The buzz that has engulfed the Inglis Newmarket Complex this week continued strongly into the opening session of the Classic Yearling Sale this evening, with 80% of lots selling at an average of $56,551.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees captured his second Inglis Classic race victory today when his filly Twist Tops scored in the $250,000 black type event at Randwick.
The catalogue is now available for Book 1 of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, the first of the 2016 Inglis Select Yearling Sale series to be held on 6, 7 and 8 February at the Inglis Newmarket Complex in Sydney.
An 85% clearance rate was achieved at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Autumn Book, as familiar faces returned to the sales source of their stable’s current two-year-old stars.
The upcoming Inglis Classic Autumn Book and the Inglis HTBA Scone Yearling Sale are the last two opportunities in 2015 to secure a yearling that is eligible to be nominated for the lucrative $5 million Inglis Race Series.
The catalogues for the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Autumn Book and the Inglis HTBA Scone Select Yearling Sale are now available, both of which can be viewed online at inglis.com.au and on the updated Inglis Sales iPad App.
With a legacy like that of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, it is no wonder that with only ten days to go that the industry is positively buzzing. The 2015 edition of the sale that unearthed superheroes of the turf including Black Caviar, Fawkner, Snitzerland, Trust In A Gust, Sacred Kingdom and Blue Diamond favourite Foniton, will begin 12 noon on Sunday 1 March.
Hard-working jockey Grant Buckley gets few opportunities in the city and has made the most of his ride on Lady Jivago in the Inglis Classic at Rosehill.
The trophy for the $250,000 RL Inglis Classic race will head north with the Wyong trained filly Lady Jivago finishing best to take out the lucrative Inglis Race Series event at Rosehill on Saturday.
The start of Inglis’ Select Yearling Sales Season for 2015 is only a few days away, but for graduates of last year’s sales Saturday promises to be a great stepping stone in their racetrack careers with $500,000 in Inglis Race Series prizemoney on the line.