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Easter Unveils Winx and Preferment's Siblings

30th Mar 2016

Siblings to Winx, Preferment, Attention and a wave of recent stakes performers have arrived in Sydney and are ready for inspection ahead of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

In two short months since the catalogue went to print, black type races across the the globe have reinforced the success of Easter graduates and the pedigrees of the outstanding yearlings on show at this year's sale.

The Championships at Royal Randwick is also set to showcase the older siblings of a number of yearlings set for sale including the aforementioned trio plus Happy Hannah, Criterion, Vanbrugh, Politeness, Good Project, Bounding, and Peeping.

Lot 135 (Snitzel x Vegas Showgirl) (pictured), the half-brother to Winx has drawn exceptional interest, and not just because his half-sister is set to stretch her unbeaten run to nine this weekend in the Group 1 ATC Doncaster Mile. Vegas Showgirl’s two-year-old by Snitzel, El Divino is nominated for the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes on the same day.

Saturday will also see Snowden Racing and James Harron’s latest two-year-old star and Group 3 winning colt Attention contest the Group 1 Inglis Sires’ Produce Stakes, ahead of his three-quarter-brother by Snitzel selling at Easter on Wednesday as Lot 306 (Snitzel x Flamboyance).

Day Two of The Championships will see Preferment contest either the Queen Elizabeth Stakes or the Sydney Cup. The colt’s outstanding form has seen him add the Group 1 BMW/Australian Cup double to his record in the last month, exciting connections of his half-brother by Rip Van Winkle that will be offered as Lot 198 (Rip Van Winkle x Better Alternative).

The party lucky enough to secure Lot 158 (More Than Ready x Absolute Joy), from the family of recent stakes winners Don’t Doubt Mamma, Telperion and The Justice League, will be carefully watching the result of his sister Happy Hannah as she contests the Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks.

Other runners lining up in Group 1 races on the following two Saturdays with siblings at Easter include Criterion (Lot 399), Vanbrugh (Lot 567), Politeness (Lot 197), Good Project (Lot 490), Bounding (Lot 195), and Peeping (Lot 413).

Other recent updates to Easter pedigrees include:

Lot 35 - All Too Hard x Regimental Gal Colt – Out of a half-sister to Group 2 ATC Pago Pago Stakes winner Souchez, Godolphin’s latest two-year-old star

Lot 87 - Your Song x Spirit of Grace Colt – Out of a half-sister to Group 3 ATC Epona Stakes winner Vergara.

Lot 131 – Foxwedge x Vahine Filly – Half-sister to Group 2 MRC Autumn Stakes winner Mahuta.

Lot 183 – Snitzel x Antique Filly - Three-quarter-sister to the dam of Western Australia’s leading filly Arcadia Dream, favourite for Saturday’s Group 3 WA Oaks

Lot 309 – Helmet x Flying Ruby Colt – Half-brother to Flying Artie, winner of Group 3 MRC Blue Diamond Prelude and runner-up in Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond.

Lot 326 - Fastnet Rock x Gold Chant Filly – Sister to Group 2 ATC Breeders Classic winner Amicus.

Lot 353 – Stratum x Irish Nova Colt – Half-brother to Group 3 ARC Darley Plate winner Sacred Star.

Lot 413 - More Than Ready x Miss Marielle Colt – Half-brother to Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic winner Peeping.

Lot 435 – Pierro x Nella Dane Filly – Out of a half-sister to Group 3 ATC Star Kingdom Stakes winner Malaguerra.

Lot 445 – Savabeel x Ocean of Tears Colt – Half-brother to Group 3 ARC Mr Tiz Trophy winner No More Tears.

Lot 529 – Hinchinbrook x Nena Candida Filly – Half-sister to Group 3 VRC Schweppervescence winner Felicienne.

Lot 571 - Your Song x Steal My Love Colt – Half-brother to Group 2 ATC Phar Lap Stakes winner Hattori Hanzo.

A Complete list of pedigree updates, photos and videos of lots, an online catalogue and the list of withdrawn lots are all available on the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale page at inglis.com.au

The majority of yearlings have begun parading at Newmarket, ahead of selling from 10am each day on 5, 6 and 7 April. CLICK HERE to view the complete Vendor Parade Schedule. All yearlings offered at the 2016 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale are eligible to be nominated for the lucrative $5 million Inglis Race Series covering their 2YO, 3YO and 4YO racing seasons.

As with every Inglis sale, Online Bidding and Inglis’ Make-An-Offer services will be available on all four days of the sale.

CLICK HERE to register for Inglis’ Online Bidding service in time for the sale.