Just like she repeatedly on the race track, the 10-time winner of Te Akaus Group 1 was empress provided an impressive result in the sales ring and beat the Australasian record for the mare sold on May 28th.
International heavyweights fought for the right to own the highest rated sprinter in the world and the recently retired Champion Mare. Zhijun Zhao, a close friend of the Yulong owner Zhang Yuesheng, went to $ 6.6 million (4,387,713 $ 0.66). to the privilege of owning the 6-year-old I am invincible Mare, which was sold in the absence of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
The record-breaking Imperatriz was one of the five mares that were sold during the racing and mares meeting of the gold coast for $ 2 million or more that united almost $ 52 million.
The offer for Imperatriz opened at 4 million Au $ and achieved $ 6.5 million in steps of 250,000 US dollars, as Coolmore Australia director Tom Magnier kept the offer. Zhao replied to the urge to auctioneer Steve Davis by receiving the online offer of $ 6.6 million.
It was soon obvious that Imperatriz drove to Victoria when Magnier stopped and ended the high-distance duel for infrequent horses. The CoolMore Army forced the Coolmore Army to be satisfied with its $ 7.6 million outputs for three valuable stut deposits and mares in the session under the direction of BY Platinum anniversaryThe half sister of this year's Golden Slipper (G1) winner Camelot ladywhich was secured for 3.5 million au $ ($ 2,326,818).
There were three players who offered over 6 million US dollars on Imperatriz -Zhao, Magnier and the Arrowfield table, at the Shingo Hashimoto of the Northern Farm representatives. The representative of Zhao, Vin Cox, believes that Imperatriz's record will put you on a podium alongside some of the world's largest racial mares.
“There are very few horses that win 10 group 1, so it is in the top half a dozen. Certainly in the top 10 mares of all time. It should be,” said Cox. “The Zenyattas, the sun lines and things like that come to mind and she beats them up there.”
The price of Imperatriz exceeds the record of 2008 from 2008 by Milanova The 5 million US dollars for Coolmore did, while Magic Millions' own national sales record of 4.2 million AU for Champion Sprinter broke sunlightwhich was bought by Coolmore in 2020.
The experienced Cox, the former managing director of Magic Millions, argued that prices for the leading racing mares of Australasia are now catching up with the northern hemisphere from the route.
“I always thought that mares in Australia were undervalued compared to the northern hemisphere,” said Cox. “If you look at what elite mares can do in America or Europe, we were always in my opinion – over half the price. Conversely, our stallions are probably more valued than in the northern hemisphere.”
In 2020 by TE. Akaus, David Ellis, in 2020, was an Imperatriz in 19 of her 27 starts in 2020 a purchase of au $ 360,000. G1) at 3 a.m. when she was trained by Jamie Richards.
But it was at the age of 4 when Imperatriz really came to itself and really won the railway (G1), the BCD Sprint (G1) and a William Reid Stakes (G1) at their second Australian start. This season she enjoyed an unbeaten spring and won an AJ Moir Stakes (G1), a manico (G1) and a Champions sprint (G1).
In autumn in her last campaign, the Imperatriz, trained by Mark Walker, won a Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (G1) and a second William Reid. She retired the winner of $ 6,955,527 in the amount of prize money.
Ellis and his wife Karyn were hosts of numerous potential buyers who visited the TE Akau -Sud in Recent Zealand to inspect Imperatriz. Cox was one of them and enjoyed the hospitality of Te Akau last week and kept his eye over Imperatriz.
“She is currently in the paddock on the farm. It is gloomy in Te Akau at the moment,” said David Ellis, the ring was sitting to observe how the drama developed.
“The youthful lady who takes care of her is in the paddock and she had an iPad and showed Imperatriz that was sold. We have a photo of it, so it is really invaluable.”
The Managing Director of Magic Mill, Barry Bowditch, cut a satisfied figure after the sale of Imperatriz.
“We worked quite difficult to sell them. But it is fulfilled when it comes to selling in the sales ring,” said Bowditch. “You have to make sure that you endure your I's and cross your TS and share the journey with the owner group. There were three bidders with $ 6 million or more and that shows the thirst for quality.”
Zhijun Zhao also bought the last winner of the TJ Smith Stakes (G1) Flash chain For 2.5 million au $ ($ 1,662,012), and the fresh owner of the mare is almost certain that it is to resist the temptation to fight them in Great Britain. Instead, the striking gray mare will remain in Australia, whereby their fresh owners emphatically superior to concentrate on the rest of the Queensland winter carnival instead of taking an invitation, driving at the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting.
Mt. Brilliant buys half of golden sixty
Lexington Mt. Brilliant Farm, who has been an energetic international buyer over the years, reached the spread of element Hill and paid 1 million US dollar (664,805 US dollars) for A Wootton Bassett Folen from group 2 excellent Distorted humor mare Gaudeamus. The yearling is half to three times Hong Kong horse of the year Golden sixty Plus group 3-placue rainbow compound (from) and igitur (from).
Imperatriz sells for $ 6.6 million in the Magic millions of Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale
“We have expressly looked at some of these racing mares, and it led to Gai (Waterhouse) to convince us to buy an yearling for a Broodmare sale while she is in the Atlantic,” said Hutton Goodman by Mt. Brilliant Farm. “But we loved the foal, it has a nice family tree and Wootton Bassett couldn't be better, so we are thrilled.”
A total of 167 stut foals and mares at the opening meeting for a total of $ 51,387,039) sold an average of $ 309,731 ($ 205,911) and a median of 120,000 US dollars (77777777777777777 7777777777777). The release rate was 84%.
