Var’s daughter La Roquette – topped day one
Day one of the 2015 National 2-Y-O Sale ended with solid returns in general. Both the aggregate and average were up on last year’s figures, with the aggregate up by nearly 8% – the first day of trading’s gross total increased from R11.61 million in 2014 to R12.47 million this year.
Pleasingly, both the average and median rose from last year, with the average climbing by over 32% from R73 481 to R97 422.
The sale’s median rose by ten percent, and climbed from R50 000 twelve months ago to R55 000.
TBA’s CEO Kevin Woolward was realistic about the first day of trading. He commented, “We had some very nice horses fetching some very nice prices, and I was delighted by the wide spread of buyers at the sale. The ongoing support of Kenyan and Zimbabwean buyers is also a positive to take out of the sale thus far, and I am confident of some solid prices on the second day.”
The top lots:
Varsfontein’s Silvano (Lot 104) bought by Dennis Drier
Lot 104 – filly Sylvan Fire (Silvano – Jet Flyer) sold for R900 000 to Dennis Drier from Varsfontein Stud
Lot 107 – filly La Roquette (Var – Jodie) sold for R1,1million to Mr RN Bouwer from Varsfontein Stud
Lot 174 – colt Nordic Storm (Silvano – Nor’wester) sold for R475 000 to Misty Meadows from Maine Chance Farms.
The second and final day of the 2015 National 2-Y-O Sale commences at 11:am today and a full list of prices and statistics will be available online shortly after the sale’s conclusion tomorrow afternoon.
