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A delighted Daniel Nakhle and Darren Brady are reaching for the stallion register tonight before popping corks, having managed to ward off strong international competition to buy out shareholders in Spanish Whisper (Lope De Vega) for an online record-setting AU$1,202,500.
Originally raced in New Zealand by Daniel with co-breeders Elias Nakhle and Darren Brady, Spanish Whisper won the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders Stakes and placed in the Gr.1 Diamond Stakes.
She then transitioned to the Lindsay Park Racing team where Darren Thomas’ Seymour Bloodstock joined in the ownership and the syndicate enjoyed big stage success at Flemington with wins in the Gr.2 Kewney and Gr.2 Let’s Elope, reaping from her Australian deeds over $380,000.
Flashing past the previous online record of NZ$670,000 for Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel) with one day left, bidding quickly jumped past the $1 million marks in the final minutes before the sale closed.
The feedback on her as a type was very bullish and she was easy to recommend so it was no surprise to have clients bidding from Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Europe as well as New Zealand,” gavelhouse.com general manager Haylie Martin said.
This was certainly the fairest approach in terms of transitioning the ownership from the racing into the breeding phase of her career and obviously the safest with her being able to stay in the paddock at Newhaven Park.