2007 Sales Facts at a Glance

The 2007 sale saw:

• a new record average price of $182,191 - easily beating last year's previous record of $140,083


• a new record sale aggregate of $108,403,500 - smashing the 2006 figure of $80,127,500


• a new record price for a yearling ever sold by Magic Millions - the $2 million Sadler's Wells-Sunday Joy colt purchased by Gai Waterhouse


• a new record price for a yearling filly ever sold by Magic Millions - the $1.4 million Redoute's Choice-Snippets' Lass filly purchased by Ferguson Bloodstock


• the leading buyer for total spend was Gai Waterhouse at $7,550,000


• the leading international buyers was South Africa's Laird Racing Stable with 18 lots at $6,485,000


• the leading sire on average (for five or more sold) was Redoute's Choice at $471,286 for 35 sold


• the leading first season sire on average was Exceed and Excel at $232,857 for 28 sold
  successful buyers during the first four sessions were from Australia, New Zealand, France, South Africa, Japan, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland and the UK.

The average price paid for stock of the following stallions were as follows;

• Redoute's Choice: 35 sold at average $471,286


• Encosta de Lago: 27 sold at average $336,852


• Stravinsky: 8 sold at average $287,500


• Zabeel: 6 sold at average $280,000


• Exceed And Excel: 28 sold at average $232,857


• Dehere: 5 sold at average $230,000


• Red Ransom: 15 sold at average $223,200


• Lonhro: 20 sold at average $214,750


• Hussonet: 20 sold at average $196,250


• Johannesburg: 11 sold at average $195,909


• Iglesia: 9 sold at average $181,111


• Anabaa: 18 sold at average $180,278
  

But it's not all bad news for buyers. The average price paid for a yearling in 2006 in Australia was $62,030. The average has risen steadily from ten years ago when it was a paltry $23,294.