Written by Jackson Frantz
Of the 289 lots catalogued there is progeny by 110 individual stallions, including Zoustar, Exceed And Excel, Toronado (Ire) and Deep Field along with exciting you sires Russian Revolution, Maurice (Jpn), Capitalist and Almanzor (Fr).
The sale, which has been supported by 45 different vendors, also provides an opportunity for buyers to access the first 2-year-olds by the likes of The Autumn Sun, Trapeze Artist, Justify (USA), Written By and Grunt (NZ).
Gallery: Sires with their first 2-year-olds going through the sales ring
"This sale has been hugely progressive in recent years and the confidence in the sale from the Southern Hemisphere’s leading vendors has resulted in a catalogue of unprecedented strength this year," Inglis’ Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch said.
"It is a sale format in which we have invested a huge amount of time and effort in recent years in particular, which creates the opportunity for buyers to purchase ready-made racing stock that has been developed and prepared by some of Australasia’s very best horse people."
"It is a sale format in which we have invested a huge amount of time and effort in recent years in particular, which creates the opportunity for buyers to purchase ready-made racing stock that has been developed and prepared by some of Australasia’s very best horse people." - Sebastian Hutch
The success enjoyed by graduates of the Inglis Ready2Race Sale in recent years has been particularly noteworthy, with graduates including the likes of dual Group 1 winner Nettoyer (Sebring) and Group 2 winners Forgot You (NZ) (Savabeel), Lightsaber (Zoustar) and Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose {NZ}).
In total, the Inglis Ready2Race Sale has produced over 450 individual winning graduates since 2016, with average earnings of recent graduates $84,776. This year there will be breeze ups at Seymour (Friday, September 9), Eagle Farm (Wednesday, September 14), Warwick Farm (Friday, September 16), Cambridge (Monday, September 19) and an alternate session to be held at Warwick Farm (Thursday, October 6).
"The past three Inglis Ready2Race Sales have produced a host of talented racehorses – to date, they are the only Australian 2-year-old sales at which buyers could have bought a stakes winner – and they are also outperforming the equivalent New Zealand sale considering the relative number of horses offered," Hutch said.
Sebastian Hutch | Image courtesy of Inglis
“I know a number of the vendors are particularly bullish about the quality of horses that they are preparing this year and we are really excited to engage domestic and international buyers in the sale over the next six to eight weeks before welcoming them to Riverside for the sale in October.”
All horses in the catalogue are eligible for the $7.55 million Inglis Race Series, including the $2 million Inglis Millennium and the new $1 million Pink Bonus Scheme.
To order your hard copy of the Inglis Ready2Race catalogue, email catalogue@inglis.com.au or call the Sydney office on +61 2 9399 7999.
