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Inglis Announce Alliance with Swarovski Optik

14th Jun 2011

Mark Webster, Managing Director of Australia's leading thoroughbred auctioneer Inglis, today announced that leading European luxury goods group Swarovski is partnering with the $2.6million Inglis Race Series.

The Inglis Race Series is a series for two and three-year-olds offering a minimum of $2.6million in prizemoney run over 21 Bonus and Select Sale races in Victoria, NSW and the ACT. The Inglis partnership with Swarovski commences with the series for 2011 Inglis Yearling Sale graduates, with races programmed from October 2011 through to May 2013.

The alliance aims to reward trainers for nominating their 2011 Inglis yearling purchases to the Inglis Race Series, with entries for this series due to close on 29 July.

Within the Series, there are eight select races which are restricted to Inglis sales graduates, commencing with the $250,000 2YO Inglis Banner at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day on 22 October. Swarovski Optik will present the winning trainer of each of these eight races with a pair of Swarovski EL 42 Swarovision binoculars valued at close to $3,000.

SWAROVSKI OPTIK is part of the Swarovski group of companies and has its headquarters in Absam, Tyrol. The Austrian company, founded in 1949, specialises in the development and production of long-range optical instruments of the highest precision in the premium segment of the market. The binoculars, telescopes, optronic instruments, rifle scopes, range finders and night sights are the preferred choice of demanding users around the world.

And at a time where the racing world has all eyes on the Royal Ascot Carnival it is worth noting, that The Royal Warrant of Appointment as a Tradesman to the Queen was awarded to Swarovski Optik KG and accepted by Kommerzialrat DI* Helmut Swarovski, Member of the Advisory Board of the Swarovski Group in 2009 for a period of five years into the select circle of accredited purveyors to the British Royal family.

As a result, the company was elevated to the status of purveyor of binoculars of the highest quality to Her Majesty. The optics company is especially proud that HRH Prince William of Wales uses a Swarovski Optik binocular.

Inglis, (Est. 1867) is an Australian family owned company that was founded on the basic principles of honesty and integrity. Like Swarovski Optik, Inglis is a renowned International brand known throughout the world, synonymous with style class and quality, selling the best horses in the Southern Hemisphere.

Inglis congratulates the connections of Star Witness, Hinchinbrook and So You Think as Australia’s representatives at Royal Ascot this year.

For media enquires contact
Inglis: Mark Webster – Managing Director – Mobile 0419 610 809
Swarovski Optik: Johannes Nothdurfter - Optik Manager - Mobile 0429 155 106