A new record price of $1.7 million for a yearling by Exceed And Excel has been paid at the Inglis Easter Sale by the Queensland-based racing and breeding operation Aquis Farm.
The colt, Lot 337, from the Written Tycoon mare Written Dash is the 15th million-dollar yearling to go through the ring and the equal third highest-priced lot at the sale so far.
The price eclipsed the previous best for Exceed And Excel by almost $500,000.
In a bidding contest that involved several of the industry’s biggest names, Aquis prevailed over Coolmore Australia.
Aquis spokesman Shane McGrath said a trainer is yet to be chosen for the colt whose next destination is the organisation’s farm.
The latest sale follows the purchase yesterday of another Exceed And Excel colt for $1.2 million.
