12th Jun 2026
A record Great Southern Weanling Sale has ensured the 2026 Inglis Weanling Sales Series has ended as the best ever, cementing itself as the Australian market leader for a fifth consecutive year.
In what has been a memorable month of Inglis foal sales at both Riverside and Oaklands:
*The combined gross of the Australian Weanling Sale in Sydney and the Great Southern Weanling Sale in Melbourne sits at $34,984,000, 19% higher than last year’s previous record of $29,471,150
*The Great Southern Weanling Sale gross of $15,289,500 saw a $4.2m jump (51%) on last year and set a new record for the sale, eclipsing the previous benchmark of $12,140,600 set in 2024
*This year’s Great Southern Weanling Sale saw incredible growth, with the average ($51,829) and median ($25,000) – both sale records – up 16% and 14% respectively year on year
*A total of 55 weanlings sold for $100,000 or more at Great Southern this week – up from 27 last year – taking to 124 the number of six-figure weanlings sold in this year’s Inglis Weanling Sales Series
*The top lot – an Anamoe x Femme Fireball filly from Three Bridges Thoroughbreds – sold to Yulong for $825,000, equalling the sale record for an individual lot and becoming the highest-priced weanling sold in Australia this year.
Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch described the past month of breeding stock sales as “phenomenal’’.
“When you look back and reflect, to gross almost $35,000,000 for our weanling sales series is really incredible, especially when you consider the Magic Millions Weanling Sale grossed $16,149,500, so our sales have more than doubled that,’’ Hutch said.
“For context, as recently as 2019, our weanling sales series was over $10.2m behind that of Magic Millions in terms of turnover, so thank you to all vendors for working with us to help to turn that around.
“Our team has worked exceptionally hard to generate momentum behind our weanling sales series and I’m confident the drive and passion within our team will see us continue to progress the standard of service that we offer our clients through the balance of the year and into 2027.
“These past two days at Oaklands have been hugely rewarding for a large number of people and we are incredibly grateful for the support that we have been afforded by our buyers and, in particular, our vendors.
“Special mention must go to Catherine Hains, Aaron and Emma Todd, Tanya Edwards and the entire Burnewang North team, to sell all 17 weanlings offered is a tremendous achievement.”
Today’s top lot – and the overall sale-topper at Oaklands – was the Anamoe x Femme Fireball filly (pictured) from Three Bridges Thoroughbreds which sold to Yulong for $825,000, making her the equal-highest priced lot ever sold at a Great Southern Weanling Sale.
Three Bridges’ Toby Liston was stunned by the result.
“To get these results is what you dream of,’’ Liston said.
“We thought we had the right product, we bought her to Inglis and she shone.
“You get nervous when you’ve got such a quality animal and obviously there were multiple bidders up to $600,000 and $700,000, everybody wanted her which is marvellous.
“She’s obviously smashed the record for a weanling sold this year and why wouldn’t she, she’s such a beauty.’’
The filly’s co-breeder Peter Murray added: “So exciting. Can’t really believe it to be honest, I’m kind of speechless.
“It was amazing, really. You get caught up in the moment and you don’t know which way the bids are coming because they’re coming from online, from the other end of the room, the auctioneer (Will Gardner) was fantastic, it was great theatre.
“I’d like to also thank Inglis, they’ve been fantastic getting the right buyers together, they’re very supportive and we’re very appreciative.’’
Today’s second-top lot was the highly touted Anamoe x Witches colt from Burnewang North, which sold to a partnership of Grenville Stud, SP Bloodstock and Suman Hedge for $480,000.
SP Bloodstock’s Stefan Pardi believed the colt was arguably the best-looking weanling he had seen all year.
“I loved him, I just wanted to have him, on my notes I just had ‘Love. Him. Have to take home.’’’ Pardi said.
“He’s all class, a well-bodied colt, beautiful head and I’m leaning toward Inglis Easter with him and he’ll be a standout there as well.
“Burnewang North do an outstanding job and this colt was just so chilled, so relaxed, he got pulled out for inspections so many times, even a few times I was there I had to wait in line to inspect him but he was just always relaxed and that’s a very good temperament to take to a sale and end users will have a look at that when he’s a yearling.’’
The result capped a phenomenal two days for Burnewang North, who ended as leading vendor grossing $2,387,000 from selling all 17 of their weanlings offered at an average of $140,412.
“It’s been the busiest sale that we’ve done,’’ Burnewang’s Emma Todd said.
“We’ve done at least 1800 individual parades, this colt alone ended up doing 160 parades himself so to have handled that the way he did is just a credit to the type of horse that he is.
“This horse has been an absolute star all week. What we liked about him most was his temperament, he’s a lovely horse to look at but he just makes you happy when you work with him and we’re just so proud of the way he handled himself.’’
To enquire about any passed in lots from the sale, contact Britt Hussey on 0409 333 823.
Attention now turns to the digital space, with entries open for the Inglis Digital June (Late) Online Sale, which will run from June 19-24.
The sale will include G2-winning filly Double Market and Chayan’s three-quarter sister Takemine.
Entries will remain open until midnight Wednesday (June 17).
To enter CLICK HERE.
2026 GREAT SOUTHERN WEANLING SALE STATISTICS (2025 in brackets)
Offered: 378 (281)
Sold: 295 (221)
Clearance: 78% (79%)
Average: $51,829 ($45,357)
Median: $25,000 ($20,000)
Gross: $15,289,500 ($10,024,000)
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