Yearling market overview ›› Dabirsim (66.1%) all had high ratios of
money-making yearlings. They also had very respectable averages, as did Farhh (over six times his fee) and Hot Streak (5.8 times his fee). Of the 180 stallions with five or more yearlings sold during 2018, 66 (37%) posted a higher average price than their fee plus upkeep costs and only 29 (16%) made a profit of £20,000 or more. What’s clear from this year’s round of yearling sales – and it has been true for years – is there are substantial rewards for vendors who invest in high-class commercial mares and who can predict what stallions are likely to be hot in two years’ time. For those that cannot for whatever reason afford to upgrade their mares, the yearling market can be a very unforgiving place.
EMMA BERRY
Haras d’Etreham’s Wootton Bassett was much sought after
EUROPEAN SALES SIRE YEARLING PROFITABILITY 2018 (Leading sires by average with five or more sold in four fee price brackets and listed by yearling average) Sire
Off
Sold
High £
Avg £
Med £
Fee16 £
Profit
%
Avg Profit
Xfee
Wootton Bassett
59
48
446,250
64,576
Society Rock
34
32
210,000
55,409
52,522
4,550
34
70.8
40,026
14.2
44,894
4,550
23
71.9
30,859
11
9
194,250
49,105
22,050
12.2
8,000
4
44.4
21,105
6.1
Fee up to £9,999
Farhh Dabirsim
85
59
252,000
48,168
31,383
6,825
39
66.1
21,343
7.1
Gutaifan
128
107
319,480
41,294
22,176
9,479
43
40.2
11,815
4.4
Hot Streak
61
52
231,000
40,832
20,000
7,000
21
40.4
13,832
5.8
Pour Moi
9
6
210,000
40,646
7,855
7,583
1
16.7
13,063
5.4
Tamayuz
32
27
210,000
39,965
27,300
9,479
11
40.7
10,486
4.2
The Wow Signal
5
5
89,750
38,222
31,570
6,066
3
60.0
12,156
6.3
18
11
111,128
37,958
28,449
3,412
7
63.6
14,546
11.1
Camacho
115
96
341,250
37,475
21,301
5,687
41
42.7
11,788
6.6
Havana Gold
28
23
262,500
36,969
18,900
8,500
9
39.1
8,469
4.3
7
5
110,931
36,436
27,300
5,000
3
60.0
11,436
7.3
Anodin
37
36
125,650
34,635
29,174
5,687
20
55.6
8,948
6.1
American Post
13
11
203,334
34,092
13,261
2,654
3
27.3
11,438
12.8
Doctor Dino
Nayef
Champs Elysees
23
18
125,532
33,706
13,466
8,000
7
38.9
5,706
4.2
Sir Percy
30
23
186,363
30,776
22,050
7,000
10
43.5
3,776
4.4
Samum
10
8
106,087
30,142
26,003
3,412
5
62.5
6,730
8.8
Youmzain Kheleyf
9
5
73,500
29,029
23,313
3,033
3
60.0
5,996
9.6
16
14
81,180
27,572
18,040
2,275
6
42.9
5,297
12.1
Dandy Man
110
95
164,177
26,848
18,408
6,066
35
36.8
782
4.4
Adlerflug
20
11
89,666
26,298
21,117
4,170
5
45.5
2,128
6.3
Footstepsinthesand
67
55
115,368
24,486
19,726
7,583
18
32.7
(3,097)
3.2
Pedro the Great
16
16
58,630
24,292
21,866
2,275
8
50.0
2,017
10.7
Authorized
21
20
64,010
23,917
15,632
7,583
6
30.0
(3,666)
3.2
Mayson
35
26
60,000
21,836
17,805
5,000
9
34.6
(3,164)
4.4
Elvstroem
22
13
88,406
21,681
14,432
5,308
4
30.8
(3,627)
4.1
Pastorius
8
5
54,696
21,559
13,198
4,929
2
40.0
(3,370)
4.4
Lord Of England
19
11
52,006
21,360
23,313
4,170
5
45.5
(2,810)
5.1
Helmet
47
30
89,250
21,227
13,095
8,000
9
30.0
(6,773)
2.7
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