The 101st and final nomination available to champion shuttle stallion Too Darn Hot sold for $255,000 in the name of charity after topping Wednesday's Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale.
The sale of the Too Darn Hot nomination was a collaboration between Godolphin, Watership Down Stud and CatWalk, with all proceeds going directly toward funding critical research to help those living with spinal cord injuries.
The nomination was purchased by breeder Taisen Maddern.
Godolphin Australia managing director Andy Makiv was delighted with the outcome.
“It’s a wonderful result for CatWalk. The thoroughbred industry gets behind good causes and this is extremely important,’’ Makiv said.
“Too Darn Hot has quickly stamped himself as an elite young sire and the level of support for this nomination shows the confidence breeders have in him and in the initiative."
Buyer and hobby breeder Maddern has earmarked his Street Boss mare Sliders to be the beneficiary of the Too Darn Hot nomination purchase.
“I actually had Sliders booked into Too Darn Hot last year but when he didn’t come out we obviously missed out and it’s been hard to get into him so I thought I’d just buy the nom when I saw it come online with Inglis Digital,’’ Maddern said.
The second-top lot was the in-form four-year-old Cold Brew, which sold to Cameron Hay's new microshare syndication company Mustr Racing for $180,000.
He will remain with Rosehill trainers Richard and Will Freedman.
The August (Late) Sale grossed $2,822,450.
