The Sky Is The Limit
The Limit
An outstanding filly by leading New Zealand sire Per Incanto from Winter Sky (IRE), an Invincible Spirit half-sister to Transfers, the dam of Group 1 winner Tom Kitten and stakes winners Va Via and Promotions. This filly was bred and raised at one of New Zealand’s very best nurseries, Little Avondale, a stud famed for producing 41 individual Group 1 winners.
Trained John Sargent, Royal Randwick.
Purchased for $200,000 from Little Avondale Stud’s Inglis Easter draft, this filly is by exceptional Group 1 sire Per Incanto from Winter Sky (IRE), an Invincible Spirit half-sister to Transfers, the dam of Group 1 winner Tom Kitten, and stakes winners Va Via and Promotions.
This filly was bred and reared at the famed Little Avondale Stud, a top New Zealand nursery that has bred 41 individual Group 1 winners, including a blast from our past in G1 AJC Derby winner Roman Emperor. Little Avondale proprietor Sam Williams constantly reminds me how “a mistake” saw me miss out on buying eventual Group 1-winning filly Bonham as a yearling in 2019. Bonham is a filly by the same sire as our new filly in Per Incanto.
“Bonham was then sold at the end of her racing career in 2021 for $1.6m. I feel I have regained some ground on Sam, buying this filly, Lot 390, for just $200,000 in 2024 as the Inglis Riverside auditorium was distracted by the presence of the very next horse about to enter the ring Lot 391, the $10m filly from Winx,” Duncan said.
This filly hails from a very deep family with current top performed Group 1-winning members such as TOM KITTEN and IN ITALIAN.
Her dam sires are all champion stallions themselves of the very highest level: 1st dam by Invincible Spirit, 2nd Encosta De Lago and 3rd Danehill.
Per Incanto is one of New Zealand’s leading sires, commanding a fee of NZ$50,000 plus GST. He boasts an excellent strike rate of 66.4% winners to runners and is the sire of 29 individual stakes winners, including boom Group 1-winning sprint sensation Roch ‘N’ Horse and Belclare.
The filly herself possesses great athleticism, which is a critical factor in a running animal. The package is there at a great price to achieve top-level success. Statistics reveal that while Inglis Easter is regarded as the premium yearling sale with a 2024 average price of $425,882, nine Group 1 winners since 2018 have been purchased from Easter for $200,000 or less, including Mizzy ($200k filly) and Exceedance ($180k colt). A year prior, in 2017, Group 1-winning filly Pinot was also purchased for $200,000.
This filly is the last remaining investment prospect of Duncan’s 2024 yearling purchases. There are very limited ownership opportunities still available to race this filly with DGR and top Randwick-based trainer John Sargent. Racing colours are no longer available, but shares remain. Get in touch with Duncan for more information.
Duncan's Comments
“An outstanding filly by leading New Zealand sire Per Incanto from Winter Sky (IRE), an Invincible Spirit half-sister to Transfers, the dam of Group 1 winner Tom Kitten and stakes winners Va Via and Promotions. This filly was bred and raised at one of New Zealand’s very best nurseries, Little Avondale, a stud famed for producing 41 individual Group 1 winners.”