Two-day Karaka Premier Sale shows lift on last year
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2013 Premier Sale ended at Karaka yesterday alongside potent merchandise providing an increased average in addition to clearance charge per unit of measurement in addition to identical median compared alongside in conclusion year’s edition.
In total, 323 of the 441 catalogued lots inwards the two-day sale sold for $51,051,500, $3,085,500 less than inwards 2012, alongside 27 fewer horses sold. That represents a concluding Premier Sale average of $158,054, a 2 per cent increment on in conclusion year’s $154,677.
One of the nearly pleasing results has been the median belongings upward solidly at in conclusion year’s figure of $120,000 alongside an improved clearance charge per unit of measurement of 79 per cent, compared alongside 74 per cent inwards 2012.
With the get-go day’s top cost of $1,975,000 never inwards danger, the top cost on the minute solar daytime was for roughly other highly anticipated tyke inwards the half-brother to Cox Plate winner Ocean Park. Offered past times Trelawney Stud every bit Lot 330, the colt past times Pins from Sayyida (Zabeel) was bought past times Melbourne trainer Peter Moody for $775,000, the highest cost e'er paid at Karaka for a yearling past times the sire.
“I was real taken alongside this horse, he’s a lovely private past times a smashing stallion inwards Pins,” Moody said.
“Obviously at that spot is the attraction of Ocean Park, in addition to he comes from a smashing plant nursery inwards Trelawney. Trelawney bred my get-go Group 1 winner inwards Amalfi in addition to I take away maintain had a long association alongside them.
“New Zealand bloodstock has stood the exam of fourth dimension in addition to proven itself internationally in i trial to a greater extent than this year. Different bloodlines from all over the basis tin practise whatever type of Equus caballus including a sprinter-miler which this i looks similar it is.”
A real active presence ringside at Karaka over the past times 2 days, Moody bought xiv yearlings for $2,177,500 at an average of $155,536, inwards improver to existence the underbidder to Tom Magnier for Monday’s top lot (Lot 63).
Among Moody’s purchases is simply i past times an Australian-based sire inwards Charge Forward at Lot 22, his others existence past times O’Reilly (3), Pins (3), Mastercraftsman (3), Tavistock (1), Thorn Park (1), Darci Brahma (1) in addition to Pentire (1).
The leading buyer of the Premier Sale has been New Zealander David Ellis, of Te Akau Stud, alongside 23 yearlings purchased for $3,810,000. His top cost was $620,000 paid for the High Chaparral colt (Lot 282) from the Pencarrow Stud mare Our Echezeaux (Zabeel), dam of electrical current stakes winners Dolmabache in addition to Pure Elegance.
With xiii colts in addition to 10 fillies destined for Te Akau, Ellis’s purchases take away maintain ranged inwards cost from $12,500 to $620,000 past times a broad alternative of sires that includes Encosta de Lago, Fastnet Rock, O’Reilly, Darci Brahma, Zabeel, Flying Spur, Keeper, Thorn Park, Savabeel, Redoute’s Choice, Bachelor Duke, Dylan Thomas, in addition to more.
“It was definitely a buyers’ marketplace but even thus the sale was soundless a huge success given the economical circumstances that nosotros are in,” Ellis said. “There was soundless terrific involvement across the board on all horses that nosotros were interested in.
“Mark Walker in addition to I volition live dorsum at the sale tomorrow trying to purchase to a greater extent than horses for Te Akau Racing. We are thrilled to take away maintain thus many novel owners which indicates that New Zealand racing has actually turned a corner.”
Coolmore sire Fastnet Rock made his presence firmly felt correct from early solar daytime one, alongside his 14-strong draft providing him alongside top honours, selling 100% for an average of $419,284.
With 10 Fastnet Rock yearlings inwards his draft of 25, Gordon Cunningham’s Curraghmore Stud provided a milestone past times toppling Cambridge Stud’s 31-year reign every bit the leading Premier Sale vendor past times aggregate. With 21 lots sold for $7,485,000, Curraghmore was $430,000 ahead of Cambridge Stud’s aggregate of $7,055,000 for 47 lots sold.
Curraghmore Stud also leads the vendor tables past times average at $356,429, followed past times Haunui Farm at $220,333 alongside fifteen of their eighteen Premier entries selling for $3,305,000 afterwards a top cost of $800,000 was fetched yesterday for their Zabeel filly at Lot 103.
Gordon Cunningham was understandably delighted alongside the line of his results.
“I was real confident coming into the sale that this was the best draft nosotros would take away maintain e'er offered,” he said.
“Despite that yous ask things to autumn your agency when it comes to selling them inwards the yell upward in addition to our yearlings all had smashing pedigrees, but importantly they also matched on type, in addition to they sold real good thus nosotros are thrilled.
“I intend where was a expert marketplace at the sale in addition to a expert release of buyers. The marketplace has top a chip selective over the in conclusion few years every bit nosotros know but if yous were offering what they wanted in addition to thus your horses sold well,” Cunningham said.
Sir Patrick Hogan offered his congratulations to Cunningham, sincere inwards his acknowledgement of Curraghmore’s achievement.
“I’m actually thrilled for Gordon,” Hogan said. “I scream back when I get-go accomplished it in addition to the wonderful feeling every bit it’s a large achievement, I’m real happy for him.
“Gordon is a large property to the industry. He does such a smashing chore of presenting his horses in addition to I actually promise that he kicks on in addition to he tin lay himself inwards the seat to defend his well-earned championship inwards the coming years.”
Not without a highlight of its own, Cambridge Stud provided the leading get-go flavor sire inwards Tavistock, a New Zealand champion sprinter past times Montjeu, alongside 10 lots averaging $136,000. This included a top cost of $270,000 paid past times Palmerston North trainer Lisa Latta for Lot 278.
Of the $51 i chiliad k turnover, over $25 i chiliad k has been provided past times Australian buyers including Chris Waller, Duncan Ramage, Bart Cummings, Cameron Cooke, Damon Gabbedy, Gai Waterhouse & James Harron, John O’Shea, Champion Thoroughbreds, Gangemi Racing in addition to many more.
Also active over the past times 2 days take away maintain been buyers from New Zealand ($15.3 million), Hong Kong ($6.6 million), Singapore ($1.8 million), summation Malaysia, South Africa, the UK, Macau in addition to the Netherlands.
Karaka 2013 continues today alongside the get-go solar daytime of the Select Sale (Lots 442 – 660) from 11am, alongside lot-by-lot coverage streamed alive online at www.nzb.co.nz.
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