National Weanling Sale Pinhook - Success With Any Budget

Breednet - Sunday April 18

The Magic Millions National Weanling Sale has a history of pinhooking success stories and recent history shows you can belt it out of the park on any budget.

We’ve taken a look at the biggest pinhooking profits of the last five years which feature a $7,000 Spirit Of Boom filly in 2017 that turned a $293,000 profit the following year and a $24,000 Invader colt from last year that turned a $476,000 profit this year when selling for $500,000.

This Invader x Terragon colt was bought for $24,000 at the National Weanling Sale last year and sold for $500,000 earlier this month.

At the upper end of the scale the flag bearer is the Zoustar x Madamesta colt that made $200,000 at the National Weanling Sale in 2018 and subsequently made $1million as a yearling, a very nice $800,000 profit.

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2020
Breeding Weanling Yearling Profit
Invader x Tarragon (c) 24000 500000 476000
Capitalist x Silk Sheets (c) 80000 350000 270000
So You Think x Placement (c) 130000 370000 240000
Invader x Cariad (c) 130000 360000 230000
Dundeel x Marquise da Rossa (c) 200000 380000 180000
2019
Breeding Weanling Yearling Profit
Pride of Dubai x Nazca (c) 120000 500000 380000
Frosted x Fast Fleet (f) 300000 650000 350000
Not a Single Doubt x Celebrity Appeal (c) 300000 650000 350000
Deep Field x Tempest Tost (c) 105000 400000 295000
Dundeel x Daisy Can Too (c) 90000 380000 290000

This Zoustar x Madamesta colt brought $200,000 at the 2018 National Weanling Sale before selling for $1 million the following year.

2018
Breeding Weanling Yearling Profit
Zoustar x Madamesta (c) 200000 1000000 800000
Zoustar x Shakeira (c) 310000 900000 590000
Zoustar x Reve de Victoire (c) 40000 500000 460000
Zoustar x Special Fragrance (f) 230000 650000 420000
Zoustar x Thurlow (f) 120000 460000 340000
2017
Breeding Weanling Yearling Profit
Spirit of Boom x Zabeeler (f) 7000 300000 293000
Spirit of Boom x Moulin Lady (c) 10000 300000 290000
Zoustar x Crystal Spur (c) 170000 460000 290000
Deep Field x Twirl (c) 115000 400000 285000
Star Witness x Just Incredible (c) 120000 360000 240000
2016
Breeding Weanling Yearling Profit
Written Tycoon x Pearl Goddess (c) 140000 650000 510000
I Am Invincible x Radiant Star (c) 250000 550000 300000
Zoustar x Permaiscuous (c) 100000 375000 275000
Dundeel x Cerberus Gal (c) 240000 500000 260000
I Am Invincible x Honest Polly (f) 55000 260000 205000

The 2021 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale starts on May 21. 

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