Cover image courtesy of Inglis
An enhanced version of the former Scone Yearling Sale, the May Sale presents buyers with a final opportunity to purchase a quality yearling in New South Wales before the breeding stock sales take centre stage.
The Sale begins a week-long festival of auctions at Riverside, which also includes the Australian Weanling Sale next Thursday, the Chairman’s Sale on Friday and the Australian Broodmare Sale on May 9.
In total, 356 yearlings will go under the hammer at the HTBA Sale and of those, 334 are BOBS eligible.
“We had the Sale at Riverside in 2020 due to the pandemic and it went really well and allowed us to have the horses at a world-class complex and in closer proximity to a larger percentage of the buying bench,” Inglis General Manager Bloodstock Sales and Marketing, Sebastian Hutch, said.
“The decision was made with the support of the majority of vendors that we would facilitate the Sale at Riverside here again.”
“The decision was made with the support of the majority of vendors that we would facilitate the Sale at Riverside here again.” – Sebastian Hutch
Vendors and breeders have responded positively to the move with a full house as far as the number of youngsters to be sold.
“The catalogue has basically doubled in size and there’s a lot of interest around the complex,” Hutch said. “It’s positive for vendors and we’re pleased with the catalogue and the Sale produces plenty of quality winners.”
Among the leading lights to have come out of the auction includes the G1 Winterbottom S. winner Voodoo Lad (I Am Invincible), reigning $1 million Inglis Sprint winner Rocketing By (So You Think {NZ}) and Listed Brian Crowley S. winner The Bopper (Nicconi).
“The Sale has produced plenty of winners and there are a solid number of well-credentialled horses on the complex so we’re very happy and are looking forward to the Sale,” Hutch said.
Rocketing By | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
Top sires represented
Yearlings by leading sires including Capitalist, Deep Field, So You Think (NZ), Zoustar, Sebring and More Than Ready (USA) feature in the catalogue with progeny of proven stallions including All Too Hard, Toronado (Ire), Shamus Award, Dundeel (NZ), Nicconi, Ocean Park (NZ), Smart Missile and Rubick.
The younger brigade with yearlings on offer includes Extreme Choice, Flying Artie, Contributer (Ire), American Pharoah (USA), Star Turn, Winning Rupert and Sooboog, as well as yearlings by a broad range of first-season sires such as Russian Revolution, Merchant Navy, Caravaggio (USA), Hellbent, Impending, Churchill (Ire), Invader, Pariah, Ribchester (Ire), Spieth (NZ), Supido, Lord Of The Sky and Jukebox.
All yearlings purchased at the HTBA May Yearling Sale are eligible for the $6 million Inglis Race Series, which includes the Inglis 2YO Challenge at Scone, open to graduates of this Sale and the Highway Session from the Classic Sale, plus the Showcase Session from the Premier Sale, and Inglis Digital-sold yearlings.
