Too Darn Hot Nomination Tops Inglis Digital August Sale

A nomination in burgeoning shuttle stallion Too Darn Hot (GB) topped the Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale Aug. 27 when selling for AU$255,000 (US$165,941, AU$1=US$0.65). 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 keen breeder Taisen Maddern, and he has earmarked his Street Boss mare Sliders to be the beneficiary of the 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. "In the end, it was really easy. Your new website is great, very easy to navigate. Hopefully this foal can be the next Broadsiding, that's the plan or the dream.'' Too Darn Hot—who is returning to Darley's Kelvinside base this year at a fee of AU$275,000 (inc GST)—has sired ten stakes winners in Australia from 105 starters to date, headed by multiple group 1 scorer Broadsiding and group 2 winners Shanwah, Too Darn Discreet, Rivellino, and Too Darn Lizzie. "It's a wonderful result for Catwalk. The thoroughbred industry gets behind good causes, and this is extremely important,'' Godolphin CEO Andy 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. "We're delighted that Taisen Maddern secured the nomination. He has been a great supporter and friend of Darley for many years, and it came as no surprise that he bid more than anyone else." The second-top lot was in-form 4-year-old Cold Brew, which sold to Mustr Racing for AU$180,000. Offered by trainers Richard and Will Freedman—who will remain the horse's trainers—Cold Brew has won his past three starts on a range of different track surfaces. The Too Darn Hot nomination and Cold Brew were joined by Good Sort (AU$130,000) as six-figure lots in the August (Late) Sale. In total, the August (Late) Sale grossed AU$2,822,450 (US$1,836,709). Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital September (Early) Online Sale, which will run Sept. 5-10. Entries close at midnight Sept. 3. View the full results here.