The 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale kicks off at Riverside Stables on Monday with the first of 457 lots catalogued to go under the hammer over two days.
The sales big hitters I Am Invincible (39), Snitzel (40), Written Tycoon (32) and Zoustar (25) will form the backbone of the sale.
Others with sizeable drafts with quality offerings include Dundeel (31), Pierro (29), Deep Field (14), The Autumn Sun (30), Exceed And Excel (21), So You Think (21), and Trapeze Artist (12).
Coolmore’s flagship stallion Fastnet Rock may not have the numbers nowadays, but there is quality in his eight lots. The same could be said for Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) whose ten lots to sell come from a bevy of quality mares.
A shortage of numbers and continued racetrack success results in Extreme Choice (5) being highly sought after and his name only results in a spot at the elite sales.
The first session has 228 lots catalogued.
So, it is that time again when we look at some of the lots causing a bit of excitement on the ground and some personal favourites on the opening day.
Lot No: 6 B F Pierro x Abbey Marie by Redoute’s Choice Consignor: Arrowfield Stud
Dam won the Group 1 Schweppes Oaks and was a $1,400,000 National Broodmare purchase. A sister to Group 1 ATC Australian oaks winner Absolutely, Abbey Marie had a Dundeel filly make $550,000 here last year and a Deep Impact (JPN) filly that sold for $900,000 in 2021.
Lot No: 8 B F I Am Invincible x Abscond by Galileo Consignor: Sledmere Stud
Sister to Group 1 winner and $3 million earner Invincibella, half-sister to Group III Secret Blaze, and Listed winner Extreme Flight.
Dam’s Russian Revolution filly made $850,000 here last year, a high mark for the sire. Invincibella sold $1,300,000 at the 2020 National Broodmare Sale
Lot No: 12 B C Snitzel x Acquired by O’Reilly Consignor: Highgrove Stud
Brother to dual Group II winner and $1,200,000 earner Splintex, and half to Listed winner Invictus Salute and stakes-placed Acqume.
Dam is a half-sister to Group II winner Hip’s Don’t Lie whose Group III winning daughter Ennis Hill is the dam of this season’s star 2yo filly Learning To Fly.
Lot No: 31 B or Br C Snitzel x Artistry by Shamardal Consignor: Cressfield
Third foal of multiple Group III winning mare from the family of champion Samantha Miss. Her first two foals made $500,000 (Snitzel) and $400,000 (Not A Single Doubt). The 2yo Not A Single Doubt filly, Speymalt, is in training with Peter and Paul Snowden. She finished fourth in a barrier trial at Randwick in February won by Snitzel filly Emerald Cut who won on debut at Gosford a fortnight later.
Lot No: 36 B C Snitzel x Ballet d'Amour (USA) by Stravinsky Consignor: Newgate Farm
Brother to dual Group 1 winner and exciting young stallion Russian Revolution and half to Group III winner Turbo Miss (Sebring) and to the dam of Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) and Aysar (Deep Field).
Lot No: 49 Br C I Am Invincible Bonny O’Reilly by O’Reilly Consignor: Widden Stud
Half-brother to multiple Group III-placed Basquiat (Snitzel), a $1,900,000 million sale-topping yearling.
A $1.2million broodmare purchase, Bonny O’Reilly is a stakes-winning half-sister to stakes-winner Pretty To Sea (Ocean Park) and a sister to the dam of the Group 1 Coolmore Classic winner Espiona and three-quarter sister to Rare Insight the dam of Coolmore Classic winner Steps In Time.
Lot No: 78 Star Turn x Commanding Jewel by Commands Consignor: Vinery Stud
Dam won the Group 1 MRC One Thousand Guineas and is a half-sister to the champion Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet Rock) the dam of Group 1 winner Russian Emperor (Galileo).
Dam's first foal by I Am Invincible sold for $1,450,000 in 2018.
Lot No: 92 B C Capitalist x Dahooil by O’Reilly Consignor: Torryburn Stud
Half-sister to Group 1 Coolmore Classic heroine Espiona (Extreme Choice).
Second foal of dam who is a sister to Bonny O’Reilly (see lot 49) from Waikato Stud’s wonderful Escada family.
Lot No: 104 B F Exceed And Excel x Dixie Blossoms by Street Sense Consignor: Torryburn Stud
Second foal of top-class race mare whose five stakes wins were highlighted by the Group 1 Coolmore Classic and back-to-back runnings of the Group II Guy Walter Stakes.
A 2yo sister to this filly named Al Flores is in training with Ron Quinton.
Lot No: 107 B C The Autumn Sun x Dream Date by Starcraft Consignor: Arrowfield Stud
Three-quarter brother to Instant Attraction (Redoute’s Choice). Dam is a half-sister to Not A Single Doubt from the family of Snippets.
Dream Date’s Snitzel colt sold for $1,050,000 at the Gold Coast last year. He has been named Redford and is in training with Annabel Neasham
Lot No: 111 B C I Am Invincible x Ektifaa by More Than Ready Consignor: Kia Ora Stud
Brother to a filly that made $900,000 here last year. Named Indaza she is in training with Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.
Dam was a Group II winner in South Africa from the family of Group 1 winner Calveen and the smart 2yo Millane (Zoustar) a $1,150,000 yearling.
Lot No: 114 B F Exceed And Excel x Ellicazoom by Testa Rossa Consignor: Kitchwin Hills
Second foal of Group III winner and Group 1-placed daughter of Group 1 Swettenham Stud stakes winner Ellicorsam.
Ellicazoom was a $1,450,000 purchase at the 2022 Inglis Chairman's Sale.
Her first foal, the unraced 2yo Superzoom (I Am Invincible) was a $625,000 weanling and is in training with Annabel Neasham.
Lot No: 116 B C I Am Invincible x English by Encosta de Lago Consignor: Newhaven Park Stud
The long-awaited and much anticipated first foal of English the Champion 2YO Filly & 3YO Filly in Australia in 2014-15 & 2015-16.
2016-17. Her six wins were highlighted by the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes and Group 1 Doomben 10000 and was runner-up in the Golden Slipper TJ Smith Stakes and Galaxy.
Lot No: 117 B F Pierro x Ennis Hill by Fastnet Rock Consignor: Coolmore Stud
Half-sister to this season's smart 2yo filly and $900,000 yearling Learning To Fly (Justify) winner of the Group II Reisling Stakes, Group III Widden Stakes and Inglis Millennium.
Dam is a Group III winning sister to the new Coolmore stallion Acrobat and the Group III winner Lake Geneva who was runner-up in the Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes.
Lot No: 123 B F Dundeel x Eye For Fun by Snitzel Consignor: Fairview Park Stud
Half-sister to Group 1 Golden Slipper winner Mossfun (Mossman) and the Champion Sprinter in Singapore in 2019 Aramco.
Mossfun’s son Dajraan (Frankel) won the Group III Festival Stakes.
Lot No: 137 B C Zoustar x First Seal by Fastnet Rock Consignor: The Chase
Half-brother to two winners, the third foal of top-class racemare who defeated Winx in the Group 1 Flight Stakes and Group II Tea Rose Stakes.
A $700,000 yearling in 2013, First Seal is a daughter of dual Group 1 winner Episode (Scenic).
Lot No: 153 B C Deep Field x Gracie's Lass by Redoute’s Choice Consignor: Vinery Stud
Half-brother to Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and Group 1 Canterbury Stakes winner Artorius (Flying Artie).
Dam is an unraced half-sister to Group 1 Darley Classic winner Delectation (Shamardal).
Tom Magnier shelled out $1,400,000 at this sale last year for this colt’s half-brother by Written Tycoon. Named Oistrach he is in training with Chris Waller.
Lot No: 157 B or Br F The Autumn Sun x Grisi by Street Cry Consignor: Arrowfield Stud
Sister to the recent Group III Black Opal Stakes winner Autumn Ballet who was a $340,000 purchase here last year.
Out of a sister to Lonhro, Grisi is a half-sister to dual Group II winner Zakouski (Shamardal), Group III winner King’s Command (Dubwai) and Group III winner and Group 1 Golden Rose runner-up Albrecht (Redoute’s Choice).
This is the family of this season’s dual Group II winner and Group 1 Golden Slipper runner-up Cylinder (Exceed And Excel).
Lot No: 159 B F I Am Invincible x Gust Of Wind by Darci Brahma Consignor: Segenhoe Stud
Third foal of Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks heroine Gust Of Wind whose stakes-placed dam Starrystarrynight (Sadler’s Wells) is a sister to stakes winner and Group 1 Irish One Thousand Guineas third Starbourne.
Lot No: 160 B F Snitzel x Gypsy Robin (USA) by Daaher Consignor: Kia Ora Stud
Sister to Group 1 Moir Stakes winner Wild Ruler and a half-sister to the recent Group III Kembla Grange Classic winner and Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes runner-up Pavitra (American Pharoah).
Dam won twice at Grade II level in the US and was runner-up in the Grade 1 Test Stakes at Saratoga.
Lot No: 164 b or Br F I Am Invincible x Heavens Above by Street Cry Consignor: Yarraman Park Stud
Second foal of the elite racemare Heavens Above, winner of the Group 1 Coolmore Classic and a half-sister to stakes-placed Pindan Pearl (Testa Rossa) out of the tough-as-teak Reggie a Group III winner of 12 races.
The dam’s first foal, I Am Heaven, a sister to this filly, is in training with Brad Widdup.
Lot No:180 B or Br F Justify (USA) x Invincibella by I Am Invincible Consignor: Coolmore Stud.
First foal of dam who was a $1,300,000 broodmare purchase following a stellar career on the track that netted 12 wins and $3,075,103.
Her five stakes wins were highlighted by the Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara and the remaining four were all in Group IIs.
Lot No: 192 B C Zoustar x Lady Jivago by Beneteau Consignor: Widden Stud
Brother to the promising Zamborghini who was a $1,250,000 purchase here in 2021.
Dam won the Inglis 2yo Classic (RL) and hails from the stakes-laden family of Snippets.
Lot No: 201 B F I Am Invincible x Listen Here by Elusive Quality Consignor: Cressfield
This filly has a bit to live up to being a half-sister to the Group 1 winning brothers Deep Field (Northern Meteor) and Shooting To Win and the stakes-winning Zoustar filly Zaniah.
A sister to this filly, Monte Invincible, sold for $1,050,000 here in 2021 and recently broke her maiden by four and a half lengths at the Sapphire Coast.
Stakes winner Listen Here was a $3,4000,000 purchase at the 2016 National Broodmare Sale.
Lot No: 208 B F I Am Invincible x Maastricht Mastercraftsman Consignor: Kia Ora Stud
A sister to the Champion 3YO Filly in Australia in 2019-20, dual Group 1 winner Loving Gaby and the promising 2yo Greece, this filly is the fourth foal of multiple stakes-placed Maastricht, a $2,250,000 purchase at the 2019 Chairman's Sale.
Lot No: 217 B C Dundeel x Maracaibo by Redoute’s Choice Consignor: Arrowfield Stud
First foal of mare who placed in the Group III Adrian Knox Stakes and was fourth in the Group 1 VRC Oaks won by Aristia.
Maracaibo is a three-quarter sister to the recent Group III Aspiration Stakes winner Thalassophile (Not a Single Doubt) and to the dam of Group II winner Ektifaa (see lot 111)
Lot No: 227 B C Zoustar x Miles of Krishan by Snitzel Consignor: Vinery Stud
Second foal of a stakes-placed half-sister to Group 1 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes winner Il Quello Veloce (Captain Rio) and Listed winner Donna Cattiva (Captain Rio).
Grandam Nishaani (Gold Brose) is a sister to the amazing broodmare Parfore.
This colt’s half-sister Dancing Alone (I Am Invincible), a $1,400,000 purchase here in 2021, has won her first two starts.
