Positive Conclusion to NZB Weanling Session
Positive Conclusion to NZB Weanling Session
A strong day's trading at Karaka today saw the Weanling Session of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale conclude on a positive note.
One of the
most pleasing outcomes of the day was the 88% clearance
rate, just shy of last year's record for New Zealand
Bloodstock of 89%. This was noticeable throughout the day
with spirited bidding at all levels of the weanling
market.
Weanling Session sale topper - Lot 207 -
a Darci Brahma colt sold on account of Esker Lodge.
The
highlight of the day came when Lot 207 - having passed in
yesterday for $80,000 - was sold subsequently for $100,000
making it the highest priced weanling of the sale. The colt,
by first season sire Darci Brahma, is a half-brother to dual
Group 1 winner Hail and was purchased by Tony and Claire
Anderson's Papakura-based Ballydoyle from Tom and Shelley
Murtagh's Esker Lodge.
Clare Anderson was thrilled with her purchase, which has been pinhooked for the 2010 National Yearling Sales Series. "He's a lovely colt with a great attitude already. We were also attracted to his pedigree and expect that Darci Brahma's progeny are going to be popular come yearling sales in January."
The average tracked up throughout the day to finish at $9,018, down 34% from last year's record weanling average of $13,733. Turnover for the session reached $2,407,800 while the median rounded off at $3,250.
The session provided a great start to the sales careers of the first season sires with Darci Brahma recording the highest sire average at $41,813 while progeny by Perfectly Ready and Fast n Famous were also highly sought after.
For the fourth year running Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore Stud emerged the leading vendor of the weanling session, selling 15 youngsters for total receipts of $352,000 and an average price of $23,467.
Paul and Cushla Smithies Monovale Holdings edged in to be the leading vendor by average with a figure of $40,563 from the sale of four weanlings. Their top lot fetched second highest price of the session with $82,500 paid for Lot 312. From a three-quarter sister to Group 1 NZ Derby winner Hades - Helene Vitality (HK) (Zabeel) and fellow successful Hong Kong galloper Everbright, she is by Coolmore Stud's dual Group 1 winning son of Danehill, Holy Roman Emperor. New Zealand Bloodstock agent, John Cameron acted on behalf of clients to secure the filly and commented, "she's a strongly made, athletic filly who is built in the same mould as her promising young sire."
Meanwhile the leading purchaser of weanlings was Cambridge-based Michael Wallace Bloodstock who bought six for a total outlay of $134,500.
"I had orders for four different New Zealand-based clients with five of the six lots looking like possible pinhooks. It was encouraging to see the Sale hold up so well and have such tough competition on the quality lots."
With the weanling
order concluding at lot 336, a portion of the broodmare
offering went under the hammer this afternoon with Dormello
Stud's Lot 366 providing the price highlight so far. The
Sadler's Wells mare Incommunicado, carrying a positive
pregnancy test to Savabeel, sold to the bid of South Island
buyers Ballybin Farm for $60,000. Tomorrow will see the
remaining 173 broodmares plus 18 yearlings, 21
two-year-olds, nine unraced stock and 17 racehorses go under
the hammer from 10am. The supplementary catalogue, without
the weanlings, will follow on at the conclusion of the main
catalogue.
Click here to view passed lots.
2009 National
Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale
Weanling
Session
Statistics
2009
2008
Catalogued
336
396
Sold
267
316
Clearance
88%
89%
Average
$9,018
$13,733
Median
$3,250
$6,000
Aggregate
$2,407,800
$4,339,600
Top
Price
$100,000
$130,000
Leading
Lots
Lot
Type
Breeding
Vendor
Purchaser
Price
207
B.C
Darci
Brahma / Valley Court
ESKER LODGE
BALLYDOYLE
(Papakura)
$100,000
312
B.F
Holy Roman Emperor /
Elusive Quarry
MONOVALE HOLDINGS
NZB as agent
(Auckland)
$82,500
242
B.C
Perfectly Ready /
Axislass
CURRAGHMORE STUD
WELLFIELD THOROUGHBREDS
(Palmerston Nth)
$56,000
66
B.C
Fast 'n' Famous
/ Libourne
CURRAGHMORE STUD
NZB as agent
(Auckland)
$52,000
180
BR.C
Pentire /
Stretto
ESKER LODGE
MR J MORRISEY
(QLD)
$50,000
133
B.C
St Reims /
Quintessence
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS
NZB as agent
(Cambridge)
$45,000
218
C.C
Volksraad /
Worship
BRIGHTHILL FARM
JC & MA MORELL
(Ngaruawahia)
$45,000
301
B.C
Perfectly Ready /
Deune
CURRAGHMORE STUD
MAARA GRANGE
(Cambridge)
$41,000
233
B.F
Darci Brahma /
Anakela Bay
CURRAGHMORE STUD
NZB as agent
(Auckland)
$40,000
290
B.F
Dehere /
Crocodile
MONOVALE HOLDINGS
MR PJ WALKER
(Auckland)
$40,000
Leading purchasers by
aggregate
Purchaser
Location
Bought
Aggregate
Top
Price
NZB as
agent
40
$589,550
$82,500
MICHAEL WALLACE
BLOODSTOCK
Cambridge
6
$134,500
$33,000
BALLYDOYLE
Auckland
1
$100,000
$100,000
LYNDHURST
FARM
Cambridge
3
$96,500
$37,500
MR J
MORRISEY
Queensland
2
$87,000
$50,000
JC & MA
MORELL
Ngaruawahia
2
$77,000
$45,000
MAARA
GRANGE
Cambridge
2
$71,000
$41,000
WELLFIELD
THOROUGHBREDS
Palmerston
Nth
1
$56,000
$56,000
MR PA
WILLETTS
Auckland
7
$54,250
$21,000
GTS
BLOODSTOCK LTD
Te
Awamutu
2
$51,500
$27,500
Leading sires by
Average (3 or more
sold)
Sire
Sold
Average
Aggregate
Top
Price
Darci
Brahma
4
$41,813
$167,250
$100,000
Volksraad
3
$30,667
$92,000
$45,000
Pentire
4
$27,375
$109,500
$50,000
Perfectly
Ready
15
$25,117
$376,750
$56,000
Dubai
Destination
3
$23,000
$69,000
$37,000
Don
Eduardo
5
$19,760
$98,800
$30,000
Fast 'n'
Famous
5
$17,560
$87,800
$52,000
O'Reilly
4
$16,250
$65,000
$27,500
Elusive
City
6
$14,583
$87,500
$30,000
St
Reims
10
$9,850
$98,500
$45,000
Leading
Vendors by
Aggregate
Vendor
Sold
Aggregate
Average
Top
Price
CURRAGHMORE STUD
LTD
15
$352,000
$23,467
$56,000
ESKER LODGE
LTD
10
$279,800
$27,980
$100,000
BRIGHTHILL
FARM
14
$230,450
$16,461
$45,000
WAIKATO
STUD
29
$207,300
$7,148
$27,500
MONOVALE
HOLDINGS
LTD
4
$162,250
$40,563
$82,500
HAUNUI FARM
LTD
10
$140,700
$14,070
$30,000
TWIN PINE
THOROUGHBREDS
LTD
25
$113,750
$4,550
$45,000
WINDSOR PARK
STUD LTD
4
$101,000
$25,250
$33,000
BLUE
GABLES FARM
7
$66,250
$9,464
$34,000
WOODBINE
FARM
PARTNERSHIP
6
$60,500
$10,083
$17,000
Leading
Vendors by Average (3 or more
sold)
Vendor
Sold
Average
Aggregate
Top
Price
MONOVALE HOLDINGS
LTD
4
$40,563
$162,250
$82,500
ESKER LODGE
LTD
10
$27,980
$279,800
$100,000
WINDSOR PARK
STUD
LTD
4
$25,250
$101,000
$33,000
CURRAGHMORE
STUD
LTD
15
$23,467
$352,000
$56,000
BRIGHTHILL
FARM
14
$16,461
$230,450
$45,000
SALISBURY
PARK LTD
3
$16,000
$48,000
$24,000
HAUNUI
FARM
LTD
10
$14,070
$140,700
$30,000
SOLILOQUY
LODGE LTD
4
$10,825
$43,300
$28,000
SEATON
PARK LTD
5
$10,100
$50,500
$27,000
WOODBINE
FARM
PARTNERSHIP
6
$10,083
$60,500
$17,000
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