Encosta Colt Tops NZB Weanling Sale
3 May 2011
The Weanling Session of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale concluded today at Karaka, with the Encosta de Lago colt at Lot 315 stealing the spotlight, fetching the top price of $175,000.
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Top Lot 315, Encosta de Lago x Miss Opera |
The half-brother to New Zealand champion performer Sir Slick (Volksraad), offered by his breeder Monovale Farm, was knocked down to New Zealand Bloodstock as agent to become the fifth six-figure weanling sold at Karaka over the past two days.
With 370 weanlings in the main catalogue, plus seven supplementary entries, a total of 243 were sold for $3,184,450. This represented a final weanling average of $13,105, up 15% on the final average of $11,388 last year, at a clearance rate of 75%.
Yesterday it was another Coolmore Stud sire - High Chaparral - who dominated proceedings, providing three of the top four prices of the day to become the leading sire by average for this year's Weanling Session.
Also popular has been the up-and-coming son of Zabeel in Savabeel. Second on the sires table by average, 16 Savabeel weanlings have been sold for an average of $26,344, with a top price of $90,000 (Lot 33).
Always highly anticipated are the young horses from the first southern hemisphere crops of their freshman sires, and this year local sires Sahkee's Secret, Sir Percy, Alamosa and Guillotine were all well received by the market. Of them, the dual Group 1 winner Sir Percy fetched the highest price, with his colt from Biennale (Royal Academy) bought for $56,000 by Auckland-based bloodstock agent Paul Willetts (Lot 127).
Leading the first season sires by average was triple New Zealand Group 1 winner Alamosa (O'Reilly), with five sold for an average of $21,800 and a top price of $44,000 (Lot 332).
The leading individual buyer at this session has been Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock, with three weanlings bought for $340,000 at an average of $133,333. These included the top priced filly of the sale, the Pentire filly at Lot 219 sold yesterday by Curraghmore Stud for $130,000.
For the sixth year in a row it is Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore Stud that has topped the vendor table with 10 weanlings sold for $480,000 at an average of $48,000. This included three of the top ten prices of the Sale.
With the top priced lot, the leading vendor by average was Monovale Farm with all four catalogued entries selling for an average of $48,925.
NZB Co-Managing Director Petrea Vela says the company is very satisfied with the results of this year's weanling offering.
"We were unsure heading into the Sale whether or not it would hold up against last year, so it's been extremely pleasing to see the level of demand for the weanlings. It is very heartening to see that good horses are still commanding good money, and in particular the demand from Australia is still strong. While there has been an obvious disparity in the strength of the markets for the fillies and the colts, we're very pleased to have had such solid trade at Karaka over the past two days."
The Sale continues today (Tuesday) with the inaugural Horses-in-Training session followed by the first of the 297 broodmares on offer (from Lot 421). View all the action live online at http://www.nzb.co.nz/.
The third and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 National Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale will be conducted from 10am tomorrow (Wednesday) at Karaka.
2011 National Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale, Weanling Statistics
| 2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| CATALOGUED | 377 | 463 |
| SOLD | 243 | 336 |
| AVERAGE | $13,105 | $11,388 |
| AGGREGATE | $3,184,450 | $3,826,450 |
| MEDIAN | $3,800 | $4,000 |
| CLEARANCE | 75% | 80% |
| TOP PRICE | $175,000 | $220,000 |
Top Lots
| Lot | Type | Breeding | Vendor | Purchaser | Location | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315 | B.C | Encosta de Lago / Miss Opera | Monovale Farm | New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd | Cambridge | $175,000 |
| 125 | B.C | High Chaparral / Bibi Maizoon | Brighthill Farm | Whakanui Stud Ltd | Hamilton | $170,000 |
| 56 | B.C | High Chaparral /Sweet Geisha | Curraghmore Stud | Mr PA Willetts | Auckland | $165,000 |
| 219 | G.F | Pentire / Gin City | Curraghmore Stud | Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock | Victoria | $130,000 |
| 79 | B.C | High Chaparral / Vaguely Jet | Highden Park | Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock | Victoria | $125,000 |
| 365 | B/Br.C | Savabeel / Primera Dama | Curraghmore Stud | Grange Thoroughbreds | Victoria | $90,000 |
| 33 | B.C | Savabeel / Shynzi | Dormello Stud (Unreserved Dispersal Sale) | Whitby Bloodstock Trust | New South Wales | $90,000 |
| 247 | C.C | Pentire / Insistant | Esker Lodge Ltd | Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock | Victoria | $85,000 |
| 150 | Br.C | Iffraaj / Centoration | Haunui Farm | Mr J Sung | Malaysia | $67,500 |
| 127 | B.C | Sir Percy / Biennale | Rich Hill Stud | Mr PA Willetts | Auckland | $56,000 |
| 190 | B.C | Bernardini / Dontstealmyroses | Westbury Stud | Michael Wallace Bloodstock Ltd | Cambridge | $50,000 |
| 270 | B.C | Keeper / Kwan | Esker Lodge Ltd | Meadowbrook Park | South Australia | $50,000 |
| 37 | B.C | Iffraaj / Sonatina | Haunui Farm | Anistay Lodge | Morrinsville | $50,000 |
Leading Purchasers by Aggregate
| Purchaser | Bought | Aggregate | Average | Top Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd | 36 | $548,900 | $15,247 | $175,000 (Lot 315) |
| Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock | 3 | $340,000 | $113,333 | $130,000 (Lot 219) |
| Mr PA Willetts | 5 | $280,500 | $56,100 | $165,000 (Lot 56) |
| Whakanui Stud Ltd | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 (Lot 125) |
| Anistay Lodge | 4 | $160,500 | $40,125 | $50,000 (Lot 37) |
| Whitby Bloodstock Trust | 12 | $160,200 | $13,350 | $90,000 (Lot 33) |
| Michael Wallace Bloodstock Ltd | 6 | $110,500 | $18,417 | $50,000 (Lot 190) |
| Grange Thoroughbreds | 2 | $91,500 | $45,750 | $90,000 (Lot 365) |
| Mr F Ritchie | 4 | $84,000 | $21,000 | $34,000 (Lot 152) |
| Mr J Sung | 1 | $67,500 | $67,500 | $67,500 (Lot 150) |
Leading Vendors by Aggregate
| Vendor | Sold | Aggregate | Average | Top Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curraghmore Stud | 10 | $480,000 | $48,000 | $165,000 (Lot 56) |
| Haunui Farm | 18 | $352,900 | $19,606 | $67,500 (Lot 150) |
| Brighthill Farm | 11 | $351,250 | $31,932 | $170,000 (Lot 125) |
| Dormello Stud (Unreserved Dispersal Sale) | 27 | $209,050 | $7,743 | $90,000 (Lot 33) |
| Monovale Farm | 4 | $195,700 | $48,925 | $175,000 (Lot 315) |
| Windsor Park Stud | 12 | $185,300 | $15,442 | $35,000 (Lot 90) |
| Westbury Stud | 16 | $178,850 | $11,178 | $50,000 (Lot 190) |
| Esker Lodge Ltd | 6 | $173,500 | $28,917 | $85,000 (Lot 247) |
| Waikato Stud Ltd | 28 | $141,650 | $5,059 | $48,000 (Lot 364) |
| Highden Park | 4 | $138,750 | $34,688 | $125,000 (Lot 79) |
Leading Vendors by Average (3 or more sold)
| Vendor | Sold | Average | Aggregate | Top Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monovale Farm | 4 | $48,925 | $195,700 | $175,000 (Lot 315) |
| Curraghmore Stud | 10 | $48,000 | $480,000 | $165,000 (Lot 56) |
| Highden Park | 4 | $34,688 | $138,750 | $125,000 (Lot 79) |
| Brighthill Farm | 11 | $31,932 | $351,250 | $170,000 (Lot 125) |
| Esker Lodge Ltd | 6 | $28,917 | $173,500 | $85,000 (Lot 247) |
| Haunui Farm | 18 | $19,606 | $352,900 | $67,500 (Lot 150) |
| Shelby Park | 5 | $15,500 | $77,500 | $40,000 (Lot 171) |
| Windsor Park Stud | 12 | $15,442 | $185,300 | $35,000 (Lot 90) |
| Westbury Stud | 16 | $11,178 | $178,850 | $50,000 (Lot 190) |
| Trelawney Stud Ltd (Barlow Thoroughbreds Dispersal) | 4 | $11,000 | $44,000 | $18,000 (Lot 260) |
Leading Sires by Average (3 or more sold)
| Sire | Sold | Average | Aggregate | Top Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Chaparral | 3 | $153,333 | $460,000 | $170,000 (Lot 125) |
| Savabeel | 16 | $26,344 | $421,500 | $90,000 (Lot 33 & 365) |
| Iffraaj | 7 | $26,286 | $184,000 | $67,500 (Lot 150) |
| Alamosa (first season sire) | 5 | $21,800 | $109,000 | $44,000 (Lot 332) |
| Thorn Park | 10 | $20,300 | $203,000 | $40,000 (Lot 69 & 171) |
| Keeper | 7 | $17,171 | $120,200 | $50,000 (Lot 270) |
| Pins | 5 | $15,500 | $77,500 | $32,000 (Lot 184) |
| Falkirk | 3 | $14,633 | $43,900 | $42,500 (Lot 168) |
| Guillotine (first season sire) | 12 | $12,833 | $154,000 | $35,000 (Lot 90) |
| Don Eduardo | 8 | $12,650 | $101,200 | $40,000 (Lot 228) |