A rising two-year-old “tremendous filly” has set a brand new thoroughbred yearling document, promoting for $2.6 million on the Magic Tens of millions sale on the Gold Coast.
Key factors:
- A filly from the NSW Hunter Valley has offered for $2.6 million on the Magic Tens of millions Yearling Sale
- The earlier document of $2.2 million was shared by two colts in 2008
- The Magic Tens of millions Yearling Sale sees world bidders every year
Distributors Widden Stud, from the NSW Hunter Valley, are “over the moon”.
“It is an actual thrill; the workforce has labored so laborious,” Widden proprietor Antony Thompson stated.
Bidding opened at $1 million and noticed fierce competitors, each in particular person and on-line.
It rapidly surpassed the previous document for the Magic Tens of millions Yearling Sale of $2.2 million, set in 2008 by two colts.
“It is a rollercoaster … you are by no means precisely certain what is going on to transpire in an public sale however to see the competitors proper across the ring from the key world gamers within the trade on that filly makes us very proud.”
There was a lot anticipation within the lead-up to the sale of the filly, merely named lot 399, after her full brother offered for $3 million in 2022.
“We thought this filly was each bit nearly as good,” Mr Thompson stated.
She’s additionally the total sister to three-time Group One-winning mare, Daylight, which holds the nationwide broodmare document after promoting for $4.2 million in 2020.
“We have been pondering she would possibly make $1.5 million or $2 million, however to see her make $2.6 in an exquisite bidding duel was actually thrilling,” Mr Thompson stated.
“The build-up was actually massive, the stress was on, however to see that hammer come down at $2.6 million … I am misplaced for phrases.”
Magic Tens of millions managing director Barry Bowditch stated the buy by Yulong Investments, primarily based in Victoria, confirmed nice confidence so early within the sale.
“It was a sensational begin to the week … nice theatre late within the day,” he stated.
“It is a implausible end result for the trade … it would be a tricky [price] to beat.”
The Magic Tens of millions Yearling Sale final 12 months grossed greater than $242 million, turning into the highest-grossing sale within the southern hemisphere.
Nearly 1,280 horses shall be auctioned as a part of this 12 months’s sale, which ends on Monday, January 16.
