Outstanding results for Sepoy at Gold Coast Yearling Sale

The first Australian yearlings by the multiple G1 winner Sepoy earned rave reviews at Wednesday's opening session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in Australia, with a filly by the Champion sprinter topping the day’s trade when purchased for A$850,000 by the China Horse Club, a sales record for a first-season stallion.

The filly, who was consigned by Mill Park as agent, is the first foal out of the Stakes-winning Starcraft mare Celebrity Girl from a strong Black type family.

Six yearlings by Sepoy were sold during the opening session of the Gold Coast sale for an aggregate of A$2,205,000 and an average of A$367,500, nearly six times the stud fee they were conceived at, comparing very favourably with the overall sale average of A$166,679.

The highest-priced Sepoy colt during the session was purchased by David Raphael for A$460,000 and is a half-brother to two Black type performers including the useful Exceed And Excel filly Miss Idyllic.

Reverse shuttler Exceed And Excel also had two of his yearlings sold, headed by a colt out of the Stakes-placed mare Ambers Waltz who was purchased by James Harron for A$200,000.

The sale continues tomorrow.

Sepoy stands at Dalham Hall Stud where his fee will be £15,000 in 2015. For more information, contact the nominations team on +44 (0)1638 730070.