First Season Highlights – These Guys Made an Impression

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday May 6

The Inglis Australian Weanling Sale gave buyers the opportunity to have a first look at the progeny of a new crop of  first season sires and the big banger of the group duly produced the highest priced baby from this cohort of sires.

Anamoe is off and running in the sale ring!

2023 Australian Horse of the Year Anamoe retired to Darley in 2023 at a fee of $121,000 making him the most expensive first season sire of that year and the superstar son of Street Boss (USA) has a debut crop of about 100 foals.

Putting her sire’s name in lights was the filly from Eawase that made $340,000 for Alma Vale Thoroughbreds when bought by renowned pinhookers Greg and Jo Griffin of Lime Country Thoroughbreds for $340,000.

$340,000 Anamoe filly from Eawase.

The second highest priced  filly of the sale and third overall, she is the fourth foal of stakes-winning Sebring mar Eawase, a daughter of Group III winner and Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Karuta Queen.

Newgate Farm’s Artorius had a huge result with the Alma Vale Thoroughbreds consigned colt from I Am Invincible mare Californiasurprise selling for $200,000 to X Bloodstock, NZ

$200,000 Artorius colt from Californiasurprise.

The colt is a half-brother to this s eason’s Group III MRC Blue Diamond Prelude winner Field of Play and his dam has had three foals to race all winners.

A dual Group I winner by Flying Artie, Artorius stood at a fee of $27,500 first season and has 109 foals with his fee this spring dropped to $22,000.

It was Alma Vale Thoroughbreds again producing the top seller for Newgate Farm’s In the Congo, who was the busiest first season sire in 2023 covering 169 mares to produce 100 foals at a fee of $33,000.

$190,000 In the Congo colt from Chipanda.

They sold a cracking bay colt from Chipanda to another great pinhook judge in Newgate Farm’s Jim Carey for $190,000. He is the third third foal of Group III placed Chipanda, a half-sister by Sepoy to stakes-winners Handfast and Rusambo.

A Group I winning three-quarter brother to unbeaten superstar filly Autumn Glow, In The Congo stands at $27,500 this spring.

Widden Stud’s dual Group I winner Jacquinot is another young sire with over 100 foals in his first crop conceived at a fee of $33,000 and his best result came with a colt from Fastnet Rock mare Downloads.

$140,000 Jacquinot colt from Downloads.

Consigned by Lime Country Thoroughbreds, the colt was bought by WA trainer Luke Fernie for $140,000 and comes from the family of Group winners Musidora and Tulip.

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Jacquinot stands at a fee of $24,200 this spring.

Arrowfield Stud’s triple Group I winning Maurice (Jpn) stallion Hitotsu was popular in his first season at $22,000 and has a first crop of over 110 foals with Davali Thoroughbreds selling his top seller at this sale.

$140,000 Hitotsu colt from Zhaojun.

They sold a colt from Zhaojun to Blackrock Nominees for $140,000 and he is the third foal of a placed Choisir daughter of French Group I winner Imperial Beauty.

Hitotsu remains at $22,000 this spring.

Blue Gum Farm’s fast Group II winning Sebring son Sejardan made his presence felt in a big way for a stallion that stood first season at a fee of $13,750 and has a foal crop of a tick over 70.

$80,000 Sejardan filly from Cinzia.

His best result was achieved by Widden Stud, who sold a filly from Cinzia for $80,000 to Riverstone Lodge.She is the fourth foal of Cinzia, who is a half-sister to the dam of a couple of stakes performers Sebring Dream and Positive Problems, who are both by Sejardan’s sire Sebring.

Sejardan had six  offered at this sale and all were sold with a colt from Sharnee Rose selling for $70,000 and a filly from Captured also selling for $70,000, impressive results from a stallion very much in the bargain basement of sires.

As we have seen in recent years, starting out in the bargain basement is no hindrance to ending up in the silk department, think I Am Invincible and Written Tycoon!

Newgate Farm’s Cox Plate winner State of Rest (IRE) has a first crop of around 80 foals conceived off a $44,000 fee and did best with a Kia Ora Stud bred and consigned colt from Matronymic that sold for $80,000 to Jim Carey.

$80,000 State of Rest (IRE) colt from Matronymic.

The colt is the first foal of Matronymic, a winning Russian Revolution daughter of Kiwi stakes-winner Fascination Street.

The best son of Starspangledbanner, State of Rest shuttles from Rathbarry Stud in Ireland with his fee this year dropped back to $22,000.

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