Pearce Racing fully syndicated a high-priced Playing God - Super Stardom (War Chant) colt within hours of purchasing him for $400,000 at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale last Thursday.

The Yarradale Stud-bred graduate was the focus of several prospective buyers and the $400,000 price-tag was equal second-best on the Day 1 leaderboard after Ben and Dan Pearce beat off Neville Parnham.  “He's a lovely colt and was very high up on our list,” Ben Pearce said of Lot 141. 

“We're pretty happy to have him in the stable and the good horses sold really well.  The emails were coming through straight away which is always a good sign and we had a fair chunk done by the end of the day.

“Playing God is doing sensational things as a sire and he should cross really well with the colt’s dam Super Stardom.  There’s that bit of speed on her side and a bit of two-year-old form in that family.  We also love the fact that he’s thrown back to the best performers in his family who were grey.”

It’s a Yarradale family going back four generations to blue-hen Born Rich (Beau Sovereign).  Her daughter Born Priceless (Pricelessly) won a G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) in Yarradale’s colours and second-dam Deemed Priceless (Anabaa) is a three-quarter sister to Imananabaa who won a G1 Railway Hcp (1200m) in New Zealand.

Super Stardom was a gift when purchased by Yarradale from Parnham Racing (as agent) at the 2019 Perth Magic Millions Winter Racehorse Sale.  She had doubled up winning Ascot nurseries in April 2018 and was bought off the track for $10,000.

Yarradale topped the Day 1 averages in the Swan Valley with 5 sold at $168,000.  Next best were Ridgeport Holdings with 4 sold at $147,500 and Lynward Park with 6 sold at $125,833.

Day 2 trade also saw Yarradale top turnover with 10 lots changing hands for a total of $597,500.  Leading the draft was the Gingerbread Man colt from O’Reilly (NZ) mare Good Fortune (Lot 225) that was knocked down to Parnham Racing for $120,000.

“He's a big strong horse and I also trained the dam,” Neville Parnham said.  “She was a big filly and we had a little bit of fun with her.  I just thought he was a really, really nice horse by Gingerbread Man whose stock have been getting better over the last couple of years.  I’ve got a couple of quite nice ones at home by Gingerbread Man so I was prepared to pay for this colt.”

Gingerbread Man (Shamardal), who stood for a $5,500 (inc GST) service fee at Yarradale earlier this season, finished third on the Day 2 averages behind Playing God and Maschino with 9 sold at $60,278.

Playing God's $400,000 colt with happy vendors and buyers at Perth's Magic Millions Sale
(Photo / Western Racepix)