Almanzor to the Fore at New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale | 2 | Saturday, May 15, 2021
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here ROCHA CLOCK WINS DARK JEWEL - PAGE 9 WINDSOR PARK STUD FEES - PAGE 10 Almanzor to the fore at What's on New Zealand Bloodstock Stakes races: Ascot (WA) - Roma Cup (Gr 3, 1200m). Doomben (QLD) - Doomben National Weanling Sale 10,000 (Gr 1, 1200m), Champagne Classic (Gr 2, 1200m), Rough Habit Plate (Gr 3, Karaka auction ‘paints a good picture for the 2000m), JRA Chairman’s Trophy (Gr 3, buoyancy of the industry’ 2000m), Bright Shadow (Listed, 1200m), Members’ Handicap (Listed, 1600m). Flemington (VIC) - The Andrew Ramsden (Listed, 2800m). Morphettville (SA) - The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m), RA Lee Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m), SA Fillies Classic (Gr 3, 2500m), Proud Miss Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), David Coles AM Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), Centaurea Stakes (Listed, 2000m). Rosehill Gardens (NSW) - Luskin Star Stakes (Listed, 1300m), Ortensia Stakes (Listed, 1100m), Denise’s Joy Stakes (Listed, 1100m), Woodlands Stakes (Listed, 1100m), Inglis 3YO Guineas (RL, 1400m). Arawa Park (NZ) - Rotorua Cup (Gr 3, 2200m), Rotorua Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m). Other race meetings: Kembla Grange (NSW), Tuncurry (NSW), Warracknabeal (VIC), Lot 78: Almanzor - Girl Of My Dreams colt TRISH DUNELL Gold Coast (QLD), Rockhampton (QLD), The 120-lot Karaka sale was, as expected, Toowoomba (QLD), New Plymouth (NZ) BY TIM ROWE dominated by Cambridge Stud’s second crop International Group 1 races: Newbury AND LLOYD JACKSON | @ANZ_NEWS stallion Almanzor (Wootton Bassett), who sired (UK) - Lockinge Stakes (Gr 1, 1m), Pimlico five of the highest-priced 15 lots including the (US) - Preakness Stakes (Gr 1, 9.5f) esterday’s New Zealand NZ$145,000 colt who topped the auction. Bloodstock National Weanling The increase in aggregate spend shows Sale has reinforced NZB’s encouraging signs for the New Zealand industry bloodstock sales manager and, although not rivalling the growth of YDanny Rolston’s view that the country’s Australian sales, the figures achieved do back up thoroughbred industry is on an upward Rolston’s assertion, with an aggregate of NZ$1.82 trajectory after years of inaction, as million up ten per cent on the 2019 sale (2020 was domestic and international buyers locked held online due to the pandemic) from a smaller horns on a select group of Kiwi-bred foals. catalogue. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Almanzor to the fore at New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale | 2 | Saturday, May 15, 2021 << Continued from page 1 The clearance rate was 82 per cent. The average of NZ$22,195 was up 22 per cent on two years ago, while the median of NZ$11,000 was up from NZ$10,000 from 2019. For relevance, last week’s Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, compared to the 2019 sale, was up 31, 23 and 33 per cent on aggregate, average and median figures respectively. Rolston believes the sale “paints a good picture for the buoyancy of BEST OF LUCK New Zealand at the moment”. To the Magic Millions graduates running “There’s been strong trade with a good clearance rate, which is a sign of some positive news in the New Zealand industry, coupled with some in today’s feature races buoyancy in the bloodstock market,” Rolston told ANZ Bloodstock News. MORPHETTVILLE (SAJC) King Kapa ...............................Newgate Farm “The regular comment among the buyers was that they are realistic Miss Hipstar.................................Vinery Stud THE GOODWOOD GR1 about what they are going to be up against at the weanling sales in Invisible Tears .................. Arrowfield Stud Behemoth ........................................Riversdale Australia and they realised they needed to be strong at home. Kemalpasa ....................................Kulani Park CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY GR3 Beau Rossa .......Three Bridges T’breds Warning .....................................Mill Park Stud “The New Zealand industry has proven what it can produce with its Prophet’s Thumb........ Bell RiverT’breds The Candy Man.............. Lyndhurst Stud Farm results in Australia in the past 12 months and I think that it holds the New DAVID COLES AM STKS GR3 Zealand product in good stead.” Karacasu .......................................Vinery Stud ASCOT (WATC) Knightstown ...................Summerset Park ROMA CUP GR3 The most expensive weanling sold yesterday, consigned by Haunui Stud Valour Road .........................Yarradale Stud Magic Max .....................Rangal Park Stud Farm, was bred by Andrew Grierson and Garth Lockyer and purchased by Money Matters...............Redbank North/ Butter Blonde ...................Rosemont Stud Huntworth Stud trader Mark Baker of Hallmark Stud for the NZ$145,000 figure. Panic Buy ............................Segenhoe Stud Carocapo ......................................Toreby Park By Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor, whose first crop southern PROUD MISS STKS GR3 Uni Time ..........................................Ian Roberts hemisphere yearlings sold up to $800,000 this year, is the third foal out Wild Vixen .......................................Tyreel Stud GOOD LUCK TO OUR Lady Pavli Chenko ...........Princess Park NATIONAL SALE BOUND of Group 3 winner Girl Of My Dreams (Gold Centre), a juvenile winner of T’bred Farm STAKES RUNNERS Smokin’ Val....................Cornerstone Stud seven races in New Zealand from 1000 to 1800 metres. MORPHETTVILLE (SAJC) SA FILLIES CLASSIC GR3 Declared by pundits pre-sale as a standout, he was catalogued as Lot Mimi’s Award ........................Newgate Farm PROUD MISS STKS GR3 78. Biarchi ......................................Ducatoon Park Humma Humma ....................Widden Stud Briabella ...........................Cornerstone Stud “I loved him from the time we saw him at Haunui. Myself and my Comfort Girl ...................Cornerstone Stud DOOMBEN (BRC) Graciebird ...................................................J Kelly partners are delighted to get him,” Baker said. DOOMBEN 10,000 GR1 “He has a wonderful temperament, he never batted an eyelid up here RA LEE STKS GR3 Embrace Me .....................Newhaven Park Master Chum .......................Kirkliston Stud MEMBERS’ QUALITY LR all week. He is beautifully balanced with great strength, great movement, Territory Titan ...... Alexia Fraser B’stock Barefoot ................................Kenmore Lodge and is correct. He is off a great farm by an extremely exciting young horse Hasta La War ...........................Rosden Park Alsvior .................................Moorooklye Park MAGIC MILLIONS BRIGHT in Almanzor.” Oh Mo ................................Willow Grove Stud SHADOW LR The colt will reside at Hallmark Stud until next year’s NZB Karaka Roselli Sting ..........................Patinack Farm Fiesta .....................................Glenesk T’breds Intrepidacious .....Yarraman Park Stud Yearling Sale where the intention is to reoffer him to the market. DOOMBEN (BRC) Miss Iano.............................Glenesk T’breds Baker hopes the colt will be his next profitable association with the DOOMBEN 10,000 GR1 Misteed ......................Yarraman Park Stud Vega One ........................Stockwell T’breds ROSEHILL (ATC) progeny of Almanzor. Graff ................................................Widden Stud “Almanzor has been very WOODLANDS STKS LR CHAMPAGNE CLASSIC GR2 Sonnet Star .................................Vinery Stud THE NEW ZEALAND good to us. We sold one for The Stifmeister ........................Rosari Farm INDUSTRY HAS Giannis .....................................Sledmere Stud DENISE’S JOY STKS LR $560,000 on behalf of the Pikes, Maotai..........................................Milburn Creek Miss Canada.........Yarraman Park Stud PROVEN WHAT IT and a filly we bred for $300,000,” Prince of Boom ........................Eureka Stud Key .........................................Willow Park Stud CAN PRODUCE WITH he said. 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