Top Priced Colt For Bowness Stud At HTBA
The second-top lot of the Inglis HTBA yearling sale was a St Mark’s Basilica x Kristy Lee colt (Lot 253) from Bowness Stud, which sold for $130,000.
Bowness’ James Daly purchased Kristy Lee for $35,000 at the Australian Broodmare Sale in 2023 – in foal to St Mark’s Basilica – and couldn’t have been happier with the price the ensuing foal realised at Riverside today.
A big result for @BownessStud with their St Mark’s Basilica x Kristy Lee colt realising $130,000. #InglisHTBA pic.twitter.com/c4vA64tmMi
— Inglis (@inglis_sales) April 27, 2025
“We bought the mare in foal because he (St Mark’s Basilica) was a first season sire and we’ve got a great result here today because he really stood out. It’s fantastic.
“It’s good to stand out at a sale. He was really popular all week, was well paraded and handled himself well and sold accordingly. That said, when we got here I’d hoped he’d maybe get $50,000 but he paraded like a horse that was worth a lot more so to get $130,000 is huge for us.’’
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