$750,000 for First Mare Offered in Foal to Trapeze Artist
Widden Stud had the honour of offering the first mare in foal to their exciting young sire Trapeze Artist at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale and Samara Dancer (NZ) proved a popular commodity, secured by Victorian based Sheamus Mills Bloodstock/ Longwood Thoroughbred Farm for $750,000.
Winner of the Group II MRC Blue Diamond Prelude, Samara Dancer is a half-sister by Hinchinbrook to Group III winner Éclair Big Bang from a solid Black Type family.
Her first two seasons at stud have produced a colt and filly by I Am Invincible and she was offered in foal to Snitzel’s champion son Trapeze Artist, who was Australia’s busiest first season sire last year covering 180 mares at a fee of $88,000.
Sheamus Mills Bloodstock/ Longwood Thoroughbred Farm bought two additional mares at the sale in foal to Trapeze Artist paying $270,000 for Written Tycoon’s stakes-winning daughter Hot Dipped and $230,000 for Group III winner Fuddle Dee Duddle.
Astute bloodstock agent Paul Moroney paid $150,000 for imported Invincible Spirit mare Viviette (IRE) in foal to Trapeze Aritist in her first season at stud.
Trapeze Artist is priced in 2020 at $77,000.
The Trapeze Artist Syndicate were also active as buyers snapping up two lovely mares from the Luskin Park Dispersal.
They purchased She’s a Wildcat, the full sister to Group I winner Foxwedge, for $230,000. She was offered in foal to Flying Artie and had a major pedigree update as her two year-old Untamed (colt by Pierro) is now a stakes-winner of the Listed ATC Fernhill Handicap.
They also purchased imported stakes-winner Late Spring (USA) for $280,000 in foal to The Autumn Sun.