Comments on: Bester’s eye and his Karaka buy http://thebreed.thethoroughbred.com.au/feature/besters-eye-and-his-karaka-buy A Thoroughbred Website Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:07:43 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: Danny Power http://thebreed.thethoroughbred.com.au/feature/besters-eye-and-his-karaka-buy/comment-page-1#comment-198 Danny Power Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:06:20 +0000 http://thebreed.thethoroughbred.com.au/?p=1546#comment-198 John, Thanks for your informative summary of the Karaka Premier. As much as I like Pins, I was surprised at how popular and expensive his yearlings were. I suspect this is the crop that came from the better mares he covered after El Segundo emerged. But Golan – can't believe how well they sold! I wouldn't be too keen to jump off the Savabeel wagon as his stock will improve with age. Holy Roman Emperor sold better in Australia. His stock that have thrown to him are chunky, and not the type you go to New Zealand to buy. If you go Newcastle, you buy coal – at Karaka, I want to buy horses with scope and stamina. I think Zabeel with continue to be popular because he is getting closer to the end. It's interesting that Demi O'Bryne was trying to buy the Zabeel-Diamond Like colt for Coolmore — when was the last time Coolmore were interested in a Zabeel? John,
Thanks for your informative summary of the Karaka Premier. As much as I like Pins, I was surprised at how popular and expensive his yearlings were. I suspect this is the crop that came from the better mares he covered after El Segundo emerged. But Golan – can’t believe how well they sold!
I wouldn’t be too keen to jump off the Savabeel wagon as his stock will improve with age. Holy Roman Emperor sold better in Australia. His stock that have thrown to him are chunky, and not the type you go to New Zealand to buy. If you go Newcastle, you buy coal – at Karaka, I want to buy horses with scope and stamina.
I think Zabeel with continue to be popular because he is getting closer to the end. It’s interesting that Demi O’Bryne was trying to buy the Zabeel-Diamond Like colt for Coolmore — when was the last time Coolmore were interested in a Zabeel?

]]> By: John Duncan http://thebreed.thethoroughbred.com.au/feature/besters-eye-and-his-karaka-buy/comment-page-1#comment-196 John Duncan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:15:48 +0000 http://thebreed.thethoroughbred.com.au/?p=1546#comment-196 I missed seeing this guy in the flesh Danny but thanks for putting it so succinctly. A fascinating sale in a number of ways. Did the buyers, particularly the Aussies, come for the stayers and classic type of horses. Who could have predicted $600,000 for a Pentire! Even the handful of Golan's sold incredibly well. One only imagines what the aggregate could have been if High Chapparral had stood that season. I thought Pins and O'Reilly would be punished for huge numbers but both stood up very well. Pins in particular had a great line-up of yearlings I thought. It was interesting to see so many going to Australia and to a cross section of buyers because his record over there is nowhere near as good as home. As always there were casulaties - sadly Savabeel was savaged by buyers and some who pinhooked Holy Roman Emperor weanlings will be keeping their heads down. The last word should probably go to Bart Cummings and the many positive statements in his recent autobiography about the great start to life young horses have here. Thats publicity money cannot buy. And of course, good to see there's plenty of life left yet in Zabeel. I missed seeing this guy in the flesh Danny but thanks for putting it so succinctly.

A fascinating sale in a number of ways. Did the buyers, particularly the Aussies, come for the stayers and classic type of horses. Who could have predicted $600,000 for a Pentire! Even the handful of Golan’s sold incredibly well. One only imagines what the aggregate could have been if High Chapparral had stood that season.

I thought Pins and O’Reilly would be punished for huge numbers but both stood up very well. Pins in particular had a great line-up of yearlings I thought. It was interesting to see so many going to Australia and to a cross section of buyers because his record over there is nowhere near as good as home.

As always there were casulaties – sadly Savabeel was savaged by buyers and some who pinhooked Holy Roman Emperor weanlings will be keeping their heads down.

The last word should probably go to Bart Cummings and the many positive statements in his recent autobiography about the great start to life young horses have here. Thats publicity money cannot buy.

And of course, good to see there’s plenty of life left yet in Zabeel.

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