Price-Kent Jnr go to A$420,000 for son of Seth
Yearling sales season in Australasia has commenced with a bang for Waikato Stud, with the Matamata nursery offering its first yearling of 2026 at Magic Millions on the Gold Coast, resulting in a phenomenal for the son of Super Seth.
The bids came thick and fast for the colt out of the Group 2-winning Savabeel mare, Acting. It was Mick Price Racing and Breeding, MyRacehorse and Belmont Bloodstock (FBAA) who landed the final bid of A$420,000 for Lot 21.
Offered through the draft of the Thompson family’s Widden Stud, this colt is bred on the same cross as the Waikato Stud-bred Group 1 winner, La Dorada (ex Gold Fever).
All eyes will now turn to Karaka where Waikato Stud will offer a draft of 77 yearlings.
Waikato Stud farewells Posy
Bluehen mare Posy, dam of Group 1 winner Atishu, Group winner Mazzolino and Flemington winner Dream All Day, has been laid to rest, aged 17. She retired to Waikato Stud’s broodmare band in 2014 and left a lasting legacy.
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WS-breds shine at the Racing Victoria Off The Track Carnival
Last weekend saw many retired racehorses and their careers compete in various disciplines, and one star who shone brightly was Eden Pearson’s 10-year-old ott horse, Tango. Once racing as Does It (Pins ex Just Be Cos), Tango raced 45 times, winning on five occasions and accumulating prizemoney of $275,550 before retiring in June 2024.
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