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William Johnson pays $140,000 for daughter of Pierro
Rotterdam - a winning daughter of Pierro (Lonhro) - topped the Inglis July (Late) Online Sale on Wednesday as William Johnson Bloodstock forked out $140,000 for the five-year-old.
Catalogued as Lot 186 and offered by Coolmore Stud in foal to their resident stallion Pride Of Dubai (Street Cry), who is two days away from being crowned champion first-season sire.
The mare is out of winning Danehill (Danzig) mare Sarasota, who has nine winners from as many foals to race and she is sister to Group 1 winner and former champion sire Fastnet Rock.
Last year, Rotterdam produced a filly by Coolmore shuttler Churchill (Galileo) and Johnson said he was impressed by the foal, who will likely head to next year’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
“Rotterdam hails from a family that needs no introduction and I feel that Pierro will have every opportunity to be an elite broodmare sire,” Johnson said.
“The Churchill filly was very easy on the eye and will no doubt be a standout at a premier yearling sale in 2021.”
During the online auction two lots sold for $135,000 - Sharpshooter (Hinchinbrook) offered by Newgate (as agent) and purchased by Wollongong businessman Tory Lavalle, and stakes-performed mare Schilldora (Artie Schiller) who was purchased by Elwyn and Andrew Rea of Lambton Grazing on account of Richard Jolly Racing.
Catalogued as Lot 29, Sharpshooter is out of unraced Prostar (Starcraft), making him a half-brother to three-time Listed winner Caipirinha (Nicconi).
Prostar herself is a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner Collate (Catbird).
Newgate’s Henry Field has been a strong supporter of the Inglis Digital platform since its inception and said he deems it as an important tool for his business.
“We’ve been trading with Inglis Digital since day one, it’s obviously a great platform to trade stock through, it’s a true marketplace backed by simple but effective technology,” Field said.
“Put it this way – we’ve sold 80 horses on Inglis Digital for a 100 per cent clearance rate, more than $2.6 million and most importantly, we’ve sold countless winners through the platform and nothing brings the customers back like results.
“The scope of this market is boundless; I’ve often said it’s the way of the future and that’s evident in how educated vendors have become with quality videos and photos now the norm.
“For Newgate, it’s been a valuable tool for our business, we’ve built this network with online buyers from all parts of Australia and into South East Asia – people can pick up the phone and discuss each horse – the key is a transparent marketplace.
Meanwhile, Schilldora won five times - including over 1050 metres at Morphettville on Saturday - and placed at stakes level on one occasion, which saw her accumulate $198,600 in career prize-money and she is a half-sister to fellow Listed-placed Dreams Of Platinum (Dream Ahead).
The mare was catalogued as Lot 80.
“I saw her win on Saturday at Morphettville and then it was mentioned on Racing.com that she was currently being offered on Inglis Digital,” Andrew Rea said.
“Dad has been involved in bloodstock for as long as I can remember, and we’re excited to have secured a mare of her quality, she will likely head straight to the breeding barn and being by Artie Schiller out of a Hussonet mare, she’s open to a range of stallion options.
“Her dam Husidora is still a young mare and has now produced two Stakes performers in Schilldora and Dreams of Platinum so I think there’s more to come from her.
“It’s the first time Lambton Grazing has bought on Inglis Digital and I found the process very good, trading online isn’t foreign to us as we’ve used AuctionPlus in the cattle business but while we were a little apprehensive not being able to see Schilldora in the flesh, having additional information like a breeding certificate and photos and videos does give you more confidence.”
The July Sale finished with a 79 per cent clearance and marks the 19th consecutive sale to gross more than $1 million, while the platform can boast a total 63 lots to make $100,000 or more since 2018.