The pokies matriarch Gretel Ainsworth has sold her Glenquarry property Braesyde with settlement paperwork revealing it fetched $22.59 million.

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Pokies matriarch Gretel Ainsworth has sold her Glenquarry abode, Braesyde with the settlement paperwork ­revealing it fetched $22.59 million, much higher than anticipated after being on the market for 16 months.

The 48ha Southern Highlands property last traded at $1.22 million when bought by an Ainsworth family trust in 1997.

Just the place for a cold winter’s night in the Southern Highlands.

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There’s a pool for when it’s a bit warmer too.

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There’s been no full reveal yet as the buyer was an undisclosed client of Ageis, the accounting and tax firm.

Its grand European-style mansion was commissioned 20 years ago. It comes with bowling alley, tennis court, croquet lawn and helicopter hangar.

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The home was commissioned 20 years ago.

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It comes with bowling alley, tennis court, croquet lawn and helicopter hangar.

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Gaming king Len Ainsworth and Gretel Ainsworth.

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It’s a record price for Glenquarry which lacks the cache of neighbouring Bowral, Mittagong and Kangaloon. The prior record price was $11 million in 2020 when investment banker Andrew Pridham expanded his farm with the 120ha acquisition of the Essington estate.

It’s a record price for Glenquarry.

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The prior record had been the $6 million purchase of the 18ha Runnymede estate in 2010 by David Baffsky.

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