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April (Late) Sale reaches capacity of 540 quality lots

19th Apr 2024

Extraordinary demand has resulted in a ‘full’ catalogue of 540 lots for the Inglis Digital April (Late) Sale.

The catalogue has a myriad of highlights including large drafts from the likes of Yulong (31 lots), Arrowfield (25 lots) and Oakland Park (17), dams of and siblings to G1 winners, domestic and international mares on enticing covers and a series of stallion shares in the likes of Grunt, All Too Hard, Star Witness, Sooboog, Portland Sky and Jacquinot.

The Yulong draft contains weanlings by Written Tycoon, Maurice, Grunt, Lucky Vega and Tagaloa while Arrowfield’s offering features Stakes performers, Stakes producers and relations to G1 winners plus mares in foal to Admire Mars, Castelvecchio, Dundeel, Hitotsu and Showtime and yearlings by Castelvecchio, Maurice, Pariah, Shalaa and The Autumn Sun.

The unreserved reduction from WA nursery Oakland Park – known as the breeders of Northerly (pictured), Marasco, Covertly and Ihtsahymn etc - includes Stakes-producing mare Molto Allegro (in foal to Too Darn Hot), Aliberani – the dam of exciting 3YO Mare of Mt Buller who has won three of her four starts and finished close up in the G1 Vinery Stud Stakes at her most recent outing – in foal to Blue Point and multiple Stakes-winning 4YO Ihts Closing Inn.

Ramsey Pastoral – who sold the dam of G1 winner Chain Of Lightning through Inglis Digital two years ago for just $3250 – also have two entries in Forty Winks and Madame Markievicz, both of whom are in foal to star young stallion Tassort.

The Inglis Digital April (Late) sale of 540 lots consists of 252 broodmares, 157 racehorses (76 race fillies), 46 yearlings, 43 weanlings, 41 racehorse shares and 1 unbroken stock.

To view the catalogue CLICK HERE.

Other highlights include:

*Admire Pink – Stakes placed Japanese mare offered in foal to young sire In The Congo, her progeny have sold up to $350,000

*Blinding Light – Three-quarter sister to Group horse Sheikha, from the family of Sunlight, Sisstar etc, offered in foal to Artorius

*Dream Cirque – Dam of top-class G1 performed colt Lightsaber, offered in foal to exciting young sire Home Affairs

*Found The One – Proven producer of G3-winning sprinter Sylvia’s Mother, offered in foal to first season sire Hitotsu

*La Cicciolina – Half sister to a G2 winner offered in foal to Pierata, her progeny have sold up to $520,000

*Neena Warrior – Half sister to G1-winning colt and stallion prospect Veight

*November Gale – Half sister to Stakes winners Unencumbered and Maharba, offered in foal to Pride Of Dubai carrying a three-quarter relation to Maharba

*Outsider Art – Three-time Group performed US mare, offered in foal to sire sensation Extreme Choice. US-bred mares have produced the likes of Southport Tycoon, King Colorado, Little Brose, Russian Revolution, Forbidden Love, Wild Ruler, Vega One, Kukeracha, Golden Sixty etc

*Perfectly Safe – Dam of G2 winner Perfect Thought, offered in foal to State Of Rest

*Rupertaar – City-winning sprinter who is a half sister to high-class sprinter Isotope, from the family of Japanese champion Liberty Island

*Secret Liaison – Proven producer of high class Hong Kong sprinter Styling City, whose most recent yearling offered for auction realised $475,000 at the 2023 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale

*Siren’s Star – City-winning half sister to Stakes-winning Melbourne Cup prospect First Immortal, out of a half sister to high class Hong Kong sprinter Hot King Prawn

*Uniquely – Multiple city winner of over $300,000, a sister to G1 filly Affair To Remember and ¾ sister to G1 performer Senor Toba

The catalogue also includes mares in foal to stallions including Alabama Express, All Too Hard, Artorius, Bivouac, Blue Point, Farnan, Grunt, Hitotsu, Home Affairs, In The Congo, Ole Kirk, Paulele, Pride Of Dubai, Russian Revolution, So You Think, Super Seth, Tassort, Too Darn Hot, Wild Ruler, Written By etc.

There are also yearlings and weanlings by All Too Hard, Brave Smash, Capitalist, Farnan, Grunt, King’s Legacy, Maurice, Ole Kirk, Portland Sky, Royal Meeting, Russian Revolution, Starspangledbanner, Tagaloa, The Autumn Sun, Toronado, Trapeze Artist, Written Tycoon, Zoustar etc.

“The April (Late) Sale is always extremely popular with vendors and such was the demand for entries again this year, we had to cap the sale at 540 lots, which allows for over nine hours of selling,’’ Inglis Digital Business Manager Nick Melmeth said.

“It is a very interesting catalogue, with plenty of intriguing opportunities amongst the fillies and broodmares in particular, so I encourage investors to do their due diligence and work through the catalogue to discover exactly what’s in it for them.

“There are nine mares in foal to Tassort in the catalogue, as well as mares in foal to the likes of Alabama Express and Pierata, who are going to be hugely popular with breeders in 2024, so these mares represent an opportunity to be a step ahead of the market.’’

The final countdown of bidding for the April (Late) Sale begins at 10am Wednesday.

To view the catalogue, arrange credit or participate in the auction CLICK HERE.

Meanwhile proven broodmare Rose Of Mulan – offered by Yarraman Park in the March (Late) Online Sale – has since sold to Brae Sokolski for $250,000.

The mare was offered in foal to Hellbent.

“I’m a big fan of Hellbent, we’ve had success as recently as a few weeks ago when Hell Hath No Fury won the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes for us and I just think he’s a very good stallion with a very good future,’’ Sokolski said.

“Rose Of Mulan is a wonderful mare, she’s already produced the likes of Shades of Rose and Scallopini and for a relatively young mare I think there is a lot of upside with her.’’