IRISH BLOODSTOCK FORUMS :: View topic - New Zealand Yearling Sales

Torquil»Thu Jan 27, 2011 16:22 pm
The Premier is meant to be the creme de la creme, but the middle group (the Select) is often the catalogue that produces some real gems. Reply

Irish Paddy»Thu Jan 27, 2011 17:15 pm
Thanks - I should have worked out that "Premier" comes first (!) but then it could have meant first of three sessions. Bit weird though that the "Select" is not the best - they should rename that session Second-Choice. Reply

daraabah»Mon Jan 31, 2011 18:05 pm
This sale was identified many years ago by champion Australian trainer and 'Cups King' Bart Cummings as a souces of premier bloodstock and is now increasingly recognised as a must for serious purchases of bloodstock in Australasia. Stats tell us New Zealand Bloodstock has sold 21% of the yearlings auctioned in Australasia over the last 5 years, yet they have claimed 40% of the Group I winning graduates in the last 4 seasons. Last year alone, they had 23 Group 1 winning graduates that won 27 Group 1 events..PREMIER SALE produced 10, SELECT SALE produced 9, FESTIVAL SALE produced 1. Historically, the PREMIER SALE presents the best sires, best dams, best dam lines, and best conformed yearlings which are organized, arranged and showcased to attract the biggest buyers and sell at the highest prices, and this has been successfully accomplished each year. Averages for yearlings SOLD at the 3 designated sales are: 2009 PREMIER..366-av of $145,710 2009 SELECT..456-av of $37,566 2009 FESTIVAL..375-av of $11,997 2010 PREMIER..362-av of $181,557 2010 SELECT..483-av of $52,346 2010 FESTIVAL..328-av of $14,487 Reply

English Gent»Thu Jan 27, 2011 17:23 pm
I expect there will be some nice HIGH CHAPARREL yearlings on offer. Reply

Platypus»Sun Jan 30, 2011 15:40 pm
I believe Cambridge Stud are offering 21 yearlings by HIGH CHAPARREL. Reply

Megabucks»Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:28 am
With so many European based stallions also covering in New Zealand I will be very interested in the results from this top class sale. Reply

Gone West»Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:18 am
Does anyone know what are the top three most expensive sires standing in New Zealand please? Reply

Platypus»Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:01 am
First lot into the ring was Bay Colt by HIGH CHAPARRAL and fetched nz$600,000 (consigned by Cambridge Stud). Reply

Platypus»Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:10 am
Top Price so far is Lot 179 Bay Colt by DANEHILL DANCER fetched nz$800,000.
Top priced filly I think is Lot 225 by ZABEEL fetched nz$550,000 Reply

Enzed»Mon Jan 31, 2011 17:13 pm
Very slow progress for vendors methinks (watched a fair bit live on tv) with a lot of pass ins it seemed to me (but I'll have to check that out). A better pedigreed lot on day 2 today so maybe it might be ok (but it seems that quite a few vendors will be disappointed with the results ) Reply

Enzed»Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:06 am
Platypus, you've got an overdose of Cambridge Stud on yr brain......... NO high Chaps were consigned by Cambridge Stud - nearly all the High Chaps were consigned by Windsor Park Stud (where High Chap stood) and they reaped their reward. Platypus, your name is aussie water creature, so if yr an Orstralian, then you are fully excused Reply

Platypus»Tue Feb 01, 2011 19:18 pm
Oops - correct...vendor was Windsor Park Stud and not Cambridge Stud. Day One yearlings by HIGH CHAPARRAL:
1 c ex Queen Caelia 600,000 18 f ex Royal Cashel 50,000 42 f ex Senorita Heights 60,000 50 c ex Sierra Dane 240,000 84 c ex Straight Eight 350,000 87 c ex Successfilly 200,000 113 f ex The Mighty Lions 280,000 144 c ex Wollombi 120,000 165 c ex A Real Princess 470,000 177 c ex Bak da Princess 360,000 208 c ex Brilliant Princess 200,000 212 c ex Cadell 300,000 223 f ex Casual Chick 220,000 238 c ex Clarens NS95,000 Reply