Sales

RECORD BREAKER!

A ‘special’ filly by Written Tycoon (Iglesia) became the most expensive juvenile to sell at public auction in Australasia after her breeder, Yulong’s Zhang Yuesheng, fought off fierce competition to secure the youngster for a cool $1 million at Tuesday’s Inglis Ready2Run Sale.  The filly was the headline act among four purchases for Yulong, who... Read More

Amo again at Tattersalls

Having made headlines with his spending spree during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last week, Amo Racing’s Kia Joorabchian continued to add to his portfolio during Book 2 of the auction, combining with Al Shaqab to buy a Yeomanstown Stud-consigned filly by Coolmore shuttler St Mark’s Basilica (Siyouni) for 600,000gns (approx. AU$1,221,300).... Read More

Inglis hope vendors well-rewarded for ‘quality’ Ready2Race offerings

Inglis are hopeful an accent on quality over quantity this year will ensure vendors go home happy after Tuesday’s Ready2Race Sale at Riverside. A total of 196 two-year-olds have been catalogued, down from 226 last year and 290 in 2022, reflecting some tougher times in the yearling sale market earlier this year. However, Inglis’s general... Read More

Colt by Coolmore’s star shuttler Wootton Bassett takes centre stage

After being forced to play second fiddle for a lot of the action on Wednesday, Amo Racing’s Kia Joorabchian got back in the thick of the action at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when he outlasted Coolmore to take home a youngster by their star shuttler Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) for 4,300,000gns (approx. AU$8,771,400), making him... Read More

Godolphin outmuscle Amo Racing as Charyn’s sister brings 2,900,000gns

Kia Joorabchian was in no mood to be denied on day one of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, but the Amo Racing man had to give best when running into a bid of 2,900,0000gns from one of the sport’s established superpowers shortly before Wednesday lunchtime. Grangemore Stud presented the yearling in the... Read More

Kia Joorabchian splashes the cash at Tattersalls Book 1

Ever since Tattersalls revealed that Kirsten Rausing would be putting the Frankel (Galileo) sister to Alpinista on the market, industry insiders and bloodstock aficionados have speculated over what such a rare offering might fetch. At 2.11pm on Tuesday the blue-blooded filly entered the packed Park Paddocks auditorium. By 2.15pm we had our answer: 2,500,000gns (approx.... Read More