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Son of Darley stallion becomes equal second-highest-priced yearling at Gold.

Blue Point's good first-season results continued at Oaklands Junction on Sunday when one of his colts became the equal second-highest yearling sold at the Inglis Gold Sale.

Pakenham trainer John Leek paid $200,000 for the Supreme Thoroughbreds-prepared colt by the Darley stallion out of On The Loose.

That price matched what Robbie Griffiths, Mathew de Kock, Peter Ford and Heywood Bloodstock paid for a Headwater filly two years ago, bettered only by the Extreme Choice filly that Bon Ho bought for $260,000 at the same sale.

Leek's interest in the Blue Point colt was initially on behalf of his son Mitchell, a fledgling trainer, but said he had to keep going for himself once the price tag got out of Mitchell's reach.

"Mitchell only had $100,000 and thought he might be able to get the horse for that price so when the price kept climbing, I was just so taken by the horse that I wanted to buy him to make sure he could stay in the family training circles,'' Leek said.

"I've had a lot of good horses over the years, some handy two-year-olds that have been cheaper purchases and I've never paid anything like this for a horse.

"But that said, I've not seen a horse as nice as this for a long, long, long time, if ever. He's got a lot going for him, he's just an absolute standout.

"He's totally magnificent, not only very well bred but just a phenomenal horse all round.

"I thought the $100,000 that Mitchell could afford was a fair price for him but what can I say? You've got to pay a premium for something if it's worth it, and this colt is absolutely worth it.''

Leek's colt was the only six-figure lot of the 172-lot sale with Blue Gum Farm's filly by Ilovethiscity out of the Commands mare Black Booty the next most expensive at $80,000.

The sale grossed $1,870,300 with horses selling at an average of $14,844. Last year's Gold Sale, which comprised 213 lots, grossed $3,528,250 at an average of $19,822.