Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland was super popular last spring covering a book of 195 mares and a small selection in foal to the brilliant son of Snitzel were sold at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Wednesday for up to $560,000.
The most expensive of the group was the Amarina Farm consigned import I’m the Boss of Me (USA) who sold to James Harron Bloodstock for $560,000.
A stakes-placed daughter of Midshipman, she comes from a prolific Black Type family and was in foal in her first season at stud on an early September cover.
“We really like the American mares. We’ve had good success with them in the past and she’s a mare that we just fell in love with when we saw her early in the week,” said James Harron.
“We’ve had to wait around for her today but we’re happy to get her.
“The beauty about these American mares is they are a complete outcross, so she can be bred to any stallion in the country, really.
“That opens up a lot of opportunity and we’ll have a good think about it.”
Switzerland is an example of exactly what James Harron was talking about being by a champion Australian sire in Snitzel from a high class North American mare in Ms Bad Behavior (Can).
Other mares in foal to Switzerland that commanded premium prices were imported stakes-winner Klassy Bridgette (USA), sold to Merrick Station/Group One Bloodstock /Matt Houldsworth for $400,000 and Wecansaydun, sold to Trilogy Racing Pty Ltd/Suman Hedge Bloodstock for $380,000.
Switzerland stands this spring at a fee of $55,000.
