Sale Overview

Unprecedented support from Australasia’s leading breeders and vendors has resulted in the biggest ever renewal of the Australian Weanling Sale.

A total of 415 weanlings have been catalogued for this year’s auction, which will now be held over the two days of Wednesday May 4 and Thursday May 5.

The catalogue includes weanlings by 94 different sires including Zoustar, Pierro, Russian Revolution, Fastnet Rock, So You Think, Capitalist, Deep Field, Lonhro, Street Boss, Toronado, Shamus Award, Per Incanto, Lonhro, Brazen Beau, Shalaa, Turn Me Loose, Star Turn, Xtravagant, Tivaci etc.

Buyers also get their first chance to purchase youngsters by an exciting new crop of First Season Sires which this year includes the likes of Exceedance, Yes Yes Yes, Too Darn Hot, Brutal, Blue Point, Pierata, Microphone, Alabama Express, D’Argento, Castelvecchio, Dubious, Royal Meeting, Tassort, Zousain, Calyx, Cosmic Force, Magna Grecia, Omaha Beach, Unite And Conquer, Strasbourg, I Am Immortal, Bellevue Hill etc.

Vendors represented in the sale include Gilgai, Bell River, Newgate, Coolmore, Kia Ora, Fairhill Farm, Vinery, Twin Hills, Torryburn, Yarraman, Willow Park, Bhima, Fairview Park, Fernrigg and many others.

“Our Australian Weanling Sale has been an excellent sale for the last number of years, so it is great to see it recognised with an increase in quality and quantity from a strong and diverse group of vendors,’’ Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch said.

“There are some fantastic weanlings in the sale and I think it is a sale that traders and end users have every reason to be excited about.

“The Pierro – La Diosa filly being consigned by Coolmore, for example, is a star and as well-credentialled a weanling as will be offered to the market this year.

“Out of last year’s renewal alone there have been some outstanding pinhook results at all levels of the market - $65,000 into $270,000, $180,000 into $375,000, $30,000 into $210,000, $42,000 into $158,000, $55,000 into $210,000, $28,000 into $100,000 etc are just some of many examples.

“And with the likes of Redzel, Begood Toya Mother, Spright, Leicester, Houtzen, Reelem in Ruby and many more amongst its recent graduates, buyers focusing on this sale for not only pinhook profitability but racetrack success also is vital.’’

All weanlings sold at the Australian Weanling Sale are eligible for the $7.55m Inglis Race Series, which features the $2m Inglis Millennium for 2YOs and the new $1m Pink Bonus Scheme.

Supplementary entries for the sale will remain open until Friday April 22.