The Savabeel filly consigned as Lot 97 in the NZB Karaka Sale Photo: Courtesy of New Zealand Bloodstock It proved to be a winning move as Ellis remained silent as the gavel came down. With the protagonists going back and forth, Ellis held the call at NZ$560,000 (US$363,412) with bidding going up in NZ$20,000 (US$12,979) amounts before the trainer and agent triumvirate made a calculated judgment to jump straight to NZ$600,000 (US$389,370). Te Akau's Ellis also made a high-stakes play for an Elsdon Park-bred daughter of Savabeel, but Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman and agents Andrew Williams and Bevan Smith ensured they landed on an even number in order to secure the filly from the family of Members Joy and Pure Elation. It looks like it's a pretty strong sale at this stage and let's hope it continues.' 'It probably keeps everyone in the auditorium where it's nice and warm and dry. New Zealand is one big farm and we do it well. I am a farmer, so I like the rain in January, you just can't beat it.

'We have never seen rain like this before at the sale,' Ellis said. 'It is a beautiful page and Savabeel does such a great job, I am sure he is going to be well-represented on the racetrack with this colt.'Įllis also weighed in on the most talked about subject, the weather.

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