Karaka Book 1 - Pinhook Winners

Tara Madgwick - Thursday January 30

The NZB National Yearling Sale Book 1 was held earlier this week and as always there are a good selection of Australian bred yearlings offered that are pinhooked from various sales here and we’re taking a look at the most profitable and you can also check out the full list of all that were offered.

Click here to see the full list of all offered.

Wootton Bassett (GB) filly from Paper Plane as a yearling.

Heading the list was the highest priced filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) sold at this sale with Hallmark Stud well rewarded for their filly from Paper Plane that sold for $340,000 to Ger Beemsterboer.

The third foal of Fastnet Rock mare Paper Plane, a sister to Group II winner Lumosty, she was the most successful pinhook of the sale providing a great return for the Baker family, who purchased the filly from Coolmore at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale for $65,000.

Wootton Bassett (GB) filly from Paper Plane as a weanling.

Paper Plane had a filly by St Mark’s Basilica last year and is back in foal to him again.

Second on the list was the Proisir colt from La Donna E Mobile (IRE) that fetched $360,000 for Riversley Park when snapped up by Mulcaster Bloodstock Ltd / Chris Waller Racing.

Proisir colt from La Bella Donna E Mobile (IRE) as a yearling.

He is the fifth foal of La Donna E Mobile, a blueblood unraced imported Pivotal mare that is a grand-daughter of Group I Yorkshire Oaks winner Hellenic from the family of Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente and Group I winners Islington, Greek Dance and Mountain High. He was sourced from Curraghmore at the NZB National Weanling Sale for $140,000 where he was the second highest priced weanling at the sale.

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So You Think sired the next most successful pinhook with Cambria Park selling a colt from Zabeel mare Buccellati to Symons Laxon Racing for $240,000.

So You Think colt from Buccellati as a yearling.

He is the third foal of a winning sister to stakes-winner Turner Bayou from the family of Group I winner Devil wind and was sourced from the Kingstar Farm draft at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale for just $25,000.

So You Think colt from Buccellati as a weanling.

Next on the list a Yulong bred filly from the second crop of Lucky Vega (IRE) from Outlook that was bought by Rohan J Hughes Thoroughbred Services / Grahame Begg Racing for $240,000 from Hallmark Stud.

Lucky Vega (IRE) filly from Outlook as a yearling.

She was a savvy purchase from the Yulong draft at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale for $30,000. She is the first foal of winning Fastnet rock mare Outlook, a full sister to Group II winner Mongolian Falcon.

Lucky Vega (IRE) filly from Outlook as a weanling.

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