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16 lots sell for $947,600 headed by Kentucky Miss.
It was a poignant sale for Luskin Park, offering an unreserved dispersal following the untimely passing of stud proprietor Paul Whelan who died late last year and John Whelan of Luskin Park expressed his satisfaction with the Sunday's results and was very complimentary about the online format.
"Very very happy. People seem to have embraced this format and it's proving very successful. It really works well," said Whelan.
"Inglis were exceptional. It's an emotional thing, we put our trust in Inglis and as usual they've delivered in spades and some. Jonathan [D'Arcy] and the team have been exceptional and we're thrilled with the overall results.''
The most expensive mare in the draft was the Listed-winning six-year-old mare Kentucky Miss (Foxwedge) who was secured by Aston Bloodstock's Wilf Mula - who raced the mare with Luskin Park - for $250,000. She was the second most expensive lot to sell on Sunday.
Catalogued as Lot 239, the daughter of Foxwedge (Fastnet Rock) landed four of her 14 starts including the 2016 Cap d'Antibes Stakes (Listed, 1100m) and a third place finish in the San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) which saw her accumulate $194,400 in career prize-money.
The mare is out of American Listed winner Twelve Pack Shelly (Deputy Storm), while her third dam is Listed Hero's Hurrah (Hero's Honor) - the grandam of Gone Rebel (Macabe).
Hero's Hurrah herself is a half-sister to Listed winner Set To Fly (Relaunch) - the dam of Listed scorer Raghib (Phone Trick).
"We're thrilled with the price and thrilled Wilf and Rosemary were able to pick her up," said Whelan. "We'll be cheering her progeny on from the grandstand and lounge room for many years to come."
Miss Kentucky was offered in foal to Newgate Farm's exciting young stallion Flying Artie (Arite Schiller) and her colt by the same stallion was purchased by John Thompson Racing for $50,000 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale last month. The mare has a weanling filly by the same sire.
Mula - who came out on top of an online bidding tussel to secure the mare - said he was pleased to have been able to secure her.
"By winning the Cap d'Antibes and running third in the San Domenico – beating home Capitalist that day – she proved herself on the track multiple times and I think she's definitely a mare of the future. We had a bit of a fight on our hands to get her but we're very happy we did."
Of the sale, Mula commented: "I've been exceptionally impressed with the online process and in some ways, it's better than an actual sale in that you have time. At a live auction – as a buyer or seller – you don't have that time.
"As long as you have the right videos and provide total transparency, I have no issues trading this way.
"Inglis is to be congratulated, it's been very easy even for somebody like me to buy and sell with this online process. The sale was well marketed, well run and very successful.''
