Be a true Aussie – buy a yearling

January 26th sees the first Tasmanian Yearling Sale run by Nutrien Equine Standardbred and a total of 23 Lots will be offered for Sale.

All 23 yearlings are eligible for the Nutrien Sales Classic and the auction will form part of the race-meeting at Carrick Park.

The sale will get under way at 7:00pm and will be streamed on TasracingTV and for those who cant attend in person online bidding will be available through NUTRIEN EQUINE TASMANIAN STANDARDBRED YEARLING SALE 2024 – Auction 899 | AuctionsPlus

Those wishing to patricpate on-line will need to register now with AuctionsPlus.

Tasmanian breeder Richard Hall knows just how easy it is to buy through AuctionsPlus as he bought a couple of mares with foals at foot at the 2023 Nutrien Winter Woolies Sale and he is selling those foals as yearlings next week.

Lot 13 is by Yankee Rockstar and out of the Group Two placegetter Bute Sister which is a half-sister to New Zealand 3yo Colt & Gelding Pacer of the Year Badlands Bute p,3,1:56.6 $340,357.

Bute Sister’s first 10 foals have produced nine 2:00 winners including Holdingno Currency which won its 19th race yesterday at Redcliffe for trainer Melissa Kendall and driver Zac Chappenden.

Holdingno Currency has a record of 1:55.5 and stakes of $117,197 and Bute Sister is also the dam of Shillelagh p,1:57.6 $90,848 and Bute Courage p,1:50.6 $58,875.

Another winning half-sister to Lot 13 in Be Nice Huther p,3,1:55.5 is the dam of Bee Okay which won on January 3rd at Bathurst in a career best 1:55.7 and has now earned $53,462.

Richard Hall is also selling Lot 22 which is a Franco Nelson colt out of the Dream Away mare Hey Sister p,1:57.0.

For full details and catalogued yearlings in the five Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.

by Alan Parker for Nutrien Equine Standardbred