First million dollar yearling at Easter

Trainer Lloyd Kennewell has loosened the purse strings to purchase a colt out of Japanese star Deep Impact. (Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

Melbourne trainer Lloyd Kennewell and Spendthrift Farm have joined forces to buy the first million dollar lot at the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.

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They paid $1.7 million at the first session on Tuesday for the colt by Japanese stallion Deep Impact out of Grito, offered by Arrowfield Stud.

Grito is a half sister to Sung, the dam of Sires’ Produce winner and Golden Slipper runner-up Microphone.

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