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Even after adjusting the data Book One is up on last year. The aggregate is up $3m (4%) on 12% less horses. How's that for "spin"?

@hesi they reported facts not spin. The clearance rate improves over the course of the sale. It was at the end of Day One 77%. It is now 81%. You've been hanging around the Anti-Racing Mob too long.

Significant improvement on clearance rate @hesi - no spin required.

So much for the doom and gloom merchants: Sale statistics – Book 1 Catalogued 567 (661) Offered 521 (588) Sold 420 (457) Aggregate $78,602,500 ($75,322,500) Average $187,595 ($164,819) Median $140,000 ($110,000) Clearance 81% (78%) Top Lot $1.1 million ($2.4 million)

But isn't there only one option in OZ and NZ to lay a horse?

The three of them had hard seasons BEFORE heading to OZ. Arguably they went one or two races too far before being asked to adapt to OZ racing. As I said earlier my theory is that the way NZ races are run now - sit and sprint - our horses are less able to adapt.

FFS @hesi the clearance rate is on the same page as the press release!!! It was 77% - previous 3 years 78, 78 and 79. The clearance rate improves over the course of the sale as passed in lots are negotiared over. 23% passed in is a factor of seller unrealistic reserves, faults in horse comformation and the current market fashion. The fact is this sale is as good as any Karaka Sale. Spin is where someone is trying to paint a good picture of a sows ear. The results in the article speaks for themselves.

Come on @hesi you can do better than that. All the detail is on the website. At the end of Day 1 the clearance rate was 77%. Only 1% below the final clearance rate for the last 2 years. I expect that the clearance figure will increase. So 100-77 = 23% passed in.

What spin? $38m worth of bloodstock sold Day 1. Average and mean up. Very bouyant.

Yeah I'm surprised that @Newmarket didn't know that. Perhaps he doesn't like the wagering monopoly the HKJC has and doesn't tune in.

Booming Trade Kicks off Momentous Karaka 2026 NZB’s historic 100th National Yearling Sale kicked off with a solid first day of trade with increases across the average and median reflecting a healthy middle market. At the close of selling for the opening session, 207 lots sold for a total aggregate of more than $38 million. The average reached $184,529, a 12% increase on the Book 1 total last year, while the median closed at $140,000, an increase of 27%. Fittingly, Cambridge Stud who have been selling yearlings for more than 70 years at the National Yearling Sale, offered the top lot of the day. The blue-blooded Snitzel colt out of Amarelinha (Lot 265) was knocked down to Chris Waller Racing and Mulcaster Bloodstock for $850,000. “He’s a beautiful colt by a champion sire out of a NZB Filly of the Year in Amarelinha,” commented bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster. “We had a really good client who wanted to buy a good colt today, and hopefully he’s going to buy some good fillies tomorrow as well. “Buying off Cambridge Stud, you can’t go wrong,” he added. Another long-standing vendor, Hallmark Stud, offered the second top lot on Day One when Lot 93, a Super Seth colt out of Rozala, was purchased for $675,000 by KPW Bloodstock. “I thought this was just an outstanding colt, one of the best moving colts on the complex,” commented KPW Bloodstock’s Kevin ‘Milly’ Walls. NZB’s Director and Head Auctioneer Mike Kneebone commented on the first day of trade at the refreshed Book 1 Sale. "We've taken on a massive challenge of selling across long nine hour days. To take that risk, condensing the catalogue, it's very rewarding to see the Sale start so well." "There are so many good horses spread across so many good stud farms. The first 20 horses were remarkable, and that flow continued all day. "To have 19 horses make $400,000 or more on the first day, when last year there was 26 in total, it indicates how well the Sale is travelling and a very healthy middle market. "As we know the second day is when everyone has their eye in. A lot of people came here today to buy a horse and they are still waiting. "There has been great feedback about the refreshed format and having all the Book 2 horses on the ground early. "It's also great to see both Australia and Hong Kong so active, and the Kiwis really stepping up. The clearance rate will continue to improve overnight, and we look forward to another strong day tomorrow." Selling continues on Monday for Day Two of Book 1, where lots 291 – 567 will go through the ring from 10am (NZT) at Karaka. The Sale is televised live on SKY Channel 263 and Freeview Channel 200 in New Zealand and on Racing.com in Australia, as well as on NZB’s website, online bidding platform and Facebook page. To enquire about Passed Lots contact Patrick Cunningham at +64 21 181 5898 or email Patrick.Cunningham@nzb.co.nz or Andrew Buick at +64 27 555 0640 or email Andrew.Buick@nzb.co.nz. READ > New Zealand Bloodstock Email Preferences © New Zealand Bloodstock. 10 Hinau Road, Karaka, 2113, New Zealand.

And the NZ tote is?

How is it a "rort"? The tote auto set the odds based on betd taken less the takeout. What was the takeout percentage?

So you went Fixed odds at a $1.50?

By Written Tycoon. Only one offspring gone 2000m.