NZ Yearling Sales

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL YEARLING SALES SERIES
STATISTICAL SUMMARIES, 2001-2009

YEAR Lots Sold Clearance Aggregate Average Top Price
2009 1199 76% $74,624,700 $62,239 $800,000
2008 1171 83% $111.15 million $94,918 $1.45 million
2007 1023 83% $81.3 million $79,546 $2.0 million
2006 1043 79% $65.7 million  $63,012 $2.2 million 
2005 1029 78%  $69.6 million $67,666 $1.3 million
2004 1113 82% $60.6 million $54,476 $1.1 million
2003 970 72.5% $47.2 million $48,690 $660,000
2002 1170 76% $54.6 million $46,670 $1.05 million
2001 1165 76% $68.3 million $58,220 $1.45 million
Source: Official end-of-series figures, New Zealand Bloodstock
NEW ZEALAND PREMIER YEARLING SALE STATISTICAL SUMMARIES
1986-2009
All-time recordss in italics
Please note: the format of the Premier Sale was changed in 2007 to
a slightly smaller, two-day catalogue.

YEAR

AGGREGATE

LOTS SOLD

AVERAGE

MEDIAN

2009 $53.3 million 366 $145,710  $100,000
2008 $77.1 million 387 $199,265 $150,000
2007 $56.8 million 363 $156,567 $110,000

2006

$49.5 million  390  $127,072  $80,000 

2005

$53.4 million

389

$137,395

$90,000

2004

$44.7 million

400

$111,955

$72,500

2003

$34.2 million

359

$95,291

$67,500

2002

$37.4 million

364

$102,935

$62,500

2001

$47.8 million

388

$123,365

$80,000

2000

$55.1 million

431

$128,469

$75,000

1999

$37.0 million

394

$93,905

$60,000

1998

$32.2 million

400

$80,825

$55,000

1997

$21.6 million

360

$60,258

$42,000

1996

$20.8 million

353

$59,120

$45,000

1995

$20.7 million

375

$55,300

$42,500

1994

$20.9 million

374

$55,993

$45,000

1993

$18.9 million

377

$49,058

$34,000

1992

$16.5 million

395

$41,942

$28,000

1991

$17.1 million

414

$41,530

$26,000

1990

$20.9 million

355

$58,899

$32,000

1989

$40.5 million

390

$104,067

$70,000

1988

$41.0 million

364

$112,801

$75,000

1987

$44.1 million

403

$109,464

$75,000

1986

$32.9 million

421

$78,333

$50,000

Source: Official end-of-sale figures, New Zealand Bloodstock, 1997-2008, 
& Wrightson Bloodstock, 1986-1996
THE MILLION-DOLLAR CLUB
Yearlings sold at auction in New Zealand for $NZ1 million or more

YEAR

PRICE

HORSE

VENDOR/BUYER

NAME & RACE RECORD

2000 $3.6 million Zabeel-Diamond Lover colt Cambridge Stud/Gooree Stud DON EDUARDO
G1 winner (AJC Derby)

2006

$2.2 million Stravinsky-Grand Echezeaux colt Pencarrow Stud/David Ellis Saperavi

2007

$2.0 million

Zabeel-Sunline colt

Cambridge Stud/Don Ha

Sunstrike

2006 $1.6 million Zabeel-Miss Power Bird colt Cambridge Stud/Graeme Rogerson Yet to be named

1998

$1.6 million

Zabeel-Eight Carat colt 

Cambridge Stud/ 

Colombia
 - unraced 

2000

$1.5 million 

Zabeel-Foreign Copy colt 

Esker Lodge/Bart Cummings 

Reuters 

2001

$1.45 million 

Zabeel-Marquise filly

Cambridge Stud/Gooree Stud

G1 SHOWER OF ROSES 

2008 $1.45 million Redoute's Choice-Popsy colt Esker Lodge To be announced

2005

$1.3 million  

Danehill-Encens filly 

Pencarrow Stud/BBA Ireland

Enchantress 

2007 $1.3 million Stravinsky-Ethereal colt Pencarrow Stud/David Ellis Aetherius
2007 $1.3 million Redoute's Choice-Mascara Magic colt Haunui Farm/Peter Moody
Definitive

1989

$1.2 million 

Sir Tristram-Surround colt 

Cambridge Stud 

Nihon Pillow Karaka 

2004

$1.1 million 

Danehill-Grand Echezeaux colt 

Pencarrow Stud/David Ellis 

G1 DARCI BRAHMA 

2007 $1.05 million Lonhro-Palme d'Or colt Ascot Farm/Equine & Livestock
Lonhroson

2005

$1.05 million 

Danehill-Beyond The Sunset colt 

Pencarrow Stud/David Ellis 

SW DON GARCIA 

2002

$1.05 million 

Zabeel-Marquise colt 

Cambridge Stud/Emirates Park 

Mutheer 

2004

$1.0 million 

Danehill-Push A Venture colt 

Curraghmore Stud/BBA Ireland 

Offenbach 

2001

$1.0 million 

Zabeel-L'Quiz colt 

Cambridge Stud/Rob McAnulty 

G1 ST REIMS 

1989

$1.0 million 

Sir Tristram-Winter Folly colt 

Cambridge Stud 

Un-named 

Source: Official end-of-sale figures, New Zealand Bloodstock, 1997-2007, 
& Wrightson Bloodstock, 1986-1996