Western Australian Derby winner Respondent was the star act on a solid day's
selling at the 2016 Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling and Thoroughbred Sales
on Sunday.
A close up fourth a day earlier in the Group Three Strickland Stakes,
Respondent sold to Perth based bloodstock agent Damien Wyer for $57,500.
Offered by Peters Investments, Respondent is one the city's most accomplished
performers with four wins and 13 placings from 35 starts and earnings over
$666,000.
Wyer said Respondent will be spelled at Oakland Park for a month before being
aimed at the Perth Summer Carnival. A trainer for the son of Haradasun is yet
to be confirmed.
Lots offered by Peters Investments filled the top five places on the top
sellers list with Paris Dream ($44,000 to Damien Wyer Racing & Bloodstock),
Major Detail ($36,000 to Lindsey Smith), Express Dancer ($36,000 to John
Chalmers Bloodstock) and Truly Gold ($32,000 to Murray Wallace) proving
popular.
The Thoroughbred Sale grossed over $650,000 for 97 lots sold at an average
price of $6,707. The clearance rate was over 85 per cent.
Earlier in the day at the Perth Winter Yearling Sale 36 lots changed hands at
an average price of $4,903 and clearance rate of 90 per cent.
The two top sellers among the yearlings were both offered by Serpentine's
Redwood Park with their Vital Equine-Contentious colt finishing on top at
$18,000 selling to Vaughn Sigley.
Lot 26, as the top yearlingwas catalogued, is a full brother to the
stakes performed Vitalism - a winner of three races and earner of over
$150,000.
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Winter Yearling Sale click here.
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THOROUGHBRED SALE TOP SELLERS
$57,500 - Respondent (Lot 52)
Vendor: Peters Investments Pty Ltd / Damien Wyer Racing & B'stock (WA)
$44,000 - Paris Dream (Lot 51)
Peters Investments Pty Ltd / Damien Wyer Racing & B'stock (WA)
$36,000 - Major Detail (Lot 60)
Peters Investments Pty Ltd / Lindsey Smith (WA)
THOROUGHBRED SALE STATISTICS
Lots Catalogued: 125
Lots Sold: 97
Lots Withdrawn: 11
Lots Passed In: 17
Sale Gross: $650,600
Average Price: $6,707
Top Price: $57,500
Sold %: 85.1
YEARLING SALE TOP SELLERS
$18,000 - Vital Equine-Contentious colt (Lot 26)
Vendor: Redwood Park / Buyer: Vaughn Sigley (WA)
$14,000 - My Atacanta-Monaco Star filly (Lot 37)
Redwood Park / Vaughn Sigley (WA)
$9,500 - Alfred Nobel-Ulray Nook filly (Lot 41)
Lynward Park Stud / Jason Pateman (WA)
YEARLING SALE STATISTICS
Lots Catalogued: 43
Lots Sold: 36
Lots Withdrawn: 3
Lots Passed In: 4
Sale Gross: $176,500
Average Price: $4,903
Top Price: $18,000
Sold %: 90
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