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Bought by Hunter Valley Bloodstock from the draft of Rushton Park
The second most expensive lot to sell during Day 1 of the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale on Sunday was a son of Newgate Farm’s Deep Field (Northern Meteor) who was bought by Hunter Valley Bloodstock for $290,000.
Catalogued as Lot 112, the colt is the fifth foal out of unraced Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) mare Passarelle making him a half-brother to stakes placed filly Shebringzit (Sebring). His second dam is Listed winner Speedy Bell (Brocco) who produced eight winners including stakes winning trio Silverstream (Al Maher), Calanda (Snitzel) and Speedy Natalie (Al Maher) who in turn produced Group Three winner Sweet And Speedy (Street Cry).
Rushton Park’s David Johnson told Racing & Sports Bloodstock that the colt was more popular than any horse that he had ever presented for sale.
“I’m very pleased. He’d been very well received and inspections had been phenomenal on him,” said Johnson.
“He’d been x-rayed and vetted very heavily. I don’t think I'd ever had one vetted that much, even for a yearling sale. He’s been insanely busy. He was a beautiful colt out of a Not A Single Doubt mare, who is obviously very popular, and to get that sort of money for him as a foal was a great result.”
Newgate Farm’s Deep Field is enjoying a very successful season on the racetrack, siring his first Group One winner this year in the form of Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) winner Portland Sky, who is one of ten stakes winners for the son of Northern Meteor (Encosta De Lago). He is also enjoying great success in Hong Kong siring 11 winners including Group Three winner SKy Field, who also placed third in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m).
“He’s one of the leading sires now up in Hong Kong and he’s doing exceptionally well down here as well,” continued Johnson.
“I believe the colt will be represented next year as a yearling and they’ll be targeting one of the big sales - whether that is Magic Millions or Easter next year - and hopefully they’ll get that sort of kicker out of him with the Hong Kong market.”
At the end of the first day, Ruston Park were the leading vendors by aggregate having sold 11 weanlings for $790,000 at an average of $71,818 and median of $42,500. Johnson said that the market was very strong for the right horse.
“The market is good on the right horses,” he said. “It’s a little bit two speed but on the nice horses there is plenty of competition. Your second string horses, back in the ruck, it’s tough work but your nicer horses, there are plenty of people to buy them and people have money so it’s a nice situation to be in when you’ve got the right horses.”
