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THE CHAIRMAN'S SALE: Exceptional draft from Coolmore Australia

3rd Feb 2017

A superbly bred young mare in foal to Frankel and a stakes-winning daughter of Fastnet Rock in foal to Golden Slipper winner Vancouver are just two of the highlight lots in Coolmore’s outstanding draft for Inglis’ inaugural The Chairman’s Sale.

Close To My Heart, a three quarter sister to Group Two winner Admiralofthefleet and granddaughter of blue hen mare Coup de Folie has been covered by Europe’s sire of the moment Frankel to Southern Hemisphere time.

Stakes winning Fastnet Rock mare Harlem River is being offered in foal to Golden Slipper-winner Vancouver in her first season at stud. A brilliant juvenile Harlem River raced only six times, in which she earned a cheque on five occasions..

Coolmore’s entries for The Chairman’s Sale come on top of Provocative, a Group 1-winning filly who won four of her eight races and will be offered by Newgate Farm.

Coolmore’s Bloodstock Sales Manager Shane McGrath was excited by the prospect of the new sale and the draft to be offered by Coolmore.

"The Easter Yearling Sale along with The Championships showcase all that is great about the Australian breeding industry to an international audience,'' McGrath said.

"The Chairman's Sale looks set to be a great compliment to these events during what is one of the most important weeks of the year for Australian bloodstock.

"We're excited by the concept and glad to be supporting it with a draft of some outstanding stock that wouldn't be out of place as part of elite broodmare bands anywhere in the world.''

Positioned either side of the time-honoured Australian Easter Yearling Sale and The Championships, The Chairman’s Sale will be held over two sessions at Inglis’ Newmarket complex, a week apart, in the middle of what is already a thriving Sydney autumn carnival.

The Chairman’s Sale Session I – Elite Racing Prospects – will be held on Thursday night, March 30, just prior to Day 1 of The Championships.

The Chairman’s Sale Session II – Elite Breeding Prospects – will take place on Friday night, April 7, the night after the conclusion of the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.