WA buyers are blessed with a treasure trove of quality bloodlines in the 2025 APG Perth Yearling Sale. Here, we look at some of the youngsters offered by solo venders in the early part of the sale.
Lot 324 (Vendor - Jemross Racing Trust)
This filly is bred to fly and has enormous residual value as a broodmare. She must attract spirited bidding from serious harness racing owners looking for a future classic winner.
She is regally bred, by boom sire Always B Miki from WA 2YO and 3YO filly of the year Double Expresso (1.55.4, $328K), who won seven races in her juvenile year, including the G1 APG Sales Classic and the G1 Wesbred fillies final.
Double Expresso a half sister to star pacer and now sire Shockwave (1.53.4, $567K), who was runner-up in the APG Classic and the colts Westbred final as a 2YO.
The handsome son of Mach Three had a massive 4YO season, winning the Group 1 Golden Nugget, the WA 4&5YO Championship and several open class features – including the G2 James Brennan Memorial.
Double Expresso is in the first wave of Sweet Lou mares to go to stud in Australia.
Sweet Lou daughters have produced three foals of racing age. My Ultimate Barney (1.52.1, $79K) is his first winner. He notched six wins as a 2YO in 2024.
Always B Miki has already produced some outstanding fillies, including Group 1 winners Aardies Express (1.48.9, $466K) and Taking The Miki (1.54, $382K).
Lot 325 (Vendor – John Coffey & Zoe Ellis)
This filly is by NZ bred stallion Raging Bull out of Bettors Delight mare All American Dream (1.58.7, $23K).
She a half sister to WA Oaks winner Taking The Miki (1.54, $382K), who was only small but had a massive stride and a big heart.
Taking The Miki won the APG 2YO Gold Bullion final and was runner-up in two Group 1 features as a 2YO.
She won the Oaks and was placed in the 2022 WA Derby against the colts. She went on to win several Group and Listed races as a 4YO and was exported to the US last season.
This is also the family of NSW Pink Bonnet runner-up Shez Sugarsweet (1.52.1, $217K), who has gone on to win 14 races on US tracks.
This filly is from Raging Bull’s first Australian crop. He is the sire of WA Pacing Cup winner Wildwest (1.52.8, $619K) from about 20 pacers to race in Australia.
The filly is the same cross – Raging Bull over a Bettors Delight mare – as exciting gelding Raging Whitebait (1.55.2, $107K) who was unbeaten in four Australian starts in 2024.
Raging Bull’s dam San Sophia is a full sister to 1998 US 3YO filly of the year Galleria, who won $1.8 million in a glittering career on American tracks.
Lot 329 (Vendor – Corey Peterson)
This colt, by Fly Like An Eagle from NZ mare The Achiever, will have admirers due to the feats of his dam’s half brother Minstrel (1.53.2, $1.4M), who had a blistering 2024 season.
Minstrel won the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup in November and was runner-up to Don Hugo in the Interdominion final at Menangle in December, taking his earnings for the season to $675,000.
He started the year with four wins from his first five starts, before finished second to Catch A Wave in the $1.25 million The Nullarbor in April.
The Achiever (1.57.6, $23K) is by Bettors Delight and showed promise on the track, winning four of her 16 starts, but was troubled by leg issues. This is her first foal.
This is the family of Australian Derby winner City Rogue (1.49.6, $502K) and NZ Northern Derby winner Raukapuka Ruler (1.50.2, $618K).
This filly’s sire and dam have similar bloodlines. Fly Like An Eagle is by Mach Three out of a Falcon Seelster mare.
The Achiever’s dam Ovaride is also by Mach Three out of a Falcon Seelster mare. They both have legendary sire Smooth Fella in the dam lines.
Lot 353 (Vendor – Michael Egen)
This colt is by new season sire Captain Ahab from lightly raced Village Jolt mare Gold Spice.
Gold Spice’s first foal Morissette (1.59.1, $27K) won two races as a 3YO.
This filly’s grandam Gold Liner (1.56.1, $174K) won four races as a 2YO and had an outstanding 3YO season, winning nine races including the G1 NSW Sires Stakes.
She went on to win 25 races.
Gold Liner left six winners, including iron horse Montana Pablo (1.50.8, $522K) who notched up 75 wins, 57 on US tracks.
This is the family of Vic Sapling Stakes and Edger Tatlow winner Natures Fury (1.53.8, $422K).
Captain Ahab’s first crop of 30 2YOs will hit the track this season. Several have already been to juvenile trials, including the impressive qualifier Wild Winds, who will be set for the $30,000 Westsired colts classic at Bunbury in April.
Captain Ahab was an outstanding 2YO, winning his first seven starts on US tracks.
For full details of these or any other yearlings in the 2025 Perth Yearling Sale please visit APG’s Online Sales Catalogue or Register as a Buyer today!
