Italy's Societa Gestione Aste held its one-day select yearling sale in Milan on Saturday, with two fillies bringing six figures. A total of 147 youngsters were catalogued with 130 offered after outs, and 84 of those sold for a clearance rate of 64.6% and an aggregate of €1,651,000. The average was €19,655, and the median €11,000. Predictably given the economic climate, figures took a hit from 2019 when 83 yearlings grossed €2,423,000. The average and median had both experienced huge jumps last year to €29,193 and €18,000, respectively.
A first-crop daughter of Churchill (Ire) led the way at €120,000. Lot 74 was offered by Razza del Velino and purchased by Alfalasi Mohamed Saeed Ali. She is a half to a pair of local stakes winners in Sweet Gentle Kiss (Ire) (Henrythenavigator) and Sunset Key (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), and the dam herself was third in the G3 Italian 1000 Guineas.
Churchill's Coolmore barnmate Australia (GB) has been experiencing a purple patch as of late, including a new Group 3 winner in Epona Plays (Ire) at Gowran Park on Saturday, and leading local owners Scuderia Incolinx paid €100,000 for a filly by the son of Galileo (lot 14) early in the sale. She is likewise a half to two stakes winners: the G3 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani scorer Candy Store (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and Group 3 winner The Conqueror (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}) and out of the listed-placed March Madness (GB) (Noverre). Lot 14 was also offered by Razza Del Velino.
The highest-priced colt of the sale was Allevamento Le.Gi.'s Kodiac (GB) half-brother to this year's G3 Premio Parioli (Italian 2000 Guineas) winner Cima Emergency (Ire) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}) lot 89. He was bought by Andrea Marcialis for €90,000. Another young Coolmore sire to feature was No Nay Never; he had a half-brother to listed winner Clockwinder (Ire) (Intikhab) (lot 59) sell to trainer Alduino Botti for €77,000.
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