A
limited number of Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings by unbeaten world champion
Frankel will be offered at Australasian sales next year, so it's interesting to
take a look at just how his first Northern Hemisphere bred yearlings have been
received this year.
Inglis have confirmed five for their Australian Easter Yearling Sale, while the
NZB Premier Yearling Sale will feature Lot 445, the Pencarrow Stud bred colt from
Our Echezeaux.
With a page that screams potential sale-topper, this colt will be the first to
test the market here for Frankel.
Frankel has enjoyed some big sale results this year in Europe as you would
expect of a stallion of his profile, but there have also been youngsters that
failed to find commercial favour.
This excellent story on Thoroughbred Racing Commentary by Nancy Sexton makes for interesting reading highlighting
his sales performance in 2015.
'Take his various
sale averages on their own and it's a positive picture. But most present at
those sales would probably agree that the market on occasions offered an
unforgiving view towards his progeny. Add that to the fact that his yearlings
were generally bred by top-end breeders who aren't pressurised to sell their
stock and it's easy to see why the performance of his first crop at auction
might have been perceived in some quarters - especially to the outside world -
as underwhelming.'
Click here to read the story.