Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu hopes a Street Boss colt - Lot 199 - he bought for a Day 1 top price of $375,000 is his next Voyage Bubble, the HK Derby winner Yiu also sourced from the Classic Yearling Sale.
“This colt, I saw his video back home and thought ‘gee, he’s a lovely athletic colt’ and when I saw him in the flesh, I liked him even more," Yiu told Inglis post-sale.
"He’s very correct, walks well and I believe in time he will do very well in Hong Kong as a sprinter/miler."
Sunday's top-priced result of $375,000 on Day 1 at Inglis' Riverside Stables was a huge coup for vendor Bhima Thoroughbreds on behalf of his breeder GSA Thoroughbreds who raced this colt's dam, Dance Card (Exceed And Excel).
Interstingly, the Darley stallions' Day 1 performance at Inglis Classic exceeded the market on all three metrics:
- Darley's average of $109,808 versus a market average of $94,929.
- Darley's median of $87,500 versus a market median of $80,000.
- Darley's clearance of 83.9% versus a market clearance of 82.8%
Pleasingly, Too Darn Hot and Bivouac both outperformed the Day 1 average.
Other Day 1 highlights include:
- Lot 2: Too Darn Hot x Valencay filly for $220,000.
- Lot 22: Too Darn Hot x Wickedness colt for $180,000.
- Lot 103: Harry Angel x Ballychine colt for $170,000.
- Lot 150: Harry Angel x Cambric colt for $160,000.
- Lot 9: Blue Point x Villa Albani filly for $150,000.
- Lot 157: Earthlight x Cassadee filly for $150,000.
🟣 Another great result for our loyal supporters GSA Bloodstock, as Lot 243, their eye-catching Capitalist colt sells for $240k @inglis_sales Classic.
— Bhima Thoroughbreds (@BhimaTBreds) February 11, 2024
He’s a well-related son of the Galileo mare, Embroidered Silk (IRE), with an exciting future. Congrats to @sconebloodstock 👌 pic.twitter.com/zjuJaD0O6H
Lot 199, Street Boss (USA) x Dance Card, offered by @BhimaTBreds sells to R Yiu for an outstanding $375k #InglisClassic pic.twitter.com/L7WCi56Q4i
— Inglis (@inglis_sales) February 11, 2024
