Dam of Socks Nation Sells for $545,000 in July (Late) Sale

Media Release - Wednesday July 24

Tahnee Tiara – the dam of recent G1 Queensland Oaks winner Socks Nations – topped today’s Inglis Digital July (Late) Online Sale, selling for $545,000.

Tahnee Tiara sold for $545,000.

Offered in foal to North Pacific by Milburn Creek - on behalf of her owner Ian Millard - Tahnee Tiara sold to Walnut Farm aka Yulong.

In realising $545,000 she becomes the 70th lot this year to sell for $100,000 or more on Inglis Digital.

Once Tahnee Tiara foals down her North Pacific youngster, she will be served by exciting new stallion Panthalassa, as will today’s third-top lot Miss Antaeus, who also sold to Walnut Farm for $150,000.

Speaking on the Tahnee Tiara sale, Millard was delighted with the outcome.

“To be honest I wasn’t looking to sell her but I was advised by [Inglis’ Senior Bloodstock Consultant] Harry [Bailey] and we decided to test the market and this result is very, very good,’’ Millard said.

“It’s a wonderful family but I’ve got three half sisters to her so it’s not like I’m out of the family altogether.

“I was delighted with the way Harry and the Inglis team handled everything and I’m very pleased that she’s gone to a great home as well.’’

Today’s second-top lot Anagain will be immediately retired and bred to this season after selling for $180,000.

Offered by Joe Pride Racing on behalf of the ownership group, Anagain sold to Ken Reed and Scott Rossow of Double R Thoroughbreds.

Reed said he and Rossow wanted to breed with Anagain, hence buying the balance of the partners out who didn’t want to go down the breeding path.

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“We held 30% of her anyway and the fairest way for everything to play out was to put her on Inglis Digital and see what happened,’’ Reed said.

“Our intention now is to add her to our broodmare band, which is growing, and we have interests in a few stallions so we’ll spend a bit of time now sitting down and working out the best match for her and making that decision down the track.

“We obviously wanted to get her a bit cheaper than we did but it’s a fair price, we thought she’d make her $150,000 and above so everyone is happy in the end really.

“We sold one today as well, Inglis Digital is a great format whether you’re buying or selling, we’ve bought and sold many times and find the platform a really easy way to trade horses when the time comes.’’

Tahnee Tiara and Anagain were two of seven lots to realise six figures in this sale alongside Miss Antaeus ($150,000), Le Parrain ($140,000), Luna Rocks ($130,000), Customized ($100,000) and Not To Be Caught ($100,000).

In total the Inglis Digital July (Late) Sale grossed $3,824,551.

Entries are now open for the August (Early) Sale, which will take place from August 2-7.

Entries will close at midnight next Wednesday, July 31.

To enter CLICK HERE.

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