As advertised before, and evidenced by the results, some of Western Australia’s best maternal harness racing families entered the Australian Pacing Gold Sale ring yesterday.
Bucking the national trend, fillies led the way in Perth with three of the top four lots members of the ‘fairer sex’.
In fact, two fillies tied as the highest priced purchases of the day, attracting bids of $57,500.
Lot 416 – a daughter of Bettors Delight and I Am Special – was bought by Annie Belton, while 466 – by Sportswriter from Royal Tour – matched the amount when knocked down to Dennis Roche.
Overall, the fillies averaged $17,000, a massive 25 per cent higher than the colts at $13,693.
One the subject of colts, the top male was a son of Mach Three and Here For The Money – currently known as Lot 412 and bought by Sytka Pty Ltd.
In what was a solid debut for APG in Perth, the sales average was $15,110, an increase of 11 per cent on last year’s WA Sale.
$30,000 plus filly yearlings;
$57,500 – – Lot 416 – filly by Bettor's Delight from Am I Special
$57,500 – – Lot 466 – filly by Sportswriter from Royal Tour
$40,000 – – Lot 470 – filly by Mach Three from Debra Lewis
$30,000 – – Lot 432 – filly by Grinfromeartoear from Lil Blue Eyes
$30,000 – – Lot 431 – filly by Always A Virgin from Lilianna Beauty
$30,000 – – Lot 477 – filly by Changeover from Terra Into The West
$30,000 plus colt yearlings;
$46,000 – – Lot 412 – colt by Mach Three from Here For The Money
$37,500 – – Lot 441 – colt by A Rocknroll Dance from Miss Worthy Whitby
$34,000 – – Lot 511 – colt by Art Major from Dontgetmeruffled
$30,000 – – Lot 509 – colt by Auckland Reactor from Courage On Fire
$30,000 – – Lot 481 – colt by Four Starzzz Shark from Thats The Spirit
$30,000 – – Lot 504 – colt by Sportswriter from Centerfold Angel
For full sale results click here.