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NZ National Yearling Sale celebrates 100 years
Part 3 of Lloyd Jackson’s three-part series to mark a century of selling for New Zealand’s auction house The sires Through until 1990 the history of the National Yearling Sale, the leading sires, especially by average, had a profound influence on vendor statistics. Kotatanui Stud’s Limond (Desmond) was the most popular at the early sales... Read More
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