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After a solid finish to New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sales Series, the key critical indicators were up on last year’s Sale, which reflected a strong market. The turnover reached $67,130,000, representing an average of $138,698 for 484 horses sold. The median closed at
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Matamata nursery Waikato Stud continued their dominance of recent years at the National Yearling Sale at Karaka, taking out the leading vendor title for the seventh consecutive year. Powered by the progeny of champion sire Savabeel along with the excitement of debuting youngsters by first season sire Tivaci, the raw
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Te Akau principal David Ellis finished the Book 1 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in strong fashion on Tuesday, going to $500,000 to secure lot 626, the Savabeel colt out of Group Two winner Gold Rocks. “I bought him for a brand new client of
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A phone call to respected bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo on Monday put in motion a chain of events that concluded with Cataldo purchasing a well-bred filly on the third day of the National Yearling Sale at Karaka. Cataldo had been active during the first two days of the sale but
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After some stunning success on the opening day at Karaka on Sunday, Cambridge consignor Trelawney Stud were back in the thick of the action on Day Three. The Taylor-family owned breeding nursery enjoyed a magical twenty minutes on Monday where they sold three yearlings for a combined $1.575million including
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The Boys Get Paid juggernaut extended their reach into the breeding arm of the thoroughbred industry last year and that gamble paid dividends for them at Karaka on Tuesday. The punting group, led by Luke Kemeys, purchased a 50 percent share in a Savabeel weanling in a bid to educate
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Sparks continued to fly on Day Two of Karaka 2020, with the diverse international and local presence creating a strong and competitive middle market. The figures closed with the average and median settling at $150,456 and $120,000 respectively, showing significant increases on last year’s Book 1 Sale.
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There was an air of expectation in the sale auditorium at Karaka on Monday prior to lot 449 entering the sale ring. Charlotte Chittick, daughter of Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick, was preparing to lead her very first yearling through the ring, marking a historical moment in the farm’s
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It took nearly all day to reveal the sale topping yearling for day two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale but when it was unveiled the wait was well worth it. Lot 454, the Savabeel colt form Fastnet Rock mare Bayrock had been confidently predicted to attract plenty
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With two days of the Book 1 session completed at the National Yearling Sale, Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson is on a high. Thompson went into the sale with realistic ambitions for his 2020 draft as he set about selling progeny from established sires Shocking and Proisir along with
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Bloodstock agent James Bester was able to secure his top pick at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale on Monday when he went to $675,000 for lot 342, the Lonhro colt out of stakes winning mare Thames Court. Bester outlasted a slew of international buyers to secure the
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Prominent owner Gary Harding followed family orders at Karaka on Monday when purchasing a yearling which is set to be trained just an hour north of their Wellington base. “I have got children and grandchildren in Wellington and they are always at me to race a horse down there so