Increased aggregate and average leads to a successful Tasmanian Yearling Sale

Back-to-back six-figure lots headlined another record-breaking Magic Millions sale on Monday.

A month after the historic Gold Coast Yearling Sale, the Tasmanian Yearling Sale bettered last year's benchmark offering when the aggregate, average and clearance rate were all up on last year.

The aggregate barged through the $4 million barrier to $4,308,500 – almost $1 million up on last year – with the 111 lots sold averaging $38,815, well up on last year's $35,872, which was a 17 percent increase on the 2020 offering.

The median was $30,000, which bettered last year's $29,000 and the clearance rate was 80.43 percent.

Last year's sale was headed by a $150,000 youngster, a figure matched by Lot 106 at this year's sale, an Armidale Stud-prepared Toronado filly who was knocked down to Victoria's A List Stud.

The sale-topper is from the Elvstroem mare Il Sogno, who is a half-sister to Snitz and Take All Of Me, who is the dam of Black Type performer I'll Have A Bit.

The Toronado filly went through one lot before a colt by Stratosphere from the Exceed And Excel mare In Harmony sold for $125,000.

Produced for sale by Grenville Stud, the bay colt was purchased by Bevan Smith.

Those two lots made up half of the day's six-figure lots, with Shamus Award and Epaulette both producing colts who sold for $110,000, while Needs Further had a colt sell for $97,500 and another Toronado sold for $95,000.

Armidale Stud also sold those latter two lots, which gave them four of the six highest-priced lots of the day, helping them be the leading vendor by average at $53,422 – more than $15,000 greater than second placed Grenville Stud.

A List Stud spent more than any other buyer, their five lots adding up to $540,000 at an average of $90,000, which was the most by any buyer to come away with multiple lots.

Needs Further progeny grossed $973,000 at an average of $44,227, which was the most by any stallion with at least three lots sold, while local freshman stallion Stratosphere was second at $34,762.

The Tasmanian Sale was the start of a bumper week for Magic Millions, which now turns its attention to Western Australia with the Perth Yearling Sale to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.