Value hunters soaked up the sunshine and left with some bargains during the concluding session of the Magic Millions National Sale at the Gold Coast on Thursday.

A general session of yearlings and a session of racehorses grossed over $600,000.  Top price came in the supplementary catalogue for the National Racehorse Sale when promising Shamardal filly Quick’s the Word sold for $64,000.

The Darley draft provided the next five top sellers in the Racehorse Sale headed by Typeface ($37,000), Kiev ($30,000), Hadron ($25,000) and Intaglio ($16,000).  The Racehorse Sale section averaged almost $5,000 at a clearance rate of 97%.

Earlier in the day, a general session of yearlings averaged $7,318 at a clearance rate of 62%.  Topping the 42 lots that changed hands were a pair of Baramul Stud colts by Bel Danoro at $22,000.

The colt from Geography was purchased for a Singapore based buyer while the youngster from Secret Sister was snapped up by Queensland’s Furlong Stud.

The National Sale grossed $37.66 million over two weeks of selling.  Some 1082 lots sold at an impressive sale average of almost $35,000 and clearance rate of 79%.

“We’re delighted with the results throughout the National Sale,” Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox reported.  “It was pleasing to see such a great buying bench on hand right from Session 1 with numerous interstate and international buyers at the complex.”

NATIONAL RACEHORSE SALE LEADERBOARD

$64,000 – Quick’s the Word
Vendor: Network Consumer Finance / Buyer: Magic Millions as agent (NSW)

$37,000 – Typeface
Darley / Troy Sargent (NSW)

$30,000 – Kiev
Darley / Steven Pamenter (Qld)

$25,000 – Hadron
Darley / Brett Cavanough (NSW)

$16,000 – Intaglio
Darley / Kevin Dagg Bloodstock (Vic)

NATIONAL YEARLING SALE LEADERBOARD

$22,000 – Bel Danoro-Geography colt
Vendor: Baramul Stud / Magic Millions as agent (Singapore)

$22,000 – Bel Danoro-Secret Sister colt
Baramul Stud / Furlong Stud Partnership (Qld)

$20,000 – Exceedingly Good-Upwards colt
Oakwood Farm (As Agent for Millewa Pty Ltd) / Magic Millions as agent (Qld)

$20,000 – Conatus-Stacked colt
Baramul Stud / Ross Webb (SA)

$16,000 – Real Saga-Cherry Inn colt
Allan Hills Farm / James McInally (Qld)