An emotional Tim Nolan of Murrulla Stud struggled to find the right words to describe just what it meant to be the new record holder of a Classic yearling.
It takes a bit to shock Newhaven Park’s John Kelly, but a “totally unexpected’’ result saw their Star Witness filly top Day 3 of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Castelvecchio - a colt “destined for big things’’ by an up-and-coming stallion described as “the new Zabeel’’ – today won the inaugural running of the $2m Listed Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm.
Star filly Fiesta (I Am Invincible x Now Now) shone brightly at Warwick Farm, bravely running past Golden Slipper winner Estijaab to win the $1million Inglis Sprint.
Now Now – the dam of dual Group winner and Group 1 placegetter Fiesta – has been added to join what is shaping as a stellar line-up of breeding stock at The Chairman’s Sale.
Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) joined a growing list of Inglis graduates to dominate Australian 2YO races this year with a strong victory in today’s Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield.
All is in readiness for the biggest ever Classic Yearling Sale, with inspections to begin at Riverside Stables from Monday.
Twelve drafts (Arrowfield Stud, Bhima Thoroughbreds, Edinburgh Park, Fairhill Farm, Kitchwin Hills, Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, Musk Creek Farm, Woodside Park Stud, Bowness Stud, Canning Downs Stud, Lustre Lodge and Sledmere Stud) will be parading on Monday.
In a significant boost to buyers, yearlings purchased in the inaugural Highway Session (Book 2) at next week’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale will also be eligible for the $100,000 Inglis Challenge 2YO race in Scone in 2020.
As the Autumn 2YO features rapidly approach, Inglis Graduates I Am Immortal (I Am Invincible), Catch Me (I Am Invincible) and Dawn Passage (Dawn Approach) all won impressively, including a clean sweep of the Blue Diamond Previews at Caulfield for Inglis Easter graduates.
Inglis Digital will celebrate the New Year with a huge January online catalogue, consisting of more than double the amount of entries compared to January 2018.