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Daughter of Vino Rosso most expensive lot in Spendthrift Unreserved Dispersal

Jolie's Shinju (Jolie's Halo) topped the Magic Millions Online Sale (19 - 20 April) when bought for $55,000 by Garryard Equine. Offered in foal to Coolmore Australia shuttler Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), Jolie's Shinji was a three-time Listed winner in Singapore and has produced six winners from as many foals to race headed by her multiple Group winning daughter Formality (Fastnet Rock). 

The most expensive lot to sell as part of the Spendthrift Unreserved Dispersal and the second most expensive lot overall was a weanling filly by Vino Rosso (Curlin) who was bought for $45,000 by Graebar Park. The filly is out of the unrated mare Sweet Talk (Northern Meteor) who has also ready produced two winners and is herself a sister to Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Speak Fondly and a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Wild And Proud (Snowland) being out of Blab (Flying Spur). The filly was catalogued as Lot 4. 

Graebar Park also bought another weanling by Vino Rosso, Lot 15. Out of the five-time winner Dig A Pony (Mutawaajid), the colt was bought for $38,500. 

Overall just over $790,000 was traded on 115 lots sold with a clearance rate of 83 per cent.