Day Two of the 2015 Inglis Great Southern Sale saw a continuation of impressive results through to the completion of the Weanling Sessions, and a promising start to the Broodmare Session. A further 42 Platinum weanlings were sold today, taking the average for that session to $24,368 across a total of 192 Lots. 78 General weanlings were sold grossing $539,950, taking the average price for weanlings across both sessions to a record $19,329.
The 2015 Inglis Great Southern Sale concluded Day One having sold 141 weanlings at an outstanding average of $23,550, a 59% increase on the 2014 figure. Gross rose 50% to $3,320,500, and median nearly doubled from $6,000 to $11,000.
Smart two-year-old Northkape proved today that racing is a game that everyone can enjoy, when she lead the whole way to take out the $100,000 Inglis VOBIS Gold Plate at Cranbourne over 1000m on debut, earning $60,000 plus bonuses for her connections.
Reigning’s win at Rosehill on Saturday recalls his stakes-winning half-sister Averau who was one of the first pin hooks sold by fledgling farm Burnewang North in 2010. This week they look forward to presenting the second-largest draft of weanlings (23) at the Melbourne Great Southern Sale commencing Sunday 21 June.
If there is a centre to the racing world surely Royal Ascot is it. In a sense it is the home of the sport of kings and Australia's best trainers are ready to annex it in the Diamond Jubilee on Saturday.
Pat Hyland has his sights set on some big spring targets for his talented youngster Gredington, but couldn’t resist starting his campaign early to chase some lucrative prizemoney on offer at his home track this weekend. The Magnus colt headlines a capacity field of 12 two-year-olds for Sunday’s $100,000 Inglis VOBIS Gold Plate (1000 metres) at Cranbourne, which also carries $30,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses.
Red hot demand for quality youngsters at weanling sales this year will mean this premium draft at the 2015 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale - two by Foxwedge, one each by first season sires Excelebration (IRE) and Your Song as well as a filly by champion first season sire elect Hinchinbrook – will be a must inspect.
A super heavy 10 at Warwick Farm on Wednesday left many horses all at sea, but not two year-old Starspangledbanner colt Surfin’ Safari (pictured as a yearling), who skipped away to win as he pleased.
Melbourne Cup hero Americain (USA) has been a popular addition to the roster at Swettenham Stud covering some 288 mares in his first two seasons at stud and his first weanlings will attract much interest at the upcoming Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale starting this Sunday, June 21.
The extended four day format of the Inglis Great Southern Sale has encouraged an influx of supplementary entries, taking the total number of Lots to 825, which will begin selling at 10.30am this Sunday 21 June at Inglis' Oaklands Complex.
The Star Ready2Race Sale accomplished a unique feat in Asia on Sunday with graduates of the select breeze up sale winning three consecutive races at the Kranji racecourse in Singapore.
On the eve of the 2015 Inglis Great Southern Sale, a golden opportunity has been added to the supplementary entries, in the form of a stakes-producing mare in foal to the highly sought-after Starspangledbanner.