Classic Pinhook Winners

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday February 10
A record breaking market at the 2016 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale made for some successful pinhooks for a variety of vendors with the most successful generating a cool $271,000 in profit.

Royston and Catriona Murphy of Sledmere Stud led the way, producing the two best pinhook results of the sale.

They offered the Written Tycoon colt from Zals that starred on Monday to fetch $305,000, the second highest price of the entire sale.

Written Tycoon colt from Zals

A powerhouse bay that was bought by China Horse Club, the cotl was initially purchased by Sledmere for $34,000 out of the Woodside Park draft at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale.

Grant Morgan's OnTrack Racing purchased their colt by Love Conquers All from Automatic Slim for $130,000, the youngster originally sourced at the Gold Coast at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale.

Love Conquers All colt from Automatic Slim

He was bought for just $15,000 from the Lyndurst Farm draft and blossomed into this stunning bay colt.

Nick Hodges and his team at Riversdale did well out of their Lope de Vega (IRE) colt from Appletini that made $115,000 when bought by McEvoy Mitchell Racing.



He was a $20,000 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale purchase for renowned judge Paul Willetts.

Alison and David Hush of Davali Thoroughbreds celebrated a good result with their Zoffany (IRE) filly from Sugar Cube that made $110,000 to the bid of McEvoy Mitchell Racing. She too was a modest MM National Weanling purchase, snapped up for just $15,000.

Zoffany filly from Sugar Cube

Rounding out the five best pinhooks was Murrulla Stud's dashing grey Written Tycoon colt from Sunday Shoes that made $110,000 and turned plenty of heads owing to his interesting markings.



He was a $16,000 MM National Weanling purchase for Belmont Bloodstock and was bred in South Australia at Kambula Stud.

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