A colt by New Zealand’s leading sire O’Reilly topped the NZB South Island Sale in Christchurch on Sunday.

Agent John Foote purchased the yearling colt from Berkley Stud for $64,000.  He is out of unraced Pins mare Pamper who is a sister to stakes winners Crepe De Chine (Pins) and Glam Slam (Pins).  She is also a half-sister to Singapore Group 1 winner Arenti (O’Reilly).

Waikato Stud champion O’Reilly has been in hot form in Sydney siring Silent Achiever (G1 Ranvet Stakes & G1 BMW Stakes) and Sacred Falls (G1 Doncaster Hcp).

“He’s a typical O’Reilly with a nice pedigree and he moved well so he was an obvious choice,” commented Foote.  “I’ve been coming down to the South Island Sale for 25 years and I’ve had a bit of luck.

“An O’Reilly filly I bought here, Power O’Raylee, was trained by Peter Moody and did very well in Melbourne.  I also bought More Bountiful who was a Group 1 winner in Hong Kong.

Foote ended the Sale as the leading individual buyer, purchasing seven horses for a total spend of $226,000.  Fellow Queensland-based buyer Liam Birchley was the second leading purchaser signing for six horses with a spend of $105,500.

The Sale saw 103 horses sold for an aggregate of $1.10 million and the average increased 7% to $10,747.  The clearance rate finished at 65%.

White Robe Lodge retained the leading vendor title with 10 horses sold for an aggregate of $237,500.