Broodmares and Breeding Prospects headline 600 plus Digital Sale

Media Release - Friday April 21

The biggest Inglis Digital catalogue ever collated is now open for bidding, with a record 669 entries confirmed for the April (Late) Sale.

The sale features some outstanding individual entries, particularly in terms of breeding stock.

Electric Charge, the dam of G3 winning 2YO Libertad, is among the entries and is in foal to Prague.

One of those is Charge Forward mare Electric Charge, the dam of unbeaten G3 Kindergarten Stakes-winning 2YO colt Libertad, whose 110 Timeform rating is equal to the likes of this season’s leading juveniles like Don Corleone, King’s Gambit and Barber and higher than Learning To Fly, Brave Halo, Arkansaw Kid, Skirt The Law, Veight etc.

Electric Charge is being offered in foal to exciting young sire Prague.

Young mare Lunalove is one of the best-bred mares in the catalogued, offered in foal to Pierro.

The daughter of Redoute’s Choice is out of G1 race filly Forever Loved and descends from the great Eight Carat family.

The G3 placed mare Zouluminous, a Zoustar close relative of high-class 2YO Veight, is another standout entry.

One of the more exciting racehorses in the sale is Daytona.

Offered by Newgate Farm, Daytona is a two-time winning Sebring 3YO, who most recently finished a close-up 5th behind G1 winner Zougotcha in the G2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill last month.

The catalogue also features a 73-horse reduction from Bowness Stud, 71 of which are mares – many in foal to D’Argento – while 29 have foals at foot by D’Argento, Peltzer, Yulong Prince, Cosmic Force, Showtime and Ilovethiscity.

Leading nurseries Arrowfield Stud and Woodpark Stud also have reductions in this online sale.

The Arrowfield offering of 34 lots comprises well-related mares including a sister to G1 winner Sweet Idea, dams of Group winners offered in foal to the likes of Castelvecchio, Shalaa, The Autumn Sun etc, plus 14 yearlings by sires such as Castelvecchio, The Autumn Sun, Shalaa etc.

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The Woodpark part-dispersal of 14 entries includes the G3 placed 4YO Arnaqueur as well as mares by leading broodmare sires Bernardini, Giant’s Causeway, Commands, Not A Single Doubt, Dubawi, War Front etc, offered in foal to the likes of exciting young sires Bivouac and Harry Angel.

In total in the April (Late) Online Sale there are 320 broodmares, 213 racehorses (101 race fillies), 45 shares, 63 yearlings, 23 weanlings, two stallions and three unraced stock.

Such is the size of the catalogue, the final countdown of bidding has been brought forward to 10am Wednesday.

To view the catalogue CLICK HERE.

Other highlight entries for the April (Late) Sale include:

• Hype – Lightly raced 5YO gelding, strong Doomben winner last start over 1350m

• Fairy Hill – Stakes winner, offered in foal to Playing God

• Fly By – Well-related Charge Forward mare offered in foal to Russian Revolution

• Kite Haraka – Sister to Group winners Fontiton and Sartorial Splendor, offered in foal to in-demand stallion Russian Revolution

• Lucciola – Stakes winning mare that has produced black type performer Lucicello, offered in foal to Palace Pier

• Madalsa - 3YO Pierro filly that has had just two starts, winning on debut before contesting the G3 Adrian Knox

• Redeeming Spirit – A winning I Am Invincible half sister to multiple Group winner Sweet Redemption, in foal to exciting first season sire Wild Ruler

• Shining Light – Unraced Brazen Beau mare offered in foal to Russian Revolution

• Tender –Stakes placed mare and dam of a Stakes performer, offered in foal to St Mark’s Basilica

• Warby – Lightly-raced G3 placed half brother to G1 winner Captivant. He is one of 12 entries for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in the catalogue

• Worx – 2YO colt by Capitalist and a last start winner

• Written Dash – G3 winner and dam of stakes placed Osamu, in foal to Bivouac

There are mares in foal to sires such as Aclaim, Acrobat, Admire Mars, Anders, Awesome Rock, Better Than Ready, Bivouac, Blue Point, Brave Smash, Captivant, Castelvecchio, Circus Maximus, D’Argento, Dundeel, Graff, Hanseatic, Harry Angel, Johannes Vermeer, Microphone, North Pacific, Palace Pier, Peltzer, Pierro, Playing God, Prague, Rubick, Russian Revolution, Shalaa, Showtime, Spirit Of Boom, St Mark’s Basilica, Star Turn, Supido, Tagaloa, Tarzino, The Autumn Sun, Too Darn Hot, Trapeze Artist, Wild Ruler, Yes Yes Yes, Zousain.

There are also yearlings and weanlings by popular stallions such as Anders, All Too Hard, Better Than Ready, Brutal, Capitalist, Cosmic Force, Dundeel, Flying Artie, Harry Angel, Hanseatic, King’s Legacy, Merchant Navy, Microphone, Proisir, Spieth, The Autumn Sun, Territories, Trapeze Artist and Zoustar.

The sale has again been supported by many of Australia and New Zealand’s leading stables and farms including Annabel Neasham Racing, Ballymore Stables, Busuttin Racing, Ciaron Maher Racing, Coolmore Stud, Emirates Park, Gollan Racing, Kingstar Farm, Malua Racing, Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr, Mullaglass Stud, Oaklands Park Stud, Rosemont Stud, TFI, Vinery Stud, Widden Stud, Woodpark Stud

“The ongoing growth in the Inglis Digital platform is really exciting to see as it continues to assert itself as the go-to source for buying and selling horses and shares of horses online in the Southern Hemisphere,’’ Inglis Digital Business Manager Nick Melmeth said.

“This is the first time that we have had close off entries for a sale, but it was a necessity as we were at capacity, so we urge anybody looking to get their stock into the May (Early) Sale, to please submit those entries sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.

“With more than 10,000 registered bidders from Australian, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, UK, USA, Macau, Philippines, Malaysia, China etc - who are active at most or all of the sales - sellers continue to get great rewards for supporting Inglis Digital and buyers continue to reap their own rewards, with one in five Australian races this season being won by an Inglis Digital graduate.’’

The final countdown of bidding for the April (Late) Sale begins at the earlier time of 10am this coming Wednesday, April 26 to facilitate the larger catalogue.

To organise credit, view the catalogue or participate in the auction CLICK HERE.

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