Sales

Atlantic’s final Jewel is value for Farrington

The late, great, Atlantic Jewel’s (Fastnet Rock) sixth and last foal headed off towards his racing career yesterday, knocked down for a price which – all standard questions of unknown ability considered – looked a bargain at $240,000. A strapping son of US Triple Crown-winning first season sire Justify (Scat Daddy), the colt’s birth brought... Read More

A giant success for Kitchwin Hills

Another imposing specimen from the regal Legally Bay (Snippets) family rolled off the production line at Inglis Easter yesterday, a full sister by Savabeel (Zabeel) to Melbourne stakes-winner Hindaam. And while it might be tempting to call her the next big thing, in fact she already is. Lot 71, sold from Kitchwin Hills’ draft for... Read More

Widden seek blind redemption with filly after sibling tragedy

Day one at Inglis Easter featured the sale – as the equal second-highest priced filly – of a half-sister to a filly who, once an exciting racetrack prospect, has instead become a Widden Stud ‘project’. Lot 115, a daughter of Zoustar (Northern Meteor) offered by Widden as agents and sold to Suman Hedge Bloodstock for... Read More

I love it when a plan comes together – Easter filly set to complete incredible odyssey

It’s taken 21,450 kilometres across seven legs, and more than the usual leaps of faith required to buy a horse with no brand, but the first foal from what’s understood to be the only Venezuelan mare ever imported to Australia finally goes on sale this week. Lot 347 at the Inglis Easter sale – a... Read More

Festivity continues career with her father at Yarraman Park

Stakes-winning mare Festivity will begin her career as a broodmare at Arthur and Harry Mitchell’s Yarraman Park Stud after the New South Wales-based nursery purchased the daughter of their resident stallion I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) for $480,500 on gavelhouse.com yesterday. Raced by David Ellis’ Te Akau syndicate, Festivity won six of her starts, headed... Read More

Inglis to hold two-day Australian Weanling Sale in May

The Inglis Australian Weanling Sale will be extended to two days after the company catalogued 415 yearlings for the May 4 and 5 Riverside Stables auction, the largest offering of foals in Sydney since 2010. Officially launched last night, the Australian Weanling Sale catalogue includes weanlings by 94 different sires including Zoustar (Northern Meteor), Pierro... Read More