Written by Keely Mckitterick
Cover image courtesy of Inglis
On Wednesday, the 2024 Inglis Digital March (Late) Online Sale concluded. There were 402 lots catalogued of which 289 sold (72.61 per cent) while 109 passed-in (27.39 per cent). The sale grossed $3,969,150 with an average of $13,734 and a median of $3750.
Lot 396 Piccadillies (Uncle Mo {USA}) achieved a top-price of $300,000 when selling to Eddie and Eimear Irwin, the Tipperary-based Marlhill House.
Laugh A Little (Lonhro) offered by Holbrook Thoroughbreds as Lot 370 on a cover to the star sire Justify (USA) failed to meet her reserve of $300,000. Meanwhile, Lot 252 Rose Of Mulan (More Than Ready {USA}) also fell short of her reserve of $270,000 when offered by Yarraman Park Stud on a cover to Hellbent.
Irish-based operation secure top-lot
The Tipperary-based Marlhil Stud, owned by Eddie and Eimear Irwin, walked away with the top-lot, Piccadillies, offered by Coolmore Stud. Piccadillies, a daughter of Uncle Mo (USA), who stands at Coolmore Stud’s Ashford base, was sold on a cover to another Coolmore-owned sire in the exciting freshman St Mark’s Basilica (Fr).
Piccadillies won over 1200 metres and is a half-sister to the outstanding sire and racehorse Fastnet Rock.
Lot 396 - Piccadillies | Image courtesy of Inglis Digital
Tom Magnier paid $225,000 to secure I Say Hello (NZ). The daughter of Iffraaj (GB) was offered by Coolmore Stud on a September cover to the freshman sire Home Affairs.
I Say Hello won three races and was placed in the G3 James HB Carr S. Her first foal, a colt by Pierro, is a yearling and was sold for NZ$240,000 at the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka.
Coolmore Stud were responsible for the three highest broodmares, with Lot 384 Montoya’s Secret (High Chaparral {NZ}) selling for $195,000 to Castle Bloodstock. A victress of the G1 Vinery Stud S. Montoya’s Secret is carrying a cover to Starspangledbanner.
Armed Forces heading to Hong Kong
Armed Forces, a lightly raced 3-year-old gelding, by I Am Invincible, will continue his racing career in Hong Kong after Marie Yoshida of Asian Bloodstock Service paid $275,000.
Lot 41 - Armed Forces | Image courtesy of Inglis Digital
The Group 2-placed gelding, trained by Chris Waller was offered as part of the Coolmore reduction. According to Yoshida the purchase was a “a no-brainer”, with Armed Forces already been allocated a Hong Kong PP Rating of 63.
Armed Forces was a $375,000 purchase by Chris Waller Racing and Mulcaster Bloodstock from the draft of Yarraman Park Stud at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
