The catalogue for the Christmas Thoroughbred Sale - the first thoroughbred auction in Sydney post-EI - this Friday, December 7 at Newmarket, is now available online.
As previously advised, William Inglis & Son will proceed with the first thoroughbred auction in Sydney post-EI next Friday, December 7 at Newmarket, with entries closing tomorrow for the Christmas Thoroughbred Sale.
Newmarket, 7 December 2007 - entires close at 5pm on Friday 30 November
PRE SALE CONDITIONS
Prior to the sale, vendors must engage a veterinary to take blood and nasal swab from each horse entered and have it sent to the DPI for testing.
Australia's leading thoroughbred auctioneers, William Inglis & Son have announced that the 2008 AUSTRALIAN WEANLING AND BREEDING STOCK SALE will be held over four days on June 26, 27 and 29 and 30th at Newmarket in Sydney.
ARAPAHO MISS ($22,500 2006 Melbourne Premier, 3 f Danehill Dancer (Ire) - Happy Heart (FR) outstayed the best three-year-old fillies in the country to win the 2007 VRC Crown Oaks Gr1 and in the process gave high profile racehorse owner Tony Santic another dimension in the thoroughbred business - as a successful breeder and seller of top class racehorses.
Not since the great Shannon was sold at auction has a single horse attracted as much attention as when Pillar Of Hercules was sold at public auction by William Inglis & Son Ltd at Caulfield Racecourse this morning.
William Inglis & Son Ltd have ensured that owners will have plenty of incentive to buy in 2008 with the announcement of a significantly expanded series of bonuses and graduate races around Australia for yearling graduates.
Further to yesterday's announcement of the sale of leading Melbourne three-year-old PILLAR OF HERCULES, thoroughbred auctioneers William Inglis & Son can confirm that the colt will be auctioned at Caulfield Racecourse on Friday November 2 at 11 am following today's Supreme Court decision.
Following the disruption caused to Sydney racing due to the Equine Influenza outbreak, the 2008 Inglis Classic Race has now been re-scheduled for May 3rd at Royal Randwick - Sydney Cup day.
The recently announced changes to the timing of the Inglis 2008 yearling sale's to be conducted in Melbourne and Sydney have been met with such high approval by breeders that additional sessions have been added to both sales to accommodate the record entries that are still being received.
Over the past week directors of Inglis, Magic Millions and Aushorse have been engaged in discussions to improve the spread of sales dates for buyers and vendors in 2008.