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$950,000 Record Priced Colt for Starspangledbanner

Tara Madgwick - Monday Mar 30

Starspangledbanner had a super successful 2025 siring both the Champion European 2YO Colt and Filly in Gstaad and Precise and at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on Monday he achieved his best ever result in an Australian sale ring.

$950,000 Starspangledbanner colt from Love Sensation.

The Sledmere Stud consigned colt from Love Sensation was purchased by Chinese based buyer Wei Jiaoqi for $950,000.

He is the first foal of Group III placed Night of Thunder (GB) mare Love Sensation and is a three-quarter brother-in-blood to Starspangledbanner’s top class Hong Kong performer Beauty Eternal, winner of the Group I HKJC Champions Mile.

It was an amazingly good result for the colt’s breeder Peter Raftopoulos, who also bred his mother Love Sensation and Beauty Eternal.

When Beauty Eternal went to the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in 2020 he sold for $90,000 to renowned bloodstock agent John Foote, but this colt has made ten times that amount!

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“Sledmere Stud did a great job preparing him for sale and we hoped he would sell well as I have all my mates here today,” said Peter Raftopoulos, who is a huge fan of Starspangledbanner.

“Love Sensation has another filly at home by him, but I think I’ll keep her to race now.”

Starspangledbanner also had a big result for Milburn Creek, who sold a colt from imported stakes-winner Saratoga Treasure (USA) for $$50,000 to leading HK trainer Ricky Yiu.

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