One of the most monumental days in Inglis’ history saw three yearlings realise $1m or more in the first ever Easter Yearling Sale void of horses and people.
An I Am Invincible filly became the highest-priced Inglis weanling in more than a decade, topping a strong day of action to start the Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale.
The Australian Easter Yearling Sale further cemented itself as the southern hemisphere’s premier equine auction with a stunning two days of trade at Riverside.
The dam of one of this season’s star 2YOs – in foal to I Am Invincible - and a blueblood race filly are among the latest Wildcard entries confirmed for The Chairman’s Sale.
The “colt of the year’’ from “the best family in the southern hemisphere’’ was the star of Day 3 of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale, which ended as the second-best Easter Sale ever.
A remarkable final day of action, which saw seven Lots sell for $1 million or more, has seen the 2017 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale end as the second greatest in the company’s 150 year history.
It took a syndicate of international powerbrokers to outbid a Sheikh for top Lot honours on a strong Day 2 of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale at Newmarket today.
Siblings to Winx, Preferment, Attention and a wave of recent stakes performers have arrived in Sydney and are ready for inspection ahead of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
A flood of entries in the last fortnight has further established the 2016 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale in the first week of May as the perfect opportunity for vendors. Farms wishing to offer their premium broodmares and weanlings alongside the quality reductions and dispersals confirmed for the Sydney sale must submit their entries before 5pm this Thursday 17 March.
A world class collection of the finest yearlings has been unveiled, with the pedigrees of 580 royally-bred and conformed athletes catalogued for the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on 5, 6 and 7 April.
Inglis graduates rounded off a stellar 2014/2015 racing season, having won a total of 189 black-type races internationally. 18 individual Inglis graduates saluted in 27 Group 1 races across the world, with Arrowfield Stud leading the Vendors’ Table having bred and sold three Group 1 winners: Wandjina, Majmu and Hot Snitzel.
Turangga Farm bred and sold galloper Able Friend has been rated the equal-top Southern Hemisphere bred racehorse for 2014 by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities overnight, taking over from fellow Inglis graduate Black Caviar who held that title for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The Australian Thoroughbred breeding season will begin on Monday (Sept 1), with the country's stallions set to generate more than $300 million in income for their services.
The 2014 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has concluded with a first class 83% clearance rate in Session I and records eclipsed in Session II thanks to a diverse buying bench competing on top quality yearlings by a wide variety of sires.
Cox Plate winner Shamus Award is expected to add the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes to his next campaign in a sign that the decision to transform Sydney's autumn carnival into one of the world's richest race events has been a winning move.
Racing NSW and Australian Turf Club have today announced a momentous change to the Sydney autumn racing program, heralding a grand finale event towards the end of the Southern Hemisphere Thoroughbred racing season.
Created by Inglis’ Deputy Chairman Arthur Inglis in association with Australian Art Sales Director Mike Coward to encourage and promote thoroughbred art, the Inglis Equine Art Prize is the only one of its kind in Australia, with the winner receiving A$15,000 in prizemoney.
Entries are now being taken for the 2014 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series, which will again provide all breeders, big or small, with tailored market leading options for their young thoroughbreds.