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'You never think something like this could happen' - sales-toppers and a 2,700,000gns star among the spectacular horse trades that shaped 2023
Sales correspondent James Thomas looks back on the most profit-filled transactions of the last 12 months
Via Sistina in the ring at Tattersalls this month, when she commanded 2,700,000gnsCredit: Laura Green
Fastnet Rock - Nigh (Galileo)
Bought by Stephen Hillen for 5,000gns
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