The catalogue for the 2011 Inglis Sydney Autumn Thoroughbred Sale has been finalised and will be availiable online tomorrow morning. To be held at Newmarket this coming Friday March 11 the sales boast 147 lots including broodmares, weanlings, yearlings, unbroken stock and racehorses.
Today’s impressive juvenile wins by Foxwedge and Golden Archer at Flemington underlined the type of graduates Easter consistently produces, in addition to a pointer to what buyers can expect at this year’s sale.
Trainer Patrick Shaw has been a little light on for race numbers in recent weeks, but looks to be back in the winner’s circle on Sunday with champion sprinter Rocket Man who makes his return to racing over 1200m.
PAKENHAM trainer Colin Scott has decided to spell his promising three-year-old gelding Speediness after he missed out on a start in the race he had been set for, Saturday's $750,000 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington.
The curtain came down on the 2011 Melbourne Premier Sale today, with Session II producing significant increases across the board, concluding a highly successful four days at Oaklands.
As has been the pattern throughout the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, today’s selling bettered the previous day, as Session 1 of the sale concluded with figures clearly up on those registered 12 months ago.
The opening session tally was heading towards the $9million mark tonight as the 2011 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale began in comparable fashion to 12 months ago.
Sepoy was in a league of his own in today’s Blue Diamond Stakes, but the Oaklands graduates that filled the placings behind him added two very important Group 1 pedigree updates for next week’s Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
Graduates of the famous Inglis Newmarket sale ring came to the fore at Rosehill today, with Ilovethiscity and Satin Shoes completing the big Group 2 double.
Buyers have converged on Inglis’ Oaklands sales complex as inspections take place ahead of Monday’s first session of the 2011 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.