Elsdon celebrate Easter success

Elsdon Park’s General Manager Kerrie Cox is chalking up the farm’s Inglis Easter Sale debut as a success.

Each of the three yearlings that made the trip to Sydney were sold in the ring with the farm averaging an impressive price of $536,667, with the sale average being $427,805. This statistic saw Elsdon Park end the sale as the fourth top vendor by average.

“They were our final yearlings to sell for the year and it was our first time to Easter,” Cox said. “We were so pleased by how they were received by the buyers and the positive comments.

“We had selected types that we thought would suit the market and we were rewarded with great prices and terrific people buying them.”

The farm’s top priced lot was the I Am Invincible filly out of three-time Group One winner Lucia Valentina who was secured by John Singleton for $700,000.

The Ardrossan colt out of well-related mare Daniela’s Magic was knocked down to Kevin Walls for $260,000 acting for Ron and Judi Wanless under his KPW Bloodstock banner.

Rounding out the trio was the full brother to multiple stakes winner Lost And Running who was purchased by respected bloodstock agent Andrew Williams for $650,000.

“It was pretty remarkable to have John Singleton purchase from the draft, especially at Easter,” Cox said.

“The filly was very special to Lib being out of his matriarch mare and we were so pleased that Kris Lees, who trained Lucia, will train her and we can follow her career pretty closely.

“We’ve had such a successful trip and it is important to get those horses into Australia, show them to the market and get them into those stables.

“We’ll be back.”