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  • $720K Savabeel Colt Tops Final NZB Book 1

    Wednesday, 27th January 2021

    The top lot of the final session of the 2021 NZB NYSS in Book 1 was Lot 520, a Savabeel colt out of Lovetessa purchased by Bruce Harvey on behalf of the Hong Kong Jockey Club for $720,000 from Cambridge Stud's draft. Overall at the Book 1 Sale, there were a total of 596 unique online bids and 38% of yearlings offered were bid on by offshore buyers using NZB’s online bidding platform. The likes of Guy Mulcaster, Danny O’Brien and Mike and Paul Moroney all targeted quality horses based on kiwi soil, using the new technology. New Zealand-based stallions didn’t go amiss accounting for 10 of the 12 highest priced lots at the conclusion of Book 1. There was a change in guard in the leading vendor tables, with Brendan and Jo Lindsay's Cambridge Stud’s taking top honours. Their first season sire Almanzor also had a brilliant sale, averaging $193,571 for 42 lots sold. View the full results of Book 1 here.

    Lot 520

    Lot 520 sold for $720,000 (pic: Trish Dunell)