Full-Sibling to NZB 2YO RTR Sale Topper for Sale

Meanwhile, Joe and Max Smithies of Monovale Farm are looking forward to offering their 13-strong draft at New Zealand Bloodstocks’ National Yearling Sale Series at Karaka later this month. The Waikato brothers will offer 10 lots in the Book 1 Sale and they are particularly excited about the prospects of Lot 544, a Savabeel filly out of Miss Opulence. She is a full-sister to the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run sale topper, who was purchased by Te Akau’s David Ellis out of Riversley Park’s draft for $700,000. According to NZ Racing Desk, the Smithies were understandably buoyed by that result heading into the Karaka showpiece which follows the Karaka Million meeting at Ellerslie. “She is a very nice filly and we are very excited to present her to the market and see her go through the ring,” Joe Smithies said. “The only reason she is going to the sale is because the mare, Miss Opulence, has a filly foal at foot and she is back in-foal to Savabeel as well. She is a very straight-forward type. A nice, leggy Savabeel who has a very good action.

Lot 544's full-brother topped the 2020 Ready to Run Sale (pic: Trish Dunell)