A colt by Elusive Quality out of Karrakatta Plate (Aus-G2) victress Born
Priceless (Pricelessly) topped Friday’s third session of the Magic Millions
Perth Yearling Sale. Darren McAuliffe’s Impressive Racing extended to A$240,000
to land the yearling from Ron Sayers’ Yarradale Stud draft.
“He’s a lovely colt,” McAuliffe said of Lot No. 318. “I looked after his mum
when I was working as a strapper with Lou Luciani. Of all her progeny so far
this guy is probably the closest to her. He’s a good, tough looking colt. He’s
not that big, but mum wasn’t and she was tough and she won a Karrakatta Plate.”
A Show a Heart half-brother to Aussie leading juvenile filly Karuta Queen
(Not a Single Doubt) also proved popular, bringing A$230,000 from
Melbourne-based bloodstock agent Damon Gabbedy. He was offered by Durham Lodge
as Lot 331.
“He’s a really flashy individual who has a lot going for him,” Gabbedy said.
“He’s a loose, great walking horse with plenty of length and scope — he looks a
real natural runner. There’s plenty of presence about him. He will almost
certainly be trained in the Eastern States.”
The sale’s three-day gross passed A$12 million; the average of A$44,669 was
up 8 percent on last year’s auction.
“As has happened at all auctions around Australasia this year the quality
lots proved popular and sold accordingly,” Magic Millions Acting Managing
Director David Chester said. “The lower end of the market was tough and we
obviously would have liked the clearance rate of 67 percent to be higher.
“The economy hasn’t helped — particularly the high Australian dollar. We had
lower levels of visitors and trade from abroad — although we still had buyers
from Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. Buyers, as we expected, were very
selective and this has become the norm around the region over recent years.”