$1.7million Colt a New Benchmark for Extreme Choice

Tara Madgwick - Sunday April 6

Extreme Choice has just had his service fee for 2025 announced at $330,000 and the Newgate Farm based super sire might lack for numbers, but never quality and his dashing grey colt from Shadow set a new benchmark for his sire at Inglis Easter on Sunday when selling for $1.7million.

$1.7million Extreme Choice colt from Shadow.

Consigned by Coolmore on behalf of his breeder Kate Nivison, the colt was purchased by B2B Thoroughbreds, who earlier in the day sold a Snitzel colt from La Mexicana that was consigned on their behalf by Segenhoe for $1.7million to James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership / Tony Fung Colts / Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing.

The colt is a full brother to the promising Michael Freedman trained two year-old filly Apocalyptic, who ran second at her only start last December behind Gallo Nero at Randwick.

She is the third foal from unraced Medaglia D’Oro (USA) mare Shadow, a full sister to Group II placed Geist, a daughter of dual Group I winner Virage de Fortune, who traces back on her tail female line to the champion mare Emancipation.

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That grey gene from the great mare keeps passing down that female line and has hopefully brought a measure of her talent with it!

Ricky Surace of B2B Thoroughbreds confirmed the colt will be heading in to the care of champion trainer Chris Waller.

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$1.15million Extreme Choice colt from Ocean Jewel.

Extreme Choice also had a second million dollar yearling with Gilgai Farm well rewarded for their colt from stakes-winner Ocean Jewel that sold for $1.15million to YLP Racing aka Yulong.

He comes from the legendary Eight Carat (GB) family via the Marquise branch of the family.

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