The male nude, albeit hindquarters only, was a ring-in for the Inglis Equine Art Prize. ''We diversified this year,'' Arthur Inglis, judge and prime mover of the award, said.

The dream of racing starts here at the Inglis Yearling Sales. By attending the Forever After Charity Auction on Wednesday 6 April, or bidding on the original Makybe Diva Portrait, by award winning Australian artist Michael Legge-Wilkinson, you will be supporting the rehabilitation of this magnificent animal to a life after racing.

The noble worlds of art and thoroughbreds come together with the inaugural Inglis Equine Art Prize. Arthur Inglis, fifth generation of Australia’s most esteemed thoroughbred family, has created the Prize in association with Mike Coward from Australian Art Sales, to “protect and promote” a classic art form.