Record Price at Tasmanian Sale

Yesterday’s Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale saw a close relation to recent Tasmanian star The Cleaner (Aus) (Savoire Vivre {GB}) sell for a Tasmanian record price of A$100,000. Offered by Armidale Stud, the colt is by Savoire Vivre, the sire of The Cleaner, and out of Private Nip (Aus) (El Moxie), a half-sister to that dual group winner. Rob Slade of the syndication company Slade Bloodstock prevailed for the bay over Adelaide trainer John Hyam. 
“He looks a real tough horse like his three-quarter brother The Cleaner,” Slade said. “He will head to the John McArdle stable, so he’s in great hands. Hopefully we can come back to Tasmania with him and win a race like the Launceston Cup.” 

Lot 44 is a half to listed winner Twenty Grand (Aus) (Weasel Clause {Aus}). 

With the exception of the buyback rate, which was up four points to 16.8%, figures were up across the board for the sale. A total of 89 yearlings changed hands for A$1,543,000, up from last year’s gross of A$1 million. The average was up 31.7% to a record A$17,337. 

Armidale Stud was the consignor of the top three lots, and the second of those was the second-to-last lot through the ring, lot 120, who made A$70,000 from Scott Brown. The colt by first-crop yearling sire Zoffany (Ire) is out of the appropriately named Genuine Blonde (Aus) (Sandpit {Aus}), and he himself is a chestnut with a bright flaxen mane and tail. Genuine Blonde herself won Tasmania’s Listed One Thousand Guineas, and her first foal of five to race was the stakes-winning Radha Rani (Aus) (Delago Brom {Aus}). The colt experienced a timely update Monday when his half-brother Genuine Lad (Aus) (Ladoni {Aus}) finished second in the G3 Hobart Cup. 

The top-priced filly of the day was lot 106, a daughter of Sebring (Aus) picked up by Victorian trainer Darren Weir for A$60,000. The dark bay is the first foal out of the Danzero (Aus) mare Cunning Lass (Aus). 

Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox said of the day’s results, “Having a record top price and a record average speaks volumes for the Tasmanian Racing industry. To that end we’d like to thank Tasracing’s Dr. Elliot Forbes and David Manshanden and their team. The relationship formed between Magic Millions and Tasracing has gone from strength to strength. As good as the result was, we think we can improve on it in the years to come.” 

Forbes added, “This is a huge boost of confidence in the local industry and the quality of the Tasmanian product.”