Lot 107 Mrs Zippy – beautifully named and a lovely filly
The sales kicked off today on overcast but warm weather and with a great display of top bred horses. They look great, a credit to the hours put in by the breeders, owners and preparers.
Tomorrow reality kicks in. Prices will probably result in an raised average, but also in some investors going home disappointed. There is a wealth of some breeds, some sires and some types, so buyers have the ability to pick. As always I will be more interested in the median rather than the average – as an indicator of breeder health for the future.
As you all know, I am not fixated on the top end of our industry but more concerned about quality and depth and width.
So I was out there today with my camera trying to capture some of the horses that are top lots, but far more some that may fly under the radar but deserve a second look.
Haven’t got the time tonight to sort out all the photos I took – but here is a selection that captures Parade Day.
Can I just suggest that Mrs Zippy looked lovely, the Tintin In America filly scrubbed up real good, the Big Jim filly was huge but will have an exceptional reach if you are willing to wait just a year, and I think I might have fallen in love with Lot 23. Yes its a filly, but if you know me that is no surprise.
Eyes were all on Lot 106, the bro to Adore Me and he was a stroppy handsome colt. Of the boys, lots to like. Probably one outside the square is 125 with a big blaze and some nice breeding. Too many to talk about here. But let’s see how it plays out tomorrow.
The photos below are just a quick selection:
Lot 5 Smiley Sophie, half to Stunin Cullen and Coburg
Lot 2 Bettors Delight colt from the good mare Whambam
Lot 44 De Lovista filly from De Lovely
Lot 125 Vettel, an American Ideal colt
Lot 26 Zenner, half brother to Tintin In America
Lot 15 Kissme Quick, a trotting filly by Majestic Son from the Miss Whiplash family
Lot 23 Black and Royal has left a lovely filly by Christian Cullen
Lot 7 Sportswriter colt
They came in all sizes from the big…
Lot 128 Big Jim filly
…to the not so big.
Lot 127 Lis Mara filly
And from the famous families and well established sires…
Lot 106 All About Me by Bettor’s Delight
…to the newcomers….
Lot 80 filly byTintin In America
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