Half-brother to King Colorado breaks Perth Winter Sale record
A half-brother to this month’s Group 1-winning juvenile King Colorado (Kingman) broke the all-time record price for the Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling Sale when he yesterday sold for $260,000 in the Swan Valley.
Sydney-based trainer Bjorn Baker teamed up with a Hong Kong-based client to secure the colt, by Pride of Dubai (Street Cry), catalogued as Lot 65.
Presented as a late supplementary lot as part of the Willow Dale Farm draft, the chestnut colt is out of the stakes-winning mare More Aspen (More Than Ready), who is currently being offered at the Inglis Digital (Late) Online Sale as Lot 574. He beat the sales’ previous record price of $200,000 set last year.
His value rocketed earlier this month when his untapped half-brother King Colorado won the JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in Brisbane at just his third start.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained son of Kingman (Invincible Spirit) will now be aimed at Spring Carnival riches after his impressive Eagle Farm success.
“I had a client who was interested in the horse and he is a really nice colt,” Baker said. “We were both impressed when we saw him.”
“We will get him over East and get him going and see what he can do. It’s a nice bonus that he is a Magic Millions yearling as well.”
“[King Colorado] is a very good horse no doubt about that. He will be able to give this colt a real kick along.”
The Perth Winter Yearling Sale grossed over $1.18 million for 47 lots sold at an average price of $25,255 and clearance rate of over 78 per cent.
Later in the afternoon a further $139,500 was traded at the Perth Winter Thoroughbred Sale, with 33 lots selling at a clearance of 92 per cent.
The top selling weanling was Lot 122 – a Snippetson (Snippets) filly out of the five-time winner Madam Torio (I’m All The Talk). She was offered by J Farms and purchased by Murray Johnson for $20,000.
“It was a solid day of trade,” Magic Millions WA manager David Houston said. “The half–brother to King Colorado was the obvious standout – selling for $260,000.
“It was great to see interstate and international interest in the colt and it was great to see him break the sale record, which was set last year at $200,000.”
“The Perth Winter Sale has a great record of producing top results for buyers and we are confident this will continue following today’s auction,” Houston added.
To view the Perth Winter Yearling Sale results or to make an offer on a passed in lot click here. For the Perth Winter Thoroughbred Sale click here.