KARAKA 2005: Day 1 Festival Sale Summary

The outstanding success of the Premier and Select sessions at Karaka has continued into the Festival Sale today, with the first day's results showing further increases in aggregate, average and median from the buoyant results seen here last year.

The Festival Sale average has risen an impressive 19% from $10,484 to $12,455, and the median held steady all day at $10,000, a 25% increase from $8,000 last year. The aggregate is currently up more than $180,000 on last year, after the same number of lots offered.

While the buying bench featured predominantly local buyers, there were still some active international buyers, particularly from Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

The top lot of the first day was set by Lot 1151, a colt by Skalato from the Zedative mare, Rouge Chaperon. This was purchased by bloodstock agent, Stuart Hale, for $36,000 from the draft of Poplar Lodge. Hale also took the honours for leading individual buyer by aggregate at the end of day one with two purchases for $66,000. Trevor McKee was next on the buyers tables with three yearlings bought for $65,000, followed by The Robt Dawe Agency with three purchases for $53,000.

The leading vendor by aggregate is currently Ross & Jo Mackie's Java Lodge with 12 yearlings sold for $144,500.

The Festival Sale concludes tomorrow with a further 222 yearlings catalogued for sale from 11am. This will draw to a close what has been a record 2005 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, where turnover is already some $66,226,600 with a full day still to come, compared with a total Series aggregate last year of $60,631,650.

2005 DAY 1 FESTIVAL SALE RESULTS

DAY 1 AVERAGE = $12,455
19% increase from 2004 overall results
2004 Overall Festival Sale average = $10,484

DAY 1 AGGREGATE = $1,781,100
2004 Aggregate after 221 Lots = $1,595,400

DAY 1 LOTS CATALOGUED = 221
LOTS SOLD = 143

DAY 1 CLEARANCE RATE = 75.7%
2004 Overall Festival Sale Clearance rate = 83%

DAY 1 MEDIAN = $10,000
25% increase from 2004
2004 Overall Festival Sale Median = $8,000

DAY 1 TOP PRICE = Lot 1151 SKALATO x ROUGE CHAPERON $36,000
2004 Overall Festival Sale Top Price = Lot 1232 Yamanin Vital x Our Addition $52,000

LEADING BUYER BY AGGREGATE = Stuart Hale & Co, 2 purchased for $66,000

TOP 5 LOTS
1. LOT 1151 (SKALATO x ROUGE CHAPERON) $36,000
Sold by Poplar Lodge Purchased by Stuart Hale & Co
2. LOT 1109 (HOWBADDOUWANTIT x PARTY BELLE) $35,000
Sold by Fairdale Stud Purchased by Paul Moroney Bloodstock
3. LOT 1212 (HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS x TEENY WEENY BIKINI) $35,000
Sold by Newbury Park Purchased by J & I Bloodstock
4. LOT 1255 (POSTPONED x ACADEMIE FRANCAISE) $35,000
Sold by Hallmark Stud Purchased by Halo Bloodstock
5. LOT 1143 (SHINKO KING x REGAL TIMES) $34,000
Sold by Sedgmere Farm Purchased by Lisa Latta Racing Stables

LEADING SIRES BY AVERAGE (3 or more sold)
1ST = Victory Dance 4 sold for average $25,250
2ND = Spectatorial 3 sold for average $18,667
3RD = Ebony Grosve 3 sold for average $18,250
4TH = Daggers Drawn 4 sold for average $17,375
5TH = Colombia 3 sold for average $17,000

LEADING 1ST CROP SIRES BY AVERAGE (3 or more sold)
1ST = Spectatorial 3 sold for average $18,667
2ND = Keeper 3 sold for average $15,417
3RD = Rossini 3 sold for average $14,167
4TH = St Petersburg 8 sold for average $10,219

LEADING BUYERS BY AGGREGATE
1ST = Stuart Hale & Co 2 purchased for $66,000
2ND = T J McKee Ltd 3 purchased for $65,000
3RD = The Robt Dawe Agency Ltd 3 purchased for $53,000
4TH = Paul Moroney Bloodstock 2 purchased for $45,000
4TH = Vance Racing Stables 2 purchased for $45,000

LEADING VENDORS BY AGGREGATE
1ST = Java Lodge 12 sold for $144,500
2ND = Hallmark Stud 4 sold for $91,000
2ND = Haunui Farm 4 sold for $91,000
4TH = Grande Vue Lodge 7 sold for $80,750
5TH = Newmarket Lodge Stud 5 sold for $80,500

LEADING VENDORS BY AVERAGE (3 or more sold)
1ST = Hallmark Stud 4 sold for average $22,750
1ST = Haunui Farm 4 sold for average $22,750
3RD =�Gredan Farm�3 sold for average $18,167
4TH = K Nicholson & Y O'Rourke 3 sold for average $16,500
5TH = Newmarket Lodge Stud 4 sold for average $16,100

A full list of results, including selling history, can be viewed online at www.nzb.co.nz.

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