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Melbourne Premier 2009

It has to be said that the Premier sale has taken the biggest hit of all the sales to date. There was a large crowd at the sale and inspections seemed to be healthy, however it was the lack of quality individual that hurt this sale the most. There were fewer better individuals mixed in with a catalogue that was 11 lots bigger than the 2008 edition. Turnover took a hammering falling 42% to $23,051,722. The clearance finished at 75% where after the first day it finished at a paltry 65% and the average dropped to $55,815 from $84,568.

We were able to secure 3 particularly nice colts in what was effectively the first 100 lots of the sale. Knocked down to Gary Portelli, the colts were;

Price	Breeding	Photo/Sale Page	Comments
$55,000	Colt by General Nediym x Storming Bai	Colt by General Nediym x Storming Bai	The same formula as Delago Bolt, only by a more commercial stallion
$40,000	Colt by O’Reilly x She’s A Madame	http://www.inglis.com.au/sales/horse/314-65/	O’Reilly the pride of Hong Kong… A trade colt here
$25,000	Colt by Commands x Rosanee	http://www.inglis.com.au/sales/horse/314-34/	A tough looking colt for a round of drinks…What does he stand for?

Inglis Classic 2009

Classic finished with figures across the board down around 17% and clearance down to just on 70%. As suggested earlier, the sale had a very good selection of nice prospects to purchase. There was however, a long tail to the horses offered with over 600 catalogued. The sale itself was consistent right through to the last few hours, where a combination of people filling their orders and a cool drizzly day made it extremely tough for those selling late in the sale.

As has always been the case the better conformed horses were hard to purchase. We bid on or near $100,000 on 3 different occasions and didn't finish with any of these. Our most expensive purchase was Lot 604 a Benicio colt for $54,000 down to $20,000 for Lot 425 a Johannesburg filly. We purchased 7 yearlings for a total spend of $245,500, with another 4 lots knocked down to us by Garry Frazer.

These horses were selected and purchased by Garry Frazer:

2009 New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale

2009 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale

After what was an incredibly cold week, the numbers for the January Sale are well down. As has been documented elsewhere the high withdrawal rate was the most disappointing aspect of the sale. The vendors weren't prepared to risk their stock on the market and are prepared to wait for another day. Turnover dropped to $32,824,000 off 53.4% from 2008, the withdrawals made up 28% of the catalogue.

We purchased 5 mares, all maidens ready for export to Australia. They were:

Hip 704 - America’s Idol - A beautiful Quiet American mare. She is out of a Group 2 winning Green Dancer mare and is a half sister to a Stakes winner. Purchase Price: $45,000

Hip 706 - Angel Smoke - Stakes winner by speed sire Smoke Glacken. She comes from the family of Group 1 Australian Cup winner Istidaad. Purchase Price $82,000

Hip 1259 - Lady Caller - Dixie Union half sister to a Stakes placegetter. Her dam is a half sister to the dam of Group 2 winning 2yo of last season Krupt. Purchase Price $11,000

Hip 1639 - Jade Dreamer - Good racemare, she out of a Stakes placed Nijinsky mare and is a full sister to a Stakes winning and Group producing mare. She comes from a very nice Black type family. Purchase Price $50,000

Hip 2261 - Belle Cherie Mary - Stakes placed Grand Slam mare, she is out of a Multiple Stakes winning Belong To me mare. She is a half sister to a Stakes winner and she comes from the family of Multiple Group 1 winner Octave. Purchase Price $70,000

2009 Magic Millions Yearling Sale

Price	Breeding	Photo	Comment
$400,000	Filly by Redoute’s Choice x Bibury Flyer		By a 2yo Sire, out of a 2yo Stakes winning mare, looks like a 2yo and should run as a 2yo
$310,000	Filly by Flying Spur x Hustle Bustle		Good moving filly with a lot of residual value.A nice filly.
$300,000	Filly by Encosta De Lago x Salsa	Lot 49 - Encosta De Lago x Salsa	Amongst the best pedigrees in the catalogue by the best stallion in the country, was good buying.
$150,000	Colt by More Than Ready x Pretty Buttons	Lot 668 - More Than Ready x Pretty Buttons	A great cross, by a Champion sire and a great type.
$95,000	Filly by Lonhro x Mimzical	Lot 584 - Lonhro x Mimzical	We raced Mum & she was a star, this is her mothers daughter.
$60,000	Filly by Catbird x Canicula	Lot 309 - Catbird x Canicula	By a Slipper winner, out of a daughter of a Slipper winner, this filly will run!
$60,000	Filly by Rock of Gibraltar x Zefta	Lot 215 - Rock of Gibraltar x Zefta	Rock of Gibraltar had a tough sale for no apparent reason. This is a solid filly from a solid family.
$45,000	Filly by Not A Single Doubt x Just You Ask		Racy style of filly, not over the odds!
$32,500	Filly by Johannesburg x Crystalina		By Johannesburg out of a Danehill mare, sheis more a Danehill type. Nice Filly.
$12,000	Colt by Mossman x Scarlet Tango		Purchased for the Wellington Race Club Raffle. The raffle is run in conjunction with the Wellington Boot Race day, if you win the horse you are given the option to keep him and race or your can sell him to bidders from the crowd. The VB Gold Wellington Boot Race weekend is the 4th & 5th April, 2009. He is a very nice Colt.

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