With outstanding fields assembled for the two-year-old and three-year-old races, it shows how attractive the Karaka Million graduate incentive is for buyers, trainers and owners alike.Over the next seven days of trading, 885 yearlings sold for an aggregate of $79,396,750. The average reached $89,714, the median closed at $55,000 and the clearance rate settled at 77%.
The sale-topping lot exceeded that of the highest priced yearling in 2018 ($1.025 million), with Waikato Stud'scSavabeel coltcout of Make a Wish knocked down to David Ellis' (Te Akau Racing) $1.4 million bid. It was the stud's first seven figure yearling and the highest priced Savabeel sold at Karaka.
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There was a strong and diverse international buying bench in attendance over the week which was supported by some of New Zealand's leading trainers and syndicators.
View Passed Lots from each catalogue here:
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
2019 National Yearling Sales Series Combined Statistics
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Aggregate | $79,396,750 | $97,157,750 | $82,015,500 |
| Average | $89,714 | $106,183 | $86,973 |
| Median | $55,000 | $75,000 | $50,000 |
| Clearance | 77% | 81% | 77% |
| Catalogued | 1284 | 1247 | 1347 |
| Withdrawn | 129 | 123 | 132 |
| Offered | 1155 | 1124 | 1186 |
| Passed | 270 | 209 | 272 |
| Lots Sold | 885 | 915 | 943 |
| Top Price | $1,400,000 | $1,025,000 | $825,000 |
