A three quarter sister to Gr1 Golden Rose winner In the Congo topped Day One of the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale on the Gold Coast.
Silverdale Farm and Shrone Bloodstock teamed up to secure the prized filly from the draft of Newhaven Park for A$600,000.
The filly is a daughter of young Arrowfield Stud based sire The Autumn Sun and is the fourth foal of the three time South African Gr1 winner Via Africa (Var).
In The Congo’s Three Quarter Sister Stars on Gold Coast.
“She was the quality filly of the sale for us,” Silverdale’s Rob Petith said. “We did a lot of groundwork here over the last few days.”
“She was just a stand out physical – obviously out of a very good mare and a three quarter to In the Congo – combine all of that, while it was probably more than what we wanted to pay we had to be strong to the end.”
“I was a little nervous (during the bidding), spending that amount of money – but you can be confident when you’re buying the right product. She was beautifully presented.”
“She’ll do very well on the hills at Silverdale and we look forward to re-presenting her next year. We always aim to bring them back to sale – she will be re offered again. Hopefully we can put some polish on her, bring her back here and she’ll be in even bigger demand,” he added.
