Trotting yearlings topped the averages at a major standardbred sale for the first time ever in Australasia at the Nutrien Equine Standardbred Yearling sale in Melbourne.
Figures from show that trotting bred yearlings fetched an average $33,950 against an average of $29,604 for their pacing-bred cousins.
The sale was a resounding success with 213 lots out of 265 lots totalling $6,519,000, a clearance rate of 83.86% and a sale average of $30,605.63.
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