Foxwedge Colt Stars on Day Two at Premier

The 2015 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale kept up its record setting pace into Day Two with spirited bidding leading to an increased average price of $99,354 for the 284 lots sold on the first two days of the Melbourne sale with a colt by first season sire Foxwedge proving the star of the show.

The total number of lots sold for $150,000 or more by the end of Day Two has risen from 26 in 2013 to 38 last year and now 56 in 2015, a real highlight of the sale's growth. Supporting this progression is the strength and increasing popularity of the Blue Riband session which realised a record average of $135,488 for 41 lots sold.

"The strength of this year's sale is comparing very favourably to previous years and we are confident that this trend will continue through to the conclusion of the sale in two days' time," said Inglis Victorian Director Peter Heagney.

"The popularity of the Blue Riband session in particular shows there is a real niche for the classic types of horses," Heagney added.

A new Australian sales record price for the progeny of first season sire Foxwedge was set before 11:00am whenLot 185, a colt from Group 1 performer Glowlamp (by Encosta de Lago) was purchased by for $420,000.

Offered from the draft of Newgate Farm the star colt was bought by New South Wales trainer Paul Perry.

He was bred by Dr Edmund and Belinda Bateman, who raced both his sire Foxwedge and dam Glowlamp.

The Bateman's bought Foxwedge for $925,000 from the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and Glowlamp for $1.4 million at the 2007 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, so they must be pleased that two such good looking parents have produced a good looking foal!

Glowlamp was covered again by Foxwedge last spring.

At the conclusion of Day Two Foxwedge is the leading first season sire at Inglis Premier averaging $187,500 for eight Lots sold, just ahead of Sepoy.

Sepoy has had five lots sell at an average of $158,000, headed by Rosemont Stud's filly(Lot 285)from stakes placed Choisir mare Jesse's Girl which sold to local trainer Clinton McDonald for $350,000.

The powerhouse chestnut filly is a half-sister to brilliant two year-old Of the Brave and $1million earner Eloping.

The Blue Riband Session for yearlings bred and conformed to excel over middle and staying distances was again buoyant with nine lots selling for $200,000 or more, led by a $310,000 Redoute's Choice colt and $280,000 Fastnet Rock filly.

The Redoute's Choice x Possessed colt (Lot 258) will head in to the stable of Champion South African trainer Mike de Kock after being secured by Form Bloodstock from the Arrowfield Stud draft.

The colt is a three-quarter brother-in-blood to Group I placed stakes-winner Becerra , from the family of this season's outstanding Group I winning filly First Seal, who dominated her  rivals in the Group II ATC Surround Stakes last Saturday.

South African based Form Bloodstock has been active throughout the first two days of the sale, spending $655,000 on four Lots.

Foxwedge's champion sire Fastnet Rock has surged to the top of the leading sires by average list after two sessions with with yearlings averaging $193,889.

Top seller for Fastnet Rock on day two was a stunning filly bred and  offered for sale by leading boutique Hunter Valley nursery Kia Ora Stud, who sold the great South African  champion Igugu at this sale for just $65,000 in 2009.

The stylish bay made $330,000 when bought by McEvoy Mitchell Racing and is the second foal of US Group III winner Heart Ashley.

After Two Days of selling, the leading vendor by average is Newgate Farm having sold 10 Lots for an average of $174,500.

Complete vendor, buyer and sire statistics for today's session can be viewed at the Breednet Sales Centre . 

Going into Day Three Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster comments, "It has been a great few days here out at Oaklands and I'm confident good buying will continue into Days Three and Four, which is when we sold Inglis Premier graduates Black Caviar, Weekend Hustler, Trust In A Gust and recent Oakleigh Plate winner Shamal Wind."

Day Three of the auction again starts at 10:30am tomorrow with Lots 274 to 392 to be offered.

The remaining two days of the2015 Inglis Premier Yearling Salewill be broadcast onInglis Sale Day Live, plusOnline BiddingandMake-An-Offerwill again be available.

Inglis' Make-An-Offer Serviceis available for lots which passed-in on Day One and Two of the Inglis Premier.

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