Day two of the Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale saw some choice mares on offer, most notably through the unreserved dispersals of Bell View Park Stud and Bell River Thoroughbreds. It was one of these Bell River offered mares Extremely (Aus) (Hussonet) that topped proceedings when selling to Yu Long Investments for A$735,000. Overall, 192 lots sold on Monday at an average of A$74,321, giving an aggregate of A$14,269,650 for a clearance rate of 90% and a median of A$30,000.
“On behalf of Inglis I would like to thank the principals of Bell River Thoroughbreds, Bell View Park Stud, Gooree Park Stud and Think Big Stud for entrusting Inglis to sell their breeding stock in Sydney today,” said Inglis National Bloodstock Director Jonathan D'Arcy. “Today may mark the end of an era for some, but it is also the beginning of the next cycle for many of the new owners, whom we wish the best of luck with their purchases.”
Andrew Ferguson oversaw the dispersal of Bell River's breeding stock with their 23 mares netting A$3,203,700 in gross sales, headed by blue hen mare Extremely lot 311, the dam of G1 Blue Diamond S. winner Extreme Choice (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}). Extremely, already the dam of four winners from four runners, was sold carrying a full sibling to Extreme Choice and after competition from Aquis Farm and Newgate Farm, eventual buyer Yu Long Investments landed the final bid of A$735,000.
“The sale has been unbelievable, I really am speechless. Our results have way exceeded our expectations,” said Andrew Ferguson.
Extremely was one of three mares purchased by Yu Long Investments, with Farm Manager Scott Williamson commenting, “Mares like Extremely don't come up very often, and with the Bell River dispersal sale we thought it was a great opportunity to buy a mare of that quality that has produced arguably the best 2-year-old of the year. We're thrilled to get her and we're happy to be buying a mare of that sort of quality at Inglis, as Yu Long Investments have a great relationship with the company.”
Bell View Park Stud's mares were keenly inspected over the weekend and bidding from a wide range of buyers saw the draft of 24 young mares in foal to commercial stallions average A$125,354 and record three of the top 10 lots of the day.
“Overall the sale went really nicely, and many of the mares recorded solid results,” said Bell View Park Stud's Adam Mackrell. The unreserved reductions of Gooree Park Stud and Think Big Stud also drew plenty of interest from the sale's buying bench, headlined by champion Faint Perfume (Aus) (Shamardal), lot 274. The best filly of her generation, Faint Perfume was offered in foal to Redoute's Choice (Aus) (Danehill) and was secured by David O'Callaghan on behalf of Sun Bloodstock for A$700,000, fetching the second-top price for the day.
“She was obviously a really talented mare in foal to a great stallion, so we're delighted to be able to buy her,” said O'Callaghan. “She'll head straight to Victoria and will visit one of Sun Stud's resident stallions this season.”
The day finished as strongly as it began with Newgate Farm selling the day's penultimate lot, Group 3 winning and Group 1 placed mare Pane In the Glass (Aus) (Testa Rossa [Aus}) in foal to Deep Field, for A$600,000 to James Harron Bloodstock. Offered as Lot 441, Pane In The Glass' first foal was sold for A$480,000 at the recent Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, highlighting the commercial appeal for her offspring.
The third day of the auction will again commence at 10 a.m. local time Tuesday and comprises a Select Broodmares (Lots 443 to 532) section, Select Race Fillies and Mares (Lots 533 to 564), and a further group of Select Broodmares (Lots 565 to 659).
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