First-crop sire averages at Tatts December
A little exercise in playing with Stud Fee + 15k or 8k costs to get foal to sale and return on investment (ROI)...and ignoring the guineas to pound conversions because I'm being lazy and these are a bit rough & ready. Also assuming full 2010 stud fee was paid up. 11 of 18 profitable on paper at one level or both...
Aqlaam
2010 fee: £7,000
Offered: 14
Sold: 13
Aggregate: 591,800gns
Average: 45,523gns
15k ROI:+23,523
8k ROI:+30,523
Archipenko
2010 fee: £8,000
Offered: 9
Sold: 7
Aggregate: 103,300gns
Average: 14,757gns
15k ROI:-8,243
8k ROI:-1,243
Art Connoisseur
2010 fee: €6,000
Offered: 5
Sold: 5
Aggregate: 34,300gns
Average: 6,860gns
15k ROI:-11,140
8k ROI:-4,140
Bushranger
2010 fee: €7,500
Offered: 14
Sold: 13
Aggregate: 491,000gns
Average: 37,769gns
15k ROI:+12,269
8k ROI:+19,269
Captain Gerrard
2010 fee: £3,500
Offered: 9
Sold: 7
Aggregate: 58,300gns
Average: 8,329gns
15k ROI:-10,171
8k ROI: -3,171
Champs Elysees
2010 fee: £10,000
Offered: 18
Sold: 16
Aggregate: 564,500gns
Average: 35,281gns
15k ROI:+10,281
8k ROI: +17,281
Dandy Man
2010 fee: €4,500
Offered: 4
Sold: 4
Aggregate: 26,500gns
Average; 6,625gns
15k ROI:-12,875
8k ROI: -5,875
Intense Focus
2010 fee: €6,500
Offered: 8
Sold: 7
Aggregate: 173,800gns
Average: 24,829gns
15k ROI:+3,329
8k: +10,329
Le Havre
2010 fee: €5,000
Offered 1, sold for 20,000gns
15k ROI:0 (break even)
8k ROI: +7,000
Major Cadeaux
2010 fee: £3,500
Offered: 3
Sold: 3
Aggregate: 51,500gns
Average: 17,167
15k ROI:-1,333
8k ROI:+5,667
Mastercraftsman
2010 fee: €20,000
Offered: 11
Sold: 10
Aggregate: 315,000gns
Average: 31,500gns
15k ROI:-3,500
8k ROI: +3,500
Myboycharlie
2010 fee: £5,500
Offered: 19
Sold: 14
Aggregate: 220,800gns
Average: 15,771gns
15k ROI:-4,729
8k ROI: +2,271
Naaqoos
2010 fee: €6,000
Offered: 3
Sold: 1 for 16,000gns
15k ROI: -5,000
8k ROI:+2,000
Sea The Stars
2010 fee: €85,000
Offered: 9
Sold: 8
Aggregate: 1,865,000gns
Average: 233,125gns
15k ROI: +133,125
8k ROI: +140,125
Soldier Of Fortune
2010 fee: €10,000
Offered: 1, sold for 42,000gns
15k ROI:+17,000
8k ROI:+24,000
Virtual
2010 fee: £5,000
Offered: 13
Sold: 10
Aggregate: 129,000gns
Average: 12,900gns
15k ROI:-7,100
8k ROI: -100
Winker Watson
2010 fee: £3,500
Offered: 2
Sold: 2
Aggregate: 11,600gns
Average: 5,800gns
15k ROI:-12,700
8k ROI: -5,700
Yeats
2010 fee: €10,000
Offered: 7
Sold: 3
Aggregate: 49,500gns
Average: 16,500gns
15k ROI:-8,500
8k ROI:-1,500