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 15 February.
All key sale indicators increased at the opening session, with the aggregate up an incredible 32% to $5,709,500 while the average reached an Australasian record of $62,742 (up 20%). The clearance rate also reached 73%. 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.