent Paul Willetts prevailed, paying A$44,000.The colt is from the family of the 2005/6 New Zealand champion sprinter/miler Gee I Jane (NZ) (Jahafil {GB}) and Miss Jessie Jay (NZ) (Spectacularphantom), the dam of 2009/10 New Zealand champion 3-year-old Katie Lee (Aus) (Pins {Aus}) and 2009/10 New Zealand champion 2-year-old Banchee (NZ) (Oratorio {Ire}).
Bloodstock agent Gary Mudgeway signed for lot 577, a brown filly by Onemorenomore (Aus) (Red Ransom) out of the Group 2-winning Shamardal mare No Evidence Needed (Aus) who Baramul Stud acquired for A$720,000 Sunday. Mudgeway went to A$87,500 for the filly.
Lot 578, a colt by Casino Prince (Aus) (Flying Spur{Aus}), was the session's highest priced colt and second dearest lot of the session, selling to David Pfieffer as agent for A$205,000. He is out of the winning mare Ocean Bridge (Aus), already dam of two stakes winners including a full-sister to this lot in the form of G2 Tea Rose S. winner and G1 Flight S. runner-up Longport (Aus), as well as stakes winner Run for Wilson (Aus) (Shamardal).
Baramul snapped up lot 586, a chestnut filly by Lope De Vega (Ire) (Shamardal) out of the Exceed And Excel (Aus) mare Quaffle On (Aus), for A$180,000. The filly is a three-quarter sister to Gingerbread Man (Aus) (Shamardal), Singapore's 2010/11 champion 2-year-old and 3-year-old.
Pin hookers Kulani Park purchased several lots Monday including lot 610, a chestnut colt by Husson (Arg) out of the Fuji Kiseki (Jpn) mare Sun Classique (Aus), who they acquired for A$165,000 utilizing Magic Millions as agent. Sun Classique was the 2006/7 South African champion 3-year-old filly winning the Group 1 double of the Kenilworth Majorca S. and Cape Fillies Guineas in South Africa and the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic in Dubai.
“We had to pull the sale together at short notice and the quality lots on offer attracted a large and diverse buying bench,” said Vin Cox, Magic Millions managing director. “From a Magic Millions perspective it is very rewarding to attract a buying bench of this nature and the level of participation is testament to the conduct of the sale.”
“We are looking forward to the 2-year-old sale [Tuesday] where we have a critical mass and more importantly some 120 horses who ran sub 11-second breeze ups–time does matter,” Cox added.—Rob Burnet
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