O’Reilly Colt Tops NZB South Island Session

A colt by New Zealand’s leading sire O’Reilly has topped New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series South Island Session in Christchurch today, knocked down for $64,000.

Lot 67 was purchased by John Foote Bloodstock for $64,000.

John Foote Bloodstock purchased the colt catalogued at Lot 67 from Berkley Stud. The bay colt is out of an unraced Pins mare Pamper who is a full-sister to stakes winners Crepe De Chine (Pins) and Glam Slam (Pins) and is also a half-sister to Singapore Group 1 winner Arenti (O’Reilly) who is a three-quarter-brother to the colt.

O’Reilly has been in hot form during the Sydney Autumn Carnival, siring yesterday’s Group 1 Doncaster Handicap winner Sacred Falls (NZ) and Silent Achiever (NZ), the winner of the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes and Group 1 BMW Stakes.

“He’s a typical O’Reilly and O’Reilly is going so well at the moment, plus he has a nice pedigree and he moved well so he was an obvious horse here,” commented Foote.

“I’ve been coming down to the South Island Sale for 25 years and I’ve had a bit of luck from it. An O’Reilly filly I bought here, Power O’Raylee, was trained by Peter Moody and did very well in Melbourne, I also bought More Bountiful who was a Group 1 winner in Hong Kong.

“The Sale is quite buyable, there are some nice horses on offer and I look forward to coming back each year.”

Queensland-based John Foote ended the Sale as the leading individual buyer, purchasing seven horses for a total spend of $226,000. Fellow Queensland-based buyer Liam Birchley of LB Racing was the second leading purchaser, signing for six horses with a spend of $105,500.

The top priced filly at the Sale was Lot 125 by Shocking, purchased by Mr LG Didham for $37,000. Presented by Highden Park, the bay filly is out of the dual stakes placed mare Attalla (Volksraad).

The reformed South Island Sale which moved from a sale of untried two-year-olds and mixed bloodstock held in August to today’s date selling yearlings and mixed bloodstock attracted a catalogue of 177 horses, over double the number of horses catalogued last year.

The Sale saw 103 horses sold for an aggregate of $1,106,950 at an average of $10,747, an increase of 7%. The median dropped slightly from $8,000 last year to $7,500 this year, with the clearance rate finishing at 65%.

White Robe Lodge retained the leading vendor title, holding off Berkley Stud for the second consecutive year, finishing with 10 horses sold for an aggregate of $237,500. White Robe Lodge were also the leading vendor by average (three or more horses sold) with their 10 Lots sold averaging $23,750.

The leading sire (with three or more horses sold) was Raise The Flag with eight of his progeny selling for an average of $22,813 including the second highest price of the day Lot 119, another purchase by John Foote for $48,000.

All yearlings purchased at the South Island Session are eligible to be nominated for the Karaka Million Series with entries closing for yearlings purchased at the Sale on 13 May.

2014 National Yearling Sales Series: South Island Session Sale Statistics

Overall	2014	2013
Catalogued	177	84
Sold	103	59
Clearance	65%	78%
Average	$10,747	$10,041
Median	$7,500	$8,000
Aggregate	$1,106,950	$592,400
Top Price	$64,000 (Lot 67)	$50,000 (Lot 29)

Top Lots

Lot	Type	Breeding	Vendor	Purchaser	Location	Price
67	B.C	O'Reilly/Pamper	Berkley Stud	John Foote Bloodstock Pty Ltd	Queensland	$64,000
119	B.C	Raise the Flag/Ali Rosa	White Robe Lodge	John Foote Bloodstock Pty Ltd	Queensland	$48,000
130	B.C	Raise the Flag/Blessed Thee	White Robe Lodge	Mr JJ Steffert	Te Aroha	$40,000
92	B.C	Monaco Consul/Smoothing	Pear Tree Farm Agistment Ltd	John Foote Bloodstock Pty Ltd	Queensland	$38,000
136	B.C	Darci Brahma/Canyon Yodeler	Haunui Farm	Mr IN Stewart	West Otago	$37,500
125	B.F	Shocking/Attalla	Highden Park	Mr LG Didham	Christchurch	$37,000
114	B.C	Showcasing/Yamanna	Haunui Farm	LB Racing Pty Ltd	Queensland	$36,000
60	B.C	Raise the Flag/Notable	White Robe Lodge	NZB as Agent	Whanganui	$32,000
65	Ch.C	Perfectly Ready/Palace Engagement	Curraghmore Stud	Buyracebreed Ltd	Auckland	$30,000
108	B.F	Gallant Guru/Upclosenpersonal	White Robe Lodge	Mr CW & Mrs LA McCall	Christchurch	$27,000

 

Leading Purchasers by Aggregate

Purchaser	Bought	Aggregate	Average	Top Price
John Foote Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Queensland)	7	$226,000	$32,286	$64,000 (Lot 67)
NZB as Agent	15	$149,900	$9,993	$32,000 (Lot 60)
LB Racing Pty Ltd (Queensland)	6	$105,500	$17,583	$36,000 (Lot 114)
Mr LG Didham (Christchurch)	2	$44,000	$22,000	$37,000 (Lot 125)
Mr JJ Steffert (Te Aroha)	1	$40,000	$40,000	$40,000 (Lot 130)

 Leading Vendors by Aggregate

Vendor	Sold	Aggregate	Average	Top Price
White Robe Lodge	10	$237,500	$23,750	$48,000 (Lot 119)
Berkley Stud	19	$199,200	$10,484	$64,000 (Lot 67)
Highden Park	11	$131,500	$11,955	$37,000 (Lot 125)
Haunui Farm	2	$73,500	$36,750	$37,500 (Lot 136)
Pear Tree Farm Agistment	5	$80,000	$16,000	$38,000 (Lot 92)
Curraghmore Stud	4	$69,000	$17,250	$30,000 (Lot 65)

Leading Vendors by Average (three or more sold)

Vendor	Sold	Average	Aggregate	Top Price
White Robe Lodge	10	$23,750	$237,500	$48,000 (Lot 119)
Curraghmore Stud	4	$17,250	$69,000	$30,000 (Lot 65)
Pear Tree Farm Agistment	5	$80,000	$16,000	$38,000 (Lot 92)
Highden Park	11	$11,955	$131,500	$37,000 (Lot 125)
Park Hill Stables	3	$11,000	$33,000	$20,000 (Lot 112)
Berkley Stud	19	$10,484	$199,200	$64,000 (Lot 67)

Leading Sires by Average (three or more sold)

Sire	Sold	Average	Aggregate	Top Price
Raise the Flag	8	$22,813	$182,500	$48,000 (Lot 119)
Shocking	3	$19,333	$58,000	$37,000 (Lot 125)
Road to Rock	4	$15,000	$60,000	$26,000 (Lot 48)
Gallant Guru	6	$13,333	$80,000	$27,000 (Lot 108)
Coats Choice	9	$12,500	$112,500	$25,000 (Lot 46)