Flying Fizz (Street Boss) will be retired by purchaser Corumbene and sent straight to stud after selling for a sale-topping AU$175,000 (US$124,469, AU$1=US$0.71) during the Inglis Digital Australia April (Early), which came to a close April 15.
The 5-year-old was offered by trainer Matthew Williams on behalf of the mare's owners, who were delighted with the result.
"If we'd got half that we'd have thought it was a great result,'' Williams said. "We've been using Inglis Digital for years, we sold Literary Magnate for over AU$500,000 a couple of years ago, we've sold other mares too and we've found the platform terrific. Even the horses that don't have that sort of higher value you can get really good results with."
Corumbene's Tommy Altomonte purchased the mare—his first online purchase—and couldn't have been happier with the process.
"She's our first-ever purchase online but after today's experience, I can see why Inglis Digital is getting bigger and bigger and everyone raves about it,'' Altomonte said. "I did the bidding myself and it was fantastic, the layout of the site was so clear and made it so easy to bid and buy.
"Our new stud manager Tyler Frazer, who only started a few weeks ago, sent me the link to Flying Fizz three or four days ago and we did some research and everything with her scored really well on our end and how we like to breed, that whole sire line and she's from a good family so we thought 'let's have a crack' and we did."
Second-top lot honors were shared between the 3-year-old colt Master of the Air and the broodmare Brulee—in foal to The Autumn Sun—both realizing AU$100,000.
Another significant result in tonight's sale was the broodmare Twist Tops—dam of this season's stakes-winning juvenile Gin Twist—who sold to Doug Walker for AU$90,000.
"We were looking at going to the broodmare sales in the coming weeks and buy some mares, but then I saw her come up on Inglis Digital and thought I'd have a crack early,'' Walker said.
"I've been watching Gin Twist, I was actually hoping she got into the (Golden) Slipper but either way I think she has an exciting future. I'll go back to Home Affairs with her this season."
In total, the April (Early) sale grossed AU$3,629,300 (US$2,581,340).
Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital Australia April (Late) Online Sale, featuring the first of two Australian Broodmare Sale Sessions exclusively for race fillies and broodmares.
Bidding for the April (Late) sale will open April 24 and close out over two days, with the race fillies and broodmares being offered on one day and closing out from 10 a.m. local time April 30, with the balance of the catalog closing out on the prior day, April 29. To enter click here.
