Ian Smith’s elite Edinburgh Park breeding operation on the mid north coast of New South Wales has faced significant challenges in recent months with floods devastating the picturesque farm leading to a decision to offer a consignment of quality broodmares at Riverside Stables in Sydney on Sunday at the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale.
“They are quality mares that have been bred to well-chosen, commercial stallions and have young progeny in the pipeline to enhance their value in years to come,” said Ian Smith.
“They are in foal to stallions such as Capitalist, So You Think, Flying Artie and Blue Point representing a great opportunity for buyers to recoup their investment in a timely manner.”
The draft of nine is listed below:
Lot 310 Turnstiles (Anabaa (USA) – Covered by Blue Point (IRE)
Stakes-placed dam of three winners, two of them Group-placed performers Revolving Door and Golden Spin. Her yearling filly by Merchant Navy sold for $140,000 at Inglis Premier. In foal to Darley's champion sprinter and Royal Ascot hero Blue Point in his first season at stud.
Lot 359 Candela (Stryker) – Covered by Capitalist
Winning daughter of Group I winner Recurring, a half-sister to Group I winner Lady Madonna. Her lightly raced Vancouver 3YO Anotherthinkcomin’ made $210,000 at Magic Millions and is a winner from just four starts for the Waterhouse Bott stable.
Lot 364 Choix de Maia (NZ) (Choisir) – Covered by So You Think
Group III placed half-sister to stakes-winner Naantali. Her first three foals have all sold as yearlings for $100,000, $100,000 and $70,000 and she is in foal to So You Think, a stallion whose service fee has risen from $38,500 to $77,000.
Lot 365 Chula Vista (Encosta de Lago) – Covered by Flying Artie
Metro winner and fourth in Listed ATC Fernhill Handicap, she is from the family of Group I winners Horlicks, Fiumicino, Brew and Mr Quickie. She is the dam of two winners and a place-getter from three to race. Her 2YO filly by Divine Prophet sold for $100,000 at Magic Millions.
Lot 369 Classical Lass (Encosta de Lago) – Covered by Pariah
Unraced daughter of Group III winner Classy Dane and is by champion broodmare sire Encosta de Lago. Dam of a three time winner and has a Russian Revolution weanling filly to follow. In foal to a young Redoute's Choice son in Pariah, whose first yearlings have sold well this year.
Lot 467 Military Operation (All American ) – Covered by Puissance de Lune (IRE)
Half-sister to the dam of stakes-winner Lady Jivago, whose Zoustar colt sold for $1.25million at Inglis Easter this year, and she comes from the family of champion sire Not a Single Doubt and G1 winners King’s Legacy and Oohood. Her 2YO Baden Road sold for $150,000 at Magic Millions and is placed from just three starts.
Lot 497 Quicksilver Lass (Testa Rossa) – Covered by Capitalist
Metro winning half-sister to Group I winner D’Argento from the family of Group I winner Sizzling. Her first foal sold for $160,000 at Magic Millions in 2019 and she has a weanling filly by Pierro. In foal to Capitalist, whsoe fee has risen from $44,000 to $99,000.
Lot 512 Scarlet Charge (Charge Forward) – Covered by Invader
Winning half-sister to Group III winners Aliyana Tilde, Teaspoon, Smytzer’s Trish and Stella Artois. Her first foal is a winner and she has a weanling colt by Snitzel’s Group I winning son Invader and is back in foal to him.
Lot 531 Sticky Fingers (Duke of Marmalade (IRE) – Covered by Brutal
Unraced half-sister to stakes-winner Moqueen and to the dam of Group III winner Malice from the family of blue hen Mica‘s Pride, the dam of $7million earner Criterion and G1 winner Comin’ Through. Her first two foals are a winner and a place-getter and her yearling colt by Zoustar sold for $250,000 at Magic Millions, while her Sebring colt the year before sold for $130,000. In foal to O'Reilly's G1 winning son Brutal in his first season at stud.
