Yulong have already tasted success with freakish sire Extreme Choice having paid $1.4million as a yearling for their Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winning colt Devil Night and they upped the ante at Inglis Easter on Monday paying $2million for one of his colts from Giza Goddess (USA).
Consigned by Newgate, the colt is the second foal of imported stakes-winner Giza Goddess, whose first foal, a colt by I Am Invincible, sold for $800,000 at Magic Millions last year to Bjorn Baker Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd.
Giza Goddess was bought from the Newgate draft for $1.15 million at the 2023 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and has gotten off to a flying start in the sale ring with her stud career.
“The stars aligned for the sale and this horse is a real dude since the day he was born and he's just been such a cool customer he looks like a real racehorse and we always thought he was a great Extreme Choice to come to Easter and we’ve been rewarded with a top price by Mr Zhang,” said the colt’s breeder Steven O’Connor, the Director of Go Bloodstock.
“We wish him all the best going forward and hopefully he's a great runner.
“You come in conservative and then, as the sale went on, the Extreme Choice kind of momentum has built and built and built. Then we saw the horse (Extreme Choice x Pretty Brazen) make so much money ($3million) yesterday that... You kind of have no idea how that's going to go, but you just know it's going to go well.
“We couldn't be happier with the team and the job Jim (Carey) and Henry (Field) have done to get him here in one piece… it's just surreal.”
Yulong General Manager Jun Zhang confirmed the colt will be trained by Matt Laurie, who has achieved G1 success for Yulong with Treasurethe Moment and Vinrock.
Giza Goddess was not served in 2024 and then missed to Stay Inside last year, so might be at the front of the queue to go back to Extreme Choice this spring.
