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16/3/2016 Good Journey Colt Tops Final Day in Adelaide
Melbourne
Cup winning trainer Darren Weir secured the top lot as a hugely
successful 2016 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale came to a close at
Morphettville on Wednesday.
The
champion horseman snapped up two of the feature lots today headed by
the Good Journey half brother to Tidy Prophet for $50,000.
Catalogued
as Lot 342, the good looking colt was offered by the Kelton family who
race Tidy Prophet - a recent Adelaide winner who won the Port Lincoln
Cup and ran a bold race in the Adelaide Cup on Monday.
Weir
purchased the colt in conjunction with Queensland based bloodstock
agent John Foote through racing manager Jeremy Rogers. The duo combined
later in the afternoon to secure a Hussonet filly from Cornerstone Stud
for $40,000.
The
second top priced seller on Wednesday was the Strategic-Forget Ima Lady
colt from RJH Racing who sold to Aquanita Racing for $47,500.
The strapping youngster is a half brother to the talented local performers Spoilspot and Nordic Eclipse.
The
success of Written Tycoon stock at the sale continued with his filly
from Taunt Pauline offered by Noor Elaine Farm purchased for $41,000.
That
filly heads to Tasmania to join the stable of Written Tycoon's stakes
winning filly Hot Dipped after being snapped up by Brendan McShane.
During
today's Book Two auction over $1.458 million changed hands on 108 lots
sold at an average price of $13,505 and clearance rate of over 87 per
cent. All of those figures are up on last year's auction which recorded
massive increases across the board.
To view the results of both books of the Adelaide Yearling Sale and to make an offer on a passed in lot click here.
The
bloodstock focus now switches to Queensland with the Magic Millions
Gold Coast March Yearling Sale to be conducted on Monday and Tuesday. To
view the online catalogue for this sale click here.
SALE STATISTICS
(2015 Book 2 in brackets)
(2015 Book 2 in brackets)
Lots Catalogued: 140 (153)
Lots Sold: 108 (102)
Lots Passed In: 16 (34)
Lots Withdrawn: 16 (17)
Sale Gross: $1,458,500 ($1,355,500)
Top Price: $50,000 ($87,500)
Average Price: $13,505 ($13,289)
Median Price: $10,000 ($9,500)
Sold %: 87.1 (75)
Lots Sold: 108 (102)
Lots Passed In: 16 (34)
Lots Withdrawn: 16 (17)
Sale Gross: $1,458,500 ($1,355,500)
Top Price: $50,000 ($87,500)
Average Price: $13,505 ($13,289)
Median Price: $10,000 ($9,500)
Sold %: 87.1 (75)
TOP SELLERS
$50,000 - Good Journey-Bella Bellucci colt (Lot 342)
Vendor: J & S Kelton / Buyer: Darren Weir Racing/John Foote B'stock (Vic)
Vendor: J & S Kelton / Buyer: Darren Weir Racing/John Foote B'stock (Vic)
$47,500 - Strategic-Forget Ima Lady colt (Lot 379)
RJH Racing / Aquanita Racing P/L (Vic)
RJH Racing / Aquanita Racing P/L (Vic)
$41,000 - Written Tycoon-Taunt Pauline filly (Lot 317)
Noor Elaine Farm Pty Ltd / Brendan McShane (Tas)
Noor Elaine Farm Pty Ltd / Brendan McShane (Tas)
$40,000 - Hussonet-Padawan Star filly (Lot 420)
Cornerstone Stud (As Agent) / Darren Weir Racing/John Foote B'stock (Vic)
Cornerstone Stud (As Agent) / Darren Weir Racing/John Foote B'stock (Vic)
$40,000 - Host-The Gem filly (Lot 320)
Clarke & Croft Bloodstock / Aquanita Racing P/L (Vic)
Clarke & Croft Bloodstock / Aquanita Racing P/L (Vic)