Australia, 25 June 2009

The 2009 Inglis Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock Sale opened on Thursday with $1.2million for Golden Slipper winner Polar Success the highlight of the session, where 94 fillies and mares were sold for a gross of $5,668,250 at an average of $60,300 and clearance rate of 77%.

Polar Success was sold through the draft of Twin Palms Stud as part of the Johnson Family Dispersal and knocked down to Inglis as Agent for a locally based client.

Already the dam of stakes placed Polaway (Giant's Causeway), the daughter of Success Express was offered with a positive test to young Darley stallion Bernardini.

The Twin Palms draft comprised the top seven lots for the day and finished with an overall gross of $3.8million at an average of better than $190,000.

Other highlights included a winning $420,000 bid by Milburn Creek Thoroughbred Stud for the Timber Country mare Brave And Bold, a three-quarter-sister to Group Two winner Timbourina carrying a positive test to Exceed And Excel.

Japan's Katsumi Yoshida gave $380,000 for the Capote mare Trick Taker (in foal to Encosta De Lago), while the Group Two winning, Group One placed Mossman mare Segments sold for $320,000 in foal to Bernardini.

"It was a pleasing day of selling, 14 mares sold for $100,000 or more and the Johnson Family result again underlined the demand for quality mares in the marketplace at the moment," Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster said.

The sale continues with the Weanling Session tomorrow from 10am.