Te Akau Coup Tops Winter Sale

1 August 2010

As predicted Te Akau Coup provided today's New Zealand Bloodstock Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale price highlight, fetching $210,000.

Lot-127

�Sale-topping mare Te Akau Coup

New Zealand Bloodstock agent Danny Rolston did the honours for Glen Burrows Bloodstock, who purchased the Group 2 Matamata Breeders' Stakes winning mare for a Queensland-based breeder. Today's leading vendor Curraghmore Stud offered Te Akau Coup through the ring with a positive pregnancy to exciting young sire Darci Brahma. �

Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore Stud finished the day with 12 lots sold for total receipts of $492,000.

Also heading to Queensland is the second highest priced lot, the yearling High Chaparral half-sister to Dorabella and Crusoe. At lot 67 she was knocked down to Mrs L Huddy for $170,000. �

The day's proceedings concluded with the hammer falling on 82 lots for an aggregate of $1,206,500 and an average price of $7,834 up 53% on last year. The median marker was also considerably up finishing at $5,500 compared to 2009's $1,800. Clearance for the day rounded off at 77%. Click here to view today's passed lots.

Sights now turn to the South Island Sale of 2YOs & Mixed Bloodstock at the Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch on this Friday 6 August from 10am.

2010 Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale Statistics

2010 2009
Catalogued 147 231
Sold 82 169
Clearance 77% 88%
Average $7,834 $5,887
Aggregate $1,206,500 $994,900
Median $5,500 $1,800
Top Price

$210,000 for Lot 127

$250,000 for Lot 199

Top Lots

Lot Type Name/Breeding Vendor Purchaser Price
127 B.M Te Akau Coup Curraghmore Stud� NZB as agent $210,000
67 B.F High Chaparral / Caserio Windsor Park Stud� Mrs L Huddy $170,000
50 B.M La Victoire Curraghmore Stud� Michael Wallace Bloodstock $125,000
4 BR.M Sahayb Twin Pine Thoroughbreds� NZ Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd $90,000
11 B.M Star of Broadway Twin Pine Thoroughbreds� Marcus Corban Bloodstock $65,000
23 C.M Waverley Express The Oaks Stud Mr PA Willetts $55,000
42 BR.M Jay Dee Coup Curraghmore Stud� WC, JA & PJ Kajewski $52,500
6 B.M Somethymesoon Twin Pine Thoroughbreds� Ancroft Stud Ltd $50,000
128 B.M Besty Coup Curraghmore Stud� Millfield Stud $40,000
129 B.M Flying Coup Curraghmore Stud� NZB as agent $32,000

Leading Purchasers by Aggregate

Purchaser Bought Aggregate Average Top Price
New Zealand Bloodstock� 1 $210,000 $210,000 $210,000
Mrs L Huddy 1 $170,000 $170,000 $170,000
Michael Wallace Bloodstock 1 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000
NZ Thoroughbred Holdings� 2 $118,000 $59,000 $90,000
Marcus Corban Bloodstock 1 $65,000 $65,000 $65,000

Leading Vendors by Aggregate

Vendor Sold Aggregate Average Top Price
Curraghmore Stud� 9 $492,000 $37,846 $210,000
Twin Pine Thoroughbreds� 16 $324,700 $17,089 $90,000
Windsor Park Stud� 1 $170,000 $170,000 $170,000
The Oaks Stud 2 $56,400 $11,280 $55,000
Seaton Park� 3 $23,500 $7,833 $9,000

Leading Vendors by Average (three or more sold)

Vendor� Sold Average Aggregate Top Price
Curraghmore Stud 9 $37,846 $492,000 $210,000
Twin Pine Thoroughbreds� 16 $17,089 $324,700 $90,000
The Oaks Stud 2 $11,280 $56,400 $55,000
Seaton Park 3 $7,833 $23,500 $9,000
Shamrock Developments� 3 $3,500 $17,500 $8,000
Trelawney Stud� 6 $3,017 $18,100 $10,000

New Zealand Bloodstock's South Island Sale of 2YOs & Mixed Bloodstock�is set for�Friday 6 August. Contact [email protected] to request catalogues.�