LOCAL agent Bruce Perry bid up to NZ$560,000 to secure lot 578 the Almanzor colt out of Notice Received, the fall of the hammer fittingly adding an upbeat exclamation mark to the end of Book 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.

Many regular visitors to New Zealand were unable to attend due to their strict quarantine conditions and as such an air of uncertainty existed prior to the sale.