breednet.com.au

Breeze Up Footage Now Available to View Online

Media Release - Friday October 20

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Up clips and Mounting Yard parade videos are now available to view online at nzb.co.nz.

On Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 October, 338 talented juveniles galloped down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse, with all two-year-olds having the last 200 metres of their work individually timed.

Video footage of all gallops is now online.

Day One (Monday) saw perfect weather conditions for the first lots to breeze up, with plenty of sunshine and only a light breeze throughout the day. The track conditions were a Soft5 and the average breeze-up time was 10.80.

On the second day (Tuesday), the Te Rapa track experienced a brief shower where 6.5mm of rain was recorded in the hours before Breeze Ups commenced. The track had dried slightly overnight so remained at a Soft5 rating. A new section of track was made available on the inside for the horses on Day Two, and the average time recorded was 10.91.

Advertisement

Winds were stronger on the second day where gusts of up to 7m/s were recorded and can be noted against each Lot.

For more information on the wind anemometer recordings, view our guide here.

NZB’s Breeze Up clips cover footage from near the 600-metre mark to capture horses before they fully extend into their gallop. The Mounting Yard is also filmed for each lot, with vision of all two-year-olds parading with their jockey on board prior to their Breeze Up.

Each video is recorded in high definition, the quality will automatically scale based on your internet connection and device.

Breeze Ups will also be broadcast lot-by-lot on Trackside in New Zealand, Racing.com and Sky Racing in Australia.

This year’s Ready to Run Sale will see 383 two-year-olds go under the hammer on 22 and 23 November at the Karaka Sales Centre.

International buyers wishing to physically attend the 2023 Ready to Run Sale can enquire about accommodation options by emailing travel@nzb.co.nz.

NZB and New Zealand-based agents will also be available to complete inspections and provide evaluations at the upcoming Ready to Run Sale on-farm parades, due to commence Monday 30 October. The parade schedule can be viewed here.

For enquiries or sale information, contact Bloodstock Sales Manager Kane Jones (Kane.Jones@nzb.co.nz or +64 27 274 4985).

View the full catalogue and videos online here.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Vinery Sell $900,000 I Am Invincible Filly
Vinery Stud have done a mighty job meeting the market at this sale and heading through Friday afternoon are batting at 100% clearance and they were well rewarded on Friday when selling a gorgeous I Am Invincible filly from Group III placed all Too Hard mare Saas Fee for $900,000.
$800,000 Filly a Fitting Finale for Extreme Choice
The opportunity to purchase the progeny of Newgate Farm’s outstanding sire Extreme Choice was embraced by buyers at the Gold Coast this week with 12 of his youngsters offered in Book 1 and all of them were sold at an average $478,333.
$500,000 Colt Caps the Rise of Tassort
For a stallion that stood his first four seasons at a fee of $11,000, Tassort has come a long way in a short time and this grand-son of I Am Invincible has had a good Magic Millions achieving a new benchmark for his highest priced yearling when Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds purchased a colt for $500,000 on Friday.
Good Judges Land on $700,000 Ole Kirk Colt
Vinery Stud’s Ole Kirk has already sired two stakes-winners from his first crop of two year-olds in ill-fated King Kirk and O’ Ole, who runs in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on Saturday, and the son of Written Tycoon had a sales highlight at the Gold Coast on Friday when his colt from Pop Girl made $700,000.
$3.2million Home Affairs Filly from Sunlight Rewrites MM Record Book
The record books were rewritten again this evening on the Gold Coast when the Home Affairs filly from former superstar racemare Sunlight sold for $3.2 million.
Sword of State Gold Coast Taster Ahead of Karaka
Ahead of the NZB National Yearling Sales at Karaka at the end of the month, Cambridge Stud were hoping to whet the appetite of Australian buyers with a quality small selection of yearlings by their first season sire Sword of State offered at the Gold Coast this week and they were well received with three selling for upwards of $300,000.
$700,000 for St Marks Basilica Colt
The 2021 European Horse of the Year, St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) has a lovely line of yearlings being offered at Magic Millions this week and made a big splash on Thursday when the Arrowfield consigned colt from Mantra of Life (USA) sold for $700,000.
The Male Version of Outback Barbie – Ken Sells for $575,000
Eureka Stud’s Spirit of Boom is the leading two year-old sire in the country right now by winners and earnings with four runners in this Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic including the top fancy La Bella Boom and he had a big result at Magic Millions on Friday when the full brother to former star Queensland mare Outback Barbie sold for $575,000.
$425,000 Nicconi Filly a Pinhook Winner for Lime Country
Widden Stud’s value stallion Nicconi is best known as the sire of the world’s best sprinter Nature Strip and while he might not be the height of fashion in commercial terms, he is a rock solid sire and delivered a big result for Lime Country Thoroughbreds at Magic Millions on Friday when his filly from No Crying sold for $425,000.
Quest for Oaks Filly Ends with $900,00 Frankel Filly
When you have a client that has his heart set on finding an Oaks filly, Magic Millions at the Gold Coast in January might be seen as offering slim pickings, but astute bloodstock agent Damon Gabbedy of Belmont Bloodstock has filled the brief with a glorious filly by one of Europe’s best stallions in Frankel.