Positive Conclusion to NZB Weanling Session

Positive Conclusion to NZB Weanling Session

A strong day's trading at Karaka today saw the Weanling Session of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale conclude on a positive note.

One of the most pleasing outcomes of the day was the 88% clearance rate, just shy of last year's record for New Zealand Bloodstock of 89%. This was noticeable throughout the day with spirited bidding at all levels of the weanling market.
 
 Weanling Session sale topper - Lot 207 - a Darci Brahma colt sold on account of Esker Lodge.
The highlight of the day came when Lot 207 - having passed in yesterday for $80,000 - was sold subsequently for $100,000 making it the highest priced weanling of the sale. The colt, by first season sire Darci Brahma, is a half-brother to dual Group 1 winner Hail and was purchased by Tony and Claire Anderson's Papakura-based Ballydoyle from Tom and Shelley Murtagh's Esker Lodge.

Clare Anderson was thrilled with her purchase, which has been pinhooked for the 2010 National Yearling Sales Series. "He's a lovely colt with a great attitude already. We were also attracted to his pedigree and expect that Darci Brahma's progeny are going to be popular come yearling sales in January."

The average tracked up throughout the day to finish at $9,018, down 34% from last year's record weanling average of $13,733. Turnover for the session reached $2,407,800 while the median rounded off at $3,250.

The session provided a great start to the sales careers of the first season sires with Darci Brahma recording the highest sire average at $41,813 while progeny by Perfectly Ready and Fast n Famous were also highly sought after.

For the fourth year running Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore Stud emerged the leading vendor of the weanling session, selling 15 youngsters for total receipts of $352,000 and an average price of $23,467.

Paul and Cushla Smithies Monovale Holdings edged in to be the leading vendor by average with a figure of $40,563 from the sale of four weanlings. Their top lot fetched second highest price of the session with $82,500 paid for Lot 312. From a three-quarter sister to Group 1 NZ Derby winner Hades - Helene Vitality (HK) (Zabeel) and fellow successful Hong Kong galloper Everbright, she is by Coolmore Stud's dual Group 1 winning son of Danehill, Holy Roman Emperor. New Zealand Bloodstock agent, John Cameron acted on behalf of clients to secure the filly and commented, "she's a strongly made, athletic filly who is built in the same mould as her promising young sire."

Meanwhile the leading purchaser of weanlings was Cambridge-based Michael Wallace Bloodstock who bought six for a total outlay of $134,500.

"I had orders for four different New Zealand-based clients with five of the six lots looking like possible pinhooks. It was encouraging to see the Sale hold up so well and have such tough competition on the quality lots."

With the weanling order concluding at lot 336, a portion of the broodmare offering went under the hammer this afternoon with Dormello Stud's Lot 366 providing the price highlight so far. The Sadler's Wells mare Incommunicado, carrying a positive pregnancy test to Savabeel, sold to the bid of South Island buyers Ballybin Farm for $60,000. Tomorrow will see the remaining 173 broodmares plus 18 yearlings, 21 two-year-olds, nine unraced stock and 17 racehorses go under the hammer from 10am. The supplementary catalogue, without the weanlings, will follow on at the conclusion of the main catalogue.

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2009 National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale
Weanling Session Statistics
2009
2008
Catalogued
336
396
Sold
267
316
Clearance
88%
89%
Average
$9,018
$13,733
Median
$3,250
$6,000
Aggregate
$2,407,800
$4,339,600
Top Price
$100,000
$130,000
Leading Lots
Lot 
Type
Breeding
Vendor
Purchaser
Price
207
B.C
Darci Brahma / Valley Court
ESKER LODGE
BALLYDOYLE (Papakura)
$100,000
312
B.F
Holy Roman Emperor / Elusive Quarry
MONOVALE HOLDINGS 
NZB as agent (Auckland)
$82,500
242
B.C
Perfectly Ready / Axislass
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
WELLFIELD THOROUGHBREDS (Palmerston Nth)
$56,000
66
B.C
Fast 'n' Famous / Libourne
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
NZB as agent (Auckland)
$52,000
180
BR.C
Pentire / Stretto
ESKER LODGE 
MR J MORRISEY (QLD)
$50,000
133
B.C
St Reims / Quintessence
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS 
NZB as agent (Cambridge)
$45,000
218
C.C
Volksraad / Worship
BRIGHTHILL FARM
JC & MA MORELL (Ngaruawahia)
$45,000
301
B.C
Perfectly Ready / Deune
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
MAARA GRANGE (Cambridge)
$41,000
233
B.F
Darci Brahma / Anakela Bay
CURRAGHMORE STUD 
NZB as agent (Auckland)
$40,000
290
B.F
Dehere / Crocodile
MONOVALE HOLDINGS 
MR PJ WALKER (Auckland)
$40,000
Leading purchasers by aggregate
Purchaser
Location
Bought
Aggregate
Top Price
NZB as agent
40
$589,550
$82,500
MICHAEL WALLACE BLOODSTOCK 
Cambridge
6
$134,500
$33,000
BALLYDOYLE
Auckland
1
$100,000
$100,000
LYNDHURST FARM
Cambridge
3
$96,500
$37,500
MR J MORRISEY
Queensland
2
$87,000
$50,000
JC & MA MORELL
Ngaruawahia
2
$77,000
$45,000
MAARA GRANGE
Cambridge
2
$71,000
$41,000
WELLFIELD THOROUGHBREDS
Palmerston Nth
1
$56,000
$56,000
MR PA WILLETTS
Auckland
7
$54,250
$21,000
GTS BLOODSTOCK LTD
Te Awamutu
2
$51,500
$27,500
Leading sires by Average (3 or more sold)
Sire
Sold
Average
Aggregate
Top Price
Darci Brahma
4
$41,813
$167,250
$100,000
Volksraad
3
$30,667
$92,000
$45,000
Pentire
4
$27,375
$109,500
$50,000
Perfectly Ready
15
$25,117
$376,750
$56,000
Dubai Destination
3
$23,000
$69,000
$37,000
Don Eduardo
5
$19,760
$98,800
$30,000
Fast 'n' Famous
5
$17,560
$87,800
$52,000
O'Reilly
4
$16,250
$65,000
$27,500
Elusive City
6
$14,583
$87,500
$30,000
St Reims
10
$9,850
$98,500
$45,000
Leading Vendors by Aggregate
Vendor
Sold
Aggregate
Average
Top Price
CURRAGHMORE STUD LTD
15
$352,000
$23,467
$56,000
ESKER LODGE LTD
10
$279,800
$27,980
$100,000
BRIGHTHILL FARM
14
$230,450
$16,461
$45,000
WAIKATO STUD
29
$207,300
$7,148
$27,500
MONOVALE HOLDINGS LTD
4
$162,250
$40,563
$82,500
HAUNUI FARM LTD
10
$140,700
$14,070
$30,000
TWIN PINE THOROUGHBREDS LTD
25
$113,750
$4,550
$45,000
WINDSOR PARK STUD LTD
4
$101,000
$25,250
$33,000
BLUE GABLES FARM
7
$66,250
$9,464
$34,000
WOODBINE FARM PARTNERSHIP
6
$60,500
$10,083
$17,000
Leading Vendors by Average (3 or more sold)
Vendor
Sold
Average
Aggregate
Top Price
MONOVALE HOLDINGS LTD
4
$40,563
$162,250
$82,500
ESKER LODGE LTD
10
$27,980
$279,800
$100,000
WINDSOR PARK STUD LTD
4
$25,250
$101,000
$33,000
CURRAGHMORE STUD LTD
15
$23,467
$352,000
$56,000
BRIGHTHILL FARM
14
$16,461
$230,450
$45,000
SALISBURY PARK LTD
3
$16,000
$48,000
$24,000
HAUNUI FARM LTD
10
$14,070
$140,700
$30,000
SOLILOQUY LODGE LTD
4
$10,825
$43,300
$28,000
SEATON PARK LTD
5
$10,100
$50,500
$27,000
WOODBINE FARM PARTNERSHIP
6
$10,083
$60,500
$17,000

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