The NZB Ready To Race Sale of 2YOs is always one targeted strongly by the pinhookers and there were plenty of winners at last week's 2017 edition of the sale.
There were 118 lots which had been bought previously at a yearling sale, a further 30 that had been bought at weanling sales and eight lots that had changed hands as both a weanling and yearling.
The biggest result was Lot 106, a colt by Hinchinbrook from El Ashb which had been knocked down to Horse Feng Bloodstock Ltd for $65,000 from the Bowness Stud draft at the Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale, before being offered at the Ready To Race Sale in the Regal Farm draft, selling for $460,000 to Sweetbriar Equine.
That's a profit of about $350,000 on the Aus/NZ exchange rate.
Two Tavistock colts were the next most successful – Tavistock x Indian Song making a $297,500 profit when selling to Mr Me Tsui from the Anzac Lodge draft after making $77,500 at the NZB Select Yearling Sale.
And the Tavistock x Tristraad colt returning $280,000 profit to the bid of Mr P Ho from the Diamond Lodge draft after selling for $90,000 at the NZB Premier Yearling Sale.
The most successful weanling pinhook was Lot 299, a colt by Alamosa from Priorite which sold for just $11,000 at the NZB National Weanling Sale before making $240,000 to the bid of Dungowan Farm at the Ready To Race Sale from the Charma Heights draft.
Another notable was the Star Witness x Spooked colt which has been the gift that keeps giving, having sold for $38,000 at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale, before making $120,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, then being knocked down for $250,000 at the Ready To Race Sale from the Riversley Park draft.
Top 20 Yearling Pinhoooks
Note: Currency exchange has not been considered.
Breeding |
Price |
Yearling Price |
Sale |
Profit |
106 Hinchinbrook x El Ashb |
460,000 |
65,000 |
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale |
395,000 |
165 Tavistock x Indian Song |
375,000 |
77,500 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
297,500 |
407 Tavistock x Tristraad |
370,000 |
90,000 |
NZB Premier Yearling Sale |
280,000 |
139 Pins x Genius |
350,000 |
100,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
250,000 |
225 Lope de Vega x Melodic |
300,000 |
65,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
235,000 |
228 O'Reilly x Metropolitan |
350,000 |
120,000 |
NZB Premier Yearling Sale |
230,000 |
61 Declaration of War x Chaleur |
280,000 |
55,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
225,000 |
222 I Am Invincible x Masonette |
370,000 |
145,000 |
NZB Premier Yearling Sale |
225,000 |
146 Ferlax x Gondola Girl |
240,000 |
50,000 |
NZB Premier Yearling Sale |
190,000 |
243 Poet's Voice x Moravany |
270,000 |
90,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
180,000 |
136 Medaglia d'Oro x Gaudeamus |
300,000 |
120,000 |
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale |
180,000 |
200 Savabeel x La Praline |
310,000 |
140,000 |
NZB Premier Yearling Sale |
170,000 |
276 Snitzel x Passiflora |
300,000 |
130,000 |
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale |
170,000 |
314 Denman x Remotely |
300,000 |
130,000 |
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale Book 2 |
170,000 |
415 Savabeel x Vedex |
250,000 |
100,000 |
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale |
150,000 |
422 Shamexpress x Waltz in the Park |
210,000 |
60,000 |
NZB Premier Yearling Sale |
150,000 |
352 Highly Recommended x Skite |
180,000 |
30,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
150,000 |
98 Hinchinbrook x Downstream |
300,000 |
155,000 |
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale |
145,000 |
427 Reliable Man x Wee Tipple |
180,000 |
37,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
143,000 |
68 Camelot x Chorus of Angels |
200,000 |
60,000 |
NZB Select Yearling Sale |
140,000 |
Top 10 Weanling Pinhooks
Breading |
Price |
Weanling Price |
Sale |
Profit |
299 Alamosa x Priorite |
240,000 |
11,000 |
NZB National Weanling Broodmare and Mixed Sale - Weanlings |
229,000 |
43 Sizzling x Bon Fire |
240,000 |
52,000 |
NZB National Weanling Sale Select Session |
188,000 |
408 Bernardini x Tsutsumi |
160,000 |
42,000 |
NZB National Weanling Sale Select Session |
118,000 |
288 Snitzel x Port Isabel |
180,000 |
80,000 |
Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale Platinum Session |
100,000 |
294 Shamus Award x Pride of Encosta |
170,000 |
80,000 |
MM National Weanling Sale Select Session |
90,000 |
24 So You Think x Astounded |
200,000 |
130,000 |
NZB National Weanling Broodmare and Mixed Sale - Weanlings |
70,000 |
402 Tavistock x Times Remembered |
220,000 |
155,000 |
NZB National Weanling Broodmare and Mixed Sale - Weanlings |
65,000 |
42 Jimmy Choux x Bondi Tram |
90,000 |
30,000 |
NZB National Weanling Broodmare and Mixed Sale - Weanlings |
60,000 |
64 The Factor x Chelsey Cry |
77,500 |
24,000 |
Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale Platinum Session |
53,500 |
150 Dream Ahead x Great Cross |
90,000 |
40,000 |
Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale Platinum Session |
50,000 |
252 Excelebration x My Type |
100,000 |
55,000 |
Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale Platinum Session |
45,000 |
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