Elsdon Park delivers strong Karaka debut
2 February 2023
Strong market support saw Elsdon Park deliver an impressive debut at the 2023 NZB Book One Yearling Sale.
All told, Elsdon Park took 14 yearlings to Karaka, with market demand strongly endorsing this quality offering in the Sir Patrick Hogan auditorium with a 93% clearance strike rate.
A brief summary of Elsdon’s debut follows…
| Clearance Rate | 93% |
| Horses Sold | 13 out of 14 |
| Average | $176,925 (making it the 5th leading Book One Vendor by Average) |
| Median | $150,000 |
| Top Price | $600,000 Savabeel – Chiaretta filly Purchased by Forsman Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Bevan Smith Bloodstock |
| LOT | SIRE | DAM | SEX | BUYER | LOCATION | PRICE |
| 29 | Per Incanto | Amanjena | Filly | Dalziel Bloodstock / Moody Racing | Victoria | $160,000 |
| 87 | Tivaci | Cassiopeia | Filly | Stephen Marsh Racing / Dylan Johnson Bloodstock | Waikato | $40,000 |
| 97 | Savabeel | Chiaretta | Filly | Forsman Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Bevan Smith Bloodstock | Waikato | $600,000 |
| 144 | Ardrossan | Dolce Amore | Colt | Waikato Bloodstock (BAFNZ) | Hong Kong | $260,000 |
| 257 | Per Incanto | Isla’s Dream | Filly | Kris Lees Racing / Bruce Perry Bloodstock (BAFNZ) | New South Wales | $80,000 |
| 282 | Super Seth | Kissmekate | Filly | Simon Zahra Racing / Cameron Cooke Bloodstock | Victoria | $110,000 |
| 334 | Almanzor | Maphelane | Colt | J Mathews | Waikato | $50,000 |
| 337 | Super Seth | Mary d’Or | Colt | Ellerslie Lodge | New South Wales | $150,000 |
| 389 | Ardrossan | O’Misty | Filly | Wexford Stables | Waikato | $130,000 |
| 449 | Ardrossan | Queen of Pop | Colt | KD & PJ Landrigan / Pertab Racing | Waikato | $80,000 |
| 471 | Too Darn Hot | Rosa Carolina | Colt | Bjorn Baker Racing / Clarke Bloodstock (FBAA) | New South Wales | $170,000 |
| 536 | Alabama Express | Sorrentina | Colt | Wexford Stables | Waikato | $220,000 |
| 548 | Savabeel | Star Ellipse | Filly | Go Racing | Auckland | $250,000 |
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