Coleman Share Tops Inglis Digital

Media Release - Wednesday April 9

A 10% share in dual G1 placed colt Coleman today became the highest-priced racehorse share in a colt or gelding ever sold on Inglis Digital, realising $405,000.

Offered by Carringbush Park, the share was the subject of significant interest by several parties both in Australia and abroad before finally selling to STBT/ZMB.

Coleman has G1 goals towards the Brisbane Winter Carnival - image Grant Courtney

Coleman was the highest rated 2YO of his generation, narrowly beaten when second in the G1 Golden Slipper and third in the G1 Sires’ Produce.

Now in the care of Chris Waller, the valuable colt trialled nicely at Warwick Farm on Monday and will be aimed at races like the G1 Doomben 10,000 and the G1 Stradbroke Hcp during the Brisbane winter carnival.

Given the success buyers have enjoyed with racehorse shares purchased off Inglis Digital in recent times, it’s little surprise the Coleman share was so highly sought after.

Jack Pakis bought a 5% share in Light Infantry Man for $50,000 in November last year.

Since then the 5YO has won the G1 Northerly Stakes in Perth in December, finished 3rd in last month’s G1 All Star Mile and won the G1 Australian Cup 11 days ago, collecting in excess of $2.54m in prizemoney in the process.

The Ciaron Maher-trained Light Infantry Man is a $16 chance with Ladbrokes in Saturday’s $5m Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, the feature event on Day 2 of The Championships.

Other recent G1 winners that have had shares sell through Inglis Digital include Private Harry, Benedetta, Port Lockroy, Private Eye etc.

“For both buyers and sellers of racehorse shares, Inglis Digital continues to provide unequivocal success,’’ the platform’s Business Manager Nick Melmeth said.

“The increase in popularity of people wanting to offer shares – be it 2.5% or 50% - has been astronomical and that’s added another significant aspect to each catalogue that probably wasn’t there in such strength and numbers a couple of years ago.

“The buyers have reacted accordingly, I mean the racehorse shares section each and every sale is one of the most highly active elements of the catalogue and today’s fabulous result with Coleman is further evidence that Inglis Digital provides an incredible opportunity for people who are looking to take advantage of the robust and lucrative market that is consistently facilitated on Inglis Digital.

“The period through the latter part of the autumn and into the spring is a particularly exciting time for the platform as typically the volume of quality lots, particularly in terms of breeding stock, is plentiful and the demand for quality remains high.”

The Inglis Digital platform has enjoyed a stellar start to 2025. Already this year so far 1145 Australian races have been won by graduates of the platform, earning almost $20m in prizemoney.

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Stakes winners this year already include the likes of Just Folk, Sandpaper, Coastwatch, West of Africa, Prairie Flower, Wild Imagination etc while other feature winners include Gallant Star, Prestige Ole and Money Teams.

Inglis Digital also continues to be an elite source of top-level breeding stock, as evidenced as recently as this week’s Easter Yearling Sale.

Ridgmont sold a Wootton Bassett x Egyptian Missile colt on Day 2 of the sale for $1.2m, becoming the farm’s first seven-figure yearling result.

Ridgmont’s Mitch Cunningham and Jim Clarke bought the mare Egyptian Missile for $230,000 on Inglis Digital in 2021.

Today’s April (Early) second-top lot was the young broodmare Bout.

Offered in foal to Shinzo by Goodwood Farm, Bout sold to Headline Thoroughbreds for $120,000.

“I’m absolutely thrilled, she’s a lovely mare and I wish her new owners all the best with her,’’ Goodwood’s Kerrie Tibbey said.

“That was all just such an easy process with Inglis Digital, it’s such a great platform, so easy, I think it’s the best idea and that it’s wonderful and I’m sure every stud and every mare owner in the country feels the same.’’

In total the April (Early) Sale grossed $2,958,050.

Entries for the April (Late) Online Sale are now open and will remain so until midnight on Wednesday, April 23.

The sale will run from April 25-30.

To enter CLICK HERE.

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