A new record has been set for the 26th Toomba Horse Sale after a vast display of stock horses were sold at the Dalrymple Equestrian Centre in Charters Towers on Sunday.
The 2017 top price horse has beaten the record of last year’s record of $33,000.
Frankfield Calesi was sold on account of Kalanga Pastoral Company, Monteagle, Clermont for $34,000.
Calesi was a five year old, ridden mare, bred between a Cooinda Acres sire and Frankfield Celina dame and dating back to Blue Moon Mystic and Acres Destiny bloodlines.
She was sold to Noel and Dallas Daley, Willford Station, Willows, who said she was everything he was looking for in a horse.
“I liked her nature, her ability, her style, her presence and very good blood lines,” Mr Daley said.
“I have been competing in campdraft on and off since I was 16 but 12 years ago I gave it away and gave most of our horse to our three children.
“I started campdrafting again two years ago so we attended the sale to purchase and start again.
“We have always had stock horses and used them for mustering our fattening block of 800 Brahman head near Emerald.”
Twenty-two ridden mares were sold to return an average of $9386.
The sale saw 79 per cent clearance rate with a gross of $642,500 and an average price of $7060 across ridden mares, geldings and fillies and led colts, fillies and geldings.
The second highest priced horse was also the top priced filly which sold on account of AL and RL Titley, Charters Towers. The 18 month old filly, Sophia Jill, sold to Carrum Station, Julia Creek, for $20,000.
The averages saw eight ridden fillies sold for $8000, while 39 ridden geldings sold for an average of $7436 with the top gelding, Aussie Affair sold to Shane and Shanara Paton, Tierawoomba Station, Nebo for $15,500.
Eleven led geldings sold for an average of $3000 with Nat King Coals selling to Essjay Performance Horses, Bouldercombe for $6000.
Eight led fillies sold for an average of $3438 and saw Nibbereena Martina sell for $9000 to Philip and Tania Curr, Arizona Station, Julia Creek.
Three led colts sold for an average of $5833 but it was Ben and Jay Hall, Bilbil, Muttaburra who topped the category with Halls Sorio selling for $10,000 to Fred and Carmet Sheppard, Cloncurry.
There were limited volume buyers at the sale but Hacon and Sons, Julia Creek, purchased five horses returning an average of $5100.
Philip and Tania Curr, Arizona Station, Julia Creek, were also a volume buyer purchasing four horses returning an average of $8375.
Felspar Grazing Company, Charters Towers purchased three horses to return an average of $3500.
Overall vendors and agents were pleased with the sale, with Landmark Stud Stock, Rockhampton, Mark Scholes, stating the sale offered 115 horses.
“The horses that were well prepared, educated and handled, sold well. Overall most lots sold well,” Mr Scholes said.
“People are looking for something good enough to buy and come back the following year to win it, which isn’t a bad thing.
“It gives vendors encouragement to bring better horses here.
“It also gives encouragement for competitors to spend more time on their horses to get them up to a high standard of competition.”