New Zealand Bloodstockﾒs Premier portion of the Karaka sale concluded on a high note Tuesday, with a new record in average, median and aggregate. Topping the two-day sale was lot 299, who realized a final bid of NZ$1.45 million during the second session. By leading sire Redouteﾒs Choice (Aus), the colt is out of the Sir Tristram (Aus) mare Popsy (Aus), winner of the G1 New Zealand Derby and G1 ARC Championship and weighted the second top filly on the NZ three-year-old Free Handicap in 1993-94. Offered by Esker Lodge, the bay was purchased by trainer John Sargent. The 18-year-old mare Popsy, currently owned by New Zealand millionaire Sam Kelt, is the dam of six winners, including multiple stakes winner and Group 2-placed Lilakyn (Aus) (Danehill).
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