The State of the Market

The global economic downturn that rocked Northern Hemisphere bloodstock sales in 2008 has arrived in Australia this year with every yearling sale so far recording declines of varying degrees and with the 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale less than a month away we thought it was a good time to take stock and see where we are at.

Offering their independent views on the state of the market are respected bloodstock identities John Messara, Brett Howard, Glenn Burrows and Steve Brem.

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This is a part of our ongoing series of articles leading up to the 2009 sales and the focus this week is on the 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale (April 5, 6 & 7), where we will attempt to highlight five yearlings that ON PAPER at least, fit the profile of champion filly Samantha Miss, who made $1,5 million at this sale in 2007.

Samantha Miss was the second foal of a young unraced mare from a good family and is by a champion sire in Redoute’s Choice, so we are looking for a proven sire and a young untried mare with potential to throw a stakes-winner.

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Last Saturday promised a lot, but in fact delivered very little in terms of action on the Breednet Sire Prospect Tracker with Swiss Ace confirming his standing as an elite sprinter with a fine second in the Group One VRC Newmarket Handicap and Von Costa de Hero recapturing his best form to finish second in the Group One VRC Australian Guineas, both races won by geldings in Scenic Blast and Heart of Dreams.

Boom colt Northern Meteor lost no admirers with a solid fourth in the Newmarket and will be a fitter commodity with that run under his belt, while several of his peers went well enough to maintain hope, but not enough to add value.

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QUIZ

1/ Two first season sires had their first stakes-winners last Saturday, who were they and what were their stakes-winners?

2/ Which two of the four Group One winners last Saturday are bred on a similar Sadler’s Wells x Danehill cross?

3/ Red Ransom (USA) had a pair of Group winning fillies last Saturday, can you name them?

4/ Show a Heart posted his first Group One winner on Saturday, can you name him?

5/ Who won the Group One AJC Randwick Guineas last year?


Answers are at the bottom of this page .