Select Sale Gathers Momentum

Select Sale Gathers Momentum

It was another solid day's trade on day two of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale at Karaka, with good competition still witnessed on many of the yearlings catalogued for sale today.

Selling started in a similar fashion to yesterday, but strengthened further as the day progressed. With 457 of the Select Sale offering now through the ring, the average has increased to $37,894, with a median that's held steady at $30,000 and a clearance rate that's crept up to 70%. Total takings so far are $11,406,000.
 
Select Sale-topper Lot 861 by Pentire.

Yesterday's top price of $125,000 (Lot 625) was equaled or surpassed on six occasions today. The new highest price of the session came at Lot 861 with the colt by Pentire from winning Zabeel mare Surreal bought by Dean Hawthorne for $175,000.

This was in addition to the $30,000 Pentire colt purchased by Hawthorne later in the day (Lot 930), and the eight yearlings bought by him at the Premier Sale, including the second top price of the week at $775,000 (Lot 454), making him the third leading buyer of the Premier session.

Paul Moroney Bloodstock was active again today to complete Day Two as the leading buyer of this session with 14 yearlings purchased for $781,000. Moroney's top lot so far is the Pentire colt bought yesterday for $105,000 (Lot 591). His top price of the day was $100,000 paid for the Postponed colt from Tights mare Tights Delight at Lot 895, offered by Henley Park in Cambridge.

Overtaking Twin Pines as the leading vendor so far this session is Windsor Park Stud with 21 of their 28 horses offered generating $871,000, at an average price of $41,476. The stud's top price came at Lot 819 today, with the Thorn Park colt from Group 1 winner Silver Chalice (St Hilarion) bought by Magus Equine of Hong Kong for $140,000.

Featuring prominently in the top lots, one of the sires making its mark so far this session is Rich Hill Stud sire Pentire, sire of Group 1 winners including Xcellent, Zarita and Mufhasa. So far 11 of Pentire's Select Sale yearlings have sold for an average of $75,000.

Waikato Stud sire O'Reilly is currently the leading sire by aggregate at this session with 17 yearlings sold for $905,000 at an average of $53,235, and a top price of $125,000 (Lot 888).

Day Three of the Select Sale commences tomorrow at 11am at Karaka with Lots 961 to 1184. The Festival Sale will then follow on Sunday and Monday.

2009 Select Sale Day 1 & 2 Statistics
2009 Days 1 & 2 
Overall 2008
Average
$37,894
$59,709
Aggregate
$11,406,000
$28,839,500
Lots Catalogued
457
659
Lots Sold
301
483
Clearance Rate
70%
79%
Median
$30,000
$48,000
2009 Top Price - Lot 861 B.C Pentire x Surreal
$175,000
2008 Select Sale Top Price - Lot 849 B.C Scaredee Cat x My Kinda Girl
$300,000
Leading Lots
Lot
Type
Breeding
Vendor
Purchaser
Price
861
B.C
Pentire / Surreal
RICH HILL THOROUGHBREDS
DEAN HAWTHORNE BLOODSTOCK (VIC)
$175,000
891
C.F
Lion Heart / Three Stars
WELLFIELD LODGE
MR MP BRESLIN (PALMERSTON NORTH)
$160,000
762
B.C
Tale of the Cat / Rizal
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
MR AJ CUMMINGS (NSW)
$150,000
811
C.F
Shinko King / Shezabeel
WELLFIELD LODGE
NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK as agent
$150,000
819
C.C
Thorn Park / Silver Chalice
WINDSOR PARK STUD 
MAGUS EQUINE (Hong Kong)
$140,000
625
B/Br.F
Street Cry / Lowan Behold
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS 
MR A SCOTT (Matamata)
$125,000
888
B.C
O'Reilly / The Wake
VALACHI DOWNS
SHANE MOORE BLOODSTOCK (VIC)
$125,000
675
B.C
Postponed / Miss Rumba
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS 
MR E SO & MR D SHUM (Hong Kong)
$120,000
511
Br.C
Captain Rio / Glowing Wave
WESTBURY STUD
MR D O'DONNELL (Hong Kong)
$110,000
586
B.C
Postponed / Kinjinette
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS 
MR P CHU & MR D SHUM (Hong Kong)
$110,000
648
B.C
Pins / Mary Robinson
ARDSLEY STUD
MR DANNY O'BRIEN (VIC)
$110,000
Leading Purchasers by Aggregate
Purchaser
Bought
Aggregate
Average
Top Price
PAUL MORONEY BLOODSTOCK
14
$781,000
$55,786
$105,000
NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK (as agent)
14
$507,500
$36,250
$150,000
MR DC ELLIS
9
$483,000
$53,667
$100,000
DEAN HAWTHORNE BLOODSTOCK
5
$399,000
$79,800
$175,000
BRUCE PERRY BLOODSTOCK 
7
$330,500
$47,214
$80,000
MR A SCOTT
4
$277,500
$69,375
$125,000
MAGUS EQUINE 
4
$255,500
$63,875
$140,000
JOHN CHALMERS BLOODSTOCK
6
$233,500
$38,917
$77,500
MR MP BRESLIN
2
$212,500
$106,250
$160,000
MR D O'DONNELL
2
$202,500
$101,250
$110,000
Leading Vendor by Aggregate
Vendor
Sold
Aggregate
Average
Top Price
WINDSOR PARK STUD 
21
$871,000
$41,476
$140,000
RICH HILL THOROUGHBREDS
14
$806,500
$57,607
$175,000
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
12
$685,000
$57,083
$150,000
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS 
12
$649,500
$54,125
$125,000
ESKER LODGE 
10
$519,000
$51,900
$100,000
THE OAKS STUD
16
$504,000
$31,500
$90,000
WELLFIELD LODGE
5
$472,000
$94,400
$160,000
PHOENIX PARK
9
$390,000
$43,333
$82,500
WESTBURY STUD
7
$347,500
$49,643
$110,000
SHELBY PARK 
7
$333,000
$47,571
$100,000
Leading Vendor by Average (3 or more sold)
Vendor
Sold
Average
Aggregate
Top Price
WELLFIELD LODGE
5
$94,400
$472,000
$160,000
RICH HILL THOROUGHBREDS 
14
$57,607
$806,500
$175,000
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
12
$57,083
$685,000
$150,000
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS 
12
$54,125
$649,500
$125,000
ESKER LODGE 
10
$51,900
$519,000
$100,000
WESTBURY STUD
7
$49,643
$347,500
$110,000
VALACHI DOWNS
4
$48,750
$195,000
$125,000
SHELBY PARK 
7
$47,571
$333,000
$100,000
WENTWOOD GRANGE
5
$47,500
$237,500
$90,000
BRIGHTHILL FARM
6
$45,417
$272,500
$90,000
Leading Sires by Average (3 or more sold)
Sire
Sold
Average
Aggregate
Top Price
Tale of the Cat
3
$89,000
$267,000
$150,000
Pentire
11
$75,000
$825,000
$175,000
Postponed
9
$56,000
$504,000
$120,000
Volksraad
5
$55,000
$275,000
$80,000
O'Reilly
17
$53,235
$905,000
$125,000
Golan
5
$52,500
$262,500
$92,500
Zenno Rob Roy *
5
$51,600
$258,000
$80,000
Thorn Park
11
$48,273
$531,000
$140,000
Falkirk *
8
$43,688
$349,500
$70,000
Don Eduardo
3
$41,667
$125,000
$80,000

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