Coolmore's MV Magnier secured Group 1-producing mare Beach Frolic (GB) (Nayef {USA}), in foal to Darley shuttle stallion Blue Point (Ire) for 2.2 million gns (AU$4.2 million) in the outstanding result of Day 2 of the Tattersalls December Mares’ Sale, as three Australian-bred mares went under the hammer.

The 2021 Australian yearling auctions feature heavily in the plans of a number of New Zealand nurseries, with many adopting the strategy of spreading the risk and opportunity across many sales. In Part Two of this series, TDN AusNZ spoke to several New Zealand stud identities about their selling approaches for 2021.