New Top Price for a Filly at the Classic

Mark Smith - Tuesday February 9

A new top price was paid for a filly at the Inglis Classic Sale with a gorgeous daughter of Zoustar hammered down for $450,000.

Consigned by Clarke and Croft Bloodstock and purchased by B MacKenzie , the bay or brown filly is the third foal of the 5-time winning Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) mare Zakynthos Star a sister to the talented Hong Kong performer Divine Ten.

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The top lot so far today, the daughter of Zoustar moved in to the top three highest prices of the sale to date.

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