Best Pinhook Winners – NZB Ready to Run

Tara Madgwick - Friday November 14

A record-breaking renewal of the NZB Ready to Run Sale this week produced plenty of pinhook winners for astute investors and they included the highest priced horse sold at the sale this year.

Top 10 Pinhook Winners and click here for the full list.

Lot

Buy

Vendor

Sell

Difference

374 - Zoustar x Hijack Hussy (C)

200000

KB Bloodstock

825000

625000

283 - Hello Youmzain x Cool Tart (C)

90000

BMD Bloodstock

700000

610000

105 - Satono Aladdin x Shezdelicious (C)

130000

Riversley Park Ltd

675000

545000

214 - Per Incanto x Aleria (C)

300000

Kiltannon Stables Ltd

750000

450000

335 - Ghaiyyath x Final Choice (G)

70000

Landsdowne Park Ltd

480000

410000

365 - Ghaiyyath x Hampton Classic (C)

30000

Ohukia Lodge

420000

390000

310 - Sword of State x Duraaj (C)

30000

Kiltannon Stables Ltd

420000

390000

84 - Snitzel x Samovare (C)

150000

KB Bloodstock

525000

375000

110 - Bivouac x Shrill (G)

65000

Riversley Park Ltd

425000

360000

191 - Blue Point x White Stilettos (G)

30000

Landsdowne Park Ltd

375000

345000

$825,000 Zoustar colt from Hijack Hussy topped the sale.

Prepared and offered by KB Bloodstock, the Zoustar colt from Hijack Hussy achieved top honours when purchased by leading buyer Mr Yeung Kin Man for $825,000.

The colt breezed in 10.47 seconds and was a massive pinhook winner having been sourced from the Glenlogan Park draft at Inglis Easter for just $200,000.

Zoustar x Hijack Hussy colt as a yearling.

He is a half-brother to two winners and is the fourth foal of stakes-winning Hussonet (USA) mare Hijack Hussy.

GlenoganPark will offer her yearling colt from the first crop of Jacquinot at Magic Millions 2026 as Lot 349 and the mare has foaled this spring producing a filly by Zoustar’s Group I winning son Ozzmosis.

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$700,000 Hello Youmzain (FR) colt from Cool Tart.

Next most successful was a Hello Youmzain (Fr) colt from Cool Tart that made for $700,000 for BMD Bloodstock when bought by Mr Hongwei Chen making him the highest priced offspring for his young Cambridge Stud based sire.

Hello Youmzain (FR) colt from Cool Tart as a yearling.

The colt was sourced from the Windsor Park Stud draft at Karaka Book 1 for $90,000.

With four stakes-winners from his first crop of SH bred runners in Australia this spring including Group I VRC Victoria Derby winner Observer, Ghaiyyath (IRE) not surprisingly produced a couple of very profitable youngsters.

$480,000 Ghaiyyath (IRE) gelding from Final Choice.

Landsdowne Park sold a Ghaiyyath gelding from Final Choice for $480,000 that was sourced from the Widden Stud draft at Inglis Premier for $70,000.

As a yearling.

$420,000 Ghaiyyath (IRE) colt from Hampton Classic.

Ohukia Lodge were well rewarded when a Ghaiyyath colt from Hampton Classic made $420,000 that was sourced from the Blue Gum Fram draft at Inglis Premier for $30,000.

As a yearling.

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