After an electric three days of selling during Book 1 of Karaka 2022, the final aggregate reached $63,127,500, up 24% on last year’s results. The average climbed to $146,808, while the median closed at $100,000 and the clearance rate rose to 77%.
105 yearlings traded for an amount of $200,000 or more, compared to just 74 lots selling for that same amount or over in 2021, with five lots selling over the $800,000 threshold, compared to just one lot in 2021.
Let’s take a look the top 10 horses in Karaka 2022 Book 1:
NO. 10 – Lot 563
Savabeel (AUS) – Scintillula (IRE), BROWN FILLY
Purchaser: Mick Wallace – USA
Price: $600,000
NO.9 – Lot 530
Justify – Repeat, Bay Colt
Purchaser: Mr DC Ellis – Te Akau
Price: $600,000
NO.8 – Lot 217
Snitzel – Eleonora, Chestnut Filly
Purchaser：Forsman Racing/Andrew Williams Bloodstock/Bevan Smith Bloodstock – Waikato
Price: $600,000
NO.7 – Lot 635
Savabeel – Symphonic, Bay Filly
Purchaser: Mr RA James / Mr R Wellwood – Waikato
Price：$625,000
NO.6 – Lot 333
Almanzor – Its Our Showtime, Brown Colt
Purchaser: Bruce Perry Bloodstock – Wellington
Price: $675,000
NO.5 – Lot 621
Pierro – Subatomic, Bay Colt
Purchaser: KPW Bloodstock – Queensland
Price: $850,000
NO.4 – Lot 528
Savabeel – Relentless Desire, Brown Colt
Purchaser: TFI – Queensland
Price: $850,000
NO.3 – Lot 410
Fastnet Rock – Memories of You, Bay or Brown Filly
Purchaser: Mr DC Ellis – Te Akau
Price: $850,000
NO.2 – Lot 508
The Autumn Sun – Pristino, Bay Colt
Purchaser: Mr RA James / Mr R Wellwood – Waikato
Price: $900,000
NO.1 – Lot 161
Savabeel – Chandelier, Bay Colt
Purchaser: Annabel Neasham Racing/Mr T Fung – Queensland
Price: $1,000,000
