An “extraordinarily successful’’ Australian Broodmare Sale – the first ever held in a digital format – closed this afternoon, bringing to an end a robust weekend of Inglis breeding stock sales.
The Australian bloodstock market again defied the global trend of Coronavirus-inflicted economic downturn with some extraordinary results at tonight’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Courageous mare Bella Vella (Commands) became the Inglis Digital Online platform’s maiden G1 winner when scoring an all-the-way victory in today’s TAB Classic at Morphettville.
The largest catalogue in Inglis Digital’s history concluded this evening, with a record gross of $4.14 million and 420 lots sold for a clearance rate of 77.4%.
In what is a timely decision with more than 100 yearlings currently in the April Online Sale, all yearlings sold via the Inglis Digital Platform will now be eligible for the 2020 Inglis Race Series.
A 90-strong catalogue for the 2020 edition of the Chairman’s Sale has been finalised with G1 winners Volpe Veloce (Foxwedge) and Go Indy Go (Bernardini) headlining a flurry of star power added to the sale.
Veteran sprinter Mr Stunning turned back the clock to secure a third career G1, while Southern Legend - the foundation ‘Legend’ horse for Mr Boniface Ho - dethroned the champion Beauty Generation as Inglis graduates dominated the big races on Champions Day at Sha Tin.
A phenomenal amount of entries in the Inglis Digital April Online Sale has seen the ‘final countdown’ of bidding start time amended to 10am Thursday April 30, rather than the standard 3pm Wednesday time.
Champion sprinter Samaready and G2 winner Spanish Reef are among the latest additions to an already stellar collection of mares for the upcoming Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Mares in foal to the likes of top-class proven sires such as Pierro, Zoustar, Dundeel, So You Think, Brazen Beau, More Than Ready, Written Tycoon, Lonhro, Street Boss, Rubick and Deep Field headline a strong Australian Broodmare Sale catalogue.
A mare Susan Keating purchased for just $19,000 at the Sydney Broodmare Sale back in 2009 today produced the winner of the $855,000 The Showdown as Khoekhoe (Turffontein) charged late to claim the 2YO feature.
Easter Round Two – the live auction scheduled for July 5 of yearlings originally passed in at Easter One and those targeted specifically at the sale – will also now be open to select supplementary entries.
Inspections for mares entered in The Inglis Chairman’s Sale will be by appointment with their respective consignors, with most set to be available by early next week.
Outstanding race filly Fundamentalist (Not A Single Doubt) – in foal to Zoustar - is among the latest wildcard entries confirmed for The Chairman’s Sale.