Written by Trent Masenhelder
Cover image courtesy of Inglis
At A Glance
The one-day session for 2022 grossed $3,419,500 ($4,981,650) however significantly fewer lots were catalogued; 232 (339) at a clearance rate of 78 per cent (86 per cent).
The average increased to $20,476 ($18,942) and the median was also up $12,000 ($11,000) with the Sale-topper a $150,000 Frosted (USA) filly for Supreme Thoroughbreds.
Blue Gum Farm was once again the leading vendor, grossing $868,000 from 21 lots sold at an average of $41,333.
A filly by Darley Australia sire Frosted (USA) from the unraced Bel Esprit mare True Priority realised a Sale-topping $150,000 at Thursday’s Inglis Gold Sale.
Offered by Supreme Thoroughbreds, the filly was purchased in partnership by Ash Richards’ Intel Bloodstock, 888 Racing (trainer Dean Binaisse) and Brian Hall.
Lot 223 - Frosted (USA) x True Priority (filly) | Image courtesy of Inglis
This is True Priority’s second foal, with her first being the Helmet gelding Red Helmet – a winner of two starts for Longford-based trainer Andrew Roach.
True Priority is a sister to True Persuasion, who was runner-up to Hay List (Statue Of Liberty {USA}) in the G1 Manikato S. in 2010. He won four races and close to $500,000 in prizemoney.
Binaisse told TDN AusNZ he was rapt to get his hands on his first horse by Frosted.
“She was well-sourced by Intel Bloodstock; I’ve been working in conjunction with them and I’m really confident with the stuff that Ash Richards has uncovered,” the Mornington-based trainer explained.
“This filly, we just loved. We knew the backstory on her; she got sick at the Inglis Premier Sale, and she is worth every cent, we thought.
“This filly (Lot 223), we just loved. We knew the backstory on her; she got sick at the Inglis Premier Sale, and she is worth every cent, we thought.” - Dean Binaisse
“I’ve never had a Frosted before, so it’s exciting.”
Richards added: “We ummed and ahead for a couple of days to see where she sat in the market. We valued her at $80,000-$130,000 or $140,000 but when the good judges are on her like they were today, we were determined to buy her and happy to go those extra few steps to get her.”
Brent Grayling, Supreme Thoroughbreds’ General Manager, told TDN AusNZ the filly was well-bought.
Supremely good result
Supreme Thoroughbreds topped the Gold Sale for a second consecutive year.
“It was a good result, she’s a really nice filly,” he said.
“She was in at Premier, but she got sick.
Neil and Sue Shaw with Adrienne and Brent Grayling | Image courtesy of Supreme Thoroughbreds
“They (the owners) should have a bit of fun with her.
“Being Lot 223, it was a long wait, but it was well worth it.”
Binaisse, Intel Bloodstock and Hall also purchased a Grunt (NZ) colt from Blue Gum Farm’s draft for $60,000.
He is the first foal of two-time winner Touch A Cloud (Glass Harmonium {Ire}), a sister to Grand Symphony (eight wins, second on debut at Caulfield as a 2-year-old).
Lot 221 - Grunt (NZ) x Touch A Cloud (colt) | Image courtesy of Inglis
And Binaisse and Intel Bloodstock went to $34,000 for a Pride Of Dubai colt from the draft of Daisy Hill.
He is the second foal of the unraced Pierro mare Bagitol.
Richards boasts more than 20 years’ experience, having worked at Sun Stud and Widden Stud. He formed Intel Bloodstock to provide a more metric-focussed approach to bloodstock selection, especially for trainers that are time-poor.
Ballarat-based trainer Henry Dwyer went to $120,000 for a Toronado (Ire) colt, offered by Kayo Farm.
Lot 132 - Toronado (Ire) x Mieko's Diamond (colt) | Image courtesy of Inglis
He is the third foal out of Mieko’s Diamond (Ferocity), a winner of three races, and a half-sister to In The Vanguard (Encosta De Lago), who is the dam of Group 1 winner Sword Of State (Snitzel).
By the numbers
Thursday’s Sale ended with increases to the average ($20,476) and median ($12,000).
Blue Gum Farm was the leading vendor, grossing $868,000 from 21 lots sold at an average of $41,333, and they sold seven of the top 11 lots.
James Price, Inglis’ Victorian Bloodstock Manager, was pleased with the results.
James Price | Image courtesy of Inglis
“With 100 fewer yearlings catalogued, the Sale was never going to match the heights of last year in terms of turnover, but the other metrics were positive in the context of this Sale and I expect that clearance will improve in to tomorrow,’’ Price said.
“There were over 120 individual listed buyers from across Australia and internationally, but there wasn’t quite the volume of quality through the catalogue to satisfy the demands of a lot of buyers, so we have plenty of prospective buyers going home with orders unfilled.
“Those vendors who brought horses that met the criteria of buyers, vetted well and set realistic reserves, were generally very well rewarded.
“This Sale provides an important outlet for vendors and buyers and continues to produce horses that compete and win at the top level and I have no doubt buyers will reap the rewards of supporting today’s Sale in seasons to come.”
Buyers’ attention now reverts to the Inglis Digital April (Late) Online Auction, which will be open for bidding from 3pm AEST Friday. The catalogue of almost 450 horses includes an unreserved broodmare reduction from Arrowfield Stud.
