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Malaysian
Buyers Prominent At Perth Sale
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01/10/2002 |
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By Chris Scholtz
Malaysian buyers contributed to a significant increase in the market at the
third Magic Millions Perth Horses In Training Sale on September 17.
A strong buying bench from Malaysia contributed to the significant increase in
clearance rate as the top price rose to a solid $80,000.
Malaysian trainer Tiang Kim Choi paid the top price for the colt by Key Business
out of Fury Princess while the Malaysian contingent accounted for the purchase
of 12 ready to run horses.
Penang Turf Club purchased one of the second top priced horses, a bay gelding by
Hennessy out of Cara Bambina, for $42,500.
South Australia’s Peter Knight paid the same price for a chestnut gelding by
Piccolo out of Deo Gratias.
Prominent West Australian buyers included John Chalmers Bloodstock, who
purchased six ready to run horses by Scenic, Land Speed Record, Key Business,
Ascot Knight, Don't Say Halo and Chanteclair.
Other prominent WA buyers included Neville Parnham, Franz Martin Gumpoltsberger,
W. Ong, Graham Webster and G. O'Donnell.
Queensland buyers made thier presence known with P. Gray taking home the brown
gelding by Don't Say Halo out of Reclaiming for $35,000 and Lee Selwyn from
Victoria purchased a bay or brown colt by Charnwood Forest out of Northern Way
for $29,000.
The average was $22,536 for the 28 lots sold, and an increase in clearance rate
to 70 percent.
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