All roads lead to Riverside as Classic, Millennium loom

Breednet - Wednesday January 16
The countdown is on to the inaugural $2m Inglis Millennium and a bumper Classic Yearling Sale, which this year will run for a record five days and see 1013 yearlings catalogued.

The Inglis Race Day at Warwick Farm on Saturday February 9 – featuring the Millennium for 2YOs and the $1m Inglis Sprint for 3YOs – leads into the start of the Classic Yearling Sale, which begins at 6pm that night at Riverside Stables.

This year's bumper catalogue is the largest ever offered at Classic.

It contains relations to 76 Stakes winners including Group 1 winners such as Youngstar, Your Song, Under the Louvre, In Her Time, Headway, Long John, Questing New and Signify.

There is also progeny of 103 Stakes-winning mares including 10 Group 1 winners.

Progeny of 110 sires including Snitzel, I Am Invincible, Zoustar, Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Written Tycoon, Hinchinbrook, Lonhro, Not A Single Doubt, Pierro, Sebring, Spirit of Boom, Star Witness and Choisir are represented as well as 22 First Season Sires such as Vancouver, Pride of Dubai, Exosphere, Press Statement, No Nay Never, Super One, Rich Enuff, Bull Point, Contributer, Criterion, Headwater, Kermadec, Outreach, Panzer Division and Real Impact.

To view the Classic Yearling Sale catalogue, CLICK HERE.

The opening night (Sat Feb 9) of Classic will again feature the hugely popular Gold Riband session.

The sale will entail four days of Book 1 (Feb 9-12) – where 808 yearlings have been catalogued – plus the Highway Session (Book 2, Feb 14), which has seen a further 205 youngsters entered.

Wednesday February 13 will be a Highway Race Day at Warwick Farm featuring two Highway Handicaps – one for Country-trained horses and one for Provincial-trained horses.

If the winner of either Highway race is an eligible Inglis graduate (paid up for the current or a former Inglis Race Series), the winning trainer will receive a $50,000 credit voucher to spend at the Highway Session at Riverside Stables the following day.

Inspections for the Classic Sale begin on Tuesday February 5, although many horses will be available for inspection from Monday February 4.

2019 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SCHEDULE

Saturday February 9
Classic Book 1 from 6pm (Lots 1-120)

Sunday February 10
Classic Book 1 from 10am (Lots 121-350)

Monday February 11
Classic Book 1 from 10am (Lots 351-580)

Tuesday February 12
Classic Book 1 from 10am (Lots 581-808)

Wednesday February 13
Highway Race Day at Warwick Farm

Thursday February 14
Classic Book 2 – Highway Session from 10am (Lots 809-1013)

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