Pencarrow takes top billing in National Online Breeding Stock Sale

Media Release - Thursday July 10

Pencarrow Stud’s select offering of four broodmares proved to be the star attraction in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus on Wednesday, earning the two highest prices of the sale.

Pencarrow’s draft achieved an aggregate of $288,500 and an average price of $72,125, including the two mares in the catalogue that broke the six-figure mark.

Asama Blue was the top seller at $126,000.

The Group Three-placed Asama Blue (Fastnet Rock), who was offered in foal to the exciting Windsor Park Stud shuttle stallion Paddington, fetched a sale-topping price of $126,000 to the Sunlight Trust.

Fellow Pencarrow mare Breeze (Sea The Stars), who is the dam of this season’s Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m) placegetter Golden Century (NZ) (Pierro), earned the second-highest price of the sale with $102,500.

“They’re a couple of lovely mares and we were absolutely delighted to see them both sell the way they did,” Pencarrow Stud manager Leon Casey commented.

“We knew that they both had good credentials and we expected a fair bit of interest in them, but it’s always hard to judge a market in the lead-up to a sale like this. What we ended up getting for them was towards the upper end of what we might have expected, so we’re really pleased and wish the new owners well. They’ve secured some very nice mares.”

A third member of the Pencarrow draft, Golden Century’s half-sister Tempest (NZ) (Frankel), sold for $50,000.

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Another of the sale’s big drawcards was the Group Three winner and Karaka Millions placegetter Karman Line (NZ) (Myboycharlie). She was offered by Wexford Stables and is now bound for Japan following her $95,000 purchase by Golden Orchid Brothers Inc.

“We decided to purchase Karman Line because we were impressed by the softness and flexibility in her back movement, which we believe makes her well-suited for Japanese racing,” Golden Orchid’s Junichiro Obara said.

“Going forward, we are planning matings that would allow her offspring to perform well in short-distance turf or dirt races.”

Group Two winner and black-type producer Xpression (NZ) (Showcasing) sold for $80,000, while Inthespotlight (NZ) (O’Reilly) and Our Tristabelle (NZ) (Tavistock) both fetched $65,000. Inthespotlight is the dam of three winners from three foals to race, headed by Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) placegetter Japanese Emperor (NZ) (Satono Aladdin). She is in foal to Japanese Emperor’s sire Satono Aladdin. Our Tristabelle, meanwhile, has been retired after a five-win racetrack career and is carrying her first foal by Ocean Park (NZ).

Overall, the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale saw 41 mares sell for a total of $874,600 and an average price of $21,331. To enquire about any of the passed in Lots contact Haylie Martin (haylie@gavelhouse.com) or Patrick Cunningham (Patrick.cunningham@nzb.co.nz).

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