THIS weekend presents the final chance for would-be Inglis Scone Challenge contenders to secure their place in the $200,000 race run at Scone racecourse on May 19.
The third annual William Inglis & Son Autumn Thoroughbred Sale took place at Newmarket today with 111 horses generating gross receipts of $422,000 for an average of $3,802 at an excellent clearance rate of 95 per cent.
Results are what count and with past graduates like last Saturday’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks runner-up Zenarta, the Inglis Scone Yearling Sale has a lot to shout about.
The 2006 Australian Select Broodmare Sale concluded at Newmarket today with 474 lots achieving an average price of $53,668 and a total aggregate of $25,438,650.
Following the successful conclusion of the weanling sale, trade at the Easter Broodmare Sale got off to a healthy start at Newmarket this afternoon, with Belong To Me mare Lady Larissa bringing a final bid of $500,000 to top the session.
William Inglis & Son concluded a record-breaking 2006 Australian Easter Yearling Sale at Newmarket, Sydney on April 20, posting across the board gains in all categories to become the most successful yearling sale ever held in Australia.
South African trainer Charles Laird made history at Newmarket tonight paying $3million for Yarraman Park’s Redoute’s Choice colt from Deja Slew (USA), bettering the previous Australian record of $2.