Youngstar latest Group 1 winner in Chairman’s Sale

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Group 1 winner Youngstar (High Chaparral {Ire}) is the latest addition to the Inglis Chairman’s Sale which is set to sell 55 of Australia's best race fillies and mares with many in foal to the most sought-after stallions.

Group 1-winning mare Youngstar has been confirmed as a wildcard entry for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale to be conducted on Friday, May 8 as a virtual auction with online and phone bidding.

That unique process was embraced by buyers at this week’s Australian Easter Yearling Sale and the Chairman’s catalogue, which is now available online, with the main catalogue featuring 55 mares and fillies.

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They are headlined by the multiple Group 1 winner In Her Time (Time Thief), G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Booker (Written Tycoon) and the G1 Australian Oaks winner Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock), also placed four times at the elite level.

They are now joined by the Chris Waller-trained Youngstar, who won the G1 Queensland Oaks over 2200 metres at just her seventh career start, which at the time was her fourth consecutive victory. She then finished third in the G1 Queensland Derby a fortnight later.

During a career which netted in excess of $1 million in prizemoney, Youngstar proved herself one of the best middle-distance horses in the country, finishing a 1l second to mighty mare Winx (Street Cry {Ire}) in the G1 Turnbull S.

“We got a great deal of satisfaction from her racing career, but we’re a racing partnership, not a breeding partnership and the plan all along was to enjoy her racing career and sell her as a broodmare, and that time has come,” Youngstar’s purchaser and part-owner Olly Koolman said.

“She’s going to be a very commercial proposition to the lucky buyer.”

“She’s going to be a very commercial proposition to the lucky buyer.” – Olly Koolman

“The genetics are there with her, the family is obviously getting continued upgrades through her little sister Funstar and she’s by a fantastic stallion in High Chaparral, who is already recognised as a fantastic broodmare sire – a large number of yearlings at the Easter Sale this week were out of High Chaparral mares.

“It’s a very commercial pedigree and it’s come a long way since we purchased her.’’

The dam of G1 Doncaster Mile winner Nettoyer (pictured) is set for sale | Image by Dan Himbrechts courtesy of AAP Photos

Other choice offerings in the Chairman’s Sale includes Cleanup (Dehere {USA}), dam of the G1 Doncaster Mile winner Nettoyer (Sebring), and in foal to The Autumn Sun; the Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Noire (Foxwedge) and the Group 2 winner Samara Dancer (Hinchinbrook) in foal to freshman sire Trapeze Artist.

The dual stakes winners Sprightly Lass (Snitzel) will be offered in foal to Pierro; Sword Of Light (New Approach {Ire}) is in foal to Fastnet Rock, Lubiton (Snitzel) in foal to I Am Invincible and Meryl (Epaulette).

The catalogue further features high quality mares in foal to leading stallions including I Am Invincible, Exceed And Excel, Not A Single Doubt, Fastnet Rock, Pierro, Dundeel (NZ) and Zoustar.

International covers

There are also mares with international coverings by Frankel (GB), Kingman (GB), Lope de Vega (Ire) and Medaglia D’Oro (USA) and first-season sires including Justify (USA), The Autumn Sun and Trapeze Artist.

“To be entrusted with the opportunity to sell this calibre of bloodstock comes with significant responsibility, but we have already had significant interest in the sale,” Inglis’ New South Wales Bloodstock Manager Chris Russell said.

Inglis’ New South Wales Bloodstock Manager, Chris Russell

“We are genuinely excited to promote these mares to domestic and international investors in coming weeks ahead of the auction.

“This catalogue is filled with world-class athletes with some of the best and most commercial bloodlines in the world, many in foal to several of the best stallions in the world.

“It’s becoming increasingly rare for people to want to sell nice breeding prospects or mares, so we are delighted to have the opportunity to sell these for our vendors.’’

The 2020 Chairman’s Sale will begin at 3pm on Friday, May 8 online at inglis.com.au. It will again be accompanied by a Sale Day Live broadcast hosted by Caroline Searcy.

Applications for a wildcard spot in sale will be accepted up until 5pm on Friday, April 24, to submit contact a member of the Inglis Bloodstock Team or follow the below link.