Due to popular demand the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale will be expanded to include three sessions in 2006, conducted over successive days on February 12, 13 and 14 at the Newmarket complex in Sydney.
As expected, Encosta de Lago was again the star of the Melbourne Autumn Yearling Sale, when the final session of the sale was concluded at Oaklands today.
The strong momentum of the Premier Yearling Sale continued on the first day of the Autumn Yearling Sale when 129 lots sold for an average of $10,848 and a gross of $1,399,500.
The concluding session of the 2005 Australian Select Broodmare Sale continued to excite vendors and buyers today at Newmarket, when a further 210 horses sold for $10,778,250.
The much anticipated Vinery Stud Dispersal produced stellar results today when three mares - Mannington, Snowdrift (Fr) and In the Past (GB) - smashed the previous record price for a broodmare sold at public auction in Australasia, established by former champion two year old Burst, which made $900,000 at the Newhaven Park Stud Dispersal in 1996.
The 2005 Australian Easter Yearling Sale concluded today when a further 174 yearlings were sold at Newmarket, bringing the overall gross for the three day sale to $90,528,000, up by some 20 % on last year’s record figure of $75,477,500.
The Australian Easter Yearling Sale kicked off in spectacular fashion today with 173 yearlings generating gross turnover of $36,448,000 at an average price of $210,682.
Popular Tony Vasil trained four year old ELVSTROEM (2002 Easter $330,000) became the first Australian horse to win at the prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting, when he took out the Dubai Duty Free Gr 1 at the Nad Al Sheba track on Saturday night (our time).
At every major yearling sale there is always a horse that has everyone talking, one particular youngster whose reputation precedes him…or on occasion even her.
William Inglis and Son Ltd are delighted to be sponsoring the time honoured Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes for two year olds at Royal Randwick this Saturday.
An action packed weekend of racing in both Sydney and Melbourne will see a number of horses competing whose achievements will have significance for the upcoming Vinery Dispersal (Newmarket, Sunday April 3 rd).
The upcoming Vinery Dispersal (Newmarket, Sunday April 3 rd) has generated great speculation and interest, with many astute judges tipping the sale will provide a new record price for a broodmare offered at public auction in Australia.
The 2005 Inglis Australian Select Broodmare Sale (April 3,4 & 5) follows hot on the heels of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale, slotting neatly into the slipstream of Australia's number one bloodstock event.