A PB Lawrence Stakes runner will have a new owner for Saturday’s Group 2 contest at Caulfield.
Smart mare Yellow Sam, the winner of eight of 19 starts, was sold for $305,000 via an Inglis online auction earlier this week.
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Yellow Sam attracted the hefty price as a racing and breeding proposition partly because of her win in the Group 3 Vamos Stakes at Hobart in February last year.
The six-year-old also finished third at her last appearance in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield on July 26.
The purchaser, Dodmark Thoroughbreds, indicated the six-year-old would remain in the care of trainer Lindsey Smith.
Yellow Sam has been specked from $21 to $17 in PB Lawrence Stakes betting.
Yellow Sam fetched the second highest price in the online sale behind speedy mare Cleo Cat, who fetched $355,000.
Leviathan owners Yulong, bidding under the name Walnut Farm, bought the Tom Dabernig-trained Cleo Cat, who is spelling after her last-start fourth in the Group 3 Monash Stakes at Caulfield on July 12.
Victorian breeder Burnewang North Pastoral pair $255,000 for Group 2 winner Caste.
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Caste won the Group 2 Queen of the South Stakes in South Australia in 2023 but has not raced since finishing fifth in the Listed Seymour Cup last October.
Cranbourne trainer Gavin Bedggood, known for resurrecting tried horses, paid $75,000 for the former Lloyd Williams-owned import Fisherman’s Beach.
Fisherman’s Beach finished eighth at The Valley last Saturday.
The Williams family also sold the former Joseph O’Brien-trained import Rosso for $45,000.
Originally published as Smart mare Yellow Sam changes ownership for $305k before Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield