WS Stallions' Popularity Continues (March 4 2010)

A daughter of O'Reilly from the prolific Belle family was the subject of spirited bidding on the third day of the Inglis Premier Sale in Melbourne. She was eventually knocked down to prominent West Australian bloodstock agent John Chalmers for $A150,000.

The filly was offered by Cambridge's Esker Lodge and is out of the unraced Centaine mare Stellar Genes. She is a grand-daughter of the former champion three-year-old Star Belle (NZ Oaks, Great Northern Derby, Great Northern St Leger, Great Northern Guineas, Craiglee Stakes, Turnbull Stakes). It is a family that numbers Group winners Melody Belle, Kashmir Belle, Tri Belle, Honey Belle, Shannon Belle and Delightful Belle among its prolific ranks.

Champion WS stallion and Centaine Award frontrunner O'Reilly's progeny have averaged more than $115,000 at the Melbourne sale while associate sire Pins, who currently heads the New Zealand and Singapore premierships, has averaged more than $104,000.