Local industry participants buy and sell big at the Magic Millions Perth yearling sale

Narrikup stud Willaview Park enjoyed a brilliant first Magic Millions Perth yearling sale last week.

Claire Williamson set up the boutique stud midway through last year on her family’s Narrikup property, formerly Mungrup Stud, run by her parents, Jan and Gray Williamson.

Willaview Park was recognised in the top-five vendors for WA, finishing fifth across the two-day sales after selling 12 lots for a gross amount of $888,500 with a 92 per cent selling rate at the Swan Valley complex.

The stud’s biggest sale was a $200,000 filly from Playing God out of Boutique on day one.

Willaview sold eight lots on the first day at an average price of $79,063 for a gross amount of $632,500.

On day two, Willaview sold four lots for a total of $256,000 at an average price of $64,000.

Four yearlings were withdrawn and one was passed in.

In-form Albany trainer Roy Rogers was the third-biggest buyer at the sale, spending $682,500 across the two days.

Rogers bought 10 yearlings, the equal most at the sales, at an average price of $68,250.

A Playing God filly out of Oriel for $130,000 from Geisel Park Stud was Rogers’ biggest purchase and he also bought an I’m All The Talk-Bonny Belle filly from Geisel Park Stud for $120,000.

On the second day, Rogers was the biggest buyer, spending $357,500 at an average of $71,500, including a Dissident filly out of Across The Moon from Darling View Stud for $120,000.

Albany trainer Steve Wolfe bought eight new yearlings at the sales under Commercial Bloodstock Services for a gross amount of $447,000 at an average price of $55,875.

Wolfe’s biggest purchase was a $110,000 So Secret-Tribulot colt, from Rangeview Stud.

Fellow Albany trainer Paul Hunter also bought a yearling for $60,000.

Denmark’s Mt Hallowell Stud sold three lots at a 60 per cent selling rate for a gross amount of $165,00.

Its biggest seller was for $100,000 and the average price was $55,000.

Clare Downs Stud, in Mt Barker, sold four lots for a gross amount of $155,000.

Its highest-selling yearling went for $55,000.