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.
On the eve of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in Sydney, Classic graduate Little Paradise (Toronado) came from what looked an impossible position midway down the straight to post an emphatic victory in the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin.
The $1.7m Easter colt Hidrix (Extreme Choice) surged into Golden Slipper contention with a dominant debut victory in today’s G3 Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill.
A world-class catalogue of 472 lots has been confirmed for what is shaping as a spectacular Easter Yearling Sale, for which the catalogue is now available online.
Today’s Listed Wellesley Stakes winner Lassified (Stay Inside) is the ninth individual Stakes-winning Inglis graduate across Australasia over the festive period.
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.
Outstanding 3YO filly Well Written (Written Tycoon) stayed unbeaten with a powerhouse victory in Saturday’s G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas over a mile at Riccarton.
An Easter graduate victorious in a G1, an Inglis Digital star winning a $1.5m race and a monumental pedigree update ahead of Thursday’s Ready2Race Sale at Riverside.
A 10% share in G1-winning mare Charm Stone has topped the September (Late) Online Sale selling for $310,000, the second highest price for racehorse share on the platform this year.
The fourth most successful Inglis Digital auction in history tonight concluded with 15 lots realising $100,000 or more, leading to a gross in excess of $7m.
The popularity of Coolmore shuttle stallion Wootton Bassett continues to intensify with a sale-topping result in today’s Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale.
Outstanding mare Joliestar (Zoustar) secured a third career G1 victory with a staggering come-from-behind victory in today’s Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm.
Canberra trainer Todd Smart had one sole mission when attending last year’s HTBA Yearling Sale – to buy a horse that could win the $200,000 Inglis Challenge at Scone 12 months later.
Bella Nipotina tonight became the equal third-most expensive mare ever sold in the Southern Hemisphere when realising $4.2m on a record-breaking evening at the Chairman’s Sale.
A new record price for the Australian Weanling Sale was set at Riverside today when a Stay Inside x Sheidel filly offered by Noorilim Park sold for $650,000.
An incredible Easter Yearling Sale today concluded in remarkable fashion, defying bloodstock pessimism and global financial trends to finish with notable upturn in almost all key fiscal metrics.
It was a day of fairytales for Inglis graduates at Caulfield today as a $14,000 Premier Sale buy won the $1m Showdown and wonder mare Pride of Jenni returned to racing with an emphatic victory in the Peter Young Stakes.