Sales action continues in Victoria later this week (June 8 & 9) with the Inglis Great Southern Sale to feature a quality draft of weanlings from Collingrove Stud that includes the half-sister to exciting Hong Kong sprinter Victor the Winner, who chased home Lucky Sweynesse in the Group III Sha Tin Vase on Sunday.
A $180,000 Inglis Premier purchase from Collingrove Stud for Golden River Investments / Mr Chu, four year-old Toronado (IRE) gelding Victor the Winner is a star on the rise for his trainer for Danny Shum in Hong Kong, where he has five wins and a second from just eight starts.
Tested in stakes company for the first time on Sunday, Victor the Winner defeated all bar Hong Kong’s best sprinter Lucky Sweynesse when finishing a gallant second to confirm his potential for a lot better races.
Collingrove Stud will present a draft of 10 weanlings with Lot 326 the half-sister by I Am Immortal to Victor the Winner from top producer Noetic, a stakes-placed daughter of Cape Cross (IRE) from an international Black Type family.
Noetic has had five foals to race for three winners including her smart current season two year-old Shadow Fear (Sioux Nation (USA), a two time metro winner in Perth and fourth in a Listed race at Flemington. A fast Group winning son of I Am Invincible, I Am Immortal has had his first yearlings sell this year for up to $150,000 and this lovely filly will have plenty of admirers.
Additional highlights from Collingrove include:
Lot 205 Impending x Fifty Ways, by New Approach (IRE)
Fourth foal of a Sydney metro juvenile winning daughter of Group III winner Lovemelikearock.
Lot 213 Filly Highland Reel (IRE) x French Musket, by Sepoy
Second foal of an unraced mare from a top class Aga Khan Studs nurtured European female family that includes Champion Irish Female Stayer and Group I winner Kastoria and Group winners Kesampour, Kassani, Kassana and Kastasa.
Lot 225 Filly Hanseatic x Guessing, by Medaglia D’Oro
From the first crop of brilliantly fast Group winning juvenile Hanseatic and is first foal of unraced Guessing, whose dam is a full sister to $1.5million earning multiple Group II winner Rain Affair.
Lot 246 Filly Royal Meeting (IRE) x Isonomiss, by Choisir
From the second crop of Group I winning Invincible Spirit son Royal Meeting, whose first yearlings have sold for up to $240,000. First foal of a well-bred daughter of up and coming broodmare sire Choisir from a European female family featuring Group I winners Ice Breeze, Meteor Storm, Polish Summer and Winsili.
Lot 328 Colt Cool Aza Beel x Occultation, by Good Journey (USA)
From the first crop of Savabeel’s Champion NZ 2YO Colt and Group I winner Cool Aza Beel. First foal from a placed half-sister to Group III winner October Date and stakes-winner Single Handed.
