From NZB, published 15 February 2025
The Auckland Session of the 2025 National Standardbred Yearling Sale was one for the history books when 130 lots went under the auction hammer at the Karaka Sales Centre on Saturday.
Not just one, but two equal record top lots were recorded when the dominant force of Stonewall Stud bid to $360,000, the highest price recorded in Australasia.
Lot 70, a blue-blooded colt by Captaintreacherous from the Champion mare Adore Me was offered by Woodlands Stud, while Lot 73, (pic) an athletic son of Captaintreacherous from multiple Group One-winning mare Bettor Twist was on account of Breckon Farms.
“They’ve been impressive right from the start, when we viewed them five or six weeks ago and have done nothing but impress me more since then,” commented Steve Telfer, the trainer of leading buyers Stonewall Stud.
“We couldn’t split them. Both had great pages, and both are great individuals.
“Once Steve (Stockman) starts, he’s a hard man to stop.”
The leading sire by average was none other than the stallion of the record top lots today, Captaintreacherous, with nine lots selling for an incredible average of $160,833.
