Melbourne Gold Inspections Begin Tomorrow

Media Release - Tuesday April 23
All is in readiness for Sunday's Melbourne Gold Yearling Sale, for which inspections begin tomorrow.

A total of 261 yearlings – 241 in the main catalogue and 20 supplementary entries – will be offered for the sale, which has produced some outstanding results in recent years including the likes of Group 1 winner Malaguerra (cost $32k, has won $1.9m), Group 1-placed I'll Have A Bit (cost $48k, won $676k), Lyuba (cost $2k, has won $445k), Sirbible (cost $3.5k, won $326k) and Desert Lashes (cost $3k, has won $370k).

Three farms – Stockwell Thoroughbreds, Stonehouse Thoroughbreds and Sunhill Bloodstock – will beopen for parades from midday tomorrow, Wednesday April 24.

The majority of drafts will be available for inspection from Thursday while all offerings will be parading by Friday morning.

To view the full parade schedule, CLICK HERE.

To view the Melbourne Gold catalogue - which includes 137 Super VOBIS-nominated yearlings and 105 BOBS eligible youngsters - CLICK HERE.

Yearlings by the likes of Written Tycoon, Exceed and Excel, Zoustar, So You Think, Dundeel, Deep Field, Fiorente and Rubick headline this year's catalogue.

The sale begins at Oaklands Junction at 10am Sunday.
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