Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale Results

Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale Results

New Zealand Bloodstock's annual Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale concluded at Karaka today with 156 lots sold for total takings of $507,050, an average price of $3,250 and a clearance rate of 83%.

With a catalogue of 225 comprising weanlings, yearlings, two-year-olds, broodmares, racehorses and unraced horses, it was the two-year-old session which claimed the top lot of the day.

Regular Karaka buyer Graeme Rogerson paid the top price of $35,000 for the O'Reilly gelding at Lot 54 out of Red Ransom mare, Initial Offering. The two-year-old is a half brother to two winners including the good performer in Hong Kong, Firm Offer. Just three lots later Rogerson also paid the fourth top price of $22,000 for an O'Reilly filly out of Ladystaci (by Lanfranco), a half-sister to Group 3 winner in Australia, Greenmailer (by Star Way).

The two second highest priced lots of the day were both amongst the 123 broodmares on offer, with Lots 165 and 201 each fetching $30,000.

Lot 165, the unraced Danasinga mare, Minelli, was bought in foal to Zenno Rob Roy by New Zealand Bloodstock as agent.

Lot 201, the Bletchingly mare, Supermodel, was the only purchase of the day for breeder Don Skelton. The mare is the dam of Crianca (by Woodman), a Group 3 winner in Sydney, and carries a positive test to Viking Ruler.

With a total of eight purchases over the course of the day, Graeme Rogerson was the leading individual buyer of the Sale. His other purchases included the Zabeel mare Coco Hoi with a bay colt foal at foot by New Trumps, bought for $11,000.

Geoff and Gayle Levick's Riverdown farm in Kumeu was the leading vendor by both aggregate and average with all seven entries sold for an aggregate of $105,300 and an average of $15,043. Riverdown was responsible for four of the top 10 lots including the top lot of the Sale.

2007 Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale: Final Statistics
/ 2007 / 2006
Lots in Sale / 225 / 170
Lots Sold / 156 / 126
Sale Average / NZ$3,250 / NZ$2,260
Sale Aggregate / NZ$507,050 / NZ$284,800
Clearance Rate / 83% / 80.25%

Top Ten Broodmare Lots
Lot / Colr / Breeding / Vendor / Purchaser / Price
165 / B / Minelli (+ Zenno Rob Roy) / JAVA THOROUGHBREDS / NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK (Cambridge) / $30,000
201 / C / Supermodel (+ Viking Ruler) / RIVERDOWN / MR DA SKELTON (Huntly) / $30,000
142 / B / Herron Bay (+ Spartacus) / WEST DERBY LODGE / BARRY LEE BLOODSTOCK (Cambridge) / $28,000
155 / B / Lady Java (+ Spartacus) / CURRAGHMORE STUD / CC & CA CHAMBERLAIN (Te Awamutu) / $17,500
131 / B / Ecstasia (+ Pentire) / RICH HILL THOROUGHBREDS / MR GG BRISCOE (NSW) / $17,000
195 / B / Starscay (+ Captain Rio) / WESTBURY STUD / STONEY BRIDGE THOROUGHBREDS (Auckland) / $17,000
147 / BRB / Initial Offering / RIVERDOWN / WOODBINE FARM PARTNERSHIP (Hamilton) / $14,000
119 / B / Coco Hoi (+ New Trumps & New Trumps colt at foot) / HAUNUI FARM / ROGERSON BLOODSTOCK (Hamilton) / $11,000
152 / C / La Cigale (+ No Excuse Needed) / JAVA THOROUGHBREDS / MR JOE BARNES (Cambridge) / $10,000
109 / B / Blue Bay (+ Danroad) / HIGHVIEW STUD / MR GG BRISCOE (NSW) / $8,500
(+) positive pregnancy test

Top Ten Mixed Lots
Lot / Colr / Sex / Breeding / Vendor / Purchaser / Price
54 / BR / G / O'Reilly / Initial Offering / RIVERDOWN / ROGERSON BLOODSTOCK (Hamilton) / $35,000
57 / BR / F / O'Reilly / Ladystaci / RIVERDOWN / ROGERSON BLOODSTOCK (Hamilton) / $22,000
77 / B / F / Criss Cross / PHOENIX PARK / ROBRAN HOLDINGS LTD (Wellington) / $10,000
48 / B / C / Kilimanjaro / Starlet / SOLILOQUY LODGE / NZB as agent (Cambridge) / $9,000
59 / B / C / Mellifont / Our Thumbs Up / CJ & D ROBERTS / NZB as agent (Hamilton) / $9,000
214 / B / G / Fantastic Light / Lexington Lucy / MONOVALE HOLDINGS / NZB as agent (Te Awamutu) / $8,500
47 / BB / C / Desert Fox / Somerset House / WENTWOOD GRANGE / ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK (Hamilton) / $6,000
34 / BR / F / Pyrus / Kape Hope / MR AJ MAGUIRE / MR AG & MRS CM TRESTRAIL (Cambridge) / $5,750
28 / B / C / Pins / Film / HIGHVIEW STUD / MR PA & MRS TJ GUTHRIE (Otaki) / $5,250
40 / BR / F / Danroad / Mulan Magic / HIGHVIEW STUD / MR NP BISHARA (Auckland) / $5,000

Leading Buyers by Aggregate
Purchaser / Bought / Aggregate / Average / Top Price
NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK LTD (as agent) / 17 / $87,000 / $5,118 / $30,000
ROGERSON BLOODSTOCK / 8 / $79,400 / $9,925 / $35,000
MR DA SKELTON / 1 / $30,000 / $30,000 / $30,000
BARRY LEE BLOODSTOCK / 1 / $28,000 / $28,000 / $28,000
MR GG BRISCOE / 2 / $25,500 / $12,750 / $17,000
BERKLEY STUD / 6 / $22,700 / $3,783 / $7,500
STONEY BRIDGE THOROUGHBRED / 3 / $21,200 / $7,067 / $17,000
WOODBINE FARM PARTNERSHIP / 3 / $17,750 / $5,917 / $14,000
CC & CA CHAMBERLAIN / 1 / $17,500 / $17,500 / $17,500
BRIGHTHILL FARM / 2 / $13,500 / $6,750 / $8,000

Leading Vendor by Aggregate
Vendor / Sold / Aggregate / Average / Top Price
RIVERDOWN / 7 / $105,300 / $15,043 / $35,000
HIGHVIEW STUD LTD / 26 / $64,850 / $2,494 / $8,500
JAVA THOROUGHBREDS LTD / 11 / $53,300 / $4,845 / $30,000
WEST DERBY LODGE LTD / 3 / $37,750 / $12,583 / $28,000
CURRAGHMORE STUD LTD / 6 / $33,900 / $5,650 / $17,500
WESTBURY STUD LTD / 8 / $33,500 / $4,188 / $17,000
RICH HILL THOROUGHBREDS LTD / 8 / $26,700 / $3,338 / $17,000
PHOENIX PARK / 3 / $17,750 / $5,917 / $10,000
HAUNUI FARM LTD / 11 / $17,100 / $1,555 / $11,000
WENTWOOD GRANGE / 11 / $13,500 / $1,227 / $6,000

Leading Vendors by Average (3 or more sold)
Vendor / Sold / Average / Aggregate / Top Price
RIVERDOWN / 7 / $15,043 / $105,300 / $35,000
WEST DERBY LODGE LTD / 3 / $12,583 / $37,750 / $28,000
PHOENIX PARK / 3 / $5,917 / $17,750 / $10,000
CURRAGHMORE STUD LTD / 6 / $5,650 / $33,900 / $17,500
JAVA THOROUGHBREDS LTD / 11 / $4,845 / $53,300 / $30,000
WESTBURY STUD LTD / 8 / $4,188 / $33,500 / $17,000
ESKER LODGE LTD / 3 / $3,500 / $10,500 / $8,000
RICH HILL THOROUGHBREDS LTD / 8 / $3,338 / $26,700 / $17,000
HIGHVIEW STUD LTD / 26 / $2,494 / $64,850 / $8,500
TE RUNGA STUD LTD / 5 / $1,580 / $7,900 / $5,000

A complete set of results from the 2007 Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale can now be viewed online. Click here to view all passed lots.

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