Racing: East Taieri filly fetches $110,000 at yearling sale

A filly bred by Phil Creighton, of East Taieri, and Stewart Gillman, of Lochiel, fetched second-top price of $110,000 at the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale in Christchurch yesterday.

The daughter of Bettor's Delight and Asabella was bought by Rolleston horseman Mark Purdon, who trained Asabella for her two wins and several placings in the early 2000s.

Asabella (In The Pocket-Bellisimo) has produced two other foals.

One has raced, Code Red (by Red River Hanover).

He has had two wins and five placings from 11 starts.

Creighton sold a Bettor's Delight-Pocket A Dream colt for $45,000 on the first day of the sale on Tuesday, to John Street and Graeme Blackburn of Lincoln Farms, Helensville.

He is a brother to the 2yr-old filly Bettor Move It, who has had a win and a second from two starts.

Creighton received $26,000 yesterday for a filly by Christian Cullen from Cartier.

Creighton and his wife, Margaret, have been breeding standardbreds for 27 years.

Mark Purdon paid $90,000 for a brother to Highview Tommy bred by Highview Standardbreds, Riverton.

Highview Tommy has earned $500,461 from the stable of Purdon and Grant Payne.

Trevor Lindsay, of Western Australia, paid third-top price of $95,000 for a filly by Artsplace from Kate's First (16 wins).

The filly is from the family of the champion Christian Cullen.

Tony Herlihy went to $90,000 for a colt by Christian Cullen from the speedy Gail Devers, who traces to the family of Lento.

Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan paid $90,000 for a half-brother by McArdle to the up-and-coming Lancome (by Courage Under Fire).

The top price was $140,000, paid by Sydney couple Emilio and Maria Rosati for a trotting-bred filly by top French sire Love You from Eilish Mac.

She has left the talented trotters Earl Of Mot (by Earl), 15 wins including the group one Australasian Breeders' Crown 3yr-old Final and the New South Wales Trotters' Mile), and his sister Ella Powell (six wins including the group two New Zealand Trotting Oaks) and Harriet Hughes (by Sundon), the winner of five races.

The Rosatis operate a construction business.

Mosgiel breeders Syd and Shona Brown bought back their two lots offered yesterday.

The average yesterday was $24,213, down 10% on last year.

The clearance rate was 77% compared with 80% last year.

• Top racemare Kiwi Ingenuity had a bone chip removed from her near-side knee yesterday.

The 5yr-old underwent exploratory surgery in Christchurch yesterday and the bone chip was detected.

She has had niggly knee problems for some time.

Kiwi Ingenuity has not raced since winning at Alexandra Park on December 18.

The daughter of Christian Cullen and Kiwi Express has recorded 11 wins and eight placings for stakes of $501,687 from the Leithfield Beach stable of Robbie Holmes.

• Tact Lizzie should add the group two $40,000 Premier Mares Championship at Addington tonight to her record win in the NZ Breeders' Stakes last Friday night.

Tact Lizzie has drawn three over the 1950m (mobile) and looks capable of leading throughout.

Crystal Star and Telemecanique, who finished second and third to her respectively last week, have both drawn the second row.

• The seven New Zealand Interdominion pacing representatives have mainly faired well in the barrier draws for the opening night of the Interdominions tomorrow.

The series starts at Harold Park in Sydney before moving to Newcastle the following Saturday with the $A1 million final at Menangle on Sunday, March 7.

Last start-winners Bondy (barrier two) in the last heat and Monkey King (barrier four) in the third heat could well start favourites in their heats, which do not look strong.

Bondy will clash with Baileys Dream (barrier four), while Monkey King, the $4 series favourite, will be the only New Zealand pacer in his heat.

Changeover is now the $6 second favourite for his heat and has barrier six, wide on the front line against defending champion Mr Feelgood (barrier 10) and Karloo Mick (three).

Our Awesome Armbro (two) and Pembrook Benny (five) meet three-time Interdominion champion Blacks A Fake (barrier four) and Smoken Up (one on the second line) in the toughest heat of the opening night.