why would anyone buy from here, they race the best ones themselves, sell the next best to their mates, take the third stringers along to MM and then offer the rest up for 20k minimum at this auction!!!!!!!
someone told me they have dropped the offer of retaining 50%, to retaining 25% by prior arrangement, but left the minimum bid as 20k......is that right?
I probably should have said in my first post that I am actually going. I have bought from Ron Sayers before, breeding stock from memory, but I don't really find that his sale differs that much from the positives and pitfalls of anyone else.
I don't regard $20,000 as a lot for a reasonable horse, and if I see something that I like tomorrow I would be likely to be bidding.
Always amazes me how so many of their day two stock go for 20k......not suggesting anything untoward, but from a casual observers point of view you regularly see bidders drop off as soon as the bidding gets to 20k!
Yes Rio, you are right. The offer to retain is now 25% according to the catalogue. And the minimum opening bid is indeed $20k. Far to much for some of these with the market the way it is. I don't think Ron cares though, someone will lease the ones that aren't sold, and then he gets 30% without paying a bill. For what its worth I really like the look of Lot 18 (Gio Ponti x Bella Costa) and Lot 28 (War Chant x Heather). Would love to go have a look, but we have 3 yearlings sitting in the paddock as yet unbroken, and I would suffer the wrath of the cook if I came home with another....
thanks Bull, couldn't find it anywhere on the site...i'm not anti Yarrahdale, but this year they highlight how breeders are not meeting the market....even dropping the opening bid to 15k may have got a bit more interest. And what happens at the auctions is way too obvious when most buyers know these sales are coming up...
Anyway good luck to them, hope they sell a few and get people to take on the rest.
Today Ron Sayer's of Yarradale Stud in Gidgegannup, hosted his annual yearling sale, with 40 lots on offer. There were some very hardy souls in attendance during huge downpours and moderate winds.
I was fortunate enough to purchase Lot 35 for $37,000, a chestnut filly by Scandal Keeper (Danzig) out of a 10 time winning and stakes placed Marooned mare, Miss Castaway. This filly is the half sister to Flying Zoe winner of two as a two year old, and over $117,000. She ran third in town yesterday, and is expected to mature into a nice mare in coming months.
This filly has some scope, size and a deep chest and under the watchful eye of Ascot Trainer Colin Webster, will be given every chance in the New Year as we head into the peak of the 2YO season.
I will have better photo's in coming weeks, but here is one I snapped with the mobile.
As you know, the sale has a minimum of $20,000 before a yearling can be sold and bearing that in mind 22 lots were passed in through the ring but at least five of those maybe more, were sold post sale.
The sale topping yearling a Scandal Keeper Colt, went to Simon Miller as Lot 15 for $57,500. Roy Rogers went to $40,000 to secure Lot 17 a Scandal Keeper Filly, and I purchased Lot 35, a Scandal Keeper filly for $37,000. Lindsay Smith purchased two lots, 28 & 31, for $34,000 & $20,000 respectively. Vern Brockman purchased Lot 30 for $31,000, Gavin Foster Lot 8 for the same, and Graham Ballantyne purchased Lot 27 for $31,000 also. Neville Parnham bought Lot 2 for $30,000. Colin Webster also purchased two lots, Lot 6 for $20,000 and Lot 23 for $23,000.
The Red Kite Charity yearling, which was Lot 22, sold for $25,000.
In all, 17 Lots sold through the ring, with some additional being finalised post sale. I had the sale figures grossing around $600,000 when it was all tolled up.
Can I also add, that Ron Sayers donates all the proceeds from the food concessions and drink sales to the Red Kite Charity. The food was fresh, my egg and bacon burger cooked in front of me. His facilities still look fantastic and his courtesy paid to everyone who came along made them feel welcome.
His 100% donation of the proceeds of Lot 22 to the charity again this year like last, met with a round of applause.
It was a pity about the weather. But I would love to see these well organised farm gate sales and auctions prosper in WA, as I'm beginning to think that from a commercial standpoint, WA breeding is starting to become irrelevant for the big players and buyers.
The Stratum filly on paper and when I did a breeding analysis, was very much the focus of my attention. But I just couldn't get past her overall size, which was really the only thing about her. She was well conformed and balanced, but she was just too small. I thought it was a very good result for Ron that she made $31,000 and hopefully for her new owner she has a huge heart as a lot of Stratum's do in terms of ability.
I had a good go at Lot 28 as well. He was a very solid Colt by War Chant, out of a mare with 6 to race for 5 winners.
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someone told me they have dropped the offer of retaining 50%, to retaining 25% by prior arrangement, but left the minimum bid as 20k......is that right?
has the retention % changed?? and the conditions???
I don't regard $20,000 as a lot for a reasonable horse, and if I see something that I like tomorrow I would be likely to be bidding.
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Anyway good luck to them, hope they sell a few and get people to take on the rest.
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I was fortunate enough to purchase Lot 35 for $37,000, a chestnut filly by Scandal Keeper (Danzig) out of a 10 time winning and stakes placed Marooned mare, Miss Castaway. This filly is the half sister to Flying Zoe winner of two as a two year old, and over $117,000. She ran third in town yesterday, and is expected to mature into a nice mare in coming months.
This filly has some scope, size and a deep chest and under the watchful eye of Ascot Trainer Colin Webster, will be given every chance in the New Year as we head into the peak of the 2YO season.
I will have better photo's in coming weeks, but here is one I snapped with the mobile.
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The sale topping yearling a Scandal Keeper Colt, went to Simon Miller as Lot 15 for $57,500. Roy Rogers went to $40,000 to secure Lot 17 a Scandal Keeper Filly, and I purchased Lot 35, a Scandal Keeper filly for $37,000. Lindsay Smith purchased two lots, 28 & 31, for $34,000 & $20,000 respectively. Vern Brockman purchased Lot 30 for $31,000, Gavin Foster Lot 8 for the same, and Graham Ballantyne purchased Lot 27 for $31,000 also. Neville Parnham bought Lot 2 for $30,000. Colin Webster also purchased two lots, Lot 6 for $20,000 and Lot 23 for $23,000.
The Red Kite Charity yearling, which was Lot 22, sold for $25,000.
In all, 17 Lots sold through the ring, with some additional being finalised post sale. I had the sale figures grossing around $600,000 when it was all tolled up.
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His 100% donation of the proceeds of Lot 22 to the charity again this year like last, met with a round of applause.
It was a pity about the weather. But I would love to see these well organised farm gate sales and auctions prosper in WA, as I'm beginning to think that from a commercial standpoint, WA breeding is starting to become irrelevant for the big players and buyers.
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I had a good go at Lot 28 as well. He was a very solid Colt by War Chant, out of a mare with 6 to race for 5 winners.