Photo credit – Magic Millions
From TDN AusNZ:
Yarraman Park’s $725,000 colt, a son of Darley’s first-season stallion Astern, was bought by Marie Yoshida of Asian Bloodstock Services. Yoshida made her mark early on the opening day of the Magic Millions sale 12 months ago, securing the first seven-figure yearling. She paid $1 million that day for a colt by Medaglia d’Oro (USA) out of the Group 1 winner Peggy Jean (Myboycharlie {Ire}).
She again made an early impact in 2020, putting in the winning bid on the first yearling to reach the $700,000 mark. This time it was Medaglia d’Oro’s son Astern, and it was a yearling from a family that is close to Yoshida’s heart. The colt is out of Zimaretto (Anabaa), the dam of stakes winners From Within (Not a Single Doubt), Cruden Bay (Not a Single Doubt) and California Zimbol (I Am Invincible). California Zimbol was bought by Yoshida for $450,000 at the 2018 Inglis Sydney Easter Yearling Sale, and she has won three of her six starts including the G3 Thoroughbred Club S.
She was pleased to pick up her younger half-brother on Wednesday.
“The price was a little bit higher than we wanted, but we didn’t have much choice–we really wanted this colt”, she said. “He was sold by Yarraman Park, who we’ve been very lucky with in the past. They know how to produce yearlings, and we can buy with confidence from them.
“We previously purchased California Zimbol from them. She is a very, very talented filly for us. The mother seems to be a good producer. This colt is by a new sire, Astern, who is by Medaglia d’Oro. We bought a Medaglia d’Oro here last year for a lot of money, and we really like that line. We buy five or six yearlings every year. We like to leave them in Australia and have them trained by Peter and Paul Snowden”
