15 May 2023

IN THE NEWS: Blue Point colt tops Gold Sale at $200,000

Written by Inglis

A Blue Point colt from Supreme Thoroughbreds became the equal second-highest-priced horse ever sold at an Inglis Gold Sale, topping today’s action at Oaklands.

Trainer John Leek Jr described the yearling as “the nicest horse I’ve seen in a long, long, long time, and I’ve been training for 40 years’’ so wasn’t perturbed to go to $200,000 to secure lot 119, a Blue Point x On The Loose colt.

“The nicest horse I’ve seen in a long, long, long time, and I’ve been training for 40 years’’ - John Leek Jr

While Leek Jr was thrilled to take home the colt today, he was initially at Oaklands trying to purchase him for his son Mitchell, who has only been training in his own right for a couple of months.

“But Mitchell only had $100,000 and thought he might be able to get the horse for that price so when the price kept climbing, I was just so taken by the horse that I wanted to buy him to make sure he could stay in the family training circles,’’ Leek Jr said.

“I’ve had a lot of good horses over the years, some handy two-year-olds that have been cheaper purchases and I’ve never paid anything like this for a horse.

“But that said, I’ve not seen a horse as nice as this for a long, long, long time, if ever. He’s got a lot going for him, he’s just an absolute standout.

“He’s totally magnificent, not only very well bred but just a phenomenal horse allround.

“He’s totally magnificent, not only very well bred but just a phenomenal horse allround.’’ - John Leek Jnr

“I thought the $100,000 that Mitchell could afford was a fair price for him but what can I say? You’ve got to pay a premium for something if it’s worth it, and this colt is absolutely worth it.’’

Supreme’s Neil Shaw was as delighted as he was stunned by the result.

“To be honest, we had his service fee of $40,000 as the reserve and while we thought he would make a bit more than that, it’s really quite phenomenal that he’s sold for $200,000 today,’’ Shaw said.

“We were thinking he could make his $60,000-$80,000, we certainly didn’t anticipate him ending where he did, that’s for sure.

“I reckon there were eight or nine different bidders on him in the ring and we never try to pick the last bid when it comes to reserves, but we’re delighted.’’

Blue Point's domination of the first-season sire ranks in the sales ring continued with the son of Shamardal already achieving the feat of leading first-season sire by average at the Magic Millions Gold Coast ($378,125) and Inglis Easter Sale ($300,00), he too topped the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale ($350,000) and his first-crop yearlings have sold to $900,000.

From his first crop in the northern hemisphere, Blue Point has sired six winners including Valour And Swagger who won by an impressive six and a half lengths on debut, Action Point, Keran, Blue Storm and Sir Bolton.

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