The debut auction from the Inglis Digital USA platform was led by the $235,000 sale of racemare MSW Lucky Girl (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), the auction house said in a release late Wednesday.
Previously operated under the Wanamaker's banner before partnering with the Australian-based William Inglis & Son Ltd., and relaunching earlier this year, Wednesday's returns saw a gross just above $450,000, with an average sale price over $21,000.
“We were excited to get underway for the first time as Inglis Digital USA,” said Liza Hendriks, CEO of Inglis Digital USA. “There was interest from all over the world and the influence of the Inglis name was apparent with our sales topper ultimately headed back to Australia. We appreciate the support from all of our buyers and sellers and look forward to our next sale in August. I encourage anyone to reach out to myself or Kyle (Wilson, senior director of sales and recruitment) if there's anything we can do.”
Lucky Girl led the way for the July sale, going to Australia's Kia Ora Stud, for $235,000.
“We're very pleased with the result,” said Grovendale's James Keogh. “The international interest was particularly strong and encouraging for the future.”
The Irish-born 5-year-old daughter of Australian champion sire Exceed and Excel was offered as a racing or broodmare prospect, having won three of 18 starts and earned $202,863.
“We are stoked to have secured Lucky Girl in the inaugural Inglis Digital USA online sale,” said Shane Wright, bloodstock and breeding manager for Kia Ora Stud. “We will keep her in training in the U.S., as she has a Grade II appointment next month at Del Mar, and then make a decision on her future after that run.
“The world is becoming a much smaller place given the opportunities a platform like Inglis Digital USA allow we have had some great success with Northern Hemisphere bloodlines before. We have used Inglis Digital for both buying and selling here in Australia and the U.S. platform is just as easy and user friendly, and I'm sure we will be back again in the future.”
Bringing the day's second-highest price was Otello, a stakes-winning Curlin colt who sold to bloodstock agent Joseph Migliore for $95,000. The 3-year-old raced as a homebred for Siena Farm, which co-owned the colt with WinStar Farm. WinStar consigned the colt, and offered him for inspection.
“We've been watching the digital sales grow in popularity and thought this was the right time to jump in,” said Elliott Walden President and CEO of WinStar Farm. “We got both of our horses sold and had a great time working with the Inglis Digital USA team.”
Entries for the Inglis Digital USA August Sale are open now, and will close Monday, July 29. The catalog will be released Friday, Aug. 2, and the horses will sell Wednesday, Aug. 7.
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