A colt by champion Yarraman Park Stud stallion I Am Invincible topped today’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses in Training Sale when selling for $550,000.
The powerful Laming Racing team of father-son trainers Bevan and Richard Laming were able to outbid local conditioner Paul Shailer to land the prized pick of the breeze-up style auction.
Offered by breeder Baramul Stud, the colt is the first foal of an unraced Snitzel sister to multiple Group One winning sire Russian Revolution and half sister to the dam of Home Affairs.
“He had a great pedigree,” Richard Laming said minutes after the gavel fell. “He’s a beautiful individual.”
“He’s got a stallion’s pedigree to go with it. You’ve probably got to pay a bit more than you’d expect – but you’ve got to buy the ones you want.”
“We’ve got on the front foot and already sold quite a bit of him. There’s still a little bit left as you’d expect. A horse like him will sell himself.”
“I looked at his breeze up and then as an individual you’d think he would get up and go. There’s been good reports from the people who prepared him.”
“We’ve had a bit of luck buying horses off Gerry, so we’ll keep supporting him as he supports us,” Laming added.
