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804 lots catalogued, slightly up on 2020 number, for Victoria’s headline auction
A total of 804 lots – 590 for the Premier Session and 214 for the Showcase Session - have been catalogued for the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, which begins its three-day run on February 28.
The numbers are slightly up on the 2020 sale which saw a total of 784 lots catalogued of which 524 lots were in the Premier Session while 260 were catalogued for the Showcase Session.
Inglis Melbourne bloodstock manager Simon Vivian described the Premier catalogue as ‘simply outstanding’.
“The support we have received from the Victorian industry especially who have 100 per cent backed this sale again by giving their best yearlings to offer is not only quite overwhelming but also comes with a serious sense of responsibility to get the job done for them and we absolutely believe we will achieve great results again,’’ Vivian said.
“Buyers want to buy from auctions with proven results and Premier’s recent record of graduates is simply quite extraordinary.”
Graduates of the Premier Sale include Group 1 winners Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon), Gytrash (Lope De Vega), September Run (Exceed And Excel), Hey Doc (Duporth) as well as promising two-year-old Sneaky Five (Fastnet Rock).
“There have been 15 Group 1-winning graduates of the Premier Sale since 2018 – nine of which could have been purchased for $100,000 or less - including the likes of Nature Strip, Santa Ana Lane, Beat The Clock, Kenedna, Written By, Seabrook etc and since 2019 Premier has produced more winners of the $1m-plus races in Australia than any other sale,” Vivian continued.
“The 2021 catalogue is again filled with the right yearlings prepared by the right people and we can’t wait to offer them at our exceptional and highly popular Oaklands facility in February and March next year.’’
In total 75 individual vendors are set to offer the progeny of 118 stallions including the likes of leading sires I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), Redoute’s Choice (Danehill), Fastnet Rock (Danehill), Exceed And Excel (Danehill), Written Tycoon (Iglesia), Not A Single Doubt (Danehill), Pierro (Lonhro), Zoustar (Northern Meteor), Dundeel (High Chaparral), Savabeel (Zabeel), So You Think (High Chaparral), Sebring (More Than Ready), Lonhro (Octagonal), Deep Field (Northern Meteor), Street Boss (Street Cry), Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible), Shamus Award (Snitzel) and Tavistock (Montjeu). The progeny of international superstars including Frankel (Galileo), Camelot (Montjeu), Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha), Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday) and Siyouni (Pivotal) are also catalogued.
First season sires represented include Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock), Russian Revolution (Snitzel), Highland Reel (Galileo), Pariah (Redoute’s Choice), Hellbent (I Am Invincible), Churchill (Galileo), Caravaggio (Scat Daddy), Almanzor (Wootton Bassett), Impending (Lonhro), Tosen Stardom (Deep Impact), Menari (Snitzel), Invader (Snitzel) and Ribchester (Iffraaj).
The sale has been strongly supported by Victorian farms including Maluka Thoroughbreds (35 entries), Blue Gum Farm (31), Rosemont Stud (30), Stonehouse Thoroughbreds (27), Supreme Thoroughbreds (26) and Yulong (26) while the likes of Gilgai Farm, Noorilim Park, Sun Stud, Three Bridges, Woodside Park Stud, Two Bays Farm, Springmount, Glentree Thoroughbreds, Kulani Park, Ultra Thoroughbreds, Leneva Park, Musk Creek Farm, Collingrove Stud, Morning Rise Stud, Rushton Park, Daisy Hill, Longwood Thoroughbred Farm, Erinvale Thoroughbreds and Yarran Thoroughbreds are among the other leading Victorian nurseries well represented.
Leading NSW-based consignors include Bhima Thoroughbreds, Edinburgh Park, Lime Country Thoroughbreds, Milburn Creek, Newhaven Park, Sledmere, Twin Hills, Widden and Yarraman Park.
Of the catalogue, 466 are Super VOBIS nominated and 474 are BOBS eligible, while the catalogue also contains yearlings eligible for QTIS, SABOIS, Westspeed and TasBred.
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