Wolfe delighted to snare prize colt

Albany trainer Steve Wolfe is delighted with his purchase of the full brother to Karrakatta Plate winner Hobart Jones, surviving a spirited bidding war to land the highly sought-after colt at the Magic Millions Perth sale on Wednesday.

The colt by So Secret out of Tribulot was the main target for Wolfe at the annual sales but he and Commercial Bloodstock Services agent Noel Carter had to outlast strong rival bids to land lot 178 from Rangeview Stud in Burekup for $135,000.

“He sold himself really, ” Wolfe said.

“The stud retained 25 per cent of him and we have sold almost all of the rest.

“According to the experts he is a nicer horse than Hobart Jones, he is a ready-made horse and we are really excited to land him.”

Wolfe overcame a single bid of $130,000 from Vernon Brockman, trainer of Hobart Jones which has won $507,250 in stake money from 18 career starts.

Wolfe also purchased two other yearlings at the sales, buying a colt by Magic Albert out of Cleopatra’s Party for $52,500 and also a filly by Snippetson from Tarp for $20,000.

Fellow Albany trainer Roy Rogers also spent up big at the sales, purchasing five yearlings at an average price of $45,000.

Rogers was able to buy full brother to star WA mare Delicacy, who was a brilliant winner of 12 of her 19 career starts for more than $2 million in stake earnings.

The colt by Al Maher out of Simply Wicked was knocked down for a surprising $45,000 to a grateful Rogers.

“I was a little bit surprised but he is going to take time and people don’t want to wait, ” Rogers said.

“The connections could be very lucky if they stay patient.”

His most expensive purchase was lot 108, a filly by Dick Turpin from Rebellious, for $70,000 from Narrikup’s Mungrup Stud.

Rogers’ other three buys also came from Mungrup which were a colt by Oratorio from True Dane for $65,000, a Danehill Express-Milihalo colt for $31,000 and a $14,000 filly by Dick Turpin out of Oriel.

“I’m very happy with all of my purchases, ” Rogers said.

“I have got three that look like being early two-year-olds and the others will take a bit of time.”