ROB'S SHOUT - THE LOTTERY OF THE SALES-RING

By Robert Heathcote | Thursday, August 26, 2010

Robert Heathcote is the leading racehorse trainer in Brisbane. 'Rob's Shout' - the personal blog of the premiership winning trainer will appear every Thursday on HRO.

A question was asked recently about how I go about the selection process when buying a new yearling.

There is no doubt that the whole process of going to the sales and buying a new yearling can be a very daunting task. So much more so when you have little experience in the whole auction process, so I have always maintained it’s essential to have a few factors in your favour … and even then it can still be very much a lottery.

Ask the buyers of many $1 million plus yearlings over the years that have, quite simply, not been fast enough!

I have been very fortunate to have had a very long and successful association with one of New Zealand's leading Bloodstock experts. Paul Willetts has had a life time in the industry and I believe he has an eye for a young horse second to none in Australasia.

His results since I have been in the industry are quite simply outstanding and it's been my good fortune to have had a long and successful relationship with Paul. We have enjoyed a huge amount of sales success over the years from the very first horse that Paul selected for me way back in the ‘90s.

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