Cran dominates day two at the Premier sale

At the Australasian Classic Sale on Monday and the first day of the Premier sale yesterday, one of the big players on the New Zealand harness racing scene was all but missing from the action.

Cran Dalgety bought just one yearling in Auckland and yesterday he bought just three and none of the big ticket yearlings.

So coming to today Cran had plenty of ammunition to fire on the lots that he really liked.

" It wasn't that I wasn't trying to buy on the first two days but the opposition outstayed me on several occasions."

" I took it as a positive that at least my judgement of the yearlings was spot on," Cran told Harnesslink today.

The first big money yearling to come up today was Lot 336

Named Saint Laurent, he is a Bettors Delight colt from the brilliant racemare Lancome, 1:54.9 ($461,278)

Cran was in the fight early and when the dust settled Saint Laurent was headed to Kentuckiana Lodge for the princely sum of $110,000.

Cran thought he was worth every cent of the purchase price.

" He is a lovely type who looks like he will run early."

" His dam Lancome was a brilliant racemare and if he is as half as good as her I will be happy."

" It was a bonus that Brian West was the vendor as he supports a lot of New Zealand trainers with his race fillies and it is good to see him get some money back,"Cran said.

Having got over the line on one of the big ticket yearlings, Cran turned his attention to Lot 368.

Named Millwood Daisy, the daughter of Art Major was the first foal of the former outstanding racemare Millwood Meg, 1:53.5 ($233,596).

Cran was really keen on the upstanding filly and drove the bidding from the start and as soon as Cran got to $100,000 the bidding stalled and she joined Saint Laurent on her way to Kentuckiana Lodge.

Cran thought she was one of the two best fillies in the whole sale.

" I bid on Kharizma at the Australasian Sale but the Rosati's kept me at bay"

" I thought todays filly was the equal of her so I'm glad to have secured her."

" Like a lot of the good fillies she has a real masculine colt like appearance and that's what I like to see in a filly,"  Cran said.

So having nailed what would turn out to be the only two six figure lots of the day, Cran turned his attention to the rest of the catalogue and by sales end had brought four more yearlings.

* Lot 438 – Black Raine – Filly by Bettors Delight from Rona Lorraine for $42,000

* Lot 448 – With a Dream – Colt by Bettors Delight from Secret Potion for $65,000

* Lot 451 – Dapper – Colt by Rocknroll Hanover from Smart Decision for $30,000

* Lot 486 – Time Traveller – Colt by Mach Three from Timeless Perfection for $71,000

Cran's total outlay for the six yearlings he brought today was a rather large $418,000 while his spend for the ten yearlings over the three days was $655,500

Cran plans to syndicate the ten yearlings he brought this week.

" With the cost of the yearlings today, a lot of my owners can't afford to buy a lot of these horses on their own."

"So I tend to give my group of owners a lot of options with regards to the yearlings they can buy shares in."

"I like to have four owners in each horse to share the cost and the risk around."

"It is just as big a thrill for owners to win a big race with other shareholders involved," Cran said.

Cran has built up an enviable record of success with youngsters bought from the sales and this weeks yearling purchases look like helping build on that record.

Harnesslink Media