What a weekend!
It was a record-breaker for Auction of the Stars at our winter performance sale with more than half a million dollars changing hands in the arena at Ryans, Heatherbrae.
Total sales amounted to $532,025 including more than $16,000 worth of stallion service fees alone, in our traditional no-reserve start to the auction.
The diamond in the crown was undoubtedly the renowned Grand Prix horse Utopian Cardinal, Heath Ryan's champion competition ride, which sold for $150,000 to South Australia as Lot 1 in a dramatic start to the auction. There was plenty of emotion from the crowd and even Heath's voice broke as he rode around the auction ring telling the crowd why they should buy the horse that he has spent years creating!
Cardinal is the highest-priced horse ever sold by Auction of the Stars, and the Ryans' imported stallion MSJ Nemo also exceeded our previous record, selling at a mighty $80,000! Not so surprising, given that Heath described him as arguably the best-bred stallion in the world today!
Beautiful young horse BZ Rolando (Regardez Moi/Jive) sold for $40,000, and in fact BZ Warmbloods had a brilliant day, selling six out of six horses nominated.
The lovely schoolmaster Let's Entertain sold to a young rider for $33,000 while at the other end of the spectrum, the bargain of the auction was undoubtedly BZ Ivy, a 10yo Ilkay/Salute mare in foal to Grand Prix stallion Fiji R, sold for $3500.
Stallion service fees:
Lot A $1000 and $925
Lot B $825 and $825
Lot C $1900 and $1900
Lot D $600 and $575
Lot E $400 and $375
Lot F $925 and $925
Lot G $1275 and $950
Lot H $800 and $800
Lot I $800 and $725
Horses:
Lot 1 $150,000
Lot 2 $6000
Lot 3 $3500
Lot 4 $8000 passed in
Lot 5 WITHDRAWN
Lot 6 $10,000
Lot 7 $17,750
Lot 8 $10,750
Lot 9 $18,500 passed in
Lot 10 $54,000 passed in
Lot 11 WITHDRAWN
Lot 12 $40,000
Lot 13 $8500
Lot 14 $24,500 passed in
Lot 15 $15,000
Lot 16 $5000
Lot 17 $15,000 post-auction
Lot 18 $15,000
Lot 19 $33,000
Lot 20 $12,750
Lot 21 $11,000
Lot 22 $80,000 passed in
Lot 23 $8750 passed in
Lot 24 $13,000
Lot 25 $7750
Lot 26 $16,750
Lot 27 $7000
Lot 28 $15,000
Lot 29 $5500 passed in
Lot 30 $3900 passed in
Lot 31 $6000 passed in
Lot 32 $4750 passed in
Lot 33 $9250
Lot 34 $6750
Lot 35 $6000 passed in
Lot 36 $10,000 passed in
Lot 37 $6750