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11.
Easter Yearling Sale - Day
Two
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03/04/2002 |
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The
strong demand for the progeny of Sunday Silence showed no signs of waning
during a sparkling second session of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale
at Newmarket on Wednesday night.
After having two of his progeny sell for more than $2 million during the
first session, Sunday Silence again stole the spotlight at the night
session with a top price of $575,00 for his filly from the imported US
stakeswinner Laurel Avenue.
The filly, Laurel Avenue's first foal, was purchased by Planette
Thgoroughbreds of NSW
A total of 82 yearlings were sold during the second session at an average
of $156, 280, a figure almost identical to the first session when the 156
sold averaged $156,256.
Over the first two sessions 241 lots have been sold for a total of
$37,622500 at an average of $156,110 with the median running at $110,000,
figures that are some $10,000 less than last year.
Other stars of the second session included the Zabeel colt from champion
mare Let's Elope, who was purchased by agent John Foote on behalf of
millionaire tuna fisherman Tony Santic for $550,000.
Let's Elope, winner of the 1991 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, has already
made her mark at stud, producing three winners including the G2 winner
Ustinov.
Santic, who owns top class three-year-old Royal Code, will send the colt
to Melbourne trainer David Hall.
Other Zabeels to bring big prices were his filly from L'Quiz, puchased by
Gooree Stud for $500,000, and his le Rose Noir filly who went to Windemere
Stud for $450,000.
The L'Quiz filly, a sister to champion filly Champagne, was initially
passed in at $475,000, but Cambridge Stud's Sir Patrick Hogan was able to
sell the filly within minutes of her leaving the ring to Gooree Stud.
The top price paid for a Danehill during the second session was $500,000
for his filly from the US import L'On Vite, a daughter of broodmare legend
Fanfreluche. She was purchased by Victorian trainer Jim Conlan.
Danehill's full sister to top sprinter King of Danes, a stakeswinning
juvenile in Australia, before going on to win at Group One level in Hong
Kong, was knocked down to Melbourne trainer Ross McDonald for his client
Peter White at $450,000.
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