Inglis Introduce New Pink Bonus

Media Release - Sunday January 30

The Inglis Race Series will be boosted by an additional $1.55m from 2022/23 onwards, including a new $1m Inglis Pink Bonus Series.

The Pink Bonus is an incentive for buyers from this year, whereby a purchase is fully paid up for the Inglis Race Series and registered as minimum 75% female owned.

Qualified ownership groups will then run for an added $1m in Pink Bonus prizemoney in designated races in the race series, as set out below.

*Inglis Millennium - $400,000 bonus to the first eligible horse home

*Inglis Sprint - $200,000 bonus to the first eligible horse home

*Inglis Banner - $200,000 bonus to the first eligible horse home

*Inglis Nursery - $200,000 bonus to the first eligible horse home

In addition to the Pink Bonus, a number of races in the Series will receive significant prizemoney boosts.

*Inglis Sprint – increase from $750,000 to $1,000,000

*Inglis Banner – increase from $400,000 to $500,000

*Inglis Nursery – increase from $400,000 to $500,000

*Inglis Bracelet – increase from $250,000 to $350,000

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The changes will come into effect for horses born in 2020 that are purchased through the Inglis Sales Series – starting with this weekend’s Classic Yearling Sale - that are registered for the Inglis Race Series.

Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch said the Pink Bonus was aimed at increasing ownership in the industry as well as to give existing owners the chance to race for more prizemoney.

“We work to service existing owners throughout the year, as well as engaging and developing new participants, it’s a fundamental part of our business and we have been working on suitable incentives to complement that work for some time,” Hutch said.

“Australia is the envy of the bloodstock world and with the sport being more accessible than ever and the ownership base growing and growing, we wanted to create further incentives for people to participate.

“There has been a significant growth in the volume of female racehorse ownership – 12 of the runners in the Millennium in 2021 had female owners – and we feel that this bonus series has the capacity not just to further reward those existing owners but stimulate greater involvement.

“With the Pink Bonus Series, the first registered horse to finish, no matter where it finishes, in each of the Millennium, Sprint, Banner or Nursery, will each win a massive bonus.

“The Inglis Race Series has produced any number of outstanding horses in recent years like Nature Strip, She Will Reign, Extreme Choice, Castelvecchio, Mossfun, Hellbent, Wild Ruler etc and I’m sure there will be many more to come, including those with Pink Bonus ownership.

“The Series showcases the very best of Australian racing, giving owners opportunities to win big prizemoney across the calendar year and enjoying the thrill of racing at some of Australia’s most iconic tracks in Royal Randwick, Flemington, Moonee Valley and Scone at the heart of the Hunter Valley.”

Inspections for the Classic Yearling Sale – the first chance to buy a horse to register for the Pink Bonus – begin at Riverside on Tuesday.

To view the parade schedule, CLICK HERE.

To view the Classic catalogue, CLICK HERE.

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