Sale Overview

The eyes of the bloodstock world will be on Riverside Stables on April 6 and 7 for this year’s Easter Yearling Sale.

A catalogue of 421 yearlings has been finalised for the sale, which has again lived up to its mantra of being the ‘Best of the Best’.

The spectacular line-up of yearlings includes 228 yearlings that are either the progeny of Stakes winners or siblings to Stakes winners, headlined by the likes of:

*A brother to G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland

*A sister to outstanding 3YO colt Growing Empire

*A three-quarter brother to star colts Deep Field and Shooting To Win

*A brother to champion 2YO Militarize

*A half sister to dual G1 winner She’s Extreme

*A brother to G1-winning colt Ozzmosis

*A half brother to G1 winners Lady Shenandoah and Stronger

*A half brother to dual G1 winner Sunshine In Paris

*A sister to G1 winner Wild Ruler

*A brother to triple G1-winning mare Forbidden Love

*A half sister to G1 Spring Champion Stakes winner El Castello

*A half sister to dual G1 winner Artorius

*A half brother to G1 winner Autumn Angel

*A half brother to champion mare Jameka

*A half sister to star mare I Am Me

*A brother to top-class colt Schwarz

*A brother to four-time G1 winner Tofane

*A half sister to G1-winning 2YO Captured By Love

*A brother to G1-winning colt and exciting young stallion Super Seth

*A three-quarter sister to multiple G1 winner Zougotcha

*A sister to G1 winner Climbing Star

*A half brother to G1 winner Converge

*A half sister to brilliant filly Learning To Fly

*A half sister to multiple Stakes-winning millionaire Arkansaw Kid

*A half sister to G1-winning colt Profondo

*A sister to G1-winning filly Gypsy Goddess

Included in the catalogue are the progeny of the likes of Arcadia Queen, Aristia, Bella Vella, Belluci Babe, Bonham, Bonneval, Bring Me Roses, Celebrity Queen, Dame Giselle, Danzdanzdance, Eleonora, English, Every Rose, Forever Loved, Formality, Go Indy Go, Gust Of Wind, Hips Don’t Lie, Hungry Heart, Invincibella, Invincible Star, Kenedna, Lighthouse, Lucia Valentina, Madam Rouge, Media Sensation, Minhaaj, Mossfun, Nakeeta Jane, Personal, Pippie, Plucky Belle, Princess Coup, Qafila, Red Tracer, Shoals, Shout the Bar, Sierra Sue, Silent Sedition, Snitzerland, Spright, Starelle, Stay With Me, Subpoenaed, Swift Witness, Tiggy Wiggy, Unforgotten, Zou Dancer etc.

There is an incredibly diverse range of leading sires represented such as I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Extreme Choice, Zoustar, Wootton Bassett, Written Tycoon, Too Darn Hot, Deep Field, Dundeel, Exceed and Excel, So You Think, Proisir, Street Boss, Toronado, The Autumn Sun etc as well international sire sensations Camelot, Frankel, Gun Runner, Justify, Kitasan Black and Siyouni.

The best progeny of this year’s leading first season sires are also catalogued at Easter, yearlings by Home Affairs, Stay Inside, St Mark’s Basilica, Palace Pier, Acrobat, Captivant, Noverre, Pinatubo and Wild Ruler.

Of the catalogue, 338 are BOBS Eligible (80%) while there also VOBIS Silver, Westspeed and QTIS yearlings available.

Current stars Switzerland, Growing Empire, Joliestar, Lady Shenandoah, Overpass, Zougotcha, Autumn Glow, Climbing Star, Autumn Angel, to name but a few, are recent graduates of the sale.

It is many a dynasty that has begun at the Easter Yearling Sale, as evidenced by the number of young Easter graduates at stud – Home Affairs, The Autumn Sun, Exceedance, Super Seth, In The Congo, Wild Ruler and many others looking to emulate their predecessors like Fastnet Rock, Exceed And Excel and Flying Spur.

No less impressive is the legion of brilliant runners produced from mares originally sourced from Easter as yearlings – Lady Of Camelot, Shinzo, Fangirl, Celestial Legend, Coolangatta, Climbing Star, Estijaab, Classique Legend etc.

It is the very epitome of a breed-shaping sale.

Inglis sales have also produced more G1 winners overall, more G1-winning fillies, more winners of the $1m+ races, more Hong Kong winners and more international G1 winners than the nearest competitor since 2018, with Easter playing a significant role in that success.

Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch is delighted with the quality and depth of this year’s Easter catalogue.

“Statistically, Easter is the sale most likely to produce buyers a top class racehorse and that’s what everybody is looking for,’’ Hutch said.

“The Easter Yearling Sale is the sale most likely to produce a G1 winner, more likely to produce a 2YO Group winner and has comfortably the best Stakes winners/runners ratio than any of the Southern Hemisphere yearling sales.

“Year after year, it is the ‘Best of the Best’ – best breeders showcasing their best yearlings at the best venue in the world to offer horses.

“As always it’s just such a fabulous time to be in Sydney, there’s Days 1 and 2 of The Championships, the Inglis Easter Sale, as well as everything that the Harbour City has to offer, we can’t wait!’’

All yearlings purchased at the Easter Sale have the opportunity to nominate for the lucrative Inglis Race Series.

Hard copies of the Easter catalogue will be available within a fortnight.

To secure yours, email catalogue@inglis.com.au