A $270,000 colt was the top seller on day two of the NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sale in Christchurch.
The two day sale concluded this afternoon with turnover overall at around $13m. A total of 91 yearlings were sold in Auckland ($5.7m) on Saturday while in Christchurch today 139 yearlings were sold ($7.3m).
Bought by Cran Dalgety/Kentuckiana Lodge, the highest price today went to Lot 139, a Bettor’s Delight – Imagine Me colt offered by newly crowned Breeder of the Year, Taffy Limited.
For Dalgety the colt reminded him of a certain New Zealand Derby champion and multiple Group 1 winner.
“He looks like Krug – if he is as fast we don’t know.”
Just five lots earlier Hayden Cullen went to $160,000 to secure another Taffy Limited colt. By Captaintreacherous out of Imaginary Bet, Mahomes is a half brother to Pacer of the Year Merlin.
Another well-related yearling was Lot 147, a half sister to multiple Group 1 winner Duchess Megxit. Princess Lulu (Captaintreacherous – Kensington Kate) was bought by Duchess Megxit’s trainer Barry Purdon for $250,000.
Meanwhile Stonewall Stud continued their buying spree, with $895,000 outlaid in Christchurch to go with the more than $1m they spent in Auckland.
They picked up the two record buys at Karaka, with $360,000 for two Captaintreacherous colts, out of Adore Me and Bettor Twist.
In Christchurch their most expensive purchases were the $180,000 on a Bird Parker – Nieta colt and $170,000 on a What The Hill – Queen Kenny colt.
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