Elusive Quality colt leads Magic Millions Perth finale

A colt by Elusive Quality out of Karrakatta Plate (Aus-G2) victress Born

Priceless (Pricelessly) topped Friday's third session of the Magic Millions

Perth Yearling Sale. Darren McAuliffe's Impressive Racing extended to A$240,000

to land the yearling from Ron Sayers' Yarradale Stud draft.

"He's a lovely colt," McAuliffe said of Lot No. 318. "I looked after his mum

when I was working as a strapper with Lou Luciani. Of all her progeny so far

this guy is probably the closest to her. He's a good, tough looking colt. He's

not that big, but mum wasn't and she was tough and she won a Karrakatta Plate."

A Show a Heart half-brother to Aussie leading juvenile filly Karuta Queen

(Not a Single Doubt) also proved popular, bringing A$230,000 from

Melbourne-based bloodstock agent Damon Gabbedy. He was offered by Durham Lodge

as Lot 331.

"He's a really flashy individual who has a lot going for him," Gabbedy said.

"He's a loose, great walking horse with plenty of length and scope -- he looks a

real natural runner. There's plenty of presence about him. He will almost

certainly be trained in the Eastern States."

The sale's three-day gross passed A$12 million; the average of A$44,669 was

up 8 percent on last year's auction.

"As has happened at all auctions around Australasia this year the quality

lots proved popular and sold accordingly," Magic Millions Acting Managing

Director David Chester said. "The lower end of the market was tough and we

obviously would have liked the clearance rate of 67 percent to be higher.

"The economy hasn't helped -- particularly the high Australian dollar. We had

lower levels of visitors and trade from abroad -- although we still had buyers

from Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. Buyers, as we expected, were very

selective and this has become the norm around the region over recent years."