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Pinjarra Cup winner Dark Alert topped the Magic Millions Perth Winter Sales held at Belmont racecourse on Sunday.
A member of a select draft of racehorses from Peters Investments, Dark Alert was sold for $70,000 to the bid of Benjamin Miller.
The gelded son of Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Testa Rossa boasts eight wins and six placings and earnings of over $490,000.A son of Group winner Storm Alert, Dark Alert won the Listed Pinjarra Cup in April.
The top ten priced lots in the racehorse section were offered by Peters Investments with the G3 Roma Cup winner Battle Hero selling to Black Type Bloodstock for $60,000.A daughter of freshman sire Deep Field topped the weanling section of the auction when she sold for $40,000.
The filly is the third foal of the Tiger Hill mare Cattalo, a half sister to the stakes performed sire Tobique. The filly's third dam is Caulfield Cup winner Mannerism.The Deep Field filly was offered by Lynward Park Stud and sold to NSW buyer Bob Dawson.
A colt by top performing first season sire Your Song topped the Winter Yearling Sale when selling for $35,000.Consigned by Western Breeders Alliance, the colt from a Flying Spur half sister to Atlante was purchased by the powerful Grant and Alana Williams stable.
Some $994,000 was traded at the Belmont Park auction.The Magic Millions focus now switches to the 2017 Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale with entries for the breeze up style auction closing on July 28.
The sale will be held on October 10 and 11 and will be preceded by four breeze up sessions, in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.