Big prices continued to roll in at the Nutrien Classic Sale this week with a record equalled in Tamworth on Friday.
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Regent, sold on account of Tom Williamson, Glen Innes, NSW, went for $210,000, equalling the top price paid for a two-year-old colt in Nutrien history.
The colt brought in the top price on a day where gross sales reached just under $4 million.
Steve and Rebecca Cadzow, Mount Riddock Station, Northern Territory paid the record price for the impressive colt who is by $1.5 million freshman sire Metallic Rebel and out of Moore Diamonds.
The record comes after three horses sold for $300,000 or more on day one of the sale including $400,000 for Ducktacular.
Speaking of day one of the sale, Nutrien operations manager Mike Rowland said: "We've never had an opening day like this before."
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On the second day of sales, one other horse cracked the $200,000 mark.
That was Yaven Annie Hotter, sold on account of John and Jenn Corbett.
The two-year-old went for $200,000 on the dot and sold to Gavin Bulmer.
Rounding out the six-figure horses for the day was Halo Springs Chiquita.
The three-year-old mare was sold on account of Tsidkenu Pty Ltd for $135,000 to WEC Industries Pty Ltd.
The sale is now at the halfway point with Saturday and Sunday to go.
DAY TWO RESULTS
TOTAL
138 of 157 lots sold (87.90%)
Average: $28,471.01
Gross: $3,929,000
GELDING
66 of 73 lots sold (90.41%)
Average: $17,924.24
Gross: $1,183,000
STALLION
11 of 16 lots sold (68.75%)
Average: $55,909.09
Gross: $615,000
MARE
61 of 68 lots sold (89.71%)
Average: $34,934.43
Gross: $2,131,000
OVERALL RESULTS
TOTAL
257 of 304 lots sold (84.54%)
Average: $32,982.49
Gross: $8,476,500
GELDING
128 of 144 lots sold (88.89%)
Average: $21,375.00
Gross: $2,736,000
STALLION
19 of 26 lots sold (73.08%)
Average: $64,500.00
Gross: $1,225,500
MARE
110 of 134 lots sold (82.09%)
Average: $41,045.45
Gross: $4,515,000
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Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
