Friday's Yulong Thoroughbred Sale, the first Thoroughbred sale ever held on the Chinese mainland, was topped by Embiran (Ire) (Shamardal) (lot 52) at 1.35 million RMB (US$211,171/ £157,485 /€179,415/¥23,445,670/A$279,100). The Yulong Jockey Club's Horse of the Year in 2017 after winning six of his 12 starts, the 5-year-old won the all-weather, 1000-metre Irish Adult Sprinters S. on Saturday (Video). A homebred for His Highness the Aga Khan, Embiran ran third in the 2016 Listed Tetrarch S. before changing hands for €35,000 as a horse in training during the Goffs November Sale later that year. Out of the G3 Athasi S. heroine Emiyna (Maria's Mon), Embiran counts English highweight Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) under his third dam, the MSW & MGSP Ebaziya (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}).
Overall, 43 horses of 71 catalogued sold for 13 million RMB (US$2,033,548/£1,517,013/€1,728,540/¥225,837,509/A$2,688,211) and a clearance rate of 60.6%. Inglis Director Peter Heagney was on hand to auction the first three through the ring, with Ms. Deng, a licensed auctioneer in mainland China, taking over until the end of the sale. The duo were assisted by Inglis Chinese representative Jin “Tony” Tian. For a replay of the first portion of the auction, click here.
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