Cover image courtesy of Georgia Young Photography
At A Glance:
190 horses sold for a total gross of $2,479,950, with a clearance rate of 67.7%.
Four 2.5% shares in Decorum (Snitzel), a full brother to Switzerland, each sold for $30,000, resulting in a total valuation of $1.2 million. All four shares were bought by different entities.
Just Magic (I Am Invincible) topped the sale when selling for $140,000 to Premium Bloodstock Services. The 4-year-old mare was one of six lots in the sale to sell for over $100,000.
The second top lot Quietness (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), a close relation to Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth), sold for $125,000 to Shane Morrissy.
Seven-figure value for Golden Eagle-bound Switzerland brother
A $500,000 yearling out of Group 1-producing Ms Bad Behavior (Can) (Blame {USA}), 4-year-old Decorum (Snitzel) attracted plenty of attention in this week's Inglis Digital September Late Sale, with four 2.5% shares being sold to different buyers each for $30,000. Cloros Bloodstock were amongst the winning bidders.
A full brother to G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland and G3 Ken Russell Classic winner St Gotthard, Decorum has won four starts from six for trainer Michael Freedman, including his most recent start on September 5 at Randwick. He holds nominations for the G1 Epsom Handicap and the G1 Golden Eagle, and is set to run again this Saturday at Rosehill.
Decorum | Image courtesy of Georgia Young Photography
“Hopefully our new partners in Decorum get a good result on Saturday,’’ said Arrowfield Stud's Bloodstock Manager Jon Freyer. “He has come back a much-improved horse, he showed a lot in his first prep and could even be on a Golden Eagle trajectory so it could be a big couple of months for the owners.’’
St Gotthard will be engaged on the same card in the G1 Golden Rose Stakes.
“The first three foals out of the mare (Ms Bad Behavior) have been really high class,’’ Freyer said. “She’s got a very good 2-year-old and she’s obviously got a very good yearling going to Easter next year.’’
Both are by the late Snitzel, making them full brothers to Decorum. The current 2-year-old sold for $2.8 million at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale to James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership, Tony Fung Colts, and Tom Magnier.
“I think the Easter-bound yearling is a magnificent colt," Freyer said. “He’s actually the most like her of all of them so far - magnificent head, great depth, beautiful mover, it’s hard not to like him. Switzerland was a beautiful yearling and this yearling colt is right up there with him.’’
Jon Freyer | Image courtesy of Inglis
Jo Borg, one of the winning bidders, admitted the purchase was made “on a whim’’.
“I read that he might be going to the Golden Eagle and I thought it would be good to have shares in a second horse going to that race, given I own part of Amazing Journey which is coming out from Europe for the race,’’ Borg said.
“I’ve bought off Inglis Digital before and I’ve had some good results off the platform so I’m happy to keep supporting it because I find it easy to use - although sometimes I get carried away!’’
Ms Bad Behavior is due to produce her first foal by The Autumn Sun this spring.
Half-sister to Celerity tops six lots for six figures
Just Magic (I Am Invincible), a winning half-sister to Listed Mahini Classic winner Celerity (Exceed And Excel), topped the entire sale when selling for $140,000 to Premium Bloodstock Services. Offered by McEvoy Racing, the 4-year-old is out of G3 Cockram Stakes winner Ellicazoom (Testa Rossa), whose multiple Group performances include a third in the G1 William Reid Stakes. Ellicazoom is a daughter of G1 Swettenham Stud Stakes winner Ellicorsam (Fimistom) from the family of Group 2 winner and sire Soul Patch.
Celerity was a $850,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale purchase for Godolphin and she retired to stud this season after her Listed victory.
Just Magic | Image courtesy of Inglis
There were a total of six lots to make $100,000 or more in the Late September sale, taking the total for 2026 to 232 six-figure sales for Inglis Digital. Quietness (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) was the second top lot, selling for $125,000 to Shane Morrissy. The five-time winner, who also finished second in last year's G3 Bendigo Cup and has been twice Listed-placed, is a close relation to G1 Rosehill Guineas winner Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) and it was confirmed she will stay in training.
“She’ll head to Simon Ryan at Warrnambool to see if we can add some more black type to an outstanding international pedigree before heading to the breeding barn in 2027," Morrissy said.
Quietness (GB) | Image courtesy of Inglis
Kool Racing, who also bought a share in Decorum, went to $110,000 to secure Drumfire (Farnan), a descendant of Singles Bar (Rory's Jester) whose dam is a half to Group 3 winner Big Parade (Deep Field).
Fast Lane Syndications paid $105,000 for stakes-performed Go Daddy (Ire) (Smooth Daddy {USA}), and Hall Of Fame Bloodstock bid $105,000 for Motoscafo (Castelvecchio), a close relation to Sejardan. Three-year-old G2 Silver Slipper Stakes runner-up Eviction Notice (Stay Inside) attracted $100,000 from Brinawa Holdings.
