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Bruce Perry pays a cool $1 million for Group 3-winning daughter of Scandal Keeper on Wednesday
On paper dual Group winner Quilista (Scandal Keeper) looked one of star attractions on the second day of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Wednesday and she proved to be the headline act of the day's trade, when selling to Bruce Perry for $1 million.
Wednesday was the second time the daughter of Scandal Keeper (Danzig) has been offered as broodmare, selling to Tony Fung for $950,000 at the 2019 edition of the Magic Millions Sale. This time round, the mare was offered in foal to Aquis Farm-based sire Pierata (Pierro), with her first foal having been purchased by Fernrigg Farm for $340,000 at last week's Magic Millions National Weanling Sale.
Catalogued as Lot 978 and offered as part of the Segenhoe Stud draft, she is out of Listed-placed mare Brocky's Ace (Surtee) making her a half-sister to dual Listed-winning Red Can Man (Gingerbread Man).
Perry was purchasing the mare on behalf of Cressfield's Bruce Neill and he told Racing & Sports Bloodstock she would be covered by Arrowfield Stud's multiple champion stallion Snitzel (Redoute's Choice) this spring.
"We were delighted to get her," said Perry. "I bought her Bruce Neill of Cressfield Stud and she was exactly what he looks for in a mare. He loves speed and wants those really good fast mares. He also loves mares that are Danehill free and it just makes it so much easier for him to mate. She was just perfect.
"I didn't actually see her I Am Invincible foal, because I was stuck in New Zealand at the time, but the reports were that it was very nice. I hear she was a cracking type. I think at this stage the plan would be to send her to Snitzel and I would think type wise and everything else she is the ideal mare for him."
Of the strength of the sale, Perry continued: "The Australian racing industry is so strong at the moment and I think a lot of people want to be involved and I think with coronavirus people have realised that they want to put their money into horses. It's really good - a lot of people want to be involved and long may it continue."
Over the two days of trade, Perry has purchased three mares for an aggregate of $1,740,000 at an average of $580,000.
Segenhoe's Brian Clarke told Racing & Sports Bloodstock the price-tag the mare realised has exceeded all their expectations.
"We were delighted with how she sold and to be honest, I would say $1 million exceeded our expectations, we probably thought more like $700,000 - $750,000, so we were delighted with the result," said Clarke. "She is a beautiful, big, strong, robust and very athletic mare. She's got a lovely big hip and she had a beautiful I Am Invincible foal sold here last week, which was obviously a big help.
"She was in-foal to Pierata, who is a very promising young stallion and I would imagine that appealed to a lot of people."
So far at the sale, Segenhoe has sold eight mares for a total receipts of $2,665,000 at an average of $333,125.