TROTTING Garrison Hanover Had Top Sales Average

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31946, 25 March 1969, Page 4

TROTTING Garrison Hanover Had Top Sales Average

The progeny of Garrison Hanover were the most keenly sought at the annual yearling sales held last week at the Show Grounds. Thirteen of the progeny of this stallion, which heads this season’s sires’ list, were sold for $32,450, an average of $2496.

Garrison Hanover owes his place mainly to the great demand for his fillies. Thurber Frost had a slightly better average for his colts, but Garrison Hanover beat him handily in the average for fillies.

aging $l9Bl. He had three sold at $3OOO or more. As well he sired the top colt from Rose Brigade, which bought $5OOO, the second highest on record for a stand-ard-bred yearling. Six fillies by Thurber Frost also sold well and they averaged $1925. A filly from Forever bought $3200, and two others realised $2OOO. Garrison Hanover, Thurber Frost, Bachelor Hanover and Johnny Globe all had averages greater than the sales average of $1566 when the aggregate of fillies and colts was combined.

Leading averages for stallions represented by two or more lots sold were: Sire No. Sold Aggregate Average $ $

Thurber Frost, which died last spring, was represented by six colts sold for an average of $2700, while seven by Garrison Hanover averaged $2678. Not far behind was Bachelor Hanover with eight ; colts sold for an average of $2378.

The support for fillies was a feature of the sales, the demand being particularly strong for those from good winner-producing families. Many of the purchases seemed to be made more with stud potential in view rather than concern for their possibilities on the race track.

Johnny Globe was the only other with an average of more than $2OOO for his colts. Four of his colts sold at an average price of $2125.

Garrison Hanover headed the section for fillies with six lots sold at an average price of $2183. He had the top-priced filly sold for $3500, while two realised $2500. Bachelor Hanover’s second crop of fillies to go through the ring met with a keen inquiry, his eight lots averag-

Once again a high proportion of the top-priced fillies went to Australia, but a reasonable number will remain in New Zealand to help boost the depleted ranks of good mares, which have suffered heavy inroads from Australian studmasters.

COLTS Thurber Frost .. 6 16,200 2700 Garrison Hanover 7 18,750 2678 Bachelor Hanover 8 18,950 2368 Johnny Globe .. 4 8,500 2125 Fallacy .. 2 3,800 1900 Dick Adios 6 10,800 1800 Lumber Dream 7 10,200 1457 Goodland 8 11,650 1456 Local Light 2 FILLIES ■ 2,400 1200 Garrison Hanover 6 13,700 2183 Bachelor Hanover 8 15,850 1981 Thurber Frost .. 6 11,550 1925 Lumber Dream 2 3,200 1600 Johnny Globe .. .. 5 6,750 1350 Goodland 1,800 900 Dick Adios 4,150 830 Yankee Express 3 2,350 783 Scottish Command .. 3 2.200 733 Local Light 4 COMBINED 2,700 675 Garrison Hanover 13 32,450 2496 Thurber Frost .. 12 27,750 2312 Bachelor Hanover Ifi 34,800 2175 Johnny Globe .. 9 15,250 1694 Fallacy . 3 4,675 1558 Lumber Dream 9 13,400 1477 Dick Adios 11 14.950 1359 Goodland 10 13,450 1345 Scottish Command 4 4,200 1050 Local Light 6 5,100 850