Stellar Inglis Chairman's Sale NOW ONLINE

Media Release - Sunday March 26

An exceptional collection of race fillies and broodmares, described as “the best yet” will be offered at the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale on May 4, for which the catalogue is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE.

A late surge of entries including the likes of G1 placed Lankan Star (in foal to Russian Revolution), G2 winner Victoria Quay (in foal to Snitzel), G3 winner Dosh (in foal to Exceed And Excel) and four-time Stakes winner Mileva has seen the Chairman’s catalogue finalised at 100 entries.

This year’s catalogue includes:

*72 lots that are either Stakes horses or Stakes producers

*43 mares that are pregnant on their first or second cover

*89 entries that are aged 10 or younger

*32 fillies or mares that are totally Danehill free

Montefilia was in top form on Saturday, just failing to catch Arapaho in the G1 Tancred Stakes - image Steve Hart

*A myriad of high-class fillies or mares off the track including the likes of Montefilia, Icebath, Nimalee, Graceful Girl, Swats That, Electric Girl, Elizabeel, Elusive Express, Pantonario, Jal Lei, Mileva, Get In The Spirit, La Rocque, Joviality, Easifar, Nicci’s Fling, Splendiferous, Tralee Rose, Amasenus, How’s The Serenity etc

*Mares carrying pregnancies to some of the most highly sought-after stallions globally including Frankel, Gun Runner, I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Extreme Choice, Exceed And Excel, Zoustar, So You Think, Capitalist, Pierro, Maurice, Russian Revolution, Wootton Basset, Per Incanto, The Autumn Sun, Farnan, Bivouac, as well as first crop pregnancies for the likes of Home Affairs, Stay Inside, Pinatubo, St Mark’s Basilica, Palace Pier, Wild Ruler and Portland Sky

*A breeding right in G1 sire sensation Toronado, which will open the sale as lot 1.

To view the Chairman’s Sale catalogue, CLICK HERE.

The auction will begin at 4.30pm on Thursday May 4.

Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch was blown away by the support shown to the sale by breeders and owners.

“We have been fortunate to have been supported with some fantastic stock at this sale over the years but this is absolutely the best group that we have put together for the Chairman’s Sale to date,” Hutch said.

“We have worked particularly hard as a team to give the market confidence in this sale and I think this catalogue is a reflection of that.

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“It is a boutique sale, but we are thrilled with the variety of what will be on offer and I think anyone that is in the market for quality breeding stock has cause to be fully engaged with the sale.

“The dams of the likes of Home Affairs, Loving Gaby, Stay Inside, Shout The Bar, Nettoyer etc were bought at the sale prior to G1 success, while a horse like last weekend’s Golden Slipper winner Shinzo was purchased in utero at the sale too.

The dam of Golden Slipper winner Shinzo was purchased for $1.8million carrying him in utero - image Steve Hart

“I think everyone who has attended a Chairman’s Sale will agree that it’s just a really fun night, one of the highlights of the Southern Hemisphere sales calendar so between the social side of it and the extraordinary strength to the catalogue, Thursday May 4 is a night any serious buyer does not want to miss.

“We will be accepting a small number of supplementary entries for the sale, so if you want to be involved in the sale as a seller, I encourage you to get in touch with a member of the bloodstock team sooner rather than later.

“We have already had a number of very appealing race fillies committed to the supplementary catalogue and I think that part of the sale represents a unique opportunity for vendors to capitalise on the undoubted momentum that will be generated by the lots catalogued for the main book.’’

Supplementary entries for the Chairman’s Sale will remain open until 5pm on Friday April 21.

To submit a supplementary entry, contact a member of the Inglis bloodstock team or CLICK HERE.

A day after the Chairman’s Sale will be the Australian Broodmare Sale, for which a catalogue of 156 entries has been lotted.

In recent seasons alone the dams of G1 winners such as Tofane, Shelby Sixtysix, Montefilia, Private Eye, Stay Inside, Funstar/Youngstar etc have been sourced at the Australian Broodmare Sale, for as little as $1000, $8000, $13,000, $23,000 etc.

The 2023 catalogue includes 133 in-foal mares with covers to some of Australasia’s most popular stallions including Exceed And Excel, So You Think, Wootton Bassett, Russian Revolution, Capitalist, All Too Hard, Hellbent, The Autumn Sun, Trapeze Artist, Farnan, Bivouac, Ole Kirk, Harry Angel and many others, as well as first pregnancies for Home Affairs, Stay Inside, Pinatubo, St Mark’s Basilica, Wild Ruler, Captivant, Portland Sky, Profiteer, Acrobat etc.

The sale has been boosted by the addition of 12 mares to be offered unreserved by Bob and Sandra Peters including Truly Special (the dam of G1 winner Truly Great), Paris Romance - a Redoute’s Choice mare who is the dam of Pure Devotion and Fine Romance - Western Jewel (dam of  G1ailway Stakes winner Western Empire), a Redoute’s Choice sister to Windstorm as well as Candyland, a Tavistock sister to G1 winners Werther and Toffee Tongue.

The Australian Broodmare Sale will begin at midday on Friday May 5.

To view the catalogue CLICK HERE.

Supplementary entries for the Australian Broodmare Sale will remain open until 5pm on Friday April 21.

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