August is set to be a big month in the APG calendar with our upcoming Winter Mix Sale, to be conducted on August 16 and 17, attracting 86 entries from breeders and owners all across Australia, from Queensland to Western Australia and down to Tasmania.
There is also a great variety of entries on show for buyers ranging the entire spectrum including a great showing from the youngsters with almost 40 percent of the catalogue being weanlings and yearlings.
The catalogue features some royally bred youngsters by the leading stallions Captaintreacherous, Bettor’s Delight, Sweet Lou, Art Major, Downbytheseaside and Vincent and emerging sires such as Pebble Beach, Confederate, Stay Hungry, Tall Dark Stranger, Ride High, Poster Boy, Captain Ahab, Father Nuno, All Bets Off, Ultimate Sniper, E L Titan and Dancinginthedark M.
The young stock out of some top class race and broodmares such as Smyrna Duruisseau USA, Whatahottie, Give Me Twenty, Rockin Tammy, Punch Line, Jet’s Girl, Soho Paris, Talk About Mach, Garston Girl, Pocket Fantasy are also sure to attract buyers attention.
The 40-strong broodmare contingent catalogued includes the proven producers Kept In Play, The Vicar’s Daughter, Princess Major, Our Options, Im Twice The Delight and Foxy Cleo and good racemares such as Obahma Joy, Carolsideal USA, Rockaround Sue USA, Platinum Revolution, Courageous Katee, Pocket Fantasy and Garston Girl.
Purchasers of empty broodmares also have the opportunity to secure a service to a range of stallions that are being auctioned on behalf of the Darling Downs Harness Racing Club only a few days after the Winter Mix Sale.
The list of sires with services to be tendered for reads like the who’s who of Australian standardbred breeding.
It includes the champion sire Art Major, the Meadowlands Pace winner Best In Show, dual Queensland Horse of the Year Colt Thirty One, dual NZ Cup winner Copy That, world champion Lather Up, 3YO Trotter of the Year Aldebaran Zeus and the proven trotting stallions Peak and Muscle M Up.
It’s not just a chance to pick up a service from a top notch stallion but potential buyers will also be supporting a grassroots harness racing club with all proceeds form the stallion service auction going directly to Darling Downs Harness Racing Club. The online auction runs from August 19 to 26.
The full catalogue listings for both sales are currently up on our new online sale platform with pedigrees set to start going up over the weekend. So head on over to check out both catalogues and register as a bidder today!
From APG Media
