880 lots have been catalogued for the Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, which will again run over four days, on 1, 2, 3 and 4 May. The Newmarket sale ring in Sydney will light up with weanlings and broodmares from some of Australia’s best families.
Politeness added plenty of sunshine to part-owner Phil Sly's day at Flemington with an exceptional victory in the Group 1 VRC Myer Classic over 1600m ahead of fellow Inglis Easter graduate Fenway.
The first of 574 lots will walk into the ring at 12:00pm this Sunday at the Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale at Newmarket in Sydney. After being inundated with over 1,400 entries the Summer Book has been extended in 2015 to three days, providing buyers a great selection of yearlings by over 100 individual sires.
Inspections are well underway at Inglis’ Newmarket Sales complex in Sydney ahead of the 480 lot Classic Summer Book which kicks off at 10am this Sunday 19 January.
Buyers have thrown their support behind the split format of the 2013 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale outlaying $5,678,500 on 173 lots during the inaugural session of the Summer Book at Newmarket on Sunday.
Top mares Mosheen and Hallowell Belle bounced back to strong wins at Group 2 level at Flemington on Saturday, with the duo on a path to clash in the Group 1 VRC Myer Classic in four weeks’ time.
With the last black type races in Australia for the 2011/12 racing season run and won over the weekend, Arrowfield have finished as the leading breeder of stakes winners sold at Inglis Sales.
Coolmore Stud and Goodwood Farm have finished at the top of Inglis’ Group 1 Vendors List for the 2011/12 Australian racing season, having sold two individual Group 1 winners each.
Inglis will be providing vendors with a new way forward to market their yearlings in 2013, with the Sydney Classic Yearling Sale to be split into two books; a Summer Book and a Winter Book.
The 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale came to a close at Newmarket today, with a colt by Hussonet stealing the show on a day when $3.9 million was added to the overall turnover of $12.8 million for the sale.
Yearlings have started arriving at Newmarket ahead of the 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale, led by Emirates Park whose 16 strong draft are ready for inspection.
The 2012 edition of Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale, the source of recent Group One winners Manawanui, Secret Admirer and Hurtle Myrtle, will be held at Newmarket next January 22 to 24, with the 572-strong catalogue now online.
On arguably Australia’s best day of racing, Hurtle Myrtle defeated the country’s best fillies and mares over a mile to claim her first Group One victory in the VRC Myer Classic.
Secret Admirer and The Verminator notched up a Group 1 winning double for Inglis graduates on super Saturday at Randwick today, taking out the Epsom Hcp (1600m) and Metropolitan Hcp (2400m) respectively.
The catalogue for the Hunter Valley breeders annual yearling sale to be conducted at Scone on May 12 and 15 can rightly be promoted as the strongest in its 65 year history.
Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith was the most relieved man at Randwick on Saturday after his stable star returned to form to win the Group II Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (1200m).