New Zealand’s Bloodstock National Weanling Sale may be down on numbers, but Kane Jones insists the quality on offer at the June 20 auction is at least good, if not better. better than anything seen at Karaka before.
Foals by the growing list of commercial New Zealand stallions—proven Savabeel And Proisir and is emerging Almanzor , Ace high, Satono Aladdin , Ardrossan And Super Seth—is set to provide domestic buyers and international investors with equine options to trade on either side of the Tasman.
A portfolio of 150 weanlings has been compiled, down from 183 in 2023.
“This is just a one-day sale and volumes are slightly down on previous years, but the quality is as good, if not higher than ever,” Jones, NZB sales director, told ANZ Bloodstock. out, so it’s a smaller category and bigger quality.” News.
“That is what we have seen on the farm and here in Karaka, and that is the feedback we have received from others.
“There are some hunting opportunities but not every horse fits into that category and there will be some lovely horses that are pushed aside and left to grow up.”
Jones expects Kiwis, even long-time traders, to support the colt sale at home as they have done with the Australian weanling sale over the past six weeks.
For example, Nick and Nicky White’s Kaha Nui Farm bought the two top-priced weanlings at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in Sydney, paying A$575,000 (A$1 = 0, $67, $379,500) for daughter of Australian stallion champion I am invincible and A$370,000 for a colt capitalist.
At the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale on the Gold Coast two weeks later, Kiwi hookers included Carlaw Park, Woburn Farm, Kaha Nui, and Mark and Shelley Treweek’s Lyndhurst Farm.
Kiwi member Gary Harding bought the second consignment at the recent Great Southern sale—a A$525,000 consignment of Frankel —while Kaha Nui bought two colts, by I Am Invincible and tornado respectively, for A$300,000 each at the same Melbourne sale.
Among the Australians at Karaka were Merrick Staunton and James Mitchell as well as New Zealand expatriates Bevan Smith and Paul Moroney.
“I know so far they have been active in the weanling sale, but they will certainly be active in this sale as well and they will identify what types they think they can bring to Karaka next year and There’s definitely some there,” Jones said.
“All the pinhookers that are already active will remain active (Thursday). We’ve said for a long time that there are good pinhooking opportunities, but at the same time, there are some really good horses to spare and trade or even adorable racehorses.” .”
Haunui Farm has 18 weanlings, including foals by Proisir and Super Seth.
Haunui managing director Mark Chitty said: “We have been selling Karaka Million and Oaks winners through our weanling drafts for many years and pinsetters have achieved some results. Excellent results with the weaners we sold at last year’s sale.”
All horses sold at the weanling sale are eligible to enter the lucrative Karaka Millions racing series.
