Bloodstockauction.com held their first auction nine months ago with 27 lots, including the subsequent Casino Cup winner Sigmund, which attracted 109 bids and sold for $33,550.
"To-date we have sold horses for up to $275,000," said Bloodstockauction.com's Director, Anthony Gafa. "At last count we have sold in excess of ten Group winners including Group 1 winners and we have some of Australia's biggest breeders and trainers using the site and supporting our business."
In recent times, the twice monthly auctions have been attracting entries around the 100 mark, with the highest being 113 to-date. Categories include tried racehorses, broodmares, weanlings, yearlings, unnamed and untried stock as well as off-the-track Thoroughbreds.
"The sale of stallion nominations has been very popular," said Gafa. "We were pleased to sell two Sebring covers in separate auctions for up to $58,850."
"We are now exceeding 20 nominations to individual sires per auction leading up to the breeding season. We've recently listed popular stallions such as Savabeel, Americain, Puissance De Lune, Toorak Toff, Dane Shadow, Statue Of Liberty, Equiano, Duporth and Moshe."
Some are purchasing mares as well as stallion nominations to match. Frankie Stockdale recently bought Group 2 winner Maitland Gold (in foal to Magic Albert) on the site as well as a nomination to Melbourne Cup winner, Americain.
"I'm very
happy with what I've bought so far," said Frankie. "I get on every
auction and bid on a few. I've won three nice horses at the right money."
Dawn Giltinan was the buyer of Estrella Flicka in foal to Reset recently, as well as a half sister to Smokin' Joey in foal to Choisir in a previous sale.
"I've been upgrading my mares and I'm very happy with my buys on Bloodstockauction.com," said Dawn. "Once I've bought a horse, I can go straight to the Horsetransporter.com.au link on their site and request quotes to transport the mare. I've bought two tremendous broodmares and would definitely buy again through the site. I'll be watching each auction."
Estrella Flick's seller Kylie Stephenson commented that, "The main reason I chose to auction her online was that it is less stress on the horse, being sold out of her own paddock. I was paid quickly and she has gone to a lovely home."
"The website development team has recently been upgrading the functionality to cope with heavy demand. During this time, we've had a couple of issues which necessitated extension of the auction," said Gafa. "Even the world's largest companies have occasional website hiccups; these growing pains are a symptom of high growth, which I look at as a positive moving forward."
Anthony Gafa explains that an additional benefit of the site is that, should a horse not meet reserve, the sales staff contact underbidders and endeavour to negotiate a sale price to the satisfaction of both parties.
"Often the passed in price may be only one or two bids off reserve and during the week following the auction, the clearance rate regularly rises to over 70% - due largely to the after-sale efforts of the staff."
Bloodstockauction.com has sales completing on the first and third Tuesdays of every month and their current five-day auction ends this Tuesday night (1st September) at 7pm.
Dawn Giltinan was the buyer of Estrella Flicka in foal to Reset recently, as well as a half sister to Smokin' Joey in foal to Choisir in a previous sale.
"I've been upgrading my mares and I'm very happy with my buys on Bloodstockauction.com," said Dawn. "Once I've bought a horse, I can go straight to the Horsetransporter.com.au link on their site and request quotes to transport the mare. I've bought two tremendous broodmares and would definitely buy again through the site. I'll be watching each auction."
Estrella Flick's seller Kylie Stephenson commented that, "The main reason I chose to auction her online was that it is less stress on the horse, being sold out of her own paddock. I was paid quickly and she has gone to a lovely home."
"The website development team has recently been upgrading the functionality to cope with heavy demand. During this time, we've had a couple of issues which necessitated extension of the auction," said Gafa. "Even the world's largest companies have occasional website hiccups; these growing pains are a symptom of high growth, which I look at as a positive moving forward."
Anthony Gafa explains that an additional benefit of the site is that, should a horse not meet reserve, the sales staff contact underbidders and endeavour to negotiate a sale price to the satisfaction of both parties.
"Often the passed in price may be only one or two bids off reserve and during the week following the auction, the clearance rate regularly rises to over 70% - due largely to the after-sale efforts of the staff."
Bloodstockauction.com has sales completing on the first and third Tuesdays of every month and their current five-day auction ends this Tuesday night (1st September) at 7pm.