Pinhook Statistics – All You Need to Know

Tara Madgwick - Friday April 19

The release of weanling catalogues by Inglis and Magic Millions has drawn our attention to pinhooking results for this year as for investors involved in that sector of the market now is a super busy time of year when you are looking to plant the seeds of success that will hopefully come to fruition at yearling sales in 2025.

Sire

Dam

Weanling vendor

W price

Y Price

Profit

Snitzel

Serena Bay

Edinburgh Park

480000

1250000

770000

Too Darn Hot

Duvessa

Segenhoe Stud

100000

625000

525000

Deep Field

Our Crown Mistress

Edinburgh Park

200000

650000

450000

Exceedance

Dublin Lass

Edinburgh Park

100000

520000

420000

Justify

Kitty Leroy

Fairhill Farm, Mulbring

105000

500000

395000

Per Incanto

She's Apples

Brighthill Farm

150000

500000

350000

Written By

Stay Positive

Davali Thoroughbreds

62500

400000

337500

Written Tycoon

Mulhimah

Emirates Park

50000

360000

310000

Proisir

Jazamour

Highline Thoroughbreds

140000

450000

310000

Deep Field

Keeping Score

Fairhill Farm

180000

475000

295000

Written Tycoon

Ludicrous Mode

Edinburgh Park

190000

450000

260000

Extreme Choice

Commandment

The Chase

240000

500000

260000

Zoustar

Embrace Me

Milburn Creek

550000

800000

250000

Russian Revolution

Karalee

Brisbane Meadows

130000

375000

245000

Tassort

Taste of Money

Cannon Hayes Stud

105000

350000

245000

Deep Field

Californiasurprise

Middlebrook Valley Lodge

255000

500000

245000

Proisir

Mifflin

Highline Thoroughbreds

70000

300000

230000

King's Legacy

Fatal Rendezvous

Fairhill Farm

40000

260000

220000

Zoustar

Donelle

Grenville Stud

280000

500000

220000

Farnan

Waterloo Sunset

Kia Ora Stud

180000

400000

220000

Proisir

Desert Star

Haunui Farm

60000

260000

200000

This year there were 138 pinhooked yearlings sold at sales in Australia and New Zealand that returned $50,000 or more in profit and we’ve tabled the Top 21 above that had a profit of $200,000 or more and also looked at other relevant statistics on the successful horses.

The Edinburgh Park Dispersal at MM National last year proved a treasure trove of talent with Ian Smith offering some lovely weanlings that duly accounted  for three of the most successful pinhook results of the year.

The Snitzel filly from Serena Bay was the most successful pinhook of 2024.

Leading the way was the Snitzel filly from Serena Bay that was bought by Jim Carey for $480,000 and re-offered in the Newgate Farm draft at Magic Millions for $1.25million with Sheamus Mills Bloodstock the purchaser.

Sale of Origin (Weanling)

The top 138 pinhook yearlings were sourced from the sales below with Magic Millions National producing the largest number of successful pinhook horses.

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Sale

Number Sold

Average Profit 2024

MM National

58

$135,948

Inglis Australian Weanling

48

$121,739

Inglis Great Southern

16

$108,687

NZB National

14

$135,535

Inglis Digital Online

2

$62,500

Totals

138

$126,739

Sale of Destination (Yearling)

The pinhook horses were sold at the sales below with Magic Millions January appearing to provide the preferred outcome with Inglis Easter achieveing a higher profit average albeit with far fewer acccepted into that sale.

Sale

Number Sold

Average Profit 2024

MM Gold Coast Book 1 and 2

49

$144,234

Inglis Classic

24

$99,125

Karaka Book and 2

22

$116,477

Inglis Premier

21

$133,238

Inglis Easter

12

$163,333

MM March

1

$80,000

MM Adelaide

5

$69,800

MM Perth

4

$73,500

Totals

138

$126,739

Most Successful Pinhook Sires by Profit (three or more sold in the horses sold for a profit of $50,000 or more bracket)

Sire

Number sold

Average Profit

Deep Field

3

330000

Written Tycoon

3

206666

Proisir

4

205000

Justify (USA)

5

195000

Too Darn Hot (GB)

5

180000

Zoustar

6

158333

Farnan (first season)

4

133750

Brazen Beau

3

131666

Toronado (IRE)

4

130000

Microphone

3

123333

Russian Revolution

4

120000

King's Legacy (first season)

3

111666

Satono Aladdin (Jpn)

3

108333

Pierro

4

101250

So You Think

6

98333

Hellbent

4

97250

Ole Kirk (first season)

6

91666

Cosmic Force

3

85666

Blue Point (IRE)

3

85000

Capitalist

3

82333

Anders (first season)

5

71,100

If you are interested in all the raw data on pinhook results for 2024 contact Breednet media@breednet.com.au to order a report.

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