2020 Karaka Yearling Sale Gallery - Sponsored by Waikato Stud | 17 | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 2020 Karaka Yearling Sale GalleryThe - Sponsored sights by Waikato Stud of| 18 | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Waikato Stud at Karaka 2020 2020 Karaka Yearling Sale Gallery - Sponsored by Waikato Stud | 19 | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here Tuesday, January 28, 2020 THE SIGHTS OF WAIKATO STUD AT KARAKA 2020 - PAGE 18 Waikato Logo Brand 3 Stud Variants Guidelines Follow us @anz_news: click here | 17 | Brought to you by Primary Logo Extended Logo Logo Variants Follow us @anz_news: click here | 18 | Please see HERE for the Waikato BSturoughtd wr toap you video by from today Single Colour What's on Follow us @anz_news: click here | 19 | Brought to you by Reversed Race meetings: Goulburn (NSW), Star Savabeel colt Tamworth (NSW), Benalla (VIC), Rockhampton (QLD) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Rosehill (NSW), reigns supreme on Caulfield (VIC), Cranbourne (VIC), Sales: New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, Book 1 - Day 3, Inglis January day two at Karaka Online Sale Sales ring kingpin David Ellis lands yearling from Merchant Navy’s family for NZ$875,000 of Savabeel is unrivalled, was rapt to secure the colt to ensure he remained in New Zealand. “I was hoping I would get him for $750,000 but these really top colts have a lot of good judges on them so sometimes you have to pay a bit more for them,” he said. “If he is a really top colt, like I hope he is, NZB then he is going to be cheap, otherwise if he is no good then he’s going to be very expensive. “We thought he was a magnificent Lot 454 Savabeel - Bayrock colt The blueblood colt from the family of dual individual and Jamie (Richards) is so excited to hemisphere Group 1-winning stallion Merchant have him to train. BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS Navy (Fastnet Rock) headed a competitive “It’s been a very successful couple of days colt by the country’s premier day two market where six yearlings made for Te Akau and we’re just delighted to have stallion from one of Australia’s best NZ$500,000 or more, following on from a solid secured so many nice horses. current female families lived up to opening day’s trade where two colts, by Pierro “It’s pretty exciting to have this sort of the hype to top yesterday’s second (Lonhro) and Savabeel, made NZ$900,000 and quality and I want them for both Te Akau and NZ$800,000 respectively. Asession of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka >> for New Zealand racing as I want them to stand A patriotic Ellis, whose success with the progeny Continued on page 2 Yearling Sale after Te Akau’s David Ellis went to PAGE 21 at New Zealand studs. NZ$875,000 for the son of Savabeel (Zabeel). Brought to you by | 1 | Follow us @anz_news: click here Star Savabeel colt reigns supreme on day two at Karaka | 2 | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “If we are going to take this wonderful “The colt has a stallion's industry to the next level then we need them. The only avenue we have is pedigree now. We sold the sister What a great sire to buy them at the sales as if they become top performers, they are worth (at Magic Millions) a year ago for Savabeel has been 10, 20, 40 million and out of our reach.” AU$825,000 and now this.” for New Zealand Sydney trainer John O’Shea and prominent Australian owner A Charm Spirit (Invincible and for the sale Ron Finemore were underbidders after also missing out on a Lonhro Spirit) half-sister, who has since again this year. It is (Octagonal) colt earlier in the day who made NZ$675,000. died, sold for AU$300,000 on the really such a great Consigned by Windsor Park Stud as Lot 454, the colt is out of Bayrock Gold Coast in 2018. result for us (Fastnet Rock) who is a sister to Coolmore sire Merchant Navy and Group Schick added: “What a great 2 winner Jolie Bay as well as the stakes-placed Zara Bay. sire Savabeel has been for New RODNEY They are in turn are out of Legally Bay (Snippets) who herself is out of Zealand and for the sale again SCHICK two-time-winning mare Decidity (Last Tycoon), making her a half-sibling this year. It is really such a great to Myer Classic (registered as Empire Rose Stakes) (Gr 1, 1600m) winner result for us.” Bonaria (Redoute's Choice) and Group 3 winner Time Out (Rory's Jester). Decidity also produced four-time winner Chatoyant (Flying Spur), I Am Invincible colt leads way who is herself the dam of Group 3-winning duo Tessera (Medaglia d'Oro) in amazing start for Trelawney and Montsegur (New Approach). Another day two sales ring star by an Australian stallion was an I Am Windsor Park Stud’s Rodney Schick said Bayrock had proven to be a Invincible (Invincible Spirit) colt who is also headed to the Te Akau stable tremendous investment after being bought in Australia in 2015. of Richards, New Zealand’s leading trainer this season. “We bought Bayrock at the Sydney Easter Broodmare Sale with the The Trelawney Stud-bred and sold colt was signed for by Te Akau help of Michael Wallace, who inspected her for us, for AU$140,000 and principal David Ellis who won the bidding battle at NZ$625,000 for within a month Merchant Navy came out and won a Listed race, then went the “precocious” colt by arguably Australasia’s most commercial on with it and the rest is history,” Schick said. stallion. Continued on page 4>> Sense of Honour wins in style and by 3 lengths on debut at Sandown yesterday for Mick Price and Mick Kent Jr. DUAL GR.1 WINNING 2YO BY STREET CRY Also sire of Stakes winner Tanker, New Zealand winner Platinum Dubai and Blacktype horses Dubai Star and Bella Nipotina. Michael Kirwan, John Kennedy, Colm Santry, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore or Rob Archibald Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Follow us @anz_news: click here | 2 | Brought to you by ARROWFIELD INGLIS CLASSIC GRADUATES INCLUDE: C A S T E L V E C C H I O G1 Winner $150,000 yearling Earnings $2.5 million O D Y S S E Y M O O N $25,000 yearling Earnings $723,275 U N T A M E D D I A M O N D $30,000 yearling Earnings $289,862 C O U N T R Y S T A R $90,000 yearling Earnings $1.2 million M A I D O F H E A V E N G1 Winner $60,000 yearling Earnings $337,340 Inglis Classic 2020 I Am Invincible colt leads way in amazing start for Trelawney | 4 | Tuesday, January 28, 2020 << Continued from page 2 Ellis was confident that the colt, who is by the same sire as the stable’s unbeaten three-year-old filly Festivity, Lot 379 could be one of Te Akau’s leading prospects for an unprecedented fifth Breeding: Savabeel - Valley Girl (Mastercraftsman) filly straight Karaka Million 2YO (RL, 1200m). Price: NZ$500,000 “He is a really precocious colt, a lot of class, a lot of strength and Buyer: Chris Waller Racing and Guy Mulcaster beautifully balanced,” Ellis said. Vendor: Wentwood Grange “We just loved him the moment we saw him and he just ticks all the “This really means something to my brother Sean and I. We raced boxes. You can see when they come to the sale whether they are enjoying the mare and won the Herbie Dyke with her and now to sell one of it, whether they want to be part of it, whether they are coping with leaving her foals for NZ$500,000 is just fantastic,” Wentwood Grange’s Dean home for the first time. Hawkins said. “Our Dad always dreamed of selling a half million “They are like teenagers when they go flatting for the first time, some dollar yearling here at Karaka and now we've done it. Mum and Dad take a while to get used to it while some people excel in it.” were in tears next to the ring.” Ellis said the Te Akau buying team had worked hard in the lead-up Agent Guy Mulcaster bought the filly for the Kaha Syndicate to the Karaka sale, with Joe Walls, Richards and Singapore-based Mark who also races the promising Chris Waller-trained three-year-olds, Walker as well as Waikato Equine veterinarian Doug Black playing an Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) fourth Relucent (Savabeel) and the integral role in the selection process. lightly-raced Nyami (Charm Spirit). “He is a beautiful colt and Mark Pilkington was the underbidder, who “I loved that filly as she is from Wentwood Grange out of a Group I regard as one of the best judges in the world, so it was great that such a 1 winner,” Mulcaster said. “We’ve been lucky enough to get Kolding great eye saw the same as what we did,” he said. and Kermadec from Wentwood Grange and we know their horses are “He was bred by one of our great nurseries of all time and some of always well prepared and they do a great job for us.” the best horses New Zealand has ever produced have come off that farm.