Date posted May 18, 2010 | Posted by Michele Cullen | Filed under
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SnitzelThe first day of this year’s Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale opened with an average 19% higher than the corresponding session last year.
In all, 148 weanlings were sold on Monday for a gross of $1,698,650 at an average of $11,477. Notably, today’s median was more than double what was achieved on Day One in 2009.
“We had good competition for the nicer weanlings today and we were happy with the 81% clearance rate,” Inglis Director Peter Heagney said.
Weanling colt by Lonhro sold for $110,000 at Inglis Great Southern sale
Every state in Australia was represented on the buying list along with a strong contingent of New Zealanders. The session was topped by a colt by Lonhro out of the handy Perugino mare Iris In The Glen, which was offered by Glenwood and secured by Queensland based Boomer Bloodstock for $110,000.
Commands gave Darley stallions a 1-2 for the day, with his colt from Factional secured by Belmont Bloodstock for $72,500. Belmont Bloodstock went to $60,000 to secure the highest priced filly of the session, Monterey Stud’s Snitzel-Kabushka weanling.
The Weanling session continues from 11am on Tuesday.
