Landmark Sale
Photos Sue Jones
Equal Highest Priced Horse of the sale, Lot 405 Sophie Duck
Q-74958 (Sophisticated Catt x Oaks Special Duckling) – John
Brekelmans
T
he 2016 9th Landmark Classic
Sale again experienced a
record breaking gross at $7.13
million, with an average increase
to $13,660 across the board, with
522/589 lots offer sold for an 88%
clearance.
Day one highlights included the
sale topper $68,000 for Lot 127,
Jayem Snipellieta (Acres Destiny x
Jayem Ellieta) on the account of Mr
Cameron and Sarah Parker and sold
to Toonga Pastoral Company, Wagga
Wagga.
Lot 98 was $60,000 for Teles One
Moore (Teles Again x One Moore
Spin) on account of Barry and Salli
Smith selling to Christina and Milton
Jones, Coolibah Station NT.
Lot 212 sold for $47,000, Alreys
Moore (Rey Dual x One Moore
Chime) account of Tom Williamson
and sold to Mt Riddock Station, Alice
Springs, and NT.
Lot 415, Hugh Miles’ entry Dual Again Q-73233
(Teles Again x Dual N Boonsmal)
Day two highlights saw $70,000
achieved twice for Lot 405, Sophie
Duck (Sophisticated Catt x Oaks
Special Duckling) account of Mr J
Brekelmans selling to Wally Rea,
Marlborough Qld and Lot 415, Hugh
Miles’s entry Dual Again (Teles
Again x Dual N Boonsmal) selling
to Elliott Cattle Company, Corfield.
Peter and Toni O’Neil’s entry,
Touchwood Commence (Kahmoo
Kenjara x Hazelwood Comment)
bought $68,000 and was secured by
Woodridge Pastoral, Currububula.
Setting a record for the two year old’s
was Bruce and Julie McNaughton’s
Acres Lullaby (Acres Destiny x
Tassas Sweet Song) selling to Ted
and Sheir Fogarty of Alice Springs.
Day three highlights included
Lot 490, Acres N Heaven (Acres
Destiny x Heavens Pink Dually)
on account of RD Bull, selling
for $46,000 to Chiconi Grazing,
Mungallala and Lot 598 Hells Angel
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(WR This Cats Smart x One Hellofa
Spin) account of Authentic Quarter
Horses to Bulls Gully Pastoral.
Geldings also sold strongly with
$25,000 achieved twice for Lot 52
Peelvale Ganster Chic (Millionnic
Chic x Cedar Downs Jasmin) account
of Ben and Jaye Hall selling to R and
C Neville, Inverell. Also achieving
this price was Lot 87 Yalatta Park
Excess (Wallabah Excel x Tassos
Miss Dakota) on account of Simon
Dodwell selling to Orarural Services,
Onslow.
Sale grossed $7.13million.
Clearance 522/589 88% sold.
Mare average: $15,770
Top: $70,000 (twice)
Lot 405 and Lot 415
Stallion average: $18,840
Top: $60,000 Lot 98
Gelding average: $8,918 Top:
$25,000 (twice) Lot 52 and Lot 87