Kiwi bred four time Group I winner Tofane put her name on the list of Australia’s most expensive mares when selling at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday morning for $3.1million..
Offered in the Newgate Consigment on behalf of Ballymore Stables, the daughter of Cox Plate winner Ocean Park was bought by the Written Tycoon Syndicate so will be headed to Victoria for a mating with Yulong’s champion sire Written Tycoon.
A $3.6million earning sprinter miler whose feature wins were the Group I ATC All Aged Stakes, BRC Stradbroke Handicap, MRC CF Orr Stakes and Tattersalls Tiara, Tofane also ticks the pedigree box.
She is a half-sister to Group III winning stayer No Compromise and this season’s quality 3YO Benaud runner-up in the Group I ATC Australian Derby.
Her dam Baggy Green is a half-sister by legendary sire Galileo to Group I winning mares Funstar and Youngstar, who are both now at stud in Japan.
Funstar was bought by Katsumi Yoshida last year for $2.7million through Inglis Digital and Youngstar was bought from the Inglis Chairman’s Sale the year before by Yoshida for $1.4million.
