Inglis Australian Weanling Sale and HTBA Yearling Sale NOW ONLINE

Media Release - Monday March 27

Weanlings by the likes of Frankel, Snitzel, Zoustar and Written Tycoon – as well as siblings to G1 winners and progeny of G1-winning dams – feature as part of a particularly strong catalogue for the Australian Weanling Sale with King's Legacy the most represented first season sire.

A total of 447 weanlings – the largest edition of the sale in its history – have been catalogued for the auction which will be held at Riverside over the two days of Monday May 1 and Tuesday May 2.

One of the world's best stallions, Frankel has a colt to be offered as Lot 146, click to see his page.

There is a traditionally large draft from Mike and Debbie O’Donnell’s Fairhill Farm which includes foals by the likes of Farnan, Toronado, Deep Field, Street Boss, King’s Legacy etc while Coolmore has entered 34 weanlings including the progeny of Frankel, Camelot, Zoustar and Wootton Bassett, the latter of whom is represented by his first Southern Hemisphere-bred crop.

Four colts by recently pensioned reigning Champion HK Sire Deep Field will be in hot demand.

The sale has been further boosted by a 17-strong dispersal from Ashleigh Thoroughbreds, featuring a brother to G1-winning 2YO Captivant as well as weanlings by Ole Kirk, So You Think, Star Turn, Anders, King’s Legacy etc.

In all there are weanlings by 103 individual sires including other proven stallions such as Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Camelot, Pierro, Shamus Award, Savabeel, Russian Revolution, Capitalist, Lonhro, All Too Hard, Brazen Beau, Spirit Of Boom, Dundeel, Hellbent, Pride Of Dubai, Rebel Dane etc., as well as exciting young sires like The Autumn Sun, Justify, Trapeze Artist, Grunt, Harry Angel, Written By, Brave Smash, Showtime etc.

Dual G1 winning Redoute's Choice son King's Legacy is the most d first season sire with 20 entries.represente

As always, the Australian Weanling Sale also gives buyers their first look at the new crop of first season sires coming through and this year’s catalogue includes progeny of exciting young stallions such as Admire Mars, Anders, Bivouac, Cool Aza Beel, Dirty Work, Doubtland, Farnan, Fierce Impact, Graff, Hanseatic, King’s Legacy, Lucky Vega, North Pacific, Ole Kirk, Peltzer, Prague, Russian Camelot, Tagaloa, Time To Reign, Wootton Bassett etc.

The drafts are being presented by many of Australia’s leading nurseries including Coolmore, Yarraman, Vinery, Sledmere, Torryburn, Tyreel, Middlebrook, Kia Ora, Bhima, Kitchwin, Twin Hills, Lime Country Thoroughbreds, B2B Thoroughbreds, Bell River, Fairview Park, Kingstar, Fernrigg Farm, Golden Grove etc.

“The support we have received for this sale has been tremendous and it’s fantastic to be able to showcase a catalogue of this size and strength,’’ Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch said.

“There is tremendous variety amongst the stallions represented and there is a marked increase in the quality on recent years, which is an exciting thing for us and for buyers.

“The recent results for end users out of this sale have been fabulous with graduates such as Redzel, Begood Toya Mother, Spright, Leicester, Houtzen etc while it’s also proven a happy hunting ground for pinhookers.

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“Out of last year’s sale alone there have already been some outstanding pinhook results at all levels of the market - $80,000 into $400,000, $150,000 into $400,000, $200,000 into $400,000, $50,000 into $240,000, $15,000 into $200,000 etc.

“A sale like this offers opportunities to anyone and everyone at low entry level points, from pinhooks through to traders and established trainers and syndicators.’’

To view the Australian Weanling Sale catalogue CLICK HERE.

The Australian Weanling Sale is part of a huge fortnight of action at Riverside which begins with the HTBA Yearling Sale on Sunday April 23.

The catalogue of 301 features the progeny of 99 different stallions including leading sires like Extreme Choice, So You Think, Deep Field, Capitalist, Shamus Award, Pierro, Nicconi, Russian Revolution, Lonhro, Justify, Toronado, Hellbent, All Too Hard etc as well as a strong mix of first season sires such as Blue Point, Zousain, Yes Yes Yes, Too Darn Hot, Pierata, Exceedance, Dubious, D’Argento, Cosmic Force, Castelvecchio, Alabama Express etc.

They are being offered by some of the leading nurseries in Australia including Coolmore, Widden, Yarraman, Torryburn, Kingstar, Twin Hills, Vinery, Middlebrook, Sledmere, Kingstar, Davali, Fernrigg, Kitchwin, Willow Park, Riversdale etc.

With an average price last year of just $25,000, this sale provides buyers with an outstanding opportunity to purchase quality yearlings at an affordable price.

It also gives buyers the opportunity to join the Inglis Race Series at a discounted rate yet still qualify their yearlings for all the bonus schemes, as well as all the traditional races in the Inglis Race Series including the popular $200,000 Inglis Challenge over 1100m on Scone Cup Day.

To view the HTBA Sale catalogue CLICK HERE.

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