breednet.com.au

Inglis Chairman’s Sale Underway

Tara Madgwick - Friday May 8

The first lot offered in the Inglis Chairman’s Sale this afternoon provided a good result for Willow Park Stud with Group I placed Perfect Rhyme selling for $375,000 with a positive test to Darley’s champion sire Exceed and Excel.

Exceed and Excel had a sharp fee increase for 2020 and is advertised at $132,000 with mares in foal to him at this sale looking good value with a covering fee last year of $88,000.

Lot 1 Perfect Rhyme was sold for $375,000

Perfect Rhyme was a modest $40,000 Inglis Classic yearling back in 2015 before emerging as a quality performer with multiple Group placings including a second in the G1 Australian Oaks to Bonneval.

Perfect Rhyme was a modest $40,000 Inglis Classic yearling

By Dubawi’s Group I winning son Poet’s Voice (GB) from a proven Black Type family she was offered in foal to Exceed and Excel in her first season at stud and bought by Kia Ora Stud.


 

Advertisment
More Reading...
Unraced Trial Report - Smoke on the Horizon
There is always a flurry of trial activity all around Australia before the frenzy of Christmas and New Year racing so it’s worth a look at the Breednet unraced trial report to see what first season sires have some smoke on the horizon that could well turn into fire.
Cressfield Homebred 2YO Wins $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan - Half-Brother MM
The $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan 2YO (1000m) at Canberra on Friday attracted the attention of the big Sydney stables with the first three all trained in the city and the winner was a flashy chestnut Snitzel filly that has been catching our eye at the barrier trials in recent weeks and started a short priced favourite.
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Next for Wootton Bassett Colt
The open juvenile event over 1100m at Randwick on Saturday looked a strong affair on paper with stakes performed horses O’ Ole, Memo and Tempestuous all engaged, but it was a couple of up and comers that led the way home in Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Gallo Nero and Extreme Choice filly Apocalyptic.
US G2 Winner for Zoustar
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar will finish 2024 as the world’s leading sire of winners taking the title for the second year in a row and he’s not done yet with his Northern Hemisphere bred colt King of Gosford taking out the $200,000 Group II Mathis Mile (1m) on turf at Santa Anita on Boxing Day.
Sires With Winners - Thursday December 26
Here is the full list of 106 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Maher to Have Wellington Cup Runner
Leading Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher looks set to add some real international flavour to racing at Trentham next month with hardy stayer Interpretation likely to contest the Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) on 18 January.
Nine Years Old - 11 Stakes Wins
He’s from Dundeel’s first crop and still going so strong at nine years-old that he’s just won his 11th stakes race.
Karaka Graduate Wins Stella Artois Championship Final
Hasstobeawinner has often played the bridesmaid role in his career, but on Boxing Day at Ellerslie, he chose the right time to live up to his name, storming home to take out the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Final.
Sires With Winners - Friday December 27
Here is the full list of 58 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Te Akau Select Damask Rose for NZB Kiwi Slot
The owners of Damask Rose have been given a late Christmas present, with Te Akau Racing selecting the exciting filly to represent their slot in the inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m) on Champions Day at Ellerslie on March 8.