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$220,000 Ghaiyyath Colt Sets Pace at Inglis Great Southern

Tara Madgwick - Thursday Jun 11

The Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale kicked off at Oaklands this afternoon and it didn’t take long for Ghaiyyath (IRE) to make his mark with a colt offered as Lot 9 selling for $220,000.

 

This time last year, Darley shuttler Ghaiyyath was languishing in 19th place on the first season sire table with just two winners from 15 starters… nothing to get excited about… right?

One of those winners was a colt called Observer.

Observer came out and won the Group I VRC Victoria Derby and the Australian Guineas becoming one of five stakes-winners this season for Ghaiyyath, who is in the top echelon of second crop sires with seasonal earnings of $5.1million.

Observer is now set to join his sire Ghaiyyath on the Darley Victoria roster this spring, his fee set at $33,000, while his sire Ghaiyyath is returning after a one year absence and is priced at $88,000.

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Is it any wonder Ghaiyyath weanlings are in demand!

$220,000 Ghaiyyath (IRE) colt from Holy Spirit.

Shadow Hill Thoroughbreds were well rewarded when their colt from Holy Spirit sold to Bromfield Park for $220,000.

He is the third foal of Holy Spirit, a placed Deep Field mare that traces back to the same European female family that produced Ghaiyyath along with other G1 winners Nightime, Zhukova and Imperial Emperor.

Ghaiyyath has five entries for this sale and the remaining four youngsters will be offered on Friday. Click to see them.

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