We’re Here to Sell

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday April 4
Sledmere Stud have offered 62 yearlings so far this year and sold all of them, which is why their stunning Inglis Easter draft is a must inspect at Riverside Stables this week featuring yearlings by champion sires Snitzel, Fastnet Rock and Written Tycoon.

A proven Group I Inglis Easter vendor having sold Group I VRC Myer Classic winner Politeness at this sale in 2012 for $115,000, Sledmere have had a fruitful run in recent years with international stakes success for graduates such as Spring Heat, Alfolk, Ready to Attack and Buckinghampshire.

Visit the yearlings at Barn C Stables 57 – 59, 68 – 77 and see the preview of yearlings below, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THEM:

Lot 57 Filly Declaration of War (USA) x Bullion Mansion, by Encosta de Lago



Half-sister to 2017 Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas winner Mighty Boss and stakes-placed Shiralee. From a winning daughter of Group I winner La Volta and sister to the dams of Group I winners Catch a Fire and Seaburge.

Lot 83 Colt Snitzel x Dances on Waves, by Anabaa (USA) – raised at leading South Australian nursery Mill Park



From Group II winner Dances on Waves, a half-sister to the dam of $3.3 million earner and triple Group I winner Preferment and Group III winner Rezoned.

Lot 132 Colt Not a Single Doubt x Flawless Gem, by Encosta de Lago



Half-brother to two winners from stakes-placed Flawless Gem, a close relation of Group II winner King Ivor. Bred on the exact same Not a Single Doubt x Encosta cross as Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas winner Mighty Boss and Group II VRC Sires Produce Stakes winner Not a Single Cent.

Lot 150 Filly Fastnet Rock x Gaze, by Cape Cross (IRE)



Half-sister to South African Group III winner Ready to Attack from outstanding Kiwi racemare Gaze, a Group I winner by influential Green Desert son Cape Cross.

Lot 218 Colt Written Tycoon x Maidel, by Ad Valorem (USA)



Third foal of a winning half-sister to stakes-winner Meidung, the dam of this season's Group II winning filly Banish. From the family of Group II winner and $1.2 million earner Pinwheel.

Lot 269 Filly Fastnet Rock x Ocean of Tears, by Minardi (USA)



Half-sister to Group III winner No More Tears and is also a three-quarter sister-in-blood to brilliant 2YO stakes-winner Lake Geneva (a placegetter in Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond) and this season's 2YO stakes-winner Ennis Hill.

Lot 274 Colt Sebring x Padma, by Street Cry (IRE)



Second foal of an unraced grand-daughter of blue hen Procrastinate, the dam of 12 winners headed by South African Champion Filly Laisserfare, a five-time Group I winner, Group III winner A Time for Julia and stakes-winners Time Thief, Personify and Foreplay.

Lot 330 Filly Dissident x Rossarita, by Testa Rossa



Second foal of a winning half-sister to blue hen Wedgetail Eagle, the dam of nine winners headed by Group I Queensland Derby winner Eagle Way and stakes-winners Assertive Eagle, Impressive Eagle and Soaressa, the dam of Group III winner Thermal Current.

Lot 346 Colt Sebring x Seeking Attention, by Exceed and Excel



Half-brother to South African stakes-winner Buckinghampshire and stakes-placed Cautious, from stakes-placed Seeking Attention, a three-quarter sister to Group II winner and sire Stryker. Current 2YO from the mare is promising Dio D'Oro (colt Medaglia D'Oro) that has been placed twice from three starts including a debut second to Golden Slipper winner Estijaaab.

Lot 350 Colt Savabeel x Serenade, by O'Reilly



Three-quarter brother-in-blood to Group II winner Do Ra Mi and is the third foal of a placed sibling to Group I winner Marju Snip and Hong Kong stakes-winner Unique Jewellery. Bred on sensational Savabeel x O'Reilly cross that has produced five Group I winners including this season's NZ 2,000 Guineas winner Embellish and NZ Oaks winner Savvy Coup!

Lot 392 Filly More Than Ready (USA) x Sunday Chill, by Flying Spur



Second foal of a winning half-sister to Golden Slipper runner-up Oohood. Currently rated Australia's best maiden, she might be a Group I winner after Saturday as she runs in the Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes at Randwick. A filly with a huge pedigree coming from the Singles Bar branch of the Easy Date family featuring leading sire Not a Single Doubt.


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