A Too Darn Hot colt topped Day 2 of an Easter Yearling Sale that ended with a record average and a staggering 26 $1m+ lots, despite ongoing global uncertainty.
A result “beyond our wildest dreams’’ for passionate breeders Graham and Linda Huddy topped a strong opening day of trade at Riverside for the 2026 Easter Yearling Sale.
G1 winner Benedetta (Hellbent) – the most accomplished mare to be offered at public auction in the Southern Hemisphere this year – will be the star attraction at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Arguably the greatest chapter in the Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) fairytale so far played out at Rosehill today when the undefeated wonder mare scored a breathtaking victory in the G1 George Ryder Stakes.
Two Bays Farm owner Ross Ferris celebrated his best moment in a sale ring today when his Zoustar x Nudge filly sold for a day-high $850,000 at the Premier Yearling Sale.
Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) made it a perfect 10 out of 10 with another visually stunning performance to win today’s G1 Verry Elleegant Stakes at Randwick.
Trainer Clinton McDonald and bloodstock agent Shane McGrath teamed up to win their second G1 Blue Diamond Stakes in three years today with Streisand (Magnus) victorious in the juvenile feature at Caulfield.
Dean Hawkins of Wentwood Grange couldn’t believe what he was witnessing when their Ghaiyyath colt sold for a sale-high $625,000 on the third and final day of the Classic Yearling Sale at Riverside this afternoon.
Unbeaten filly Well Written (Written Tycoon) produced one of the most explosive performances seen on a New Zealand racetrack in years when winning today’s $1.5m Karaka Million 3YO at Ellerslie.
It was a fairytale result in today’s $400,000 Listed Inglis Nursery at Randwick as the $1250 Inglis Digital bargain buy Where’s The Circus (Trapeze Artist) and his “battling trainer’’ Paul Murray defeated some of the industry’s biggest players on the biggest stage.
Today’s Inglis Digital sale-topper Post Impressionist will be targeted at next year’s Warrnambool Cup after selling to Victorian owner Shane Morrissy for $225,000.
Scott Darby believes today’s Inglis Digital sale-topper Amazing Eagle (Capitalist) can continue along the same successful mould as the likes of former online Darby acquisitions Robusto, Caballus and Imperial Force and progress on to become a future racetrack star.
Inglis Digital superstar Half Yours (St Jean) will look to become just the 13th horse in history to claim the Caulfield/Melbourne Cup double after comprehensively winning the first leg – the $5m G1 Caulfield Cup – today.
Progeny of the likes of Toronado, Exceed and Excel, Harry Angel, Zoustar and Ole Kirk were amongst the standout performers from breeze up sessions conducted this week in the lead up to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on October 16, footage of which is now available online.
The G1-winning 2YO Velocious (Written Tycoon) tonight became the second most expensive filly ever sold on Inglis Digital, realising $1.625m to the bid of Yulong.
Entries for the 2026 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series – which will be headlined by the presence of the highly anticipated Snitzel x Winx colt at the Easter Sale – are now open.