Dane Shadow gives the best returns at the 2012 Easter Yearling Sale
April 17, 2012
Kitchwin Hill’s Dane Shadow (pictured) heads the list of most profitable stallions at the 2012 Easter Yearling Sales achieving an average $194,000 off a $16,500 fee and is the classic example of a sire on an upward swing that rewarded punters for jumping on board.
Just another well bred son of Danehill (USA) when he started off at a fee of $12,100 in 2005, before covering at $7,700 for the next three seasons, these yearlings are his first conceived after he started going well and had his fee raised to a more commercial level.
The following table makes interesting reading for those looking for the best return on their breeding investment for 2012.
Sire Profitability – Easter Sessions I and II Combined (Sires returning 3 times fee or more, 3 or more sold).
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STALLIONS BY PROFITABILITY – Inglis |
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| Sire |
Sold |
Avg |
Fee |
x Fee |
$ Profit |
| Dane Shadow |
5 |
194,000 |
$16,500 |
11.8 |
$177,500 |
| New Approach |
5 |
227,000 |
$33,000 |
6.9 |
$194,000 |
| Lonhro |
17 |
197,941 |
$33,000 |
6 |
$164,941 |
| Duke of Marmalade |
5 |
180,000 |
$33,000 |
5.5 |
$147,000 |
| Husson |
3 |
126,667 |
$24,200 |
5.2 |
$102,467 |
| Charge Forward |
10 |
132,250 |
$27,500 |
4.8 |
$104,750 |
| Fastnet Rock |
42 |
290,833 |
$60,500 |
4.8 |
$230,333 |
| Northern Meteor |
13 |
148,077 |
$33,000 |
4.5 |
$115,077 |
| Authorized |
3 |
118,333 |
$27,500 |
4.3 |
$90,833 |
| Murtajill |
5 |
91,000 |
$22,000 |
4.1 |
$69,000 |
| Starcraft |
6 |
86,667 |
$22,000 |
3.9 |
$64,667 |
| Stratum |
8 |
128,750 |
$33,000 |
3.9 |
$95,750 |
| Choisir |
5 |
130,500 |
$35,750 |
3.7 |
$94,750 |
| Henrythenavigator |
4 |
132,500 |
$38,500 |
3.4 |
$94,000 |
| Bernardini |
13 |
132,308 |
$38,500 |
3.4 |
$93,808 |
| Shamardal |
3 |
91,667 |
$27,500 |
3.3 |
$64,167 |
| Testa Rossa |
5 |
116,000 |
$38,500 |
3 |
$77,500 |