New Look Oaklands Ready to Rock and Roll

Media Release - Monday February 25

A new-look Oaklands Junction is ready to host its first Premier Yearling Sale, for which inspections begin today.

The $8m renovation of the selling auditorium and adjacent structures (reception, restaurant and café) is complete following months of alterations.



To view the new area in Virtual Reality format,CLICK HERE.

Four drafts (Ampulla Lodge, Maluka Thoroughbreds, Edinburgh Park Stud and Goldin Farms) will be parading at Oaklands on Monday ahead of the sale, which runs from Sunday March 3 until Wednesday March 6.

The remaining drafts will begin inspections throughout the week.

To view the full parade schedule,CLICK HERE.

To view the Premier catalogue,CLICK HERE.

The ongoing success of the Premier Yearling Sale was again to the fore in 2018, with four individual Australian Group 1 winners coming out of the sale – Santa Ana Lane, Written By, Seabrook and Youngstar.

Only the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale produced more individual Group 1 winners in Australia last year.

A total of 786 horses - 514 in Book 1 and 272 in Book 2 – have been catalogued for the sale.

Inglis Release

 

 


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