Australian Broodmare Sale Gets Belated Top Price
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The private sale of Miss Exfactor bolstered the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale results
An already strong initial set of results from the May 10 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale have been further bolstered by a series of private sales in recent days, including that of the Jazcom Thoroughbreds-consigned Miss Exfactor (Lot 399) for a sale-topping AU$280,000 (US$181,531) to Aquis Farm.
"She is for Pierata, who we will be supporting heavily in his first season" Aquis Farm managing director Shane McGrath said.
"She's very good-looking and fast, which are usually the right criteria for broodmare success in Australia. Credit to the guys at Inglis. Their work didn't stop when the sale finished, and we were glad to agree (to) a deal.
"The response to Pierata has been extraordinarily positive. I don't think there is a better-looking horse retiring to stud this year, so we are very excited."
The sale of Miss Exfactor brings the gross of the sale past the AU$10 million mark, with the tally of mares sold for AU$100,000 or more increasing to 27 with the sale of Electric Dreams from the draft of Segenhoe Stud (as agent) to Bromfield Park for AU$245,000.
The clearance rate for the sale has now risen to 72% with the prospect of further sales to be completed in the coming days.
"We were determined to run a good series of breeding stock sales irrespective of the conditions, and to have grossed over AU$33.5 million across Chairman's and the Australian Broodmare Sale is very rewarding" Inglis NSW bloodstock manager Chris Russell said.
"It hasn't been an easy few months, but we have been committed to helping vendors sell their horses while helping buyers find horses that satisfy their demands, and our team gets great satisfaction out of each and every sale that gets completed.
"We are looking forward to our series of sales in July, and with those in mind, I think vendors can be confident that we are doing all we can to ensure an optimum set of results for them going forward."
Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital May Online Sale, which will run from May 22-27, and entries remain open for the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, which is scheduled for July 8.