The average and median prices headed upwards on Day Two of the 2012 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, where overseas interests fought hard against local buyers to secure their next champion.
The sale ring at Inglis’ famous Newmarket complex in Sydney was set alight this morning as the yearling half-sister to World Champion Sprinter **Black Caviar** and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes favourite **All Too Hard** was sold for $2.6million to BC3 Thoroughbreds.
Buyers parted with $27,426,000 for 129 yearlings on Day One of the 2012 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, with plenty of fierce bidding taking place under the famous Moreton Bay Fig, particularly in the middle section of the market.
The 96th annual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale will get underway at 11am tomorrow morning at the famous Newmarket complex in Sydney, with all up-to-date information on the stunning selection of yearlings set for sale available at www.inglis.com.au
Mosheen notched up her fourth Group One win on Saturday, continuing Inglis graduates domination of the three-year-old classics, leading from start to finish in the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill.
Talented, yet unlucky galloper Metal Bender almost brought champion trainer Chris Waller to tears at Rosehill on Saturday, after the six-year-old took his earnings to $1.9million with victory in the Group One ATC George Ryder Stakes over 1500m.
Australia’s leading thoroughbred auctioneer Inglis has announced the inclusion of an additional Bonus race in the Inglis Race Series for current three-year-olds.
Buyers are welcome to start their inspections of the yearlings catalogued for this year’s Easter Sale at Inglis’ Newmarket complex, with the drafts of Coolmore Stud and Newhaven Park already available for parades.
Improving four-year-old Admiration defeated a top class field in the Hong Kong Group Two Chairman’s Trophy over 1600m at Sha Tin on Sunday, continuing champion trainer John Moore’s outstanding record with gallopers purchased from Widden Stud at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Ortensia continued the outstanding record of Australian-bred gallopers in the world’s best sprint races, taking out the US$1million Group One Meydan Al Quoz Sprint (1000m) in Dubai in emphatic fashion.
All Too Hard and Hallowell Belle directed more attention on their younger siblings entered for next month’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale with quality stakes wins at Rosehill on Saturday.
Talented three year-old filly Hallowell Belle has been twice a runner-up in Group I races, so few could begrudge the filly her first Black Type success in the Listed ATC Darby Munro Quality at Rosehill on Saturday, the win providing a timely boost for her half-sister that will be offered at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale by Widden Stud.
All Too Hard has recorded a clinical win in the Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill this afternoon with a decision on whether he will contest the Golden Slipper to be made early next week.