Sale Overview

The HTBA Yearling Sale continues to provide buyers with late-season opportunities to purchase suitable yearlings for a far lesser outlay than the major yearling sales, but with the potential to generate significant returns.

In 2025, the sale generated some eye-catching returns for traders, with yearlings bought for $95,000, $30,000 and $14,000, generating subsequent prices of NZ$325,000, $110,000 and $130,000 at 2YO sales just a few months later.

The HTBA Yearling Sale provides buyers with the opportunity to buy the progeny of some of Australia’s best stallions including Alabama Express, All Too Hard, Anamoe, Capitalist, Castelvecchio, Cosmic Force, Dundeel, Extreme Warrior, Harry Angel, Hellbent, Home Affairs, Justify, Ole Kirk, So You Think, Star Turn, Stay Inside, Super Seth, Sword Of State, Tassort, Toronado, Trapeze Artist, Written By, Zousain etc.

The drafts will be presented by some of the leading producers in Australia, the likes of Widden, Vinery, Newgate, Riversdale, Segenhoe, Amarina, Fernrigg, Glenbeigh, Goodwood, Kingstar etc.

Recent graduates of the Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale have won over $80,463,400 in prizemoney, more than three times their combined purchase price. Leading recent graduates include the likes of Rocketing By, Boston Rocks, Cleo Cat, Bright Legend, Shezanalister etc.

Add to that Tintookie, a $30,000 buy that has since won $500,000, Rocketing By was purchased for $22,000 and won $2,733,240, Monegal was a $3000 buy, earned her connections $686,895 and sold as a broodmare on Inglis Digital for $225,000, The Bopper cost $30,000 and won $555,000, Bazooka won $557,726 off a $14,000 purchase price and so on.

Almost the entire catalogue this year comes with state bonuses – 190 are BOBS eligible while others are VOBIS and QTIS qualified.

Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch encouraged buyers to review the catalogue, noting that the sale provides an important opportunity to find value in the market.

“We have a broad cross-section of stallions and vendors represented in the catalogue, which is pleasing,’’ Hutch said.

“The Inglis Yearling Sales Series has been strong to date this year and it has been really competitive for quality stock, so this sale gives buyers further access to commercial yearlings, whether buyers are still looking for horses to breeze in the spring, trial and trade, or just race for what is a fantastic pool of prizemoney in Australia.

“Another significant advantage of buying at the HTBA Sale is the discounted rate of qualifying for the $12m Inglis Race Series, with the cost of sign up 50% less than the select yearling sales.

“The value sign up still gives buyers full access to the Inglis Race Series which includes the $5m Xtra Bonus Series, the $1m Pink Bonus Series and the $2m Inglis Millennium etc.’’

Supplementary entries for the HTBA Yearling Sale close at 5pm Friday April 10 and will be offered at the end of the sale.