New Zealand yearling sale

Cambridge Stud's lot 513, a son of Sword Of State, topped the second session and took the lead at the NZB National Yearling Sale at NZ$1.1 million on Monday. The bay was purchased by Will Bourne, bidding on behalf of Sanxiong Gao and Ciaron Maher Bloodstock. He is a half-brother to three-time Group 1 winner Ceowulf (Tavistock) out of the mare Las Brisas (Shamardal). "David Ellis is a hard guy to beat, especially here on his home deck. But he's a lovely horse. We got some great support from a...

by Renee Geelen/Tom Baddock/TTR AusNZ The spotlight on Day 2 at Karaka 2025 was firmly on lot 345, a magnificent filly by champion sire Savabeel (Aus). As a full-sister to star mare Orchestral (NZ), she captured the attention of all the big hitters and ultimately fetched a jaw-dropping NZ$2.4 million, breaking the record for the highest-priced filly in the history of the sale. Lot 345 - Savabeel (Aus) x Symphonic (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}), filly, NZ$2,400,000 After an intense bidding war, Guy Mulcaster and Chris Waller were compelled to stretch their...

by Renee Geelen/Tom Baddock/TTR AusNZ Wootton Bassett (GB) continued his meteoric rise through the stallion ranks, supplying two of the top five highest priced lots on Day 1 of Karaka 2025, while the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Tom Magnier and Michael Freedman featured prominently on the buyers' list. Lot 6 - Wootton Bassett (GB) x Il Affare (NZ) (Dundeel {NZ}), colt, NZ$725,000 The progeny of Wootton Bassett (GB) continued to be hot property on Day 1 of Karaka 2025, starting out where they left off at the Magic Millions Gold...