The colt,a half brother to the world champion sprinter Black Caviar,by the champion stallion Redoute’s Choice,threw a substantial tantrum on sale eve that could have resulted in a serious injury and led to a decoy horse being placed in his box.
A member of the team from Three Bridges Farm who prepared the colt for the sale said he became agitated after constantly being removed from his box to be inspected.
‘‘He just cracked it,he got jack of being taken in and out of his box and lost it,’’ said the Three Bridges representative.
‘‘If it hadn't been for the skill of his handlers it could have been disastrous.’’
In a bid to avoid the inevitable attention on sale day,inspections were banned and the colt was shifted to a nearby box and a substitute yearling stood in his place,attracting the appreciation of the hundreds of unwitting admirers.
On the day though,the record-breaking colt was on his best behaviour as he walked five laps of the sale ring,prompting a bidding war between Victoria’s Swettenham Stud and the international buying group BC3 Thoroughbreds.