Club acquires 8 recruits at Magic Millions 2010
12-Jan-2010 |
The Hong Kong Jockey Club last week signed for eight yearlings at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale 2010 at Australia's Gold Coast.
"We were fortunate this year to be able to select and purchase eight colts from the top tier of the lots offered for sale. These colts have the physical presence to match or exceed their pedigrees and they are exciting prospects for the future. The horses purchased continue to reflect on the Club's objective of upgrading the quality of the horses that we import into Hong Kong," said Mark Player, Head of International Races, Sale and Development.
The colts will remain in Australia for preparation for the Hong Kong International Sale next season. The preparation is based on maximising the athletic ability of each horse.
Purchase details :
Lot 13 ch c by General Nediym ex World Joy (Anabaa) A$260k (approx HK$1.88 million)
Lot 97 b/br c by O'Reilly ex Boudi Woudi (Easy Rocking) A$250k (approx HK$1.81 million)
Lot 158 br c by Encosta De Lago ex Crowned Glory (Danehill) A$350k (approx HK$2.53 million)
Lot 194 b c by Anabaa ex Ellista (Magic Albert) A$220k (approx HK$1.59 million)
Lot 217 ch c by Encosta De Lago ex Flame Of Atlanta (Clay Hero) A$280k (approx HK$2.02 million)
Lot 253 b c by Fastnet Rock ex Gina Lollawitcha (Perugino) A$250k (approx HK$1.81 million)
Lot 315 ch c by Dehere ex Joleur (Bite the Bullet) A$540k (approx HK$3.9 million)
Lot 387 b c by Encosta De Lago ex Mary Marvel (Fusaichi Pegasus) A$530k (approx HK$3.83 million)
Selected pedigree notes:
Three of the Club's purchases are by the champion Australian sire Encosta de Lago, whose principal earner in Hong Kong is dual Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint winner Sacred Kingdom. Encosta de Lago is also one of the leading sires in Hong Kong.
Lot 387 out of Mary Marvel was the most expensive of the Encosta de Lago's. Mary Marvel was Group 2 placed in Australia and she is a half-sister to multiple Group One winner Tuesday Joy and Group One winner Sunday Joy who is also the dam of current Australia star More Joyous.
Lot 315 is a son of leading sire Dehere out of the Bite The Bullet mare Joleur. Joleur is already the dam of two stakes winner in Bhutane Dane and Gaze On.
Lot 97 is the first foal of the stakes winning Easy Rocking mare Boudi Woudi by the current Champion Hong Kong stallion O'Reilly.
NB - Exchange rate assessed as A$1 = HK$7.23 on Monday, 11 January 2010 |
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