First Season Sires Make Good Impression

Tara Madgwick - Thursday July 9

The Inglis Australian Weanling Sale produced pleasing results for a number of first season sires despite the challenging market with five posting sales of $100,000 or more and five also featuring in the top 10 sires by average.

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2020 Inglis Weanling Sale Leading sires by average - click for full details
 

Russian Revolution stands at a fee of $44,000 this spring

Newgate Farm’s Russian Revolution (Snitzel) did best with six babies averaging $75,000, his best result a colt from Novel Dancer that made $150,000 for Sledmere Stud when knocked down to Laurel Oak Bloodstock.

Yarraman Park’s Hellbent (I am Invincible) was next best with three weanlings averaging $71,000 and his best result the colt from Sister Madly that made $140,000 for Segenhoe when bought by Spyglass.

The Coolmore duo of Caravaggio (USA) (Scat Daddy) and Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) were next with both sires producing colts that sold for $100,000 followed by Darley’s Impending (Lonrho).

Coolmore’s Churchill (IRE) (Galileo) and Arrowfield’s Pariah followed closely with averages of $37,000 and $32,250, the latter also producing a seven figure youngster with his colt from Astrophysical Jet making for $105,000 for Newgate when bought by Spyglass.





 

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