The colt, offered by Platinum Breeding Ltd, Christchurch, was bought by Cullen Breeding, operated by Ian Dobson, the owner of Christian Cullen.
The colt is the sixth foal of Rye Hanover, a United States-bred mare who has left three winners there.
She is the dam of Treat Me Good (1.54.8 as a 2yr-old), On Tap (1.53.8) and Canadian Rye (1.56).
Emilo and Mary Rosati, of Sydney, paid $130,000 for a Christian Cullen-Inspiring Dash colt offered by Rosedale Farm Ladbrooks, operated by Ken and Anne-Marie Spicer.
Steve Thompson, of Dunedin, paid $67,500 for lot one, a filly by Art Major from Tandias Courage.
Allan Sloan, of Roslyn Bush, paid $76,000 for a Bettor's Delight-In Bloom colt offered by Premier Stables.
Vin and Daphne Devery, of Invercargill, sold a filly by Christian Cullen from Western Dream for $85,000 to J.
Coyne, of Sydney.
The average was $31,330 and clearance rate was 81%.
The aggregate was $4,135,500.
Australian buyers purchased 30 lots.
Sonnetsson, impressive winner of the Motukarara Cup last Friday, is heading to Wyndham on Saturday.
A member of the West Melton stable of Margot Nyhan, Sonnetsson is in the $18,000 Wyndham Cup.
The Motukarara win was compensation for Sonnetsson losing his driver at the start of the Waikouaiti Cup at his previous start when checked. Sonnetsson has not finished further back than fourth in his past seven starts, apart from the Waikouaiti Cup.
Sonnetsson qualified at Wyndham in September, 2008 when trained by Alan Parker at Roxburgh.
The Julius Caesar-Sonnet gelding was placed in two of his three starts for Parker before entering the ownership of Nyhan and Kirwen Holdings and changing stables in March, 2009.
He has now won four races.
Nyhan and her partner, reinsman Peter Davis, have also entered Zealous Lady, Fly The Flag and El Salvador for the Wyndham meeting.
Zealous Lady and Fly The Flag are last-start winners at Waikouaiti.
King Of Strathfield, the four-win trotter, is back with part-owner Neil Munro.
King Of Strathfield was a winner at Oamaru in November for the stable of Mark Jones when Munro was out with an injury.
Results of trials at Forbury Park yesterday:Weather, overcast; track, fast.
0w trotters, 2200m: Amaretto G McLay 1; Maple Twist 2; Kelly Evander 3.
Three started. 13 1/2L, 21L. Time, 3.00.6. Trainer, G McLay.
0w pacers, mobile, 2200m: Waihemo Caesar E Lamb 1; Forrest Flame 2; Manchester Tom 3.
Three started. 4L, 4L. Time, 2.49.2. Trainer, J Gamble.
1w+ trotters, 2200m: Sunnivue Ted 20 A Hoffman 1; Tumundal 2.
Two started. 1/2L. Time, 2.51.3. Trainer, S Ashton.
1-7w pacers, mobile, 2200m: Benhar Brat D Simpson 1; Yokozuna 2; North View Lass 3.
Three started. Nk, dist. Time, 2.51.4. Trainer, K Dance.
Smoken Up was withdrawn yesterday from the Auckland Trotting Cup on March 11, The New Zealand Herald reports.
His trainer, Lance Justice, said Smoken Up could not be fit for the race.
"He had a virus about a month ago and while he worked well today, he isn't ready to go to Auckland and beat those horses," Justice said yesterday.
"It is going to be a hot field so there is no point busting him before the Interdoms."
Auckland Reactor was the $3 favourite for the Auckland Cup yesterday with Smoken Up on $8.
Franco Jamar has also been withdrawn.
The Victorian trotter Down Under Muscles has been withdrawn from the Interdominion.
"He has lost his confidence," Chris Alford, his trainer, said.
The Perth-trained Themightyquinn, a contender for the Auckland Cup, has settled well in Auckland. Excel Stride, runner up to Sushi Sushi in the Victoria Derby final, is engaged at Alexandra Park on Friday night.
Shellscrape travels to Melbourne tomorrow for the Oakleigh Plate after recovering from a foot abscess, AAP reports.
The Galaxy winner was due to return in the Southern Cross Stakes on February 12.
Rosehill trainer Chris Waller said Shellscrape had not missed work.
The Oakleigh Plate (1100m) is at Caulfield on Saturday.
"He looks terrific," Waller said.
