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Zoustar share tops successful April (Late) Sale at $850,000

30th Apr 2026

A share in reigning Champion Stallion Zoustar has topped the Inglis Digital April (Late) Online Sale, selling today for $850,000.

The share was offered as part of the first Inglis Digital online sale to close out across multiple days.

Today’s Australian Broodmare Sale Session produced some impressive results, with strong competition across the most appealing lots.

The Zoustar share – offered by Qatar Bloodstock – sold to Richard Pegum’s Red And Green Bloodstock.

Pegum purchased Group performed mare Dancing Alone at last year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale for $875,000 and bought the Zoustar share to gain access to the stallion for last year’s acquisition.

“Dancing Alone is a half sister to Growing Empire so by putting her to Zoustar, she’ll be carrying a three-quarter to Growing Empire which I think would be pretty handy pregnancy, it makes sense to me,’’ Pegum said.

“I bred Zousain with Zoustar so I have a bit of an affinity with the stallion so it’s nice to have the equity there now too.

“When I saw the share come online I was pretty keen to get it and while it took a bit of toing and froing, it’s good to have it all done now.’’

The Zoustar share comes alongside a breeding right in Anamoe, which sold yesterday to Julia Ritchie’s Bangaloe Stud for $450,000.

Today’s Australian Broodmare Sale Session was topped by Atlantic Emerald – in foal to Shinzo – which sold to Justin Carey for $410,000.

Carey confirmed Atlantic Emerald was purchased for a client of Coolmore.

“We loved the mating with Shinzo and were all excited by that so it’s nice to see the mare staying on the farm,’’ Carey said.

“Shinzo is proving to be hugely popular, to the surprise of nobody, and he should have a great week at the foal sale at Riverside next week.

“At this stage the plan is for Atlantic Emerald to go back to Shinzo once we foal her down in a few months.’’

Today’s second-top lot was the Coolmore-offered Vinicunca – in foal to Switzerland – which sold to Kia Ora in partnership with Encompass International for $170,000.

Kia Ora’s Shane Wright confirmed Vinicunca would visit newly announced stallion Tropicus later this season.

“We’re very happy with the purchase and we think she’ll be a beautiful mare for Tropicus,’’ Wright said.

“She shows what we’re aiming to send to him, nice Group-winning mares with lots of ability and big futures.

“We’ve been using Inglis Digital for years, it’s very efficient, very easy and it really streamlines everything and makes it easy for everyone.’’

In total, there were five mares to realise $100,000 or more through the session, with Snitty Kitty ($160,000 IF to Maurice), Excelsior Island ($130,000 IF to Street Boss) and Sistonic ($105,000 IF to Schwarz), joining Atlantic Emerald and Vinicunca.

In total the April (Late) Sale grossed $5,243,950 with today’s Australian Broodmare Sale Session grossing $2,655,000.

Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital May (Early) Sale, which will feature the second and final Australian Broodmare Sale Session for 2026.

That sale will include a draft of over 40 fillies and mares from the world’s most recognised racing and breeding operation, Godolphin.

Entries will remain open until midnight this coming Wednesday, May 6.

The sale will run from May 8-13 and 14 with the regular catalogue closing out from 10am on Wednesday May 13 and the Australian Broodmare Sale Session for race fillies and broodmares to close out from 10am the following day, Thursday May 14.

Prior to that is the start of the Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series which begins at Riverside next week with the Australian Weanling Sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) and The Chairman’s Sale (Thursday).

A total of 504 lots have been catalogued for the Australian Weanling Sale including progeny of more than 100 different stallions like I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Zoustar, Frankel, Home Affairs, Anamoe, Street Boss, Toronado, Harry Angel, Ole Kirk, Starspangledbanner, Wootton Bassett, Castelvecchio, Sword Of State, So You Think, Alabama Express, Capitalist, Ghaiyyath, Dundeel, Justify, Spirit of Boom, Proisir, Stay Inside, Extreme Warrior etc as well as an exciting crop of first season sires like Benbatl, Cylinder, Don Corleone, Doull, Generation, Hawaii Five Oh, King’s Gambit, Mo’unga, Native Trail, Ozzmosis, Panthalassa, Shinzo, Triple Time etc.

Inspections for the Australian Weanling Sale have begun at Riverside and will continue up until and during the two sale days.

To view the Australian Weanling Sale catalogue CLICK HERE.

Following that will be The Chairman’s Sale, for which 115 lots have been catalogued including the G1 Goodwood Handicap winner Benedetta, triple G1 winner Provence, millionaire mare Arabian Summer, this season’s G2-winning 2YO Chayan, quality race fillies and mares such as Philia, Ahha Ahha, Appin Girl, Cashel Palace, Cosmonova, Dark Glitter, Eternal Flame, Good Banter, Infancy, In Flight, Jennilala, Just Feelin’ Lucky, Mare Of Mt Buller, Miss Icelandic, Snow In May, Spicy Martini, Terra Mater, Vestas, The Black Cloud, The Playwright, Tiger Shark etc, mares in foal to Extreme Choice, Aeliana’s half sister Sunshine In Capri, Classique Legend’s half sister I Am Famous, as well as the dams of three of the four G1-winning 2YOs in Australia this season in Advance Party (Fireball), Flamboyant Lass (Guest House) and Zouper Star (Streisand) plus the dam of G1-winning 2YO Captured By Love.

The Chairman’s Sale will begin at Riverside next Thursday, May 7 from 4pm.

To view the catalogue CLICK HERE.