Inglis Ties Ready 2 Race Sale With The Everest

[Wandering Eyes]

The 2018 Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale will return to Sydney and be held at Riverside Stables on Monday, Oct. 15, Inglis announced early Monday morning. The sales company has partnered with Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club, allowing the 2-year-old sale to be part of the events surrounding the A$13-million 1200-metre The Everest, slated for Oct. 13 at Royal Randwick. Interest in the revamped auction has been high, with over 100 entries already received by sires like Fastnet Rock (Aus), Spirit of Boom (Aus), Smart Missile (Aus), Written Tycoon (Aus), So You Think (NZ), Tavistock (NZ) and Deep Field (Aus).

One of the many changes to the sale involves the breeze-ups, scheduled for Cranbourne (Sept. 14), in New Zealand for the first time at Taupo (Sept. 17), Warwick Farm (Sept. 21) and an alternative breeze-up session at Warwick Farm three days prior to the sale. Gallops will be filmed with slow-motion cameras and walking videos will be taken to assist in the promotion of juveniles to prospective buyers. On-course stabling is available at Riverside before the Warwick Farm breeze-up session and vendors may leave their drafts there for the three weeks between the breeze-up session and Oct. 15.

“We started this five years ago and we believe there is demand for the up-and-going product and we still believe that is right,” said Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster. “We already have horses entered in the sale that have been to Warwick Farm and Cranbourne and are familiar with the tracks and their surrounds. It is a great advantage for young horses to feel comfortable on the tracks when they breeze-up and with Taupo, Cranbourne and Warwick Farm, we have three outstanding grass surfaces to work with.”

Added Webster, “Whenever the horses are training, be that at Cranbourne, Warwick Farm or any racecourse they are being prepared at, it is our intention for them to wear their lot number on their saddlecloth to allow trainers, agents, syndicators and owners to become familiar with the horses ahead of the sale, rather than just relying on the final breeze-up. We believe this early recognition of the horses in work will allow local buyers to engage with the sale more readily.

In 2017, the sale grossed A$5,525,000 for 79 lots (55%), which averaged A$69,937. The median was A$50,000. Taking pride of place was lot 86, a War (Aus) colt who brought A$420,000. Half-price entries are now being taken, with any made prior to 5 p.m. on June 12 costing only $500 + GST. For more information, go to www.inglis.com.au.

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