Inglis Sets New Digital Sale World Record

Funstar (Adelaide-Starspangled, by Danehill) will join her half-sister Youngstar (High Chaparral) at Northern Farm in Japan after selling overnight to Katsumi Yoshida for a Digital Sale world record price of $2.7 million. Northern Farm, who bought Youngstar for $1.4 million at last year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, was one of eight different bidders over the $1 million mark for the Group 1-winning daughter of Adelaide. In realising $2.7 million, Funstar also becomes the highest priced mare to be sold ‘under the hammer’ at public auction in 2021. “I am so thrilled that we were able to purchase a beautiful mare,” Yoshida said. “We have her (half) sister Youngstar and also have mares related to the granddam User Friendly. We are looking forward to seeing their progenies winning in Japan.”

Funstar (red cap) has been bought by Katsumi Yoshida (pic: Steve Hart)