Opportunity knocks at Bathurst

08 March 2021 | PETER WHARTON
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Lochinvar Art was 'passed in' at the Bathurst Gold Yearling Sale.

Lochinvar Art was 'passed in' at the Bathurst Gold Yearling Sale. Photo by ABP Photography

YEARLING sales in all States and countries give prospective owners the opportunity to purchase a life changing horse.

However, when the door of opportunity is open we do need to step right in and make the most of those opportunities.

On March 19, 2017 a huge opportunity presented itself at the Annual Bathurst Yearling Sale but was passed up by everyone in attendance that day.

When Lot 17 waltzed into the ring that day, accompanied by Melanie Settree from Brooklyn Lodge, it did attract some small time bidding but departed the auction ring as a passed-in lot   -  with the bidding stalling at $9,000.

He was a neat package for a December foal and his breeding was reasonable with his Ponder dam having won four races and $16,225, while his third dam had produced a $225,000 winner in Drunken Desire (1:51.8) and was a full sister to an exceptional filly called My Cherie 1:59.8 ($338,265).

Well that missed opportunity, now a five-year-old entire, has a name of Lochinvar Art.  The bankroll now stands at $1,368,456 with plenty more to come.

It is now well documented that the colt was sent to Menangle horseman Rickie Alchin to be broken in for his breeders Peter and Maureen Green and Dan Cordina.

The colt showed plenty of spark when offered at the NSW Ready To Run Sale in December 2017.  Victorian horseman David Moran didn’t let the opportunity go begging and was the new owner when the hammer went down at around $28,000.

David, who at that stage was building a nice stable of horses at his Shepparton base, found a willing and now delighted owner in Kevin Gordon.

Lochinvar Art is now a well known name in Harness Racing circles in every State of Australia and in the future may be known throughout the world as one of the fastest horses on the planet.

So on March 21 at the Bathurst track, opportunities will again present themselves when 91 yearlings will be offered, waiting for the auctioneer Graeme Board’s gavel to fall on many a bargain buy.

Lochinvar Art is now a millionaire, on his way to a second million.

There are 12 yearlings in this year’s catalogue who feature a millionaire on their pedigree page, so these lots might be a good starting point when compiling a shopping list.

Lot 15  Betting Line-BBS Inspiration filly  Vendor: Rikki Cernovskis

Lot 21  Huntsville-Perfecshon filly Vendor: Matt and Michael Leary

Lot 23  Shoobees Place-Heavenly Scent colt Vendor: Lochend Stud/S. Carmody

Lot 26  A Rocknroll Dance-Roxie Mattgregor colt   Vendor: Alison and Stephen Cooper

Lot 43  Pet Rock-Aldebaran colt  Vendor: Adam Smith

Lot 48  Sunshine Beach-High Rollin Babe colt   Vendor: Medowie Lodge

Lot 60  Shadow Play-Tanamay colt   Vendor: Norman Valdez

Lot 64  Warrawee Needy-Wandjina colt    Vendor: Yirribee Stud

Lot 66  Shoobees Place-Patch Maguire colt   Vendor: Lochend Stud

Lot 69  Huntsville-Gaea colt   Vendor: Brooklyn Lodge

Lot 81  Four Starzzz Shark-My Sunday Girl filly  Vendor: Daniel Carmody

Lot 84  Art Major-Gstaad filly   Vendor: Medowie Lodge

The Sale commences at 11am on Sunday, March 21 at the Bathurst Harness Racing track.

Catalogues are available from Graeme Board on 0408 636 273 and the Bathurst, Newcastle and Wagga clubs and the Garrard’s Store at Menangle.

 

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