Swoopa 281 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 NZ sales catalogues landed this week for some holiday reading. With some astute eyes in the racecafe stable, I was wondering if anyone liked or had something going to the sales? For an interest: 2 colts and 2 fillies from Premier sale 2 colts and 2 fillies from select sale Also 1 yearling from each sale from a first season sire. Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted December 21, 2015 One to keep a watch on Swoopa. Lot 323: A Power - Indomitable filly. With my eye for picking her out and your large bank balance I recommend you buy her and we race her together. Pegs Pride and richlandh 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted December 22, 2015 Rdytdy you have a great sense of humour.Exchange rate is good but not that good!! Coming from that barn I think the decimal point has moved a couple of places. I also like to see them in the flesh myself before rolling out some acorns, and that doesn't look like it will happen for a year or two.Have my fingers in a couple of pies in Aus. After a quick flick through the Select sale last night, i found it a bit thin on qaulity compared to past years,really having too dig deep into the 3rd dam family in a high percentage of lots imo cheers rdytdy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke 1,232 Report post Posted December 23, 2015 On 22/12/2015 12:07:27, rdytdy said: One to keep a watch on Swoopa. Lot 323: A Power - Indomitable filly. With my eye for picking her out and your large bank balance I recommend you buy her and we race her together. Hey rdytdy, why don't you try the self appointed expert Mrs Ed? Canelo 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiDeBo Racing 83 Report post Posted December 27, 2015 Lot 557! Sister has a bit of potential. If only my bank manager wasn't so tight when lending out the $$$$$ :s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 4, 2016 On Sun Dec 27 2015 02:59:22 GMT+0000, MiDeBo Racing said: Lot 557! Sister has a bit of potential. If only my bank manager wasn't so tight when lending out the $$$$$ :s By O'Reilly out of a Starway mare is a proven reciepe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 9, 2016 Anyone like the look of any yearlings at the MM sale today? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeder 608 Report post Posted January 10, 2016 Swoopa I would definitely have much rather have been a seller than a buyer at that sale. Some great prices --I'm not talking about the $1mill+ ones Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Breeder said: Swoopa I would definitely have much rather have been a seller than a buyer at that sale. Some great prices --I'm not talking about the $1mill+ ones Hope the trend continues Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 11, 2016 On Sun Jan 10 2016 00:19:41 GMT+0000, Breeder said: Swoopa I would definitely have much rather have been a seller than a buyer at that sale. Some great prices --I'm not talking about the $1mill+ ones Very much a sellers market breeder. MM carpark full by all accounts. Kept everything crossed and returned a 42% net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 11, 2016 10 hours ago, Swoopa said: Very much a sellers market breeder. MM carpark full by all accounts. Kept everything crossed and returned a 42% net Bloody "predictive text"!! Lets try again,a pleasing 66% net return Breeder 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishbay 18 Report post Posted January 15, 2016 What do we think of the white filly in lot 113. http://www.nzb.co.nz/sales/pedigree.cfm?sale_id=187&lot=113 By a good sire from Might and Powers family. Plenty of residual value if she doesn't fire on the track? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPERKINS 20 Report post Posted January 15, 2016 lot 113 Unusual colour for a yearling I wonder if she was born that colour? she will be prone to sunburn I would suspect. Will be interested to follow her progress Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishbay 18 Report post Posted January 15, 2016 Doesn't Zabeel have some white gene? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted January 16, 2016 The dam is pure white herself, also which increases the odds of another white foal markedly. However, I seem to recall Zabeel left two white horses in total, including 'The Opera House.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelda kratchanova 2 501 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 On 1/9/2016 at 10:30 AM, Swoopa said: Anyone like the look of any yearlings at the MM sale today? idoits biding squillons for yearlings no where near as good as the karraka ones,n0? maybe it was too much sun or too much cor0nas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelda kratchanova 2 501 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 22 hours ago, Lloyd Vivian said: The dam is pure white herself, also which increases the odds of another white foal markedly. However, I seem to recall Zabeel left two white horses in total, including 'The Opera House.' owned by john not so single ton , n0 and joey johns too it beat off the ambulance one day at newcatsle. anything under 500,000 is a bargain Lloyd Vivian 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insider 3,947 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 38 minutes ago, zelda kratchanova 2 said: owned by john not so single ton , n0 and joey johns too it beat off the ambulance one day at newcatsle. anything under 500,000 is a bargain Surely Pogo says n0! That amount of money is obscene for anything that has hair that white. Would Pogo marry a girl with white hair? n0, of course not, so why should he or anyone buy a yearling with hair that colour? She will be much too old before her time. n0? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPERKINS 20 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 Maybe she's a throw back to the Arabians, I like her blonde look, take a few 0's off and I'd buy her Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 8:28 PM, MPERKINS said: lot 113 Unusual colour for a yearling I wonder if she was born that colour? she will be prone to sunburn I would suspect. Will be interested to follow her progress Nicely bred, but having to go back into the 3rd dam line to find any depth is a slight negative compared to other fillies in the premier sale.I'm sure she will get a following if she races. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 9 hours ago, zelda kratchanova 2 said: idoits biding squillons for yearlings no where near as good as the karraka ones,n0? maybe it was too much sun or too much cor0nas? Depends what you are looking in a horse Zelda.MM for speed and Karaka for middle distance and stayers.All sales can cause a rush of blood!! And a twitchy hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeder 608 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 It is interesting to see the different approaches studs take (or are taking) to putting photos and videos of yearlings on the NZB site. Studs seem to be varying their approaches as the years go by. For example Pencarrow always used to be one of the first studs to upload images ---this year they are still not up ( I've been waiting to look at the Frankel yearling). Cambridge this year and last have only put a photo up ( no video) and I notice Curraghmore have their yearlings walking on grass ( not on a hard parade "ring" surface). I think this is great to see as the various studs are thinking about what is best and experimenting. Obviously the aim of the exercise is to get potential buyers to put the horse on their "must look at list" so different approaches are needed. I realise a photo or video cannot replace or compare to looking at the yearling in the flesh but they are now important parts of the promotional mix for studs. MPERKINS, biff, Swoopa and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeder 608 Report post Posted January 18, 2016 Some interesting figures and analysis from the MM sales http://www.breednet.com.au/news/119104/Sire-Profitability-at-Magic-Millions Swoopa 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insider 3,947 Report post Posted January 18, 2016 14 hours ago, Swoopa said: Depends what you are looking in a horse Zelda.MM for speed and Karaka for middle distance and stayers.All sales can cause a rush of blood!! And a twitchy hand. Or a twitchy eyelid as you will notice next week. Ashoka and Swoopa 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canelo 459 Report post Posted January 18, 2016 As long as he doesn't develop full blown tourrettes, that would "make for the theatrics" as Karen would say Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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