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by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ The strength and influence of the Hong Kong buying bench continued throughout Day 2 of the sale, with a high proportion of 2-year-olds destined for that racing jurisdiction. Hong Kong buyers accounted for 41.45% of the total spend across the two days, purchasing 75 horses for NZ$17,195,000. Among them was prominent owner KM Yeung, well known for campaigning Galaxy Patch (Wandjina), the champion four-year-old in Hong Kong. Yeung purchased 13 horses on Day 2, including the sale-topper, lot 374, a Zoustar colt out of Hijack Hussy...

by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ Sanxiong Gao of China made a strong first impression at Karaka, teaming up with Lindsay Park who were bidding on his behalf to secure the top two lots on Day 1 of the NZB Ready to Run Sale for a combined figure of NZ$1,425,000 (A$1,233,913). The day's top-priced horse was lot 214, a powerful bay colt by the in-form and in-demand Per Incanto from the draft of Kiltannon Stables, who sold for NZ$750,000 (A$649,518). He was originally a NZ$300,000 (A$259,807) purchase by AP Chan from the...

by Renee Geelen/Kit Gow/TTR AusNZ Buyers remained hungry for top quality fillies on Day 3 of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, with Rich Hill Stud's Proisir (Aus) delivering the two top priced lots on the day. Curraghmore continued their super sale, providing two of the most sought after yearlings in the session on behalf of Nearco Stud.   Lot 564 - Proisir (Aus) x Donna Marie (NZ) (Don Eduardo {NZ}), filly, NZ$1,100,000 The full-sister to champion middle-distance horse Prowess (NZ) (Proisir {Aus}) was always going to command attention...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale was all about Hong Kong buyers, who spent NZ$17 million for 74 horses over the two-day stand, or 45% of the total gross. On day 1, they shelled out NZ$7.3 million on 33 horses, and added 41 more lots to that haul for NZ$9.7 million on Day 2. "It's hard to compete with Hong Kong. There's a lot of Hong Kong buyers here. There's a lot of geldings here and for us, it's hard to pay big money for a gelding. We...

by Renee Geelen/The Thoroughbred Report David Ellis smashed the record for the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale, purchasing lot 174, an I Am Invincible (Aus) colt from dual Group 1 winner Shillelagh (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) for NZ$1.65 million. The previous highest price at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale was NZ$825,000 for Megastar Heart (Aus) (Star Turn {Aus}) who won a listed race last season at two. "I've been buying at this sale for a lifetime and that's the most impressive colt I've seen at this...

Australian champion and dual Group 1 winner Prowess (NZ) (Proisir {Aus}) will be offered on Gavelhouse Plus in a special standalone sale from Aug. 2-8, the online sales company announced on Friday. Bred by Hallmark Stud, Ltd., the bay brought NZ$230,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale in 2021 and raced for a family syndicate led by Dean Skipper. Trained by Roger James and Robert Well, Prowess won her only start as a 2-year-old, and won six of her eight starts at three. After placing in the G3...