$460,000 Toronado Colt Ends Premier Book 1 On a High

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday March 2

The last sixty lots of Inglis Premier Book 1 Yearling Sale were sold this morning with a colt by leading Victorian sire Toronado (IRE) topping the session when snapped up by Paul Moroney Bloodstock, who knows a thing or two about the sire having purchased his Flemington stakes-winner Shelby Cobra from Premier in 2019 for $130,000.
 


This time Moroney had to go a little higher given the rising stocks of Toronado, securing Lot 584, a colt from Dom Perion for $460,000.



Consigned by Stonehouse Thoroughbreds, the flashy bay with the four white feet is a half-brother to Group I VRC Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut and smart metro winner Fill the Flute.

$460,000 Toronado colt from Dom Perion..

Swettenham Stud’s Toronado has had 13 yearlings sell in Premier Book 1 for an average $146,923.

The champion son of High Chaparral has become the most popular sire in Victoria and covered 210 mares in 2020, his biggest ever book of mares.

The Showcase Session of Premier continues.




 

Advertisment
More Reading...
Te Akau Purchase $1million Snitzel Colt From Kiwi Bred Mare
Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis was once again to the fore in the sales ring this week, but this time at Inglis’ Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.
Private Life Confirmed for Coolmore Roster – Fee Set
Coolmore have announced that Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas winner Private Life will join the stallion roster this spring becoming the first son of champion sire Written Tycoon to stand at the farm.
The Road Less Travelled - Inglis Easter
Is it possible for a budget conscious breeder to make their mark in a super selective and super elite sale such as Inglis Easter? With the clearance now hitting 87% following five additional sales since Monday night it turns out the answer is yes.
Tough Decision Pays Off
The decision to geld a $1.4million Snitzel colt that is a full brother to Golden Slipper winner Estijaab is one that would not have been taken lightly and it produced an immediate result at Canterbury on Easter Monday.
One to Watch – Canterbury
She’s ‘a filly with a pedigree to die for’, so it’s not surprising Ciaron Maher is already thinking Black Type goals for this promising Zoustar filly, who cast off maiden status with a big win at Canterbury on Easter Monday.
Aussie Bred Stakes-Winner in Japan
Arrowfield Stud graduates had another super successful weekend of racing with Little Black Dress (Snitzel) a stakes-winner New Zealand, Shangri La Spring (Castelvecchio) a Group winner at Randwick, Matusalem a new SW for The Autumn Sun and then in Japan on Sunday three year-old Shalaa (IRE) colt Invincible Papa won the Listed Keiyo Stakes (1200m) at Nakayama.
2YO Belzoni Salutes at Waverley
Juvenile gelding Belzoni has shown plenty of promise at home for trainer Lisa Latta and he was able to transfer that to raceday when scoring his maiden success in the Wilson Livestock (1100m) at Waverley on Easter Monday.
Trelawney Trio Shine at Inglis Easter
Trelawney Stud were quietly confident they had taken the right trio of yearlings across to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney this week and that was reflected with some outstanding results. 
Sires With Winners - Sunday April 20
Here is the full list of 68 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Inglis Easter Pinhook Winners - See the Full List
With a super strong market at Inglis Easter this week it was no surprise to see some very successful pinhook results and the best of them was a handsome chestnut colt from the first crop of Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside that sold for $650,000.