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20 20 39 G1-WINNING GRADUATES SINCE 2018 – MORE THAN DOUBLE OUR NEAREST COMPETITOR 16 G1-WINNING GRADUATES SINCE 2018 BOUGHT FOR $100,000 OR LESS

AN $8M INGLIS RACE SERIES FEATURING THE $2M

MILLENNIUM FOR 2YOS

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FRONT COVER: Classic graduate and G1 Champagne Stakes winner Castelvecchio, a winner of the inaugural $2m Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm in Feb 2019.

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CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME CLASSIC YEARLING SALE PREMIER YEARLING SALE EASTER YEARLING SALE RAPID AQUIS-ITION BOYZ II MEN HIGH ACHIEVERS PINHOOK PERFECTION STONEHOUSE THOROUGHBREDS SIRE POWER SANTA ANA LANE TEAM AMERICA LONGWOOD THOROUGHBRED FARM GRADUATE HONOUR ROLL POWER PLAYERS CLIENT Q&A CHANGING WAYS MURRULLA SHINES IN TOUGH TIMES INGLIS RACE SERIES HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS INGLIS DIGITAL INGLIS 2020 SALE DATES GAME CHANGER A MAN OF THE LAND LOCAL AREA DESTINATIONS FACES AT THE SALES INGLIS SERVICES INGLIS DIRECTORS INGLIS STAFF

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WELCOME FROM THE CHAIRMAN The 2020 Inglis Sales Season again shapes as a stunning collection of worldclass yearlings prepared so meticulously by the best breeders and horse people from across Australasia.

This year we have opted to expand what has previously been the Easter Preview Magazine to encapsulate each of our primary sales - Easter, Premier and Classic.

It provides the chance to promote a wider selection of our clients – not just our Easter vendors and buyers – and tell more wonderful stories about those who continue to support us.

I trust you will enjoy the new-look product.

As a result, the Easter pedigree pages that have traditionally featured in this magazine will now instead be available on the Inglis iPad app and Inglis website.

Each of the three major Inglis yearling sales continue to go from strength to strength and 2020 will be no different.

I am exceptionally proud of our bloodstock team who work so diligently with our vendors to help put together the most suitable collection of yearlings for each of our sales.

Their commitment to contributing to the best results for our clients, both vendors and buyers, is without peer and recent racetrack results have been a magnificent endorsement not just of their hard work, but the decisions of our clients to support Inglis, for which we are extremely grateful.

With another spring carnival behind us, Inglis graduates have won 39 Group 1 races since the beginning of 2018.

SPECIAL THANKS

They have come from 36 different breeders, 27 different trainers and 25 individual vendors.

While our G1-winning graduates have been supplied by a broad cross section of our sales, the majority come from each of Classic, Premier and Easter.

I believe that it is most encouraging for those who invest in the yearling market to note that an incredible 16 of those G1-winning graduates were sourced at our sales for prices of $100,000 or less.

Furthermore, of the 2YO Group 1 races won by yearlings offered at public auction since 2018, Inglis graduates account for 83%.

We love nothing more than seeing our clients succeed not only in the sale ring but also on the track.

I wish each and every client the best of success in 2020 and beyond and hope to see many of you in the winners’ circle soon.

John Coates AC

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INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE 8 G1-WINNING

GRADUATES SINCE THE START OF 2018 SINCE 2016 CLASSIC GRADUATES HAVE WON… Golden Slipper, Melbourne Cup, Blue Diamond, Sires’ Produce, Champagne Stakes, VRC Derby, Lightning Stakes, Inglis Millennium, Empire Rose Stakes, The Galaxy, Winx Stakes, Spring Champion Stakes etc.

GRADUATES OF CLASSIC SALES ’15 – ’18 HAVE WON OVER

$128M IN PRIZEMONEY… MORE G1 2YO & 3YO WINNERS IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE SINCE 2018 THAN THE MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE

RECENT TOP EARNERS VOW AND DECLARE $5,722,690 EARNINGS SHE WILL REIGN $20,000 YEARLING $3,206,900 EARNINGS CASTELVECCHIO $150,000 YEARLING $2,564,750 EARNINGS YANKEE ROSE $10,000 YEARLING $2,043,700 EARNINGS I AM A STAR $40,000 YEARLING $1,564,300 EARNINGS

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INGLIS PREMIER YEARLING SALE G1-WINNING GRADUATES SINCE 2018 INGLIS EASTER INGLIS PREMIER MM GOLD COAST INGLIS CLASSIC

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OVER 40% MORE

G1-WINNING GRADUATES IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 2018 THAN THE LEADING SALE IN NEW ZEALAND GRADUATES FROM PREMIER SALES ’15 – ’18 HAVE EARNINGS

IN EXCESS OF $143M INCLUDING STARS IN AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND ETC.

RECENT TOP EARNERS SANTA ANA LANE $80,000 YEARLING $7,428,828 EARNINGS BEAT THE CLOCK $70,000 YEARLING $6,478,088 EARNINGS NATURE STRIP $2,779,285 EARNINGS SCALES OF JUSTICE $180,000 YEARLING $2,181,600 EARNINGS KENEDNA $80,000 YEARLING $2,122,895 EARNINGS

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EASTER 2020.

THE BEST OF THE BEST… SIBLINGS TO THE LIKES OF… The Autumn Sun • Sunlight • Loving Gaby • Invincibella • Kenedna • More Joyous Classique Legend • Able Friend • Overreach • Buffering • Irish Lights • Werther Mighty Boss • Foxplay • Catchy • Yankee Rose • Montoya’s Secret • Go Indy Go Mossfun • Sweet Idea • Foxwedge • Yosei • Manuel • Vega Magic Pinot • Starspangledbanner • Amicus • Unforgotten • Jameka • Peeping Mustaqeem • Rafeef • Secret Agenda • Jon Snow • Inference • Brazen Beau Lucia Valentina • The Mission • I Am Excited • Ping Hai Star • Heatherly • Lucky Bubbles Action • Pohutakawa • Bring Me The Maid • Aylmerton • Kubrick etc.

PROGENY OF ELITE RACEMARES… More Joyous • First Seal • Snitzerland • Bonaria • Amanee • Fenway • Diamond Drille Gust Of Wind • Miss Finland • Srikandi • O’Marilyn • Plucky Belle • Response Soriano • Arabian Gold • Tuesday Joy • Forever Loved • Zurella • Villa Verde • Vavasour Roz • Rising Romance • Real Surreal • Nayeli • More Than Real • Arinosa Longport • Gallica • Full Of Spirit • Fontein Ruby etc.

PROGENY OF TOP-CLASS PROVEN STALLIONS INCLUDING… I Am Invincible • Snitzel • Exceed And Excel • Not A Single Doubt • Deep Impact Fastnet Rock • Redoute’s Choice • Frankel • Zoustar • Written Tycoon • Pierro • Kingman Dundeel • Hinchinbrook • Kitten’s Joy • Lonhro • Lord Kanaloa • Siyouni • No Nay Never Medaglia d’Oro • Savabeel • Into Mischief • Sebring • So You Think • Teofilo etc.

AND THE BEST YOUNG STALLIONS… Rubick • Deep Field • American Pharoah • Capitalist • Vancouver Pride Of Dubai • Astern • Extreme Choice • Golden Horn Flying Artie • Shalaa • Tivaci etc.

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G1-WINNING 2YO/3YO GRADUATES SINCE 2018

THE SALE FOR THE BEST COLTS…

INGLIS EASTER 11 MM GOLD COAST 7 INGLIS PREMIER 4 INGLIS CLASSIC 4

THE EASTER YEARLING SALE HAS PRODUCED THE LIKES OF MERCHANT NAVY RUSSIAN REVOLUTION TRAPEZE ARTIST THE AUTUMN SUN EXCEEDANCE SUPER SETH FLYING ARTIE ETC FROM RECENT RENEWALS…

STAKES WINNERS IN 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

AROUND THE WORLD IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING HONG KONG, JAPAN, ENGLAND, IRELAND, SOUTH AFRICA, SINGAPORE AND NEW ZEALAND

INCREDIBLE VALUE 12 G1-WINNING GRADUATES SINCE 2016 BOUGHT FOR

$200,000 OR LESS

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Classic graduate Extra Brut winning the 2018 Victoria Derby in the Aquis silks.

RAPID AQUIS-ITION RAY THOMAS

THE AQUIS VISION: “To create the finest stallion roster in the land and to establish Australasia’s leading breeding operation and pre-training facility with a special focus on the Asian market which is the golden future of the racing and breeding industry.”

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Aquis owner Tony Fung (left) with his son Justin.

Shane McGrath (top) and Paddy Power.

THE CASH SPLASH, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND INCREASING RETURNS – SOUNDS MORE LIKE A FINANCE COMPANY’S STOCK MARKET REPORT THAN A THOROUGHBRED RACING AND BREEDING OPERATION. But these are the very pillars that Aquis Farm has been built on. It has the financial foundation and business acumen to turn a racing and breeding operation into an overnight success story.

Aquis, wholly-owned by the Hong Kong-based Fung family, emerged in 2015 from nowhere to quickly become one of the most powerful players in Australian racing.

The racing and breeding industry has seen this sort of thing many times over the years – a new player with massive financial clout trying to buy immediate success.

It often ends in tears.

But this is where Aquis is so very different. Its development is ushering in an exciting new era for Australian racing and breeding as the sport’s new superpower.

Aquis deputy chief executive officer Paddy Power said everything chairman Tony Fung and his family has done with their Australian racing and breeding operation has been with “long term intentions and strategic objectives’’.

“It has been a phenomenal rise,’’ Power said of Aquis.

“But it is all based and founded on what Mr Fung is trying to achieve and his vision for Aquis in Australia.

“While the growth has been significant over a relatively short period of time, Aquis has quite quickly gotten to a very established position in the country.’’

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Aquis chairman Fung has more than four decades of experience in global financial services and investment, concentrating his business interests in Hong Kong commercial property.

Mr Fung has also been an active investor in Australia for more than 15 years with the Aquis website detailing a range of tourism, property and gaming-focussed assets.

But the Fung family has a real passion for Australian racing and four years ago set about establishing Aquis Farm and realising their vision to become one of the nation’s leading stallion farms in the country. The rise of Aquis since 2015 has resulted in:

• Aquis acquiring three stud farms – Canungra in Queensland, NSW’s Hunter Valley and near Seymour in Victoria.

• There are 13 stallions at Aquis studs –

Canungra has Performer, Domesday, Husson, Kiss And Make Up, Kobayashi and The Mission, Hunter Valley is home to Brave Smash, Santos, Divine Prophet, Spieth, Invader and Jukebox, while Lean Mean Machine stands at Seymour.

• Aquis owns more than 270 broodmares • Over 400 foals will be born on Aquis’

properties during the 2019 breeding season

•A quis has interests in more than 200 racehorses

• E mploys 175 staff in its racing and breeding operation

Aquis established Canungra in 2017 and acquired the historic Emirates Park property at Murrundi in the Hunter Valley two years ago, before investing in the Seymour property.

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Aquis has also built a strong team in the front office, too. Irish-born Power joined the racing and breeding powerhouse in March after spending six years at Coolmore Australia as business manager.

Power brings a wealth of thoroughbred breeding industry experience and financial expertise to Aquis. He undertook a Masters in Business Studies at University College Dublin and worked for a stockbroker’s firm before moving to the Hunter Valley.

The Aquis front office is well placed to take the business forward. Tony Williams was recently appointed as chief executive of the rapidly expanding stud operations.

Williams brings more than 40 years industry experience to the role having served as managing director of leading international bloodstock sales company Goffs UK since 2016. He will join Aquis early in 2020.

Aquis is not stopping there, either. It remains one of the leading yearling buyers in Australia and invested heavily at Inglis yearlings sales in 2019.

At the Easter Yearling Sale in April, Aquis was leading buyer, spending $8,370,000 on 13 yearlings.

Aquis did go to $2.3m to secure one of the prized lots at Easter, a colt by champion sire Fastnet Rock out of Legally Bay, making the yearling a full brother to dual Group 1 winner and Royal Ascot hero Merchant Navy.

He has been named Setanta. Aquis was also active at the Premier and Classic Sales earlier this year.

Power said Aquis was moving towards realising its ambition to “become one of the leading stallion farms in the country.

“We all know how tough that is but everything we are doing is geared towards that goal, whether that is through buying yearlings, keeping our own yearlings to race, or in other instances to buy into horses before the end of their racing career to retire back to the stud.

Full brother to Merchant Navy, who will race as Setanta.

Aquis Farm - Canungra.

“I’m extremely honoured to be joining the Aquis Farm team,’’ Williams said. “Their foresight and ingenuity at becoming a market leader is second to none, and I can’t wait to ensure the vision of the Fung family comes to fruition.’’

“Mr Fung's probably been the most active stud manager in the market buying mares to support his stallions.’’

The Aquis board of directors has decided to separate the Australian stud farm operations from its racing businesses. This means the respected Shane McGrath becomes managing director of Aquis with a focus on racing operations domestically and overseas.

“It’s a very exciting time for Aquis with Tony Williams joining the team, whose international standing is second to none,’’ McGrath said.

“Aquis' position with the global breeding and racing industries has once again strengthened further.’’

Power said the Fung family’s decision to invest so heavily in Australian racing and breeding is a reflection of the strength and vibrancy of the industry.

“I think it has to come back to the market itself, the dynamics of the market in Australia are very strong,’’ Power said.

“Australia has one of the best racing industries and the opportunity to enter the market through breeding and buying yearlings is probably better than anywhere in the world.

“If you go to any of the sales, talk to the international players, every year there are new investors buying yearlings here.

“The internationalisation of the Australian breeding industry very vividly grows in front of us every year.’’

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BOYZ II MEN BRETT GILDING

Flying Artie winning the 2017 Coolmore Stud Stakes beating Astern, Star Turn, Russian Revolution and Extreme Choice.

Year in, year out, the progeny of first season sires are always some of the most sought after when the new yearling sales season comes around.

2020 is no different.

In 2020, Inglis are once again well represented, highlighted by two of the best colts of their generation, the Newgate Farm duo Extreme Choice and Flying Artie.

The G1 Blue Diamond Stakes has produced many champion sires over the years but none better than Redoute’s Choice and in 2020, his grandson Extreme Choice will be aiming to carry on that tradition.

The looming sales season is shaping up to have progeny of a stellar crop of first season sires go under the hammer.

The line-up of new sires includes the winners of the Golden Slipper, Blue Diamond, Coolmore Stud Stakes, Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas and Australian Guineas.

Throw a New Zealand Guineas winner into the mix, plus a champion in Japan, a US Triple Crown winner and sons of the world class sires Invincible Spirit, Deep Impact and Tapit, and the choice for buyers in 2020 is mouth watering.

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Inglis has an outstanding record of producing champion sires though the sales ring with the likes of I Am Invincible, Fastnet Rock, Choisir, Flying Spur, Encosta De Lago, Marscay, Exceed And Excel, Brazen Beau and Bel Esprit to name just a few, all graduating from the Newmarket sales ring.

A $100,000 Inglis Classic yearling, Extreme Choice was an outstanding juvenile winning his first three starts – including the Inglis Nursery - which culminated in a devastating win in the Blue Diamond Stakes.

In winning the Blue Diamond, Extreme Choice became the equal-highest Time Form-rated winner of the sire-making race in 25 years.

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G1-winning Inglis Easter graduate Flying Artie.

The $100,000 Inglis Classic star Extreme Choice.

He came back as a 3YO and won the G1 Moir Stakes at Weight For Age, subsequently beating three world champion sprinters in Chautauqua, Buffering and Redzel who between them have won 13 G1 races and over $31m – and counting.

The ill-fated Northern Meteor, his champion sire son Zoustar, Star Witness and Brazen Beau all went on to win the famous dash down the Flemington straight in recent times and their progeny have since commanded the attention of buyers from all around the world.

Extreme Choice is one of the first sons of Not A Single Doubt to head to stud and if the success of his sire line in producing champion sires is anything to go by, he is destined to follow suit.

His grandsire Danehill produced world class sires such as Exceed and Excel, Fastnet Rock, Flying Spur, Rock of Gibraltar, Dansili, Commands and Redoute’s Choice, while the latter has already produced Snitzel, a three-time champion sire in Australia.

“Extreme Choice is the highest rated 2YO from the Redoute’s Choice sire line, he was a 2YO with immense talent that came back at three to beat the older horses at Weight For Age and that’s rare for a horse to achieve that,’’ Newgate Farm principal Henry Field said.

“His progeny are sharp and agile and will definitely go early and from what I have seen of them and from what people are telling me, they will be very well received by the market.’’

As was proven again this year with first season stallion Sidestep providing the Golden Slipper winner in Kiamichi, purchasing a yearling by an unproven stallion can bring great reward for buyers.

“First season sires are a hugely important part of the commercial landscape,’’ Field said.

“On a buying budget where you might not be able to afford the mega expensive proven sires, those with good judgement can get very handsomely rewarded with a first season sire yearling.’’

A 2015 Inglis Easter graduate, Flying Artie was an exceptional 2YO, winning the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude before running an incredible second to Extreme Choice in the Blue Diamond Stakes.

He would add another placing to his already impressive CV in the richest race for 2YO’s in the world, the G1 Golden Slipper, finishing third to Capitalist, another Newgate-based first season sire in 2020.

Yet it was as a 3YO Flying Artie who truly stamped himself a commercial stallion-in-waiting with a devastating come from behind victory in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

In that race, he subsequently beat G1 winners Astern, Russian Revolution and Extreme Choice and in the process stamped himself as the World Champion 3YO Sprinter for 2016.

Retiring to stud in 2017, Flying Artie was always going to be one of the highest profile stallion prospects of his generation.

Field was quick to snap him up as his newest stallion prospect and in the process completed a hattrick in acquiring the hottest young sires in the land which also included Extreme Choice and Capitalist.

“He was a monster of a racehorse and for him to do what he did at two was quite extraordinary,’’ Field said.

“He’s arguably the most talented stallion with first season yearlings this year.

“He’s throwing really nice all-bay yearlings with plenty of scope and size and it’s fair to say there’s plenty of his broodmare sire Rubiton in his progeny.

They just look like bloody hard-knocking horses that will run at two.

“I think people who appreciate how a good racehorse is built will appreciate the progeny of Flying Artie.’’

The G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes for 3YOs has also produced many champion sires over the course of history such as Vain, Century and Encosta De Lago.

However over the past 11 years, the winner has become one of the most sought after stallion prospects in the world.

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FIRST SEASON SIRES WITH YEARLINGS AT INGLIS IN 2020

AIR FORCE BLUE

Coolmore

ODYSSEY MOON

Twin Hills Stud

ALPINE EAGLE

Armidale Stud

PALENTINO

Sun Stud

AMERICAN PHAROAH Coolmore

PREFERMENT

Brighthill Farm, NZ

ASTERN Darley

RAGEESE

Windsor Park Stud, NZ

BELARDO

Haunui Farm, NZ

SHALAA

Arrowfield Stud

BOBBY’S KITTEN

Twin Hills

SIR PRANCEALOT

Cornerstone Stud

CABLE BAY

Woodside Park

SOOBOOG

Kitchwin Hills

CAPITALIST

Newgate Farm

STAR TURN

Vinery Stud

COUNTERATTACK

Kitchwin Hills

STRATUM STAR

Widden Stud

DIVINE PROPHET

Aquis Farm

SWEAR Spendthrift

EXTREME CHOICE

Newgate Farm

TARZINO

FLYING ARTIE

Newgate Farm

TERRITORIES Darley

FROSTED Darley

TIVACI

Waikato Stud, NZ

FURNACES

TURN ME LOOSE

Windsor Park Stud, NZ

HOLLER Darley

UNDER THE LOUVRE

Grandview Stud

KISS AND MAKE UP

Aquis Farm

VADAMOS

Rich Hill Stud, NZ

MAURICE

Arrowfield Stud

VANBRUGH

Windsor Park Stud, NZ

MIKKI ISLE

Arrowfield Stud

WINNING RUPERT

Newgate Farm

MSHAWISH

Swettenham Stud

XTRAVAGANT

Newhaven Park

Aquis Farm

*Stud where the stallion stood for 2017 coverings.

US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, who will have an outstanding group of first yearlings for the Inglis Sales Series in 2020.

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Westbury Stud, NZ

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THE LAND OF

OPPORTUNITY Australia has seen its prizemoney

increase dramatically in the last 10 years*.

AUSTRALIA

84% INCREASE

ENGLAND

54%

INCREASE FRANCE

18%

INCREASE

IRELAND USA

-4%

5%

INCREASE

DECREASE *Comparison of total annual prizemoney in each location in 2009 with 2018.

France compares 2008 with 2017.

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HIGH ACHIEVERS CHRIS ROOTS

THE FIRST TIME RON GILBERT ATTENDED A HORSE SALE IN 1993 HE ADMITS HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS DOING. "Look at it? We didn’t know you had to look at them," Gilbert recalled. "We just bought a horse out of the ring."

But the $50,000 he parted with for a filly turned out to be one of the best decisions of his life, setting he and his wife Debbie on the road to owning Highgrove Stud.

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A mare and foal at Highgrove stud.

The Gilberts were more measured when they went about setting up what has become one of the best mare farms in the country.

Gilbert (middle right) during his greyhound training days.

The Darling Downs farm founded in 1997 has built a reputation for selling quality stock with 13 per cent black type winners-to-yearlings sold and a remarkable 43 per cent Stakes performers.

It is a long way from Gilbert’s early days, which saw him not only dabble in greyhound training but also own and manage Ron Gilbert Homes through the 1980s.

“My family wasn’t involved in horses at all. I was in construction as a builder and developer,” Gilbert remembered.

“I saw a yearling photo in the local paper one day and decided we would go to a sale and buy one.

“We walked away with a filly for $50,000 and to be honest we didn’t even look at it.

“It was totally against everything I had previously done in business. I would usually investigate things and make sure things were right. It was just an out of the blue decision.

“But it's probably one of the best decisions I have made for our lifestyle and enjoyment.”

Leaning on his building experience and knowledge, Ron travelled to Kentucky before building Highgrove Stud as he wanted it to match the world’s best in terms of design and horse husbandry practice.

Teamed with the lush paddocks of the Darling Downs, Highgrove has become famous for producing quality racehorses.

“We thought about the Hunter but I realised if the farm was there I would have to be down there quite a lot, so we decided to start in Queensland. Back then Queensland wasn’t highly regarded as a place to breed horses as it is today,” Gilbert said “I searched around, found a block of land and built Highgrove from scratch. We found a farm with good Darling Downs soil and haven’t looked back.

“It had been a dairy farm with abundant water and located between two ancient volcanoes, the soil was perfect for growing horses.

“It was close to our home in Toowoomba, which meant we could be much more hands on.”

The family construction business continues 20 years on but Gilbert’s focus is breeding the best horses he can, by sending mares to the best stallions in the country and raising them at Highgrove.

The Gilbert’s next purchase would be far more measured on the advice of bloodstock agent Les Young and legendary trainer Bruce McLachlan.

Gilbert attended the Inglis Easter Sale and bought Verocative, which would go on to win Stakes races in Sydney and Melbourne.

“She was probably the second horse we raced and she was a multiple black type winner,’’ Gilbert said.

“Like most first timers, you get a good one and you’re hooked.

“Then over the next couple of years we bought eight or so yearlings and we needed a farm, so that’s when I bought some land near our home on the Darling Downs and developed Highgrove.”

Inglis MD Mark Webster presents Ron and Deb Gilbert and Highgrove's farm manager Gordon Eadie a bottle of Veuve Clicquot for Best Presented Draft at Easter 2017.

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Wanted, an $800,000 Easter yearling, winning the 2010 G1 Newmarket Hcp.

“We still build and my youngest daughter runs that business these days and she drags me along to meetings kicking and screaming because my main interest now is breeding horses,” Gilbert said.

Highgrove is renowned for selling everything they breed, although Gilbert concedes it would be tempting to keep some of the better fillies for future breeding prospects.

“We made a decision a long time ago to try to sell everything off the farm,’’ Gilbert said.

“The only ones we kept are ones that might have some problems here and there and we don’t want to take to the sales because the market tells us that’s not what the buyers want.

“We’re not trying to select the better fillies and keep them. That’s not our business model. We thought about that but at the end of the day the buzz for me is going to the sales and selling.’’

“The box can be a very stressful place and no matter what the result whether good or bad, you walk out of the box and it is relief. Even if you have a good sale, you don’t enjoy it until a week after the sale,” Gilbert said.

“You do get surprised sometimes but it is rare that you get disappointment because you have been there for a week showing your horses.

“Regardless of what you think you have, the market always tells you what is going to happen.

There can be x-ray issues and there will be things that tell you whether you’re right or wrong for the past 15 months.

“No matter how good you think you are the market knows because we are selling to the best judges from around the world now.

“So your opinion is pretty much irrelevant.”

But Gilbert gets to enjoy the fruits of success for years after they’re babies and for him, there is nothing better than seeing a Highgrove-bred horse win on the track.

One of the farm’s first G1 winners was Wanted – the 2010 Newmarket Hcp winner - which sold to John Hawkes for $800,000 at Easter in 2008.

“The market is very comfortable buying from farms that produce horses that can gallop and win races,” Gilbert said. “So that’s what we try to do.

The Newmarket winner would go onto a stallion career.

“If they win black type and G1s that is a bonus.

Gilbert has taken his business ideals into the breeding industry, despite his erratic beginnings.

“There is so much technology these days that you can look up your performance on. If you don’t perform you get lost, it’s that simple,” he said.

The week of a sale Gilbert is monitoring how the market is taking to the couple of years of work that has gone into his yearlings.

And when he walks into the vendors box, he generally knows what to expect.

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Ron Gilbert

“It is pretty hard to get them so when it happens you enjoy it. A lot of things have to go right from us starting the process to when they leave the farm.

“But we’re always working for the next one, because to keep the buyers coming back it is about performance.”

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PINHOOK PERFECTION TIM ROWE

SUCCESSFULLY PINHOOKING A WEANLING IS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE. AND FOUR OF 2019’S BIG WINNERS ALL AGREE THAT AN ELEMENT OF LUCK GOES A LONG WAY IN ENSURING THAT A SPECULATIVE FOAL PURCHASE “GROWS INTO MONEY”.

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elbourne-based agent Suman Hedge

backed his judgment with tremendous

results this year, highlighted by the

$200,000 selection of a weanling

Zoustar colt who would go on to fetch seven figures at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale 10 months later.

The colt, who was added to the growing bloodstock portfolio of Hong Kong-owned Orbis Bloodstock for $1m, was one of the highest priced lots by his emerging sire sold in 2019 and demonstrated the lucrative nature of pinhooking if investors can get it right.

Hedge – who developed his knowledge of the racing and breeding industry over the past 15 years through various employment opportunities – saw something special in the Zoustar colt.

“He was a colt that as soon as we saw him there was a really strong resemblance to his sire and I obviously knew the sire extremely well (having bought Zoustar as a yearling). He was a lovely physical, a good moving horse and he was professional,” Hedge said.

“The fact that he was offered by Widden (as a weanling) gave us a lot of confidence about his upbringing and that he had been grown out the right way and we wouldn’t have any surprises later on and fortunately for us, he really developed the way we hoped he would.”

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Hedge is a believer in “ticking as many boxes as possible” when selecting weanlings and commercial realities and predicting the market sentiment nine to 12 months in advance is a big component of his selection process.

“Going into the sale, we knew that we had a good colt and we knew that his x-rays were clean and that he had gone the right way,” Hedge said.

“Once you start to see the inspections and the x-ray results and who is coming back and looking, then you start changing your expectations. Because he was Lot 106, so we had 100 lots go before him, so that gave us an outline as to how the sale itself was going.

“Without being too bullish, we probably thought $500,000 would have been a good result. As it is with any sale, when you have several parties really keen on a horse, it really depends on how far they are willing to go.”

Hedge oversees a pinhooking syndicate – named Myrrh Australia who have committed to backing the agent for five years – and has also linked with John Muir’s Milburn Creek to look after his stock.

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The Zoustar x Madamesta colt at Easter, a huge result for Suman Hedge and his syndicate.

“Part of it is the ability to find the right kind of horse and then you need to be with the right people who can grow the horse out,” he says.

“Then you need to have the luck to have the right timing and the right x-rays. If all those come together, then you get a good outcome.”

Orbis Bloodstock was a key player in the pinhook windfalls experienced by Inglis vendors.

Orbis bloodstock manager Paul King also signed for a Star Witness filly that was offered by Newhaven Park on behalf of Cowra trainer Ken Parsons at the Classic sale.

Parsons has enjoyed a long association with Newhaven Park and the Kelly family, working for the Boorowabased operation on and off since the early 1980s and in recent years he has started pinhooking a small number of weanlings.

And that decision paid off handsomely for Parsons, with two fillies fetching a combined $570,000.

He paid $27,000 for the Star Witness filly out of eighttime winner Madam Nash - incidentally bought from Newhaven Park at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale the previous year - and $20,000 for a Smart Missile filly offered by Rosemont Stud at the Great Southern Sale.

“It was quite funny, when she got to $200,000 I walked off and was talking to Gary Portelli and he said, ‘is that yours?’ and I said yes. I didn’t even know what she was knocked down for. I had to ask Tom Kelly (from Newhaven Park),” Parsons recalled.

The Smart Missile-Hannah Jane filly, who was auctioned at the Saturday night Classic session and made $170,000, was purchased by UK agent Stuart Boman who later remarked that Parsons had a tremendous eye for a horse.

The man himself, who has not done anything audacious since his pinhooking return, is already looking ahead to his 2020 investment.

He has two colts – by Newhaven’s newcomer Xtravagant and Newgate’s Golden Slipper winner Capitalist – being prepared for the Classic sale.

“It was a terrific sale. It is a great sale and great for me and I know John Kelly was very happy with the sale as well,” he said.

An understated Parsons would have been happy with $60,000 for the Star Witness filly.

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Suman Hedge at Riverside.

Star Witness x Madam Nash at Classic.

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rbis was also responsible for buying

the $500,000 Maluka Thoroughbreds-

pinhooked son of Zoustar at the Inglis

Premier Yearling Sale in March, with

the colt providing a tidy return on his $230,000 weanling price.

Run by Luke and Mags Anderson, Maluka Thoroughbreds has quickly established a foothold in Victoria since the husband and wife team relocated to Australia after a stint in New Zealand.

“We really pride ourselves on the fact that the horses we produce at the sales go on to be successful racehorses and that is what we focus on,” Luke Anderson says.

“When we source our horses from different clients and what we pinhook to be in our draft, we want to try and take a stronger and better draft each year.”

As pointed out by Hedge earlier, placing yearlings in sales where they stand out is a key component of ensuring horses reach their full value and that is what NSW operators Colin and Meagan Branthwaite of Jazcom Thoroughbreds did in 2019.

Among Jazcom’s Melbourne Gold draft was the sale-topping Dundeel filly who made $90,000 when knocked down to Tony Ottobre.

Ottobre was besotted with the filly – a $5000 Great Southern purchase by the Branthwaites the previous year – because of her similarities to his subsequent G1 Australasian Oaks winner Princess Jenni.

“The thing I had in my head was Dundeel as I had a bit to do with them (his first crop) here on the farm and a few of the trainers had told me they liked them and that there were a lot of sleeping giants in the box that hadn’t raced.”

Branthwaite is hands on in the preparation of his weanling draft and does not mind bypassing the big sales because there remains enough margin at the lower end of the market.

“Two years ago, we had a Toronado filly where we got $38,000 after paying about $10,000 for her. We have made money at the sale and done very well both years,” he said.

“On the day, down at the sale, (buyers) come out of the woodwork and it is manically busy.

They all come there to find a horse who can run a bit and they will spend a bit of money on it because they have had a break (from the earlier sales).

“Honestly, it is about luck and don’t get too far ahead of yourself. All the blokes I spoke to, clients and friends of mine during my time in racing, they said, ‘front up, hope for a bit of luck and do the right thing by the horses and the rest will happen.”

“She was very backward, very foaly and light-boned but she was very correct in the legs. As the year went on she got better and better, right up until sale day,” Colin Branthwaite said of when he first spotted her at Oaklands Junction as a foal.

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Jazcom’s Colin and Meagan Branthwaite.

Luke Anderson from Maluka.

LEADING 2019 PINHOOK RESULTS BREEDING

WEANLING PRICE

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SALE

Zoustar x Madamesta (c)

$200,000

$1 million

Easter

Zoustar x Reve de Victoire (c)

$40,000

$500,000

Easter

Zoustar x Special Fragrance (f)

$230,000

$650,000

Easter

Star Witness x Madam Nash (f)

$27,000

$350,000

Classic

Zoustar x Saffie Darling (c)

$230,000

$500,000

Premier

Rubick x Heart Of Thrills (c)

$60,000

$300,000

Easter

Hinchinbrook x Shamardal Gold (c)

$120,000

$360,000

Premier

Dundeel x Spinnawitch (c)

$95,000

$300,000

Easter

Pierro x Maree Basse (c)

$200,000

$410,000

Easter

Brazen Beau x Ms Mazetti (c)

$25,000

$200,000

Classic

Smart Missile x Hannah Jane (f)

$20,000

$170,000

Classic

Exosphere x Intendment (f)

$60,000

$200,000

Classic

Snitzel x Trafalgar Miss (f)

$100,000

$240,000

Easter

Starcraft x Pure Ready (c)

$45,000

$180,000

Easter

Pride Of Dubai x Princeton Miss (f)

$80,000

$210,000

Premier

Hinchinbrook x Artful Whisper (c)

$130,000

$250,000

Premier

Dundeel x Natural Selection (c)

$90,000

$210,000

Premier

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“We sell in Melbourne, it’s as simple as that.”

There will be only ONE place to buy a Stonehouse yearling in 2020.

BRAD WATERS Laughter is often described as the best medicine, but it only served as a spur for Stonehouse Thoroughbreds’ Ryan Arnel.

It was late 2013 and armed with only a $10,000 deposit and his remaining possessions from his stay in the UK, Arnel hit the banks looking for someone to back his dream project.

Arnel had the knowledge gained from years of agricultural and thoroughbred study along with experience gained with some of the best stud farms in both Australia and the UK. But the banks weren’t interested in a young man who was ready to test his learnings in the commercial breeding world.

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“The first bank I went to, and I’m actually banking with them now, they actually laughed at me and said, ‘you’re joking, right?’,” Arnel remembered.

“I had nothing behind me other than a suitcase.

I had just come back from England and I was asking for about $1m I think.

“I had my business plan all sorted out and they had a look at it and said, ‘no thanks – the thoroughbred industry is deemed as high-risk’.”

Arnel finally secured finance over in Western Australia about five years ago and went straight to work building his Stonehouse Thoroughbreds operation at Eddington, about 170km north west of Melbourne and 50km west of Bendigo.

Like all things about Stonehouse Thoroughbreds, Arnel explained the Eddington location was practical and meticulously thought out.

The financial aspect of the property was only one consideration with the soil and weather environment also playing a huge part in the Stonehouse recipe.

“I was never going to buy in those typical hubs, like the north-east of Victoria or the Hunter Valley,” Arnel said.

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Arnel’s top-priced yearling at Premier 2019 was this Brazen Beau x Li’l Miss Hayley filly which sold for $380,000.

“One reason being that I don’t see why, especially in Victoria, there’s any reason to be in those areas. In regard to the north-east, we’re only an hour-and-a-half away and location is not a big deal.

“You’ve also got to look at land prices. For what my farm is, if I bought that in the north-east, it would have cost three times what it’s worth.

“You’ve got to find land that you know how to manage and how to work because it all starts in the soil.

“We’re north of the Macedon Ranges so we have a warmer climate but we’re still getting the rain we need.

“During spring and summer, it’s great conditions for horses to grow.”

Stonehouse’s targeted approach stretches to the sales to which the business sends yearlings.

Arnel has sold horses in Sydney and in Adelaide but the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale has become Stonehouse’s big show of the year.

Arnel’s simple logic for that decision is consistent with his practical approach to his business. He wants to serve his clients’ needs rather than compete with them on interstate playing fields.

“This year we’re not doing Adelaide and solely focussing on Inglis Melbourne to make that our big main stage,” Arnel said.

“It works well with our clients too.

We get big support from a lot of the big New South Wales guys to send horses down to us to prepare and there’s no point going back up there to compete against those bigger drafts.

“We might as well stay down here and be the stronger guys down here.”

That approach produced terrific results at the 2019 Inglis Premier. Stonehouse sold 17 yearlings at an average of more than $155,000, including a top price of $380,000 for a Brazen Beau filly out of the Savabeel mare Li’l Miss Hayley (pictured above).

Other members of Stonehouse’s 2019 draft fetched $310,000, $260,000 (twice) and $175,000 in the farm’s best sale in its relatively short history.

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Mares and foals at Stonehouse.

Stonehouse might have only been in operation a short time but Arnel has already offered a G1 winner for sale. Victoria Derby winner Extra Brut was part of the stud’s draft at the 2016 Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale at Oaklands where he was knocked down to Gary Mudgway for $52,000 before he was pinhooked for $100,000 in 2017. “(Newmarket Handicap winner) Sunlight came off our farm as well,” Arnel said. “We only had her in her younger days because she actually foaled up at Widden, but she came down to me and spent four to six months on the farm growing out before she went back up.”

Arnel sold Extra Brut on behalf of a client but he has been an active player in the weanling market selling his own youngsters to build Stonehouse Thoroughbreds’ financial reserves in the business’ fledgling years.

“Being a young business, we were selling a few weanlings because we just needed the cash flow and to keep the cash moving otherwise, we’d have been left behind,” Arnel said.

“Hopefully, in the next few years, we’ll have the financial strength to hold onto those horses a bit longer.”

Arnel and his partner Grace do the long hours every day to make Stonehouse Thoroughbreds a success. Close friend, Yulong Investments bloodstock manager Luke Wilkinson, has no doubt Stonehouse will become a stable feature of the Victorian bloodstock scene for many years.

“He’s already doing a great job because his horses look great when you inspect them.

You know they’ve had a lot of time and effort put into them,” Wilkinson said.

Arnel is keen to improve the quality of Stonehouse Thoroughbred offerings at the Premier Yearling Sale in 2020 and beyond but he believes the natural environment has as much to do with producing high-class bloodstock as pedigree pages.

“Without the pasture and the soil, you don’t have the animal on top of it and the same applies with horses,” Arnel said.

“I adopt a lot of the agricultural principles that I have learned into the thoroughbred world. I think from my experiences, from where I have worked around the world, that sometimes they get a bit missed in our industry.

“We’ve obviously got very good horse people in our industry, but I think that the other side is equally important, especially on a breeding farm, where you’re trying to grow out a product.”

He hopes that philosophy will continue to produce top quality bloodstock in the coming years but Arnel has declared the Inglis facility at Oaklands Junction is the only place that buyers will be able to secure a Stonehouse Thoroughbred yearling in 2020.

“If people come to Melbourne and come to see Stonehouse Thoroughbreds’ draft, then that’s our best horses,” Arnel said.

“If we sell everywhere and spread them all over the country to play games or however people view what you’re doing, then they can’t make a judgement on our draft.

“We sell in Melbourne, it’s as simple as that.”

“He really knows what he’s doing and where he wants to go. He’s going to be around for a long time and he’s got a terrific facility that he’s always looking to improve.”

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SIRE POWER

How Inglis stars have developed into star stallions Tara Madgwick IF YOU WANT TO FIND 'THE' YEARLING COLT THAT DEVELOPS INTO 'THE' STALLION, BUYING AT INGLIS CERTAINLY HELPS YOUR CHANCES. The 2020 Inglis Yearling Sale Series will again showcase a broad spectrum of the best yearlings in the country.

And while the price range may differ from sale to sale, the tried and tested selection criteria developed by the Inglis bloodstock team over decades consistently delivers quality pedigrees and athletic individuals which ensure all buyers have the very best chance to realise their dreams.

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Racetrack success can often lead to commercial stud success and the pursuit of quality colts is a dream that captivates many.

For those who hit the jackpot it’s akin to winning the lottery and then some.

In 2019, the most expensive stallion in the country is I Am Invincible, who stands at Yarraman Park at a fee of $247,500.

Back in 2006, he was a feisty colt being offered at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale where he fetched just $62,500 before going on to become a talented G3 winner who finished second to Takeover Target in the G1 Goodwood Handicap.

I Am Invincible was retired to stand at Yarraman Park and the rest is history.

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His sons are now some of the most sought after colts in the Southern Hemisphere and one buyer that has already hit the stallion jackpot through striking early on through his progeny is Grant Morgan from OnTrack Thoroughbreds.

Morgan paid $70,000 for one of I Am Invincible’s first season colts at the 2013 Inglis Classic Sale and that youngster was Brazen Beau.

“I’ve always paid particular attention to the first season sires,” Morgan revealed.

“It’s an exciting sector of the market as nobody really knows which will be successful and it gives everyone the opportunity to get in on the ground floor.

Classic graduate Brazen Beau (left) and Easter star The Autumn Sun.

“I always go through my short lists of yearlings and if you find the progeny of a particular first season sire continually cropping up, you can assume you’re on to something.

“I Am Invincible was like that. He had so many above average types and was clearly punching above his weight.

“It’s probably lucky that Brazen Beau was Lot 7 as I was only ever going to buy one horse at that sale and if he was Lot 700, I would have spent my money earlier.”

The Champion 3YO Colt of his generation, Brazen Beau soared to fame with wins in the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and G1 Newmarket Handicap before finishing a narrow second at Royal Ascot in the G1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

He retired with earnings of $1.4 million and was subsequently purchased to stand at stud by Sheikh Mohammed’s renowned global breeding operation Darley.

“When it came time to finding a stud deal for him we had a lot of interest from various parties and out of courtesy I decided to

approach Darley’s General Manager at the time Henry Plumptre through a friend of ours in common John Meagher,” Morgan said.

In 2019 his sons topped both the Classic and Premier Sales, as well as producing his first $1m colt at Easter.

Morgan received differing responses on Brazen Beau’s stud potential ranging from yes and no to maybe, with Darley ultimately securing the colt with a deal that was win-win for everyone.

While Morgan achieved his fairytale result with a modest budget, the top end of town has also produced its share of stallion success stories with the latest chapters to be written by horses such as The Autumn Sun and Russian Revolution, both sourced from Inglis Easter.

“One agent said they didn’t like him at all because he didn’t look like I Am Invincible,” Morgan recalled.

“Henry came and inspected the horse and he said to me ‘Grant, I see Bletchingly in his eyes’.”

Plumptre had worked at Widden when Bletchingly was at the height of his powers and his admiration for that legendary sire, who appears with a double cross in the pedigree of Brazen Beau, proved an irresistible attraction.

Brazen Beau stands at Darley Victoria and on the back of sparkling racetrack and sale ring results this year has had a fee increase to $49,500.

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A powerhouse son of Redoute’s Choice from a daughter of the world’s best sire in Galileo, The Autumn Sun was snapped up by astute bloodstock agent Anton Koolman from the Arrowfield Stud draft for his Hong Kong-based client Hermitage Thoroughbreds.

A horse bought with Classic races in mind, it quickly became apparent he was something really special.

“Dad went to that sale with the brief of purchasing a Hong Kong Derby horse. Guy Mulcaster and Chris Waller identified him and put forward a number of colts for consideration and The Autumn Sun was in that group,” explained Olly Koolman, son of Anton.

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LEADING INGLIS STUD MASTERS ALL TOO HARD BRAZEN BEAU CHOISIR DEEP FIELD EXCEED AND EXCEL EXTREME CHOICE FASTNET ROCK FLYING ARTIE FOXWEDGE HEADWATER HELLBENT I AM INVINCIBLE MERCHANT NAVY PARIAH RUSSIAN REVOLUTION SOOBOOG TRAPEZE ARTIST WANDJINA WRITTEN BY

Classic graduate turned super sire I Am Invincible.

“Our client in Hong Kong loved Galileo mares and The Autumn Sun was the first of the colts to go into the ring so we bought him.

"To be honest we would have paid a lot more for him and were pleasantly surprised with the final price of $700,000.

“There wasn’t that much competition for him as the big stallion partnerships had pretty much wiped him on the basis that being from a Galileo mare, he might be a bit dour, but as we’ve seen from his race record that was not the case at all.

“He won over all distances, on all surfaces and ticked every box.”

The Autumn Sun won his debut as a 2YO over 1200m and retired at the end of his 3YO season with eight wins from nine starts ranging in distance up to 2000 metres, including the G1 Golden Rose over 1400m.

“We’re about buying racehorses and he was a hell of an athlete,” Koolman added.

“We would have loved to see him race on and achieve his full potential on the track but at the end of the day there was just too much money involved.”

Bought back into by Arrowfield midway through his 3YO season, The Autumn Sun is covering his first mares this season at Arrowfield at a fee of $77,000.

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Global partnerships formed with the specific goal of sourcing and developing new stallions have become a major force at yearling sales around the world.

When China Horse Club and partners paid $320,000 for a Snitzel colt from Ballet d’Amour (USA) at Inglis Easter in 2013 they got some serious value for money.

Russian Revolution won seven of 11 starts and over $1.2m in prizemoney with highlight G1 wins in the Oakleigh Plate and The Galaxy.

Newgate Farm was one of those partners that raced the colt and he now stands at their picturesque farm at Aberdeen at a fee of $55,000 with his first foals being born this spring.

“Russian Revolution was an attractive son of Snitzel with a big pedigree and he really highlights the value that you can find at Inglis Easter,” Newgate Farm principal Henry Field said.

“Of course, there will be horses that make telephone numbers, but there is so much depth in the catalogue at this sale that you can get real quality even as you go down through that middle market.

“A share in Russian Revolution was sold at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale this year for $510,000, so that puts the current worth of the horse at around $25m.”

We’d all love to be able to turn $320,000 into $25m!

At the Breeders’ Cup his first crop sons, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE and ANOTHER MIRACLE, finished first and third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint-Gr.2 (pictured) while first crop daughter SWEET MELANIA was third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf-Gr.1.

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SANTA

KEEPS ON DELIVERING PETER FITZGERALD

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The William Street syndicate before the 2018 The Everest and (right) connections celebrating Santa Ana Lane's 2018 VRC Sprint win.

THE SANTA ANA LANE STORY IS AS UNIQUE AS IT IS DESERVING. Forty one years ago, three friends who all worked in the Melbourne CBD decided to form a syndicate and buy a racehorse.

They called themselves the William Street Syndicate and called that first horse William Street.

Unsurprisingly, the three founding members - Andrew Ramsden, Tom Borthwick and sole surviving member Robin Clements - worked close by to the famous Melbourne street.

“He was hopeless,’’ Michael Ramsden, current syndicate manager and son of original member Andrew, says of the inaugural galloper William Street.

“The rest of the syndicate wasn’t all that excited.’’

It didn’t take long for that excitement to arrive.

The syndicate’s second horse? Well that was Gurners Lane – named after another nearby passageway in the Melbourne CBD - who would go on to defeat Kingston Town in the 1982 Melbourne Cup. And from that day forth, the William Street Syndicate was here to stay.

Every couple of years as the syndicate grew in both numbers and stature, they would buy a new horse.

He would race as Santa Ana Lane, an enigmatic and erratic youngster who showed a world of ability but couldn’t convert that to racetrack success.

Santa Ana Lane won his first two starts – at Bendigo and Geelong – and won the G3 Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield at his fourth start in February 2016, and big things were assumed by not only his passionate ownership group but also his trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman.

But despite all the potential and one heck of a boom, the horse affectionately known to racing fans as ‘Santa’ spent the next 15 months – and 12 race starts – out of the winners’ circle.

“It was definitely a frustrating period because we knew how much ability the horse had but he wasn't transferring that onto the track,’’ Ramsden said.

“Anthony kept assuring us we had a very talented horse on our hands and that if we showed the patience he wanted us to, we would be rewarded.’’

Luckily the William Street Syndicate – at this stage 39 years young – knew a thing or two about patience.

Because after a long run of outs, what lay ahead not even the dreamiest of script writers could have come up with.

Every decade, they would find themselves racing at the top level.

The resurrection began at, of all places, Wagga Wagga in south west NSW in the then $100,000 Wagga Town Plate, a 1200m Open Handicap.

A decade after Gurners Lane came Paris Lane, who won the 1994 Caulfield Cup and Mackinnon Stakes before running second to Jeune in the Melbourne Cup.

Santa Ana Lane went around $10 that day in early May 2017 and won his first race in 15 months.

Less than 10 years after Paris Lane came De Gaulle Lane, who won the Queensland Derby in 2001.

Fast forward a bit more than a decade and the William Street Syndicate – via bloodstock agent Justin Bahen, who at the time worked for Flemington Bloodstock with Troy Corstens - purchased a Lope De Vega colt at the 2014 Premier Yearling Sale for $80,000 from Rosemont Stud.

At the time it may have seemed like just another win.

But for Santa, it was the second coming of a world-class sprinter.

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Santa Ana Lane winning the 2017 Wagga Town Plate.

Five starts later he won his first G1, the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, at Caulfield, at $26.

Four runs after that he was victorious in the G1 Goodwood Handicap in Adelaide at $26.

His very next start saw him demoralise a quality field in the G1 Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane at $14.

Suddenly, Santa had won three G1 races in the space of six starts and people started to take notice.

He started close to favourite in the 2018 The Everest, where he ran in the Inglis slot, and finished sixth, cruelled by an already heavy Randwick track that was decimated with an almighty downpour less than an hour before the race.

Not to be denied again, Santa Ana Lane bounced back with a last-to-first win in the G1 VRC Sprint at Flemington at his next start, returned in the autumn of 2019 to destroy a field of top-class sprinters in the G1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick and recently finished second in the 2019 The Everest.

“It’s been an amazing ride so far, a lot of fun with a great group of people and despite him not winning the VRC Sprint at the end of Cup week this year, we believe there’s many more highlights ahead for Santa,’’ Ramsden said.

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“From the moment Justin Bahen and Troy Corstens found him at the Inglis Premier Sale at Oaklands we always believed. The horse has done himself proud up until now and I have no doubt he will continue to do so right up until the point we call time on his career, whenever that may be.’’

“Wagga seems so long ago but it’s a day we will always remember,’’ fellow William Street Syndicate member Michael Clemenger said.

“It’s been one heck of a journey. It all started at the Melbourne sale and while there’s absolutely been highs and lows, the amazing thrills of the past 18 months especially really are like nothing most of us have ever experienced, with the possible exception of Robin and Gurners Lane.

“We’re hoping it’s not over yet, too.

He might be a 7YO gelding but he’s racing with the vigour and passion of a 3YO so while ever that is there, we have no immediate plans to bring an end to all of this, but he will let us know when he doesn’t want to do it anymore.’’

And then, if everything goes to script, it will be a lean few years for the William Street Syndicate before another G1-winning ‘Lane’ will enter their world.

And what a world that is.

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Pinot winning the 2017 VRC Oaks.

THE AUSTRALIAN RACING SCENE HAS FAST BECOME THE ENVY OF THE WORLD THROUGH ITS EXCITING RACING CULTURE AND SOARING PRIZEMONEY LEVELS. CRAIG ROUNSEFELL

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This has not gone unnoticed by the large stud farms and racehorse owners throughout North America.

I am in a fortunate position spending at least a third of my year in America either at a horse sale or a race track.

I have grown to love the sport in the USA with all the characters involved and the huge depth to the market.

Having grown up in Australia though, I am always an advocate to get Americans down to Australia to experience the fun and excitement of racing Down Under.

One major difference Americans always love is the hospitality shown

by Inglis and all the consignors at the yearling sales.

It is a perfect combination of business and pleasure and, as we know, a horse always looks better after a beer or champagne!

There are some serious American players in the Australian market at the moment.

B. Wayne Hughes, the American self storage billionaire, experienced the burgeoning Australian market and saw the opportunity to expand his Kentucky stud, Spendthrift Farm, into Australia.

One of the most prominent US syndicates, Eclipse Thoroughbreds, entered the Australian market in 2016 joining forces with Australia’s first lady of racing Gai Waterhouse.

I met Rick and Marcia at Del Mar around four years ago as they own shares in numerous horses throughout Southern California and across America.

The result was instantaneous with Pinot winning the G1 VRC Oaks before being sold to Japanese interests for seven figures.

It was after a visit to the Easter Yearling Sale and two days’ racing at Randwick during The Championships where they experienced the mighty Winx that had them hooked on the Australian racing scene.

“The industry in Australia is as vibrant as anywhere else in the world,’’ Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners President and Founder Aron Wellman said.

“For a racing partnership like Eclipse, it was very appealing for us to test a market where syndicates are so prevalent. We were blessed with success right off the bat with Pinot and we've taken a methodical approach since while keeping our finger on the pulse of the market and still very much learning the ins and outs of the way things work Down Under.

“The experience of racing in Australia is second to none,” Rick Gold said.

“The thing that has stood out to me about Australian racing is it is so easy to get involved.

“The updates I get from my trainers in Australia are as detailed and specific as anything I get in the US. “I can follow everything online from wagering to watching the races themselves.

Aron Wellman (right) with trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Stephen Baster and other connections after Pinot's VRC Oaks victory.

This season they stand six stallions including two purchased as yearlings from Easter.

The powerhouse American operation, Winstar Farm, has experienced the exploits of its resident stallion More Than Ready, breaking the record books in Australia and have been regular visitors investing in potential stallion prospects.

“Our business has increasingly become more global over the last decade,’’ Winstar president Elliott Walden said.

“Australia presents the opportunity for a vibrant market and has the enthusiasm to sustain it.’’

“The quality of stock is excellent and the value for one's dollar can be exceptional and the prizemoney available is extraordinary.

“That is a tough combination to come by and when you factor in the general population's enthusiasm for the sport and the cache that goes hand in hand, Australia is a highly attractive place to participate in the sport of horse racing.’’

Outside of the well known names from the US, the Australian racing industry is set up perfectly for owners at all levels to race horses either by themself or in partnership.

Prime examples of this are clients of Boomer Bloodstock in Rick & Marcia Gold.

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“On top of that we have made some great friendships out of people we’ve met in Australia.’’

The rising value of bloodstock in Australia for stallion prospects and well performed fillies off the track combined with the fun and excitement of the racing experience in Australia and the strong US dollar all point to an increase in the number of Americans investing in Australia over the coming years.

This will provide such a boom for the Australian breeders, trainers and all those involved in our great industry. *Craig Rounsefell is Inglis’ North American Representative and Managing Director of Boomer Bloodstock.

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ichael Christian is a prime example of champion trainer Gai Waterhouse’s incredible knack of infecting people with the racing bug.

The West Australian born-and-bred former stockbroker and 1990 Collingwood AFL Premiership player vividly recalls the period in his life in the early 1990s when Waterhouse inspired him with her world-famous charm and enthusiasm.

At that point in time, Christian was only just starting to venture into racehorse ownership and had a small share in True Blonde, a handy filly trained by Lee Freedman.

“Back in my broking days I bought a lunch with Gai Waterhouse at a charity auction,’’ Christian recalled.

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“The lunch was amazing. Her aura was incredible. I had my best 20 clients in the board room and everyone loved her.

“When we finished up, I was showing her to the lift and she said, ‘Michael do you have any horses?’ And I told her I had a share in a 2YO running on Melbourne Cup day the following Tuesday, and she said good luck as the lift doors closed.

“The next Tuesday comes around and our horse True Blonde wins. I arrived at work on Wednesday morning and on my desk was a fax from Gai saying congratulations on the wonderful win of True Blonde and if you’re ever in Sydney give me a call and come out to Tulloch Lodge.’’

A few months later while he was on a stint working in Sydney, Christian decided to look Waterhouse up and accepted the invitation to visit her iconic stables at Randwick for a customary champagne and chat.

“After the yearling sales, she then rang and said 'I have a share in a horse for you.' I said 'sure, how much?' She had me in the palm of her hand,” Christian laughed.

Michael took the share and from there they developed a close relationship which eventually led to some big results on the racetrack with a big chestnut gelding Phoenix Park. The son of Royal Academy was a multiple Stakes winner and won the then G2-classified TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.

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oenix Park retired an earner of $700,000 in h prizemoney.

“That was like wow. We had an amazing ride with him,’’ Christian said.

“After that my mates and I bought two horses a year with Gai over a few years and had some great success. She was really instrumental in taking my interest to the next level.”

That life chapter influenced Christian to want to get more deeply involved with the industry.

He gave away stockbroking in 2001 and started his media career but with plenty of time on his hands, Christian enrolled in a Diploma of Horse Breeding at the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE in 2002.

One of only two mature age students in what was a twoyear, full time course, he set out to learn as much as he could about horses.

There was a heavy focus on practical work placement and Christian spent considerable time at Eldon Park with Christoph Bruechert on the Mornington Peninsula.

“I hadn't had much to do with horses up until that point. I went from putting a head collar on to in the end handling stallions,’’ he said.

“We also went through a yearling preparation and delivering foals. It was amazing and it fueled my interest even further.’’

It was 2007 when Christian took his first step towards establishing his own property and on the recommendation of friend and mentor, trainer Peter Morgan, he purchased 40-acres in Whittlesea.

Longwood Thoroughbred Farm in Victoria.

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Michael Christian at Oaklands, during his Collingwood playing days (right) and (below) Longwood Thoroughbred Farm.

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mong his first broodmares were horses

he raced with Morgan including

Alisa Free - the dam of G2 Schillaci

Stakes winner Unpretentious - and

Bella Inez, which from just four foals produced G2 Gilgai Stakes winner Hallowell Belle and G3 winner Fuddle Dee Duddle.

Runaway Jesse was another valuable member of his growing broodmare band with her best daughter being multiple Group winner Eloping, which earned more than $1.2 million during her racetrack career.

She also produced dual Stakes-winning 2YO Of The Brave and G2 placed, city-winning 2YO Jesse’s Girl.

There was also Fuhrnatic, the dam of multiple Stakes winner Fuhryk.

Motivated by success and an ever-growing passion for the breeding business, Christian got even more deeply involved in the industry last December.

He sold his Whittlesea property and together with his wife Siobhan and brother Brad with his wife Pauline, purchased a larger holding that was formerly known as Fulmen Park at Longwood in North East Victoria.

This allows him the opportunity to spend up to four days a week at Longwood where, once the last of his five children finishes school, he will eventually relocate to permanently from his current base in Melbourne.

He also plans to prepare yearlings for sale and plans to take horses to the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale under the LTF banner.

“We are really excited about putting a toe in the water and have a group of nice yearlings we will take to Premier,’’ Christian said.

“Ultimately the goal is to expand and take drafts to all the major Australian sales.”

Things have come a long way for Christian since those days back in the 90s when racing and breeding quality horses was all but a dream.

Now he’s turned his passion into reality and is proof of how far a good dose of passion for thoroughbreds can take you.

“I just love being involved with the horse and on the farm nurturing and growing horses,’’ he said.

They have since rebranded it as Longwood Thoroughbred Farm (LTF).

Together they own and manage 16 broodmares.

Longwood offers a full breeding service to clients and will foal down 55 mares this season as well as looking after spellers for outside clients. Currently, there are 80 horses on the farm.

“When you’ve reared them as foals, taken them to sales and they go on to achieve success on the racetrack you get enormous gratification knowing you were there from the start.’’

“We bought the property and took over the business there. Our farm manager is Kylie Taylor and we have another full-timer Robert (Curly) Marshall as well as four part-time staff.”

Christian is still heavily involved in football and works up to three days a week as the AFL’s Match Review Officer. In this role, he determines the penalties handed out to players who break the rules.

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Age Of Fire

Atyaab

GROUP 1: BREEDER: VENDOR: SALE:

GROUP 1: Kenilworth Cape Derby BREEDER: Arrowfield Stud VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

FASTNET ROCK x DRAGON’S TALE Levin Classic Roncon Erinvale Thoroughbreds Easter Yearling Sale

Written By

Russian Revolution

GROUP 1: Blue Diamond Stakes BREEDER: Neville Begg Investments VENDOR: Basinghall Farm SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: BREEDER: VENDOR: SALE:

Hellbent

Estijaab

GROUP 1: William Reid Stakes BREEDER: Dr Richard McClenahan VENDOR: Dartbrook Downs Thoroughbreds SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Golden Slipper Stakes BREEDER: Jungle Pocket Pty Ltd VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

WRITTEN TYCOON x YAU CHIN

I AM INVINCIBLE x VOLKASPRAY

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DUNDEEL x SYLVANER

SNITZEL x BALLET D’AMOUR Oakleigh Plate John Stuart Investments Vinery Stud Easter Yearling Sale

SNITZEL x RESPONSE

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Seabrook

Sopressa

GROUP 1: Champagne Stakes BREEDER: Warwick Jeffries VENDOR: Maluka Thoroughbreds SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Australasian Oaks BREEDER: Victorian Stallion Partnership, Dean Thoroughbreds VENDOR: Bucklee Farm SALE: Great Southern Weanling Sale

Leicester

Youngstar

GROUP 1: South Australian Derby BREEDER: Yarraman Park Stud VENDOR: Yarraman Park Stud SALE: Australian Weanling Sale

GROUP 1: Queensland Oaks BREEDER: Jack & Karen Sheather VENDOR: Bowness Stud SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

Merchant Navy

Maid Of Heaven

GROUP 1: Diamond Jubilee Stakes BREEDER: Chris & Jane Barham VENDOR: Segenhoe Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Spring Champion Stakes BREEDER: Arrowfield Pastoral and Belford Productions VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

HINCHINBROOK x MIDNIGHT REVELS

WANTED x DEFY THE ODDS

FASTNET ROCK x LEGALLY BAY

SO YOU THINK x HIDDEN STRINGS

HIGH CHAPARRAL x STARSPANGLED

SMART MISSILE x ST THERESE

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Land Of Plenty

Extra Brut

GROUP 1: Toorak Handicap BREEDER: Esplin Family VENDOR: Twin Palms SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Victoria Derby BREEDER: Andrew McDonald VENDOR: Grange Thoroughbreds SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

Aristia

Voodoo Lad

GROUP 1: VRC Oaks BREEDER: Greg Perry VENDOR: Vinery Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Winterbottom Stakes BREEDER: Noel Leckie VENDOR: Yarraman Park Stud SALE: Scone Yearling Sale

STRATUM x DANCING

LONHRO x NAKAAYA

Mr Stunning

EXCEED AND EXCEL x WITH FERVOUR GROUP 1: Hong Kong International Sprint BREEDER: Makybe Stud VENDOR: Makybe Stud SALE: Great Southern Weanling Sale

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DOMESDAY x DOM PERION

I AM INVINCIBLE x O’FORTUNA

Enzo’’s Lad Enzo

TESTA ROSSA x SHEERAMA GROUP 1: Telegraph Handicap (2018 & 2019) BREEDER: Reavill Farm Management VENDOR: Eliza Park International SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

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Manuel

In Her Time

GROUP 1: CF Orr Stakes BREEDER: Segenhoe Thoroughbreds VENDOR: Segenhoe Thoroughbreds SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Black Caviar Lightning, The Galaxy BREEDER: The Estate of the late Denise Cobcroft VENDOR: Kanangra SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

Booker

Crown Prosecutor

GROUP 1: BREEDER: VENDOR: SALE:

GROUP 1: New Zealand Derby BREEDER: Hesket Bloodstock VENDOR: Woodside Park Stud SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

COMMANDS x GIRL HUSSLER

TIME THIEF x HELL IT’S HOT

MEDAGLIA D’ORO x RIPTIDE

WRITTEN TYCOON x NOONDIE Oakleigh Plate Tony and Liz Freebairn, Bill Rigg Mill Park Stud Premier Yearling Sale

Trapeze Artist

The Autumn Sun

GROUP 1: Canterbury Stakes, TJ Smith Stakes, All Aged Stakes BREEDER: Vieira Group VENDOR: Vieira Group SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: The Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas, Randwick Guineas, Rosehill Guineas, JJ Atkins Stakes BREEDER: Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd and Aga Khan VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

SNITZEL x TREPPES

REDOUTE’S CHOICE x AZMIYNA

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Castelvecchio

GROUP 1: VRC Sprint, TJ Smith Stakes, Stradbroke Hcp,

Goodwood Hcp BREEDER: Patinack Farm VENDOR: Rosemont Stud SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Champagne Stakes BREEDER: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

Beat The Clock

Spright

GROUP 1: Chairman’s Sprint Prize, Centenary Sprint Cup BREEDER: Jilly Henderson VENDOR: Yarraman Park Stud SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Robert Sangster Stakes BREEDER: Donnybrook Thoroughbreds VENDOR: Grange Thoroughbreds SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

Kenedna

Samadoubt

GROUP 1: Queen of the Turf Stakes, Doomben Cup BREEDER: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Winx Stakes BREEDER: Scott Darby VENDOR: Riversdale SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

LOPE DE VEGA x FAST FLEET

DUNDEEL x ST THERESE

HINCHINBROOK x FLION FENENA

HINCHINBROOK x DASHOFF

NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x MISS DODWELL

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NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x ISADORA

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Scales Of Justice

Begood Toya Mother

GROUP 1: Memsie Stakes BREEDER: Gerard and Kathy Hammond VENDOR: Millford Thoroughbreds SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes BREEDER: Mark and Melissa Nevin VENDOR: Vinery Stud SALE: Australian Weanling Sale

Funstar

Super Seth

GROUP 1: Flight Stakes BREEDER: Jack and Karen Sheather VENDOR: Bowness Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Caulfield Guineas BREEDER: Arrowfield Pastoral and Planette Thoroughbreds VENDOR: Arrowfield Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

Shadow Hero

Loving Gaby

GROUP 1: Spring Champion Stakes BREEDER: Lightning Thouroughbreds Greg & Donna Kolivos VENDOR: Newgate Farm SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: Manikato Stakes BREEDER: Kia Ora Stud and Alan Bell VENDOR: Kia Ora Stud SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

MYBOYCHARLIE x LADY OF HELENA

NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x BEYMATILLA

ADELAIDE x STARSPANGLED

DUNDEEL x SALUTATIONS

PIERRO x SOOKIE

I AM INVINCIBLE x MAASTRICHT

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Nature Strip

GROUP 1: Coolmore Stud Stakes BREEDER: Nick Vass VENDOR: Newgate Farm SALE: Easter Yearling Sale

GROUP 1: VRC Sprint, The Galaxy, Moir Stakes BREEDER: Golden Grove Stud VENDOR: Golden Grove Stud SALE: Premier Yearling Sale

EXCEED AND EXCEL x BONNIE MAC

NICCONI x STRIKELINE

Vow And Declare

GROUP 1: Melbourne Cup BREEDER: Paul Lanskey VENDOR: Kitchwin Hills SALE: Classic Yearling Sale

DECLARATION OF WAR x GEBLITZT

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Tim Rowe

Brae Sokolski

The folklore of Australian racing features stories aplenty of passionate sports people who have invested heavily in pursuit of their racing dreams.

Most recently, two investors who have become more synonymous with success than most are Brae Sokolski and Gary Diamond.

Brae Sokolski has quickly become a leading player in the thoroughbred racing industry and the Melbourne-based G1-winning owner has no plans of slowing down.

Instead, the financier plans on ramping up his investment in racing and breeding on the back of his remarkable run of success that started about three years ago. In the time since, he has had a string of high-class horses competing at the elite level including tried purchases Verry Elleegant, Kings Will Dream, Humidor, Finche and his $14m The Everest champion Yes Yes Yes.

“I started taking very small shares in cheap horses trying to get a feel for the industry and absorb as much as I could knowing I had long-term plans to be involved in a more significant way,� Sokolski says.

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Gary Diamond with the 2019 Easter Sale-topper, a $2.8m Snitzel x Ichihara colt.

“As I matured and my financial capacity grew, so did my investment in the industry and in buying racehorses.

“It was only about three years ago that I dived deeply into it and started acquiring yearlings on some sort of scale. The first year would have been 2017 and I have had some incredible success.”

Sokolski, who has shares in about 12 2YO Inglis sales graduates set to show their wares this season, is measured in all aspects of his business and personal life and applies the same considered approach to his investment in racing.

He credits syndicator Brad Spicer, respected agent John Foote and Inglis’ own bloodstock consultant Matt Scown in helping him achieve the ultimate dream of a racehorse owner: winning G1s.

“From my perspective, I break it down into three critical success factors. One is the amount of work and due diligence you put in; two is who you know and who you decide to be involved with and the third one, and it is out of your control, is luck,” he said.

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Gary Diamond and Vera Lee.

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Sokolski (right) with Coolmore’s Tom Magnier after Yes Yes Yes won The Everest.

“I have had a good dose of the latter but I certainly feel that I have given myself the best chance by working hard and associating myself with the right people.

“Matty Scown, who works at Inglis, has been a huge factor in my success and he has assisted me a lot in the selection of yearlings on conformation.”

Sokolski applies his own logic to the horses he buys into but is well aware of his limitations.

“At the end of the day, you have to know your weaknesses and I didn’t grow up around horses. I am no expert when selecting on type,” he said.

“I feel like I have got my own theories and feel that I can compete on a level playing field when selecting on pedigree but when it comes to type I am out of my depth.

“Guys like John Foote, Brad Spicer and Matt Scown have been critical in that respect. It is like any walk of life, irrespective of industry, it is the same thing that has enabled me to succeed in finance.”

The evolution of Sokolski’s racing participation is expected to take another turn as soon as his brilliant Group-winning Chris Waller-trained colt Yes Yes Yes is retired to stud having reached a deal with Coolmore after his Todman Stakes victory in the autumn.

“I have every intention of retaining a share in him as a stallion and being part of the journey and getting more involved in breeding is where I will head,” he said.

“I will always retain my core racing interest but increasingly enhance the breeding side as I think it is important to be on both sides of the equation in racing.”

One combination who is further advanced in the establishment of their racing and breeding business is Gary Diamond and his daughter Tracy Vogel whose G1G Racing and Breeding empire has scaled significant heights in a relatively short amount of time.

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It was only in 2012 when Diamond and Vogel started racing horses which led to the establishment of G1G Racing and Breeding banner prior to Capitalist’s 2YO season that culminated in his 2016 Golden Slipper win and a place on the Newgate Farm stallion roster.

Some of the principles employed by Sokolski have also served Diamond well in his pursuit of racetrack glory.

“You get to a period in life and I was asked to go to Gai’s (Waterhouse) stables one day to have a look at a horse that had come in from New Zealand and there I met Bruce Slade,” Diamond recalled of his decision to enter racehorse ownership.

“I struck up a friendship with him and you could probably say that is what started it all. I got to know him and we had a couple of horses and we had some success in the early days because we were in (The Galaxy winner) Sweet Idea.

“I just felt confident with Bruce and that was when James (Harron) was at Gai’s as well and I found him the same way. When he went out on his own I was more than happy to go with him.

“He makes decisions based on if he was paying for everything 100 per cent himself.”

Diamond has also built a strong relationship with Henry Field and races a number of horses with the Newgate Farm founder in partnership with China Horse Club while he also has shares in a significant amount of horses with Aquis Farm.

Remarkably, Diamond and Vogel have been associated with the winners of four of the past five ATC Breeders’ Plates and had five running in this year’s edition, headed by eventual winner Global Quest. They were also represented by Pierata, Sunlight and Nature Strip through their various partnerships in this year’s Everest.

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Brae Sokolski leading Kings Will Dream back to scale after his Turnbull Stakes win.

From a retailing background, Diamond focuses on juvenile racing – the commercial end of the market – and last season he was involved with 21 individual 2YO winners of 30 races. This season he believes his own benchmark could be bettered.

Among his new season arsenal of juveniles under their ownership is the brother to Merchant Navy, the Not A Single Doubt three-quarter brother to The Autumn Sun, the Harron-purchased $2.8 million Easter sale-topping Snitzel colt and a son of Deep Impact who is out of Bring Me The Maid.

It would be easy to think Diamond has got carried away given the scale of his racing business, but he still treats it as one.

“It started as a hobby but it is now a full-blown business. Not only does it race horses, it is into the breeding side of it, it has shares in stallions as well.

It trades, it is in pinhooking. It has gone into virtually every aspect of the (industry),” he says.

A brand etched in Greatness.

Inglis Easter Vendor of 12 Group 1-winning Graduates since 2013 Three 2YO Champions Four Guineas Winners

Fostering those relationships, with individuals and other businesses including sales companies, has also had an important role in Diamond and Vogel’s enormous contribution to Australian racing in the past decade.

“I have always treated life that you only do business with who you can get along with and I have found Inglis very much in that category. In all facets of their company they have been very good to deal with and very professional and very helpful,” Diamond said.

“If they said something, it was done and followed through. We do all our insurance through them and I have been very happy with that as well.”

Two Derby Winners One Oaks Winner One Golden Slipper Winner ESTIJAAB MUSTAAQEEM THE AUTUMN SUN ATYAAB WANDJINA SUPER SETH ABBEY MARIE RAFEEF MAJMU WHISKY BARON HEAVENLY BLUE HOWARD BE THY NAME

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Q&A HUBIE DE BURGH

VERNA METCALFE

DE BURGH EQUINE

MIDDLEBROOK VALLEY LODGE

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start Peter Flynn. Amazing Horseman.

My father… A successful breeder in Ireland including 2 Classic winners. He saw the future globalisation of the thoroughbred industry 50 years ago and encouraged me to travel. My first 5 working years in the thoroughbred business were spent in USA and Australia.

Favourite holiday destination

Port Douglas. Great Restaurants. Relaxing – Great Holiday Destination.

Best horse you’ve seen

Favourite holiday destination

Winx. Raced Against The Best. Consistently.

St Tropez. I rented a villa in a Rosé vineyard a few miles from St Tropez for 2 weeks…. Hence my weakness for Minuty Rosé.

Lucciolo. Purchased for a great owner.

Gorgeous filly by a great stallion.

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase A Written Tycoon x Bubbles N Boats colt which is still unnamed from Classic. My favourite sale is Classic as you are looking for types not pages.

Favourite racetrack moment

When Divine Prophet won the Caulfield Guineas – Bred and raised on MVL.

Best 2019 Inglis yearling purchase or sale

Best 2019 Inglis yearling purchase or sale

Mildred – bought by my favourite person Neville Begg, an absolute gentleman and awesome horseman.

Purchased Lot 232 at Easter, a Not A Single Doubt colt owned by Darby Racing trained by Gary Portelli and called Imperial Reign.

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world

The Cottage @ Scone.

Zuma in London. Great Japanese with good atmosphere and good cocktail bar.

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

John Vincent, Peter Flynn and my husband – Lamb Roast.

Sacha Baron Cohen, John Cleese and Dudley Moore. Menu. Beluga caviar, sushi washed down with chilled Grey Goose vodka followed by tagliolino with lots of white truffles washed down with Livio Felluga pinot grigio finished with tiramisu and plenty of espresso martinis.

Bet on a horse and hope to double my investment.

What would you do with your last $20?

Your go-to karaoke song?

Money, Money, Money.

I would buy a champagne mojito in the Brock Bar in Deauville. A dangerous drink. After 3 of them you don’t know if you're in Deauville or Darwin.

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SAM HAYES

CORNERSTONE STUD

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start

I am lucky to have several business mentors that I have met through being involved in YPO (Young Presidents Organisation). I doubt we would be in business if it were not for people like Darren Thomas, Steve Millar and Robert Hill Smith. In terms of who gave me a start it was David and Prue Hayes that really gave me the opportunity to buy into Lindsay Park Stud. In terms of the bloodstock business Mark Pilkington has been a great mentor.

Favourite holiday destination

Carrickalinga with Emily and the kids.

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase/sale

Defining Champion.

Inglis Easter Vendor of 5 time Gr. 1 winning Graduate The Autumn Sun

Selling Queen of the World in foal to Siyouni for $360k at the Great Southern Sale this year was exciting.

Favourite racetrack moment

Running second to Black Caviar in the G1 Robert Sangster was great fun. It was a G1 named after an old family friend and we raced Sistine Angel with close friends. We were jumping around like we won.

I can’t remember much after that!

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world Vintners Bar & Grill (Angaston).

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

Muhammad Ali, Winston Churchill and Marilyn Monroe.

The food would be superfluous to the conversation.

Winston and I would stay up late drinking champagne and brandy (in that order). JFK would be first emergency but I would worry about him having an unfair advantage in the competition to woe Monroe, especially if it was his birthday.

What would you do with your last $20?

Group 1

JJ Atkins

Group 1

Golden Rose

Group 1

Caulfield Guineas

Group 1 Randwick Guineas Group 1

Rosehill Guineas

CHAMPION 3YO COLT 2018-19

I would borrow another $200k and go again.

Failure can’t cope with persistence.

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Q&A WAYNE HAWKES

KAYLEY JOHNSON RUSHTON PARK

HAWKES RACING

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start It has to be my darling mother as she’s the glue that’s kept me together my entire life.

Favourite holiday destination Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Best horse you’ve seen Makybe Diva. She was a backmarker who won three Melbourne Cups and that will never, ever be repeated.

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase All Too Hard. To buy a sale-topping colt at $1,025,000 and turn him into a $25m stallion was the best feeling imagineable.

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start

Most of my knowledge comes from an Equestrian background in showing. I had a great grounding in conformation and presentation of saddle horses from years as a competitor and judge. Over the last few years Brett and Rachael Howard from Randwick Bloodstock have given us invaluable advice and provided a great sounding board for us so it would be fair to say they have had a lot of influence on our progression.

Favourite holiday destination

Anywhere that doesn’t have horses! Probably either the beach or somewhere that makes good wine! I’d say our home ground of Margaret River would be a leader in places to go.

Favourite racetrack moment

Best horse you’ve seen

Estijaab winning the Golden Slipper in 2018 because that now famous moment in the mounting enclosure with Michael that was captured on film is unforgettable.

Northerly and Black Caviar - both champions of their era so not hard to explain why!

Best 2019 Inglis yearling purchase

Mystery Love - to select, sell and race a filly that goes on to win a stakes race in her first prep has been pretty special.

The Brazen Beau (ex Up In Lights) sale topper at the Premier Sale – we’re taking our time with him and have nothing specific planned at this stage. He looks like he’ll be a 3YO but will run as an autumn 2YO.

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase/sale

Favourite racetrack moment

Winning the Bendigo Guineas with Mystery Love.

Was so exciting to be there and watch her win.

Jervois Steak House, Auckland. Go there and you’ll see why.

Best 2019 Inglis yearling purchase or sale

Probably the Deep Field x Gooniwiggal filly.

She was sold to Tony McEvoy and was one of our favourites from the draft.

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

Prince Harry, Donald Trump and Elle Macpherson.

If they’re there, who cares what you’re eating.

Your go-to karaoke song?

We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel.

What would you do with your last $20?

Buy the best $20 bottle of wine I could find.

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Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world

Lake House Daylesford. Had the most amazing degustation menu a few years ago and have found it hard to beat since.

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

Freddy Mercury, Sally Watkins and Bart Cummings.

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LINDA MONDS TYREEL STUD

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start

My parents, Helen and David Wallings.

They guided and directed me through all the early ‘teething’ problems of the farm. They are still our number 1 supporters. Jonathan D'Arcy also was crucial in the initial bloodstock guidance whether it be purchasing broodmares and/or sales placements.

Foreseeing the Future.

Favourite holiday destination and why

We don’t do holidays very often, but my favourite place would be anywhere quiet within the boundaries of Australia.

Best horse you’ve seen

Winx on the track or Pinocchio as a quality producing broodmare.

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase/sale

Osamu (Written Dash x Exceed & Excel) sold at Inglis Easter 2019. He was such an outstanding individual and the return of $1.7m exceeded all expectations.

Arrowfield’s Inglis Easter Graduates have won six Group 1 Guineas in the past five years.

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world

I like all restaurants, anything I don’t have to cook myself is so much better.

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

2019 Caulfield Guineas 2019 Rosehill Guineas

I would like to invite 5 people please and they would be Mum, Dad, husband Laurence and boys Ben & Blake. There is nothing quite like sitting around the table with my family, it would have to be one of my most favourite things to do. Dinner could be anything from a pub meal to a high class restaurant, it would not matter when you have great company.

Super Seth The Autumn Sun

2019 Randwick Guineas The Autumn Sun 2018 Caulfield Guineas

The Autumn Sun

2015 Australian Guineas 2014 Kenilworth Cape Guineas

Wandjina Majmu

Your go-to karaoke song?

‘Bat out of Hell’

What would you do with your last $20?

Give it to someone who needs it more than me.

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Q&A ANGUS GOLD

PHIL CAMPBELL BLUE GUM FARM

SHADWELL

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start Michael Oswald, who was Her Majesty The Queen’s stud manager at Sandringham Stud. I started out as a student at Sandringham for two years, and without him I am not sure where I would have got to.

Favourite holiday destination I love a week skiing in the Alps which is hard to beat if the conditions are right. Special mention to the west coast of Scotland and a Kenyan riding safari.

Best horse you’ve seen Frankel – his demolition of a good field in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot is something that I never expect to witness again.

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase Nadeem. It was the first year that Sheikh Hamdan allowed us to buy horses again in Australia so when he won the Blue Diamond, that cemented our return into the yearling market in Australia. Also, Majmu, who was the champion 2YO and 3YO in South Africa.

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world My personal favourites include Les Caves de Creux in Courchevel, Catalina's in Rose Bay or anywhere on the Wharf after a long day at the sales.

Industry mentor/someone who gave you a start

I was lucky enough to be at the English National Stud in its glory days and then Stud Manager Paddy Robinson and Stallion Manager George Roth were both fantastic to me. Three summers at Nydrie Stud in Virginia prepping yearlings for the Saratoga Yearling Sales under Manager Sonny Goode was also invaluable.

Favourite holiday destination

The Big Island of Hawaii. Great golf courses, beautiful Mauna Kea beach and we love Volcanoes National Park.

Best horse you’ve seen

Affirmed. Amazing competitor who won 14 G1 races.

Favourite Inglis Sales purchase/sale

Purchase would be a horse that went on to race as Bohemiath. Payed just $16,000 for him from a Blue Gum Farm draft. Won a number of big races with him and went to two Melbourne Cups with him too. Sale would be Alinghi.

Best 2019 Inglis yearling purchase or sale

Ciaron Maher on behalf of Col & Janice McKenna paid a lot of money for a smashing colt by Brazen Beau out of Innovation Girl. He races as Ideas Man and has already won the Inglis Banner.

Favourite restaurant, anywhere in the world

Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

Alexander the Great, Winston Churchill and Peter Ustinov. As for the menu, I am a man of simple tastes so I would settle for a plate of the best parma ham in the world with melon, followed by an unbelievable pasta dish.

Bedarra Island Resort. Down on the beach. Table for two. Can’t beat it. Amazing food, proper service and a setting that is just fantastic.

Your go-to karaoke song?

Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Whatever they want.

The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, or for more eclectic audiences D I V O R C E by Billy Connolly.

Your go-to karaoke song?

What would you do with your last $20?

What would you do with your last $20?

Give $5 to each of my four wives!

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Invite 3 people – dead or alive - to dinner.

And what’s on the menu?

Bob Seger’s Nightmoves.

Enjoy a pizza with my wife Patti.

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Classique Legend

CHANGING WAYS MICHAEL COX

Hong Kong racing has come a long way in the past two decades.

From a jurisdiction known almost exclusively for its booming betting turnover, it has transformed into a racing mecca where love of the sport – and appreciation of the horse itself – has grown.

Along with the evolution of events like the Hong Kong International Races and the recognition of Hong Kong horses in world rankings, the mindset of the jurisdiction's owners has also broadened to reflect the growing global view of racing in the bustling city.

Where once the typical Hong Kong owner was content with a sound and honest horse to race at Sha Tin or Happy Valley in front of their friends and business associates, now there is no such thing as a typical Hong Kong owner.

The buyer looking for an athletic money spinner to fill a Jockey Club owner's permit still exists, but the new era of Hong Kong owner is a worldlier customer than that of yesteryear.

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Howard Liang & Marie Yoshida.

Southern Legend winning in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kongers active at Inglis Sales are just as likely to be searching for breeding prospects or even joining forces in colt funds in search of a future stallion as they are to be filling a permit.

Both horses were placed in the care of veteran trainer Les Bridge for the first part of their career not only to win prizemoney, but also to qualify for a Private Purchase permit and ultimately move to Caspar Fownes at Sha Tin.

Of course some are simply trying to qualify their horse for a Private Purchase import permit in Australia and then send a horse to Hong Kong, but others are out to collect black type for a breeding prospect and with Australian prizemoney booming, many are simply happy to race horses Down Under.

Ho usually has more than 15 horses in training at any given time, most in Australia, and it isn't just about selecting the best of them to go to Hong Kong. Size says it is just as important to select the most suitable type and then send them at the right time.

Howard Liang is typical of the new style of Hong Kong owner. He has raced many stars in his homeland, including two-time Hong Kong Cup winner California Memory, and has had many other star performers at Sha Tin. In recent years Liang has found great success via Inglis in Australia.

Liang's longtime agent Marie Yoshida said Inglis "provide the right horses, pedigrees and the right vendors".

"It is where we go to get the beautifully bred horses," she said.

By star stallion I Am Invincible and a half-sister to two Stakes winners, California Zimbol was precisely that when bought for $450,000 at Easter in 2018.

California Zimbol won the G3 Thoroughbred Stakes in the spring but, like many Hong Kong owners, Liang has learned to dream big.

"One day we would like to win a Hong Kong Sprint," Yoshida said.

"But not necessarily with a horse trained in Hong Kong; why not bring a horse from Australia to do it?

You are not limited as a HK owner and it is about legacy."

Creating a legacy is exactly what owner Boniface Ho has been able to achieve with a similar mix of horses racing in Hong Kong and Australia.

Ho's agent and racing manager Carmel Size has done a superb job at selecting and then nurturing Inglis yearling purchases for her client, with Southern Legend ($280,000 2014 Easter) and Classique Legend ($400,000 2017 Classic Sale) leading the way.

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"I have said to Mr Ho that we can't take certain horses there because of their temperament," she said. "If it isn't going to work for the horse, it isn't going to work for the owner."

The patient approach paid off with Southern Legend, a relatively late arrival in Hong Kong that has won back-toback SG1 Kranji Miles and the 2019 G3 Ladies' Purse on his way to winning more than the equivalent of A$3million in Hong Kong.

For other successful Hong Kong owners the priority at the yearling sales isn't to find a Hong Kong talent but rather to shoot for the stars and find a stallion.

This is the case for prominent owners David Boehm, Anthony Cheung and Daniel Yung, who have teamed up to form a colt syndicate under Boehm's Muskoka Farm banner.

They pooled resources to buy a $750,000 Not A Single Doubt colt and a $750,000 Redoute's Choice filly at this year's Easter Sale.

"I think the new wave of owners in Hong Kong over the last 10 years are more focused on yearlings, developing and racing the horses themselves," said Muskoka's man-on-the-ground Damian Yap. "The aim is to have the two yearlings we bought this year racing in Australia.

Hopefully the filly can win black type and turn into a broodmare and the colt can win enough to become a stallion. We see it as an opportunity, we are buying something with a bit more quality."

If the horses don't quite measure up to that level, then Yap says there are still options, with the superb facilities at Muskoka on the banks of the Hawkesbury River giving them the opportunity to manage their valuable yearlings' progress.

The Muskoka team will be back at Easter in 2020 looking for similar prospects.

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Bon Ho (left) & Carmel Size (blue).

David Lui (right) with Shadow Hero after his G1 Spring Champion Stakes win.

"It is the best sale in the southern hemisphere," Yap said. "It has the best horses, with the best breeding with the best pages and best conformation, we will always find what we are looking for there."

David Lui is another Hong Kong owner in search of a stallion but his most recent success came at the Inglis Classic Sale in 2018 and a staying star in the form of Shadow Hero.

"We like to keep the colts and hoping to find a stallion prospect but Shadow Hero was a special situation," Lui said. "We sent him to Mark Newnham, who identified him very early on as a stayer. We decided to keep him here and race him, as the racing environment is growing stronger and the fantastic prizemoney needs to be considered."

Newnham's early assessment of Shadow Hero was accurate with the son of Pierro winning this year's G1 Spring Champion Stakes.

Other owners like Chris Lee haven't just invested in horse flesh but a farm as well, with the purchase of specialist broodmare farm Laceby Lodge outside of Melbourne.

Laceby Lodge Stud is not only an active buyer but a vendor as well.

With the development of Laceby, Lee is now aiming for the best of both worlds and hopes some of the progeny born and raised on the farm can one day become stars back in Hong Kong.

"For Hong Kong it's all about early speed, maturity and soundness," he said. "With the type of quality we have with our broodmare band and types of horses we are buying, we are hoping to find all of those attributes."

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MURRULLA SHINES

Selling horses is a family affair for the Nolans.

FOR TIM AND CELIE NOLAN, THE 2019 CLASSIC SALE WAS “THE BEST WEEK OF OUR LIVES’’.

Not only did their Murrulla Stud top Book 1 with a sale-record $550,000 Brazen Beau x Pouter colt, it also topped the inaugural Highway Session with an Unencumbered colt which realised $85,000.

“It was a really good sale obviously, especially with the Brazen Beau colt,” Nolan said.

“He was always a beautiful horse.

The owners were saying to me would he make $100,000 and I would say, yeah he’ll make $100,000.

“I put $150,000 on him knowing he would make it but I didn’t want to be talking them up at all.

“But I had no idea he would realise that money.

“It was amazing really.”

But beneath the smiles and sale ring success was a stinging pain.

A pain that lingered at the time, still lingers to this day and will linger for years to come.

Tim’s brother, Basil Nolan Junior, was tragically killed in a farm accident just three months earlier on November 6, 2018.

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Basil’s death left a significant hole in the Australian breeding industry.

It’s a hole that will forever live with Tim, the wider Nolan family and everyone who knew Basil.

“I was called by a mate at two o’clock in the morning. It was the worst phone call I have ever received,” Nolan said.

Silence followed.

But Nolan is strong in mind and in spirit. He has cried his tears.

The brothers who grew up on Raheen Stud will always have the good times.

“It’s hard – you know,” Nolan starts again.

He stops.

Silence.

“There are plenty of memories, good and bad.

“I can remember riding to school together, that was good. Growing up together we had fun.

“He has always been around.”

Basil’s death meant something was missing when Tim and Celie had the top lot at Classic. He knew the Brazen Beau was a special colt but as he walked away from the vendor box, someone was missing.

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“Basil was always a bit more into horses than me. I was always farming and the cattle part of the business,” Nolan reflected.

“Yeah…”

A pause becomes seconds of silence.

“We used to go there to the Inglis sale, I did my first for Craig Anderson at Bellerive and Basil was at Wakefield,” Nolan continues. “That was the big time. Newmarket. We used to come down there every year.

“There was a lot of fun out there.

It was work hard, play hard.

“But we were there together.”

That’s what made walking away with a $550,000 sale at the Classic Sale – a record price for Classic - bittersweet. Basil wasn’t there.

A pause.

“You miss him then, at times like that,’’ Nolan continues.

“It was hard for sure because Basil wasn’t there.”

Nolan has strong family ties in Queensland but it was the Equine Influenza outbreak in 2007 that took he and Celie away from home to NSW, soon after they married.

IN TOUGH TIMES

Murrulla's Classic sale-topper and (below) Tim and Celie.

Tim Nolan with his father Basil.

The Nolans’ farm has been performing consistently since its inception but it was this year’s Classic Sale that saw the Murrulla brand scale new heights.

It would be a turning point in their careers and life direction.

They took some mares to the Hunter Valley and what was going to be a couple of months has turned into a home at Murrulla Stud 12 years later.

“We got married in July 2007 and then EI hit. We brought 25 mares down here to the Wamsley family farm next door to Murrulla,” Nolan said. “We stayed with Martin Byrne, we came for two weeks and we ended up staying about four months and eventually struck a deal to buy the farm, which we got in June 2008.

“This is our home now. Mum and dad still run that farm up in Queensland with [Basil’s wife’s] Natalie and the kids up there and that’s their home.”

“For a little farm like Murrulla, to hold a record with a company like Inglis with such history and who have sold so many horses at this sale over so many years, I couldn’t believe it to be perfectly honest,’’ Nolan said after the Classic Sale, which reflects his philosophy.

“It was a massive day for our farm.

“Credit to all the team back home who work so hard with Celie and I. We don’t have a lot of numbers and there’s a lot of bigger farms that this happens to regularly but for a little farm like us, I don’t know, it’s hard to explain to be honest.’’

The historic Classic Sale came a couple of months after the tragedy and in the middle of a drought that continues to make life tough on the land.

CHRIS ROOTS

“We are sourcing our oats out of Western Australia at the moment, we have bought hay out of South Australia and Victoria.

“We were lucky to have a couple of good sales but it is not cheap to keep going at the moment.”

Murrulla not only has a good reputation of producing quality drafts but also stands stallion Charge Forward, at $8800.

Nolan looks at his yearlings for this year and sees a couple of Written Tycoon and Charge Forward yearling to see in 2020 and hopes to continues his run of success.

The journey to Classic is almost complete, and Nolan hopes their draft can shine just as many before them off the farm have shone.

“You would want a racehorse like it because it gets stronger and stronger this drought,” Nolan said. “It just keeps going on and on and on.

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“It’s been the ride of a lifetime’’ The $8m Inglis Race Series has resulted in some memorable contests, life-changing moments and helped create valuable breeding propositions over the years.

The 2018/19 races were no exception.

JEMMA CUTTING takes a trip down memory lane and reflects on those moments.

INGLIS BANNER (RL) 2YOS MOONEE VALLEY 1000M OCTOBER 2018

INGLIS NURSERY (RL) 2YOS RANDWICK 1000M DECEMBER 2018

The Inglis Race Series for 2018 yearling graduates commenced with the Listed $500,000 Inglis Banner on Cox Plate day.

In the Harbour City, attention turned to the preChristmas Listed $500,000 Inglis Nursery at Randwick.

The Wallings Bloodstock-bred Espaaniyah (I Am Invincible), a $750,000 Easter purchase for Emirates Park/Brian Carlson from the Tyreel Stud draft, showcased her professionalism around the Moonee Valley 1000m circuit – no easy feat for raw 2YOs.

A strong field of 2YOs faced the starter, with Enforcement and Strasbourg two of the more fancied runners in the betting.

After finding the lead from the jump, the daughter of Stakes-placed Flying Spur mare Catalonia led throughout to win by a comprehensive two lengths.

The colt was able to come off the leader’s heels at the top of the straight and toughed it out to the line, providing his sire Brazen Beau with his first Stakes winner in the process.

“To win a half million-dollar race first-up was wonderful,’’ Carlson said.

“It was a great win, we took her to Melbourne because she was a forward going, professional filly and it worked out perfectly, and the prizemoney is so good in these Inglis races.

“I had liked her even before I did final inspections at Inglis Riverside, she was impressive physically but it was her attitude that I really liked and she showed that in the stable as she just really enjoyed her racing.

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But it was Star Thoroughbreds colt Accession (Brazen Beau x Ready As Elle) that proved victorious, having enjoyed a great run in transit with Hugh Bowman in the saddle.

“It’s remarkable to think a juvenile can race for $500,000 at his second start – well done and a huge thank you William Inglis, the race series is fantastic,” Star Thoroughbred’s Denise Martin said.

“Chris Waller suggested the Inglis Nursery as a target race at the time of Accession’s first barrier trial (in November) and everything went to plan thereafter.”

The win was at Accession’s second start and indicated he was on target for the inaugural Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm.

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INGLIS DASH 3YOS FLEMINGTON 1100M JANUARY 2019

INGLIS MILLENNIUM (RL) 2YOS WARWICK FARM 1200M FEBRUARY 2019

The Inglis Dash for 3YO’s was the third race in the Inglis Race Series on January 19, where 10 horses from the prior season's 2YO crop lined up over the 1100m at Flemington.

With the inaugural Inglis Millennium worth $2m, it left only the Golden Slipper worth more money for a 2YO race anywhere in the world.

Henry Dwyer’s filly Tropezina (Epaulette x Boredom) led narrowly for most of the straightsix sprint, holding on gamely in the final strides to stave off a challenge from Beerz With Clint and Prairie Fire.

Tropezina, who is out of a half-sister to G1 winner Complacent, was offered by Monarch Stud at the 2017 Melbourne Premier Sale and sold to James Bester Bloodstock and Stuart Webb for $65,000.

She was bred by Barry Pearce.

There were only two runners punters wanted in the betting – Accession, coming off two victories including the Inglis Nursery – and Dawn Passage, an impressive last-start Randwick winner (defeating Bivouac).

But the script couldn’t have been written better, when a then-unknown locally-trained colt and Classic graduate called Castelvecchio (Dundeel x St. Therese) stormed down the outside from the tail of the field to score by an emphatic two lengths.

Prepared by Warwick Farm trainer Richard Litt, Castelvecchio was purchased by Ottavio and Wendy Galletta for $150,000 from the Arrowfield Stud draft, who also bred him.

“The Inglis Race Series being restricted races, are a good opportunity for horses purchased from the Inglis Sales, to race for top level prizemoney and obviously to win a Saturday race at Flemington,” Dwyer said.

“When you buy a yearling at the sales it’s absolutely worth paying up for the race series straight away. There are so many opportunities to run for outstanding prizemoney in what is effectively restricted company.

“For Tropezina, the Inglis Dash victory made her a multiple city winner which in turn, set her up for a career at stud.”

Kieran Falvey of Monach Stud said: “Tropezina proved to be a great buy for her connections and she was always a lovely filly on the farm.

“Having these types of big prizemoney races for Inglis graduates is a winner for everyone involved in the horse from the owners, trainers, vendor, breeder etc.’’

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“It was a huge thrill for Wendy and I to win the first ever Millennium – and also wonderful for Richard Litt who is a young, up and coming trainer,” Ottavio Galletta said.

“He was a nice yearling – I just liked his look and his cheeky attitude, but it’s been the ride of a lifetime to have a horse of his calibre carrying our colours.”

The Inglis Millennium provided wonderful form lines in its inaugural year, with Castelvecchio going on to win the Group 1 Champagne Stakes and run second in Lys Gracieux’s Cox Plate as the only 3YO in the race.

Third placed Dawn Passage won the Listed The Rosebud later in the year, while runner-up Accession has placed at Stakes level on multiple occasions.

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INGLIS SPRINT 3YOS WARWICK FARM 1100M FEBRUARY 2019 A Group 2 Silver Shadow winner as a 2YO and a runner-up in the G1 Flight Stakes, Fiesta started a well-deserved favourite just ahead of 2018 Golden Slipper winner Estijaab.

The two high class fillies staged a thrilling duel down the Warwick Farm home straight before Fiesta gained the upper hand inside the 50m mark.

Fiesta was a $150,000 buy for Star Thoroughbreds and Chris Waller Racing at the 2017 Classic Sale, when offered by breeder Mike O’Donnell’s Fairhill Farm.

Trainer Chris Waller is a fan of the Inglis Race Series.

“These big money races, they bring the people (to the races), it’s what gets people watching at home,” Waller said.

“That’s what this sport is all about.”

Fiesta’s breeder Mike O’Donnell said: “Fiesta was always a lovely filly, never pushy and she’s just been the most ultra-consistent, quality racehorse.

“This race series is a fantastic concept.

The money involved is wonderful.’’

INGLIS CHALLENGE 2YOS SCONE 1100M MAY 2019 A $2000 Inglis Scone graduate was the star of Day 1 of the Scone Carnival in May, with the Rod Northam-trained Spilt (Choisir x Mycup Runneth Over) claiming the $100,000 Inglis 2YO Challenge.

Spilt was bred by Laurie Macri and offered by Fernrigg Farm at the 2018 Scone Sale and caught the eye of Northam as he looked so much like a former stable star.

“He was similar in build to Big Money, not overly big but a strong and powerful little horse,” Northam said.

It was the fifth time a Rod Northamtrained youngster had claimed the Scone race, while jockey Robert Thompson celebrated victory just four days out from his 61st birthday.

“The 1100m on the big track – our home track – gives stables like ours the opportunity to share in big prizemoney, it’s a great concept,’’ Northam said.

“I’ve been lucky in the race, obviously we’re not buying at the top end of the yearling sale market but we specifically target the Scone Sale each year, with this race in mind.

INGLIS GUINEAS (RL) 3YOS SCONE 1400M MAY 2019 On Day 2 of the Scone Carnival, Wild Planet (Animal Kingdom x Salutations), already a two-time Listed winner at Flemington, led all the way to score in the $300,000 Listed Inglis Guineas.

An Arrowfield Stud-consigned Easter yearling, Wild Planet had been knocked down to Hawkes Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock for $280,000.

Co-trainer Michael Hawkes said the Inglis Guineas prizemoney was the reason Wild Planet was targeted for the Scone Carnival.

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“Some of the owners are Adelaide based and they travelled to Scone for the race and that is what the race series is all about, giving connections the chance to win some big prizemoney,” Hawkes said.

Wild Planet was bred by Arrowfield Pastoral and Planette Thoroughbred.

His pedigree has since received a significant boost, with his Dundeel half-brother Super Seth recently winning the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas.

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HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS JEMMA CUTTING

The unheralded growth of the Classic Sale in the past few years has been nothing short of phenomenal.

The Classic Sale (Book 1 & 2) is still synonymous with value, with recent graduates including Yankee Rose ($10,000), She Will Reign ($20,000), Nothinglikemore ($40,000), I Am A Star ($40,000) and Samadoubt ($40,000).

Even the likes of Hellbent ($95,000), Castelvecchio ($150,000) and Shadow Hero ($260,000) look cheap now, let alone Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare, who was offered at the 2017 Classic Sale.

It was only five years ago the sale grossed just over $13m with 15 lots realising $100,000 or more with a top lot of $200,000.

Fast-forward to 2019 and Classic grossed almost $50m. An amazing 150 lots made $100,000 or more and 39 lots made $200,000 or more.

The top lot sold for $550,000.

But as the sale’s numbers – both catalogue size and yearling prices - have evolved in the past five years especially, so has its structure.

In 2019 the inaugural Highway Session was introduced, a ‘Classic Book 2’ largely catering for country and provincial trainers and to accommodate a larger overall catalogue.

With Classic Book 1 averaging $75,000, the Highway Session created an avenue for the next tier of buyer to enter the market.

Despite its infancy, the success of the Highway Session was evident – an 85% clearance rate at an average of $25,264.

“The Highway Session was a natural development as part of the evolution of the Classic Sale,’’ Inglis’ General Manager of Bloodstock Sales and Marketing Sebastian Hutch said.

Kurt Goldman (above) and the colt he bought at the Highway Session for $70,000.

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Unencumbered x Malbun colt topped the 2019 Highway Session.

Leading trainer Matt Dale.

“The advent of the Highway races as part of Metropolitan racing in Sydney has given more exposure to our country and provincial trainers, so it made sense for Inglis to provide such trainers with access to a consolidated group of yearlings that we believe would fall into a suitable value range, with the added carrot that graduates of the Highway will be eligible for the $100,000 Inglis 2YO Challenge at Scone.”

Hutch says the success of the inaugural Highway Session means that vendors are specifically targeting the session with particular horses. And that can only be good news for buyers.

Goulburn trainer Kurt Goldman struck gold in the Highway Session.

A big supporter of the Classic Sale, Goldman was also active in the Highway Session, buying the equal-third top lot, a Press Statement half brother (ex Sin Sin Sin) to The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes. “He was a ripping type, actually there was plenty of top quality yearlings in the catalogue,’’ Goldman said.

“I had to go to $70,000 to buy him and at the time, Yes Yes Yes was more a spruik horse than anything but I knew how good he was, or at least I believed I did.

“For the Highway Session to have a horse of that quality I think is testament to its potential, especially given it was only in its first year.

“I’ll definitely be back in 2020.’’

Canberra trainer Matt Dale has long been a fan of the Classic Sale.

He picked up his best ever horse Fell Swoop at the 2013 Classic Sale for $45,000.

In the inaugural Highway Session, he spent the same amount on a Deep Field filly he hopes can reach similar heights to his five-time G1-placed favourite.

Dale has seen the Classic Sale evolve in recent years and was glad to see the introduction of the Highway Session.

“Over the last few years, the increasing success of the Classic Sale has seen it go from a sale that you were lucky to see a big name buyer at, to a sale that every buyer is at," Dale said.

"The Highway Session has been a welcomed addition to the catalogue, adding a value opportunity for country trainers to get back into the market.’’

A change in schedule for 2020 will see the Highway Session held on Tuesday February 11 at Riverside, following more than two full days of selling Classic Book 1.

“Our vendors were very enthusiastic about the concept in 2019 and it led to an excellent first renewal of the sale, with the buying bench featuring leading country and provincial trainers such as Matthew Dale, Damian Lane, Cody Morgan, Trevor Robinson, Rod Northam, Danny Williams and many more,’’ Hutch said.

“We are excited at the prospect of another strong session in 2020.”

In total, 808 yearlings have been catalogued for the 2020 Classic sale, including 195 yearlings in the Highway Session.

As Hutch points out, the upward trajectory of stock offered at the sale has been matched by the growing prominence of Classic graduates in big races across Australia and beyond.

“There have been eight Group 1-winning graduates of the sale since the start of 2018 including Castelvecchio, Hellbent, In Her Time, Shadow Hero and Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare’’ Hutch said.

“It’s a sale that’s churning out Stakes winners at an ever-increasing rate and it’s a great compliment to our vendors who have supported the sale and helped build its profile from year to year.’’

2020 HIGHWAY SESSION Tuesday Feb 11, Riverside Stables Progeny of stallions such as Better Than Ready, Brazen Beau, Choisir, Deep Field, Dundeel, Hinchinbrook, Nicconi, Pride of Dubai, Rubick, So You Think, Vancouver, Written Tycoon etc.

Vendors supporting such as Arrowfield Stud, Widden Stud, Kitchwin Hills, Newhaven Park, Vinery Stud, Middlebrook Valley Lodge, Torryburn Stud, Murrulla Stud, Sledmere Stud and many more.

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Mustajeer

Manaya

Thoroughbreds Digitally Remastered JEMMA CUTTING Following a boom year in 2018, Inglis Digital’s Online Auction platform has undergone further substantial growth in 2019, breaking several records and prompting an expansion to twice-monthly auctions.

From January until October this year, Inglis Digital’s Online Auctions have grossed more than $19 million, compared to a total of $12.98 million in 2018.

The 2019 calendar year began with a new record gross of $1.74 million in the January Online Auction, the first of 12 ‘million dollar’ aggregates from 15 Inglis Digital Auction’s, held at the time of writing (October 31, 2019).

But it’s not just about plain figures – the quality of stock being offered through Inglis Digital has improved markedly in the past 12 months, with a focus on quality race fillies and mares heading into the 2019/20 breeding season.

The June catalogue was headlined by Set Goals (Snitzel), a granddaughter of Monsoon Wedding and out of a three-quarter-sister to Shoals’ dam, The Broken Shore, offered by Arrowfield Stud.

The 3YO filly set a new top lot record of $321,000 when sold to Cannon Hayes Stud, while the gross reached an all-time high of $1.75 million.

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Both these records were surpassed a month later, when a mammoth July catalogue of 380 entries was topped by Hinchinbrook mare Manaya, a stakes winner as a 2YO and a half sister to Hot Danish.

She was purchased by Glenlogan Park Stud for $400,000, a price which aided in an overall gross of $2.68 million – believed to be a world record for an Online Auction.

Sepoy mare Kittie Kins, became the fourth highest lot sold through Inglis Digital in the November (Early) catalogue, when the daughter of Sepoy was sold in foal to Aquis Farm’s first-season sire Brave Smash for $245,000 to Mark Player’s International Thoroughbred Solutions Pty Ltd. While Group 3 Epona Stakes winner Semari (by Sebring) sold for $230,000 to David Wallace in the October (Late) catalogue.

Other key fillies and mares sold through Inglis Digital in 2019 include, Pomposity ($180,000), Kinky Boom ($150,000), Guelder ($150,000), Dagny ($140,000), Meraki Miss ($110,000).

These results brought new vendors to Inglis Digital, with respected WA breeder Bob Peters just one of several big names to offer horses through the platform.

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TOP LOTS 2017 - 2019 MANAYA (5m) – $400,000 (July 2019) Vendor: Michael Costa Buyer: Glenlogan Park Stud

CHARGE (4h) – $190,000 (Oct (Late) 2019) Vendor: Chris Waller Racing Buyer: HBL (VIC)

SET GOALS (3f) – $321,000 (June 2019) Vendor: Arrowfield Stud (as agent) Buyer: Cannon Hayes Stud

POMPOSITY (3f) – $180,000 (Feb 2019) Vendor: Highclere Thoroughbreds Buyer: Highgrove Stud

MUSTAJEER 25% (7g) – $320,000 (Oct 2019) Vendor: Gaelic Bloodstock Buyer: Richard Pegum

MORPHEUS (2c) – $180,000 (June 2018) Vendor: James Harron Buyer: Darby Bloodstock

KITTIE KINS (4m) - $245,000 (Nov (Early) 2019) Vendor: Aquis Farm Buyer: International Thoroughbred Solutions Pty Ltd

ARCADIA ANGEL (3f) – $160,000 (Aug (Early) 2019) Vendor: Peachester Lodge Buyer: RIFA Mustang Pty Ltd

SEMARI (5m) – $230,000 (Oct (Early) 2019) Vendor: Busuttin Racing Buyer: David Wallace

ELGIN (4g) – $160,000 (Sept 2018) Vendor: Hudson Conway Buyer: Australian Bloodstock

AUGUSTUS (3g) – $210,000 (May 2018) Vendor: Newgate Farm Buyer: Te Akau Racing

GUELDER (8m) – $150,000 (July 2019) Vendor: Musk Creek Farm Buyer: Greenhaven Park Stud

*As at 10/10/19

Charge

Semari

The increasing capacity of the catalogue each month incited an increase of the Online Auctions to twice a month in August.

Split into ‘early’ and ‘late’ catalogues, the change has been met with enthusiasm from vendors and buyers and this is reflected in the turnover results to date:

August (Early)

$843,900

August (Late)

$1,109,100

September (Early)

$1,041,900

September (Late)

$1,007,250

October (Early)

$1,221,700

October (Late) $1,092,500 Another initiative for Inglis Digital in 2019 was the addition of the Scone Online Thoroughbred Sale, which complemented the Scone Yearling Sale.

Following a positive result and constructive feedback from vendors, Inglis Digital looks forward to improving on its $545,950 gross and clearance of 69.63%.

Kittie Kins

In October, Inglis Digital showcased its diversity and global appeal with a landmark sale of a 25% share in high profile Caulfield and Melbourne Cup contender Mustajeer for $320,000.

The share in the last-start Ebor Handicap winning import was offered on behalf of UK-based Gaelic Bloodstock just 10 days out from the Caulfield Cup and was bought by Richard Pegum.

The international flavour extends to graduates such as the former James Harron-owned Spin – renamed Star of Jupiter – who was a first up winner in Singapore in October; while the database of registered bidders includes people from Hong Kong, Indonesia, France, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Japan, Belgium, USA, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Inglis Digital is a reputable source for quality stock and the team are excited about what the next 12 months may hold for the platform. inglisdigital.com – #ProvenSource #TrustedName

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SALE DATES

SALE

DATE

LOCATION

JANUARY ONLINE SALE

24-29 January

Online

CLASSIC YEARLING SALE

9-11 February

Riverside

CLASSIC YEARLING SALE – Highway Session

11 February

Riverside

FEBRUARY ONLINE SALE (Early)

7-12 February

Online

FEBRUARY ONLINE SALE (Late)

21-26 February

Online

PREMIER YEARLING SALE

1-2 March

Oaklands

PREMIER YEARLING SALE – Showcase Session

3 March

Oaklands

MARCH ONLINE SALE (Early)

6-11 March

Online

MARCH ONLINE SALE (Late)

20-25 March

Online

APRIL ONLINE SALE (Early)

3-8 April

Online

AUSTRALIAN EASTER YEARLING SALE

7-8 April

Riverside

MELBOURNE GOLD SALE

19-20 April

Oaklands

APRIL ONLINE SALE (Late)

24-29 April

Online

CHAIRMAN’S SALE

8 May

Riverside

AUSTRALIAN BROODMARE & WEANLING SALE

6, 7, 10 & 11 May

Riverside

SCONE YEARLING SALE

17 May

Scone

MAY ONLINE SALE

24-29 May

Online

JUNE ONLINE SALE (Early)

5-10 June

Online

GREAT SOUTHERN SALE

14-17 June

Oaklands

JUNE ONLINE SALE (Late)

19-24 June

Online

JULY ONLINE SALE (Early)

3-8 July

Online

JULY ONLINE SALE (Late)

24-29 July

Online

AUGUST ONLINE SALE (Early)

7-12 August

Online

AUGUST ONLINE SALE (Late)

21-26 August

Online

SEPTEMBER ONLINE SALE (Early)

4-9 September

Online

SEPTEMBER ONLINE SALE (Late)

25-30 September

Online

OCTOBER ONLINE SALE (Early)

9-14 October

Online

READY2RACE SALE

20 October

Riverside

OCTOBER ONLINE SALE (Late)

23-28 October

Online

NOVEMBER ONLINE SALE (Early)

6-11 November

Online

NOVEMBER ONLINE SALE (Late)

20-25 November

Online

DECEMBER ONLINE SALE

4-9 December

Online

NB: All Inglis Sale Dates are subject to change

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GAME CHANGER

AUSTRALIA LEADS THE WORLD IN RACING. But is it missing a beat when it comes to taking advantage of technology?

The digital revolution is here. The opportunity to capitalise on it is now. And the benefits that ensue, they are there to be taken by those who have the vision to do so.

The racing industry is undoubtedly a numbers game. An industry built on time, preparation, patience and of course – speed. It seems only a natural fit, therefore, that an industry grounded in measurement, meticulousness and metrics should integrate with technology – a service built on the exact same pillars.

But has the obviousness of this relationship, and in fact the necessity of it, been overlooked?

If we look at the current integrations between technology and racing one might note the financial management tools custom-built to manage ownership reallocations, prizemoney and horse procedures.

Or one might be inclined to mention the digital apps used to manage the ongoing demand for providing constant and instant communications.

These are integrations not to be overlooked. But are they the point?

Perhaps the question shouldn’t be - Is the racing industry integrating with technology?

But rather, is the racing industry integrating with technology enough?

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The efficiency, the timesaving, the convenience.

We, as consumers, are utilising technology all the time. But what about as professionals?

Imagine utilising technology out in the paddock and crush, during the breeding season. Imagine utilising it through changing night shift, morning shift, and seasonal workers. Imagine utilising it in the office to fend the constant submission of hand-written worksheets and the countless hours spent re-entering those worksheets.

Imagine no more. There are already some studs in Australia and New Zealand that have actively chosen to take these ideas and turn them into a reality.

They are choosing to overlook what technology is offering them currently and instead look forward to what it can and should be offering them.

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds in Victoria has taken the initiative to kickstart a digital transformation project. Over the coming months, they will be working with Ardex Technology to develop, design and leverage key Ardex’s tools and services into their current operational model.

One of the key principles of the project is to improve mobility and collaboration into their workflow via the increased incorporation of mobile devices; From worksheets and communications to reporting, to change the way information is entered and distributed.

In a set-up like Three Bridges, previously, where whiteboards were used to display upcoming tasks and horse locations and status’, digital screens can be installed in their place.

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Magnified digital implementation like this allows technology to act as the source and distributor of information, removing the effort of having to re-distribute that information by hand, countless times.

Part of the scope of the project also includes managing workloads and procedures with an interactive staff diary that acts as a scheduling tool allowing to-do lists to be shared across mobile devices.

Additionally, the incorporation of Ardex’s Work Items module that is custom-built for individual studs based on their unique procedures.

It aims to make data entry and retrieval easy by grouping procedures, treatments and stud activity into a 'one button press’.

When asked about the reasons behind choosing to go ahead with the digital transformation project, Three Bridges' Jana Liston, who is leading the project, states: "The agility of the Ardex mobile solution has meant that we can customise the software to match our unique business processes," Liston said.

"It’s about investing in ways to improve ourselves and take back some of our time. It was our objective to capitalise on digital integrations as best we can.

"We see this as essential for allowing our business to succeed in, and keep up with, the future."

And with a draft of yearlings to prepare for the upcoming sale season, they know that constantly looking for ways to save time and improve processes is a crucial ingredient for success; both for the quality of their draft and the inner workings of their operation.

And they are not alone.

Waikato Stud in New Zealand have been working over the past few months to incorporate Ardex’s digital services to help reduce its reliance on paper to almost zero and improve the transparency and agility of their operations.

Alongside them, Coolmore Stud in the Hunter Valley are actively working with Ardex to leverage customised digital solutions to improve their current practices.

Operating Better, Producing Better.

So - is it worth it?

In an industry that is so starved on time, digitalisation is the greatest ally.

Breeding operations rely on many cogs turning for them to run smoothly – this we know.

Technology ensures that all the cogs are turning at the same time, in the right direction and more efficiently and faster than ever.

It takes the guesswork out of reading data from multiple pieces of paper, constructed by a range of staff members, across several hours or even days.

It gives you increased visibility meaning you can see what is being done, when and by whom from the comfort of your couch - if you so wish.

Centralisation of information allows your team to collaborate as one with everyone on the same page, working off the same information.

Past issues of double handling data and the errors that arise from passing information from person to person, are just that – a thing of the past.

You can seamlessly complete your daily operations from start to finish without having to re-type, pass on or handover information.

It’s all there. It’s all stored. It’s that efficient. And the time it will save, will only just continue to add up.

It can integrate the way you need it to so that you use it to operate better than ever - with minimal teething problems.

The bottom line – if you are operating better, you are producing better. Better yearlings, better racehorses, better breeding.

Quality comes down to consistent meticulousness in everyday tasks.

Breeding racehorses follows that same formula.

Technology can give you the advantage in achieving that meticulousness. It can sharpen your processes and allow you to capitalise on a toolkit designed to increase accuracy and efficiency.

A toolkit that the rest of the world is already using.

The beauty of the technology is that it is completely customisable to match and optimise your processes. It can replicate ledgers, notebooks, and worksheets. It can mirror approval processes and checklists.

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$8,000,000

RACE SERIES Featuring the $2m Millennium for 2YOs 2019 Inglis Millennium winner Castelvecchio

RACE DATES RACE

PURSE

AGE

VENUE

DATE

INGLIS BANNER (RL)

$500,000

2YOs

Moonee Valley, VIC

October 26th 2019

INGLIS NURSERY (RL)

$500,000

2YOs

Royal Randwick, NSW

December 14th 2019

INGLIS MILLENNIUM (RL)

$2,000,000

2YOs

Warwick Farm, NSW

February 8th 2020

INGLIS SPRINT

$1,000,000

3YOs

Warwick Farm, NSW

February 8th 2020

INGLIS DASH

$500,000

3YOs

Caulfield, VIC

March 14th 2020

INGLIS GUINEAS (RL)

$200,000

3YOs

Scone, NSW

May 16th 2020

INGLIS CHALLENGE

$100,000

2YOs

Scone, NSW

May 16th 2020

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A MAN OF THE LAND ZOË PHILIP

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AS THE 2020 SALES SEASON APPROACHES, IT’S FAIR TO SAY THIS IS NOT JAMIE INGLIS’ FIRST RODEO. One of the longest serving family members – a fifth generation Inglis employee – Jamie started at ‘The Firm’ in January 1974 as a raw and fresh-faced 19-year-old.

“But it wasn’t until the 80s really that it got a bit more serious,’’ Jamie reflects.

“Terry Gordon, an Inglis employee at the time and who still works for Macarthur Inglis to this day, approached The Boss one day and said ‘I can sell real estate, I’ve got some contacts, we could make a quid’ and so dad gave him that opportunity and Terry went full time into property.

He started auctioneering in 1974, first selling bobby calves from the surrounding dairies at Camden, with long hours spent at the saleyards.

“It was a success so we expanded, then expanded again but it was getting too big, too many types of properties, units, apartments, houses as well as rural land so we sold that part of the business in 2008.

While for the best part he hung up the gavel in 2012, he returned five years later to sell the last lot at Newmarket in 2017, another moment etched in the company’s long and proud history.

“I still did the odd property sale from that point on but it was in 2012 I decided I saw a future in a Rural Property division for the company and with Mark Webster’s approval, I took that role on.

From a young age he has memories of accompanying his father to the Homebush and Camden saleyards and it is this passion for livestock and rural Australia that has remained constant throughout his career.

He continues to play an active role in the firm as a director and is the fearless leader of the progressive Rural Property sales division.

“Again, there were signs of success and we were doing a decent enough trade so I went and employed Sam Triggs in 2014 and from there the division has truly soared under Sam’s guidance.’’

Be it 'talking shop' to clients, pushing his beloved Rural Property division or simply having a chin wag, he is easily recognisable by his friendly disposition and magnetic personality – and his trademark wide-brimmed hat.

A registered auctioneer, real estate agent and stock and station agent, Jamie has metaphorically worn many hats – “I’ve sold everything there is to sell in this game, horses, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, properties, thoroughbreds etc’’ during his 45 years working for Inglis.

But in more recent years, it’s been rural property that has kept a special twinkle in Jamie’s eyes.

Property sales have been part of the Inglis brand for 90-odd years.

Together with Inglis Rural Property Sales Manager Sam Triggs, the team is driving more business than ever before, offering broad-acre cropping and pastoral assets, livestock enterprises and equine facilities.

“It’s something I’m very passionate about, rural property, and without wanting to sound arrogant or cocky, I think we do a bloody good job in sourcing properties and getting them sold for a quality price for the vendor,’’ Jamie said.

“It’s been a tough stretch for a lot of country people with this drought. Some people haven’t had rain in three or four years and a lot of people are battling, a lot of good friends of mine are battling too.

“When properties come on the market for whatever reason, sellers want to deal with people with integrity firstly and also someone they can trust and work with to get the job done, and Sam prides himself on these qualities.

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“We have a lot of fun with how we go about our work but we also work extremely hard for our vendors and buyers,’’ Sam Triggs said.

“If Jamie Inglis has taught me one thing – and he’s taught me plenty – it’s that you can’t put a price on trust so we put a huge amount of effort into forming relationships and working closely with our clients to get the job done right for them because at the end of the day, like most jobs, we are based on results and you get results by being good people and working with good people.

The Inglis Rural Property division has a proven track record, completing signature sales transactions throughout New South Wales and Victoria.

The team working with Jamie, who all hail from regional areas and have experience in a myriad of agricultural sectors, have achieved over $100m in gross rural land sales during the 2018/19 financial year.

Inglis Rural Property has also been recognised by industry bodies for their rural transactions and marketing campaigns, being awarded the Rural Marketer of the Year for the fourth consecutive year at the 2019 NSW Real Estate Institute Awards for Excellence.

“On many occasions we act in complete confidence with our client, and this discretion is valued.”

Outside of work, one of Jamie’s other passions is, well, horses, albeit a slightly different kind to the yearling.

When he is not in the office or inspecting a property, Jamie spends a lot of time in the saddle. He is heavily committed to cutting, a sport that he loves, and it is this passion for cutting which has led him to being appointed director of the National Cutting Horse Association.

Jamie also has sound ‘first-hand’ experience in the Australian beef sector, with direct experience breeding, selling and trading large numbers of cattle on his own behalf and for his clients.

Jamie has a solid understanding of property fundamentals and one of his main attributes is his ability to build a strong rapport with clients and vendors, offering them genuine advice and support throughout the sales process.

INGLIS RURAL PROPERTY – RECENT SIGNATURE SALES: ‘GILGAL’ (UNDER CONTRACT)

WOODSIDE PARK EQUINE COMPLEX (SOLD)

Offered to the market for the first time in 150 years.

State of the Art Equine Facility

Cootamundra, NSW

Tylden, VIC

Area: 8,941 Acres (3,618 Hectares)

Area: 133 Acres (54 Hectares)

‘WIRRALIE’ (SOLD)

‘WINDEMERE’ (SOLD)

Blue-Ribbon Property in the Eastern Riverina

Large Irrigation & Grazing Opportunity

Wagga Wagga, NSW

Area: 3,438 Acres (1391 Hectares)

Deniliquin, NSW

Area: 2,571 Acres (1,040 Ha)

‘PRINCES FARM’ (SOLD)

‘LOCKHART’ (SOLD) Versatile Rural Holding with Historic Charm Bungendore, NSW

Castlereagh, NSW Area: 137 Acres (55 Hectares)

Area: 905 Acres (366 Hectares)

‘WILLOWS’ (SOLD)

‘TALLAND’ (SOLD)

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Home of Racing Legend Bart Cummings

Productive Grazing & Farming Enterprise

One of Southern NSW's Outstanding Rural Holdings

Wagga Wagga, NSW

Cootamundra, NSW

Area: 822 Acres (332 Hectares)

Area: 3,300 Acres (1,336 Hectares)

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LOCAL AREA DESTINATIONS Aquarius Seafood Restaurant

Enzo’s Cucina

Modern Seafood Restaurant with views across the park and river.

Light-filled dining room with a visible pizza oven, serving classic, traditional Italian dishes.

Open for Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday- Saturday

LOCAL SHOPPING Fashion Spree Factory Outlet Sydney’s Newest Factory Outlet Shopping Centre, includes a wide variety of stores.

Open daily 10am to 6pm Address: 5 Viscount Pl, Liverpool NSW 2170

Contact: (02) 9755 5568

Contact: (02) 9726 8142

Address: 3/56 Raubaul Road, Georges Hall NSW 2198

Address: Chipping Norton Market Plaza, 9 Barry Rd & Ernest Ave, Chipping Norton NSW 2170

Brighton Lakes Kitchen (On the Brighton Lakes Golf Course)

Gemelle Ristorante

Newly constructed modern dining with views of the lake and golf course.

Warm and welcoming authentic Italian cuisine with contemporary flair.

Open for daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Contact: (02) 9602 5294

Open daily for Lunch & Dinner

Market Plaza Chipping Norton

Contact: (02) 9195 1000

Address: 79 Bathurst Street, Liverpool NSW 2170

Contains several cafés, small diners, and a Coles Supermarket.

Address: 43 Brickmakers Dr, Moorebank NSW 2170

Horizon (District 8)

Chophouse Parramatta

Authentic Chinese cuisine located within the District 8 precinct of Cabra-Vale Diggers.

Location of Chipping Norton Medical Centre and Activ Therapy Chipping Norton Address: 20 Ernest Ave, Chipping Norton NSW 2170 Westfield Liverpool Contains a wide variety of stores, including Coles Supermarket, Big W, MYER, JB Hi-Fi, several banks, Hoyts Cinema, several cafés and diners.

Address: Macquarie Street, Liverpool NSW 2170

Steakhouse designed for a feast with a wine menu to match.

Open daily for Lunch & Dinner

Yum Cha service for Lunch, Al-a-carte for Dinner

Contact: (02) 8855 3400

Contact: (02) 8728 6181

Address: 83 Macquarie St, Parramatta NSW 2150

Address: 1 Bartley Street, Canley Vale NSW 2166

Crossroads Hotel

La Tratt

Newly renovated bistro with traditional pub meals and TAB facilities.

Sophisticated modern Italian.

Open from 11am to late Contact: (02) 9602 8194 Address: Cnr Hume Highway & Camden Valley Way, Casula NSW 2170 District 8 (Cabra-Vale Diggers)

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide reviewed for 11 consecutive years. Restaurant and Caterers Association (RCA) multi-award winner (7 times winner Best Restaurant in a Pub Club or Tavern).

Winner Gourmet Traveller Wine List for 11 years.

Open for Dinner Wednesday – Saturday

Arisun

District 8 is 2000sqm of South East Asian food ‘stations’: A culinary journey through South East Asia where Vietnam, Thailand, China, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

No-fuss Korean cuisine, famous for its fried chicken.

Open daily from 11:30am – late

Ryoma

** Kitchen closes from 2:30pm-5pm

Authentic yakiniku (grilled Japanese BBQ).

RESTAURANTS & BARS

Open daily from 11:30am – late

Contact: (02) 9727 5000 Address: 14 Anzac Ave, Fairfield NSW 2165 (Fairfield RSL)

Open daily at 5:30pm for Dinner

Contact: (02) 8773 3566

Contact: (02 ) 8764 8761

Address: Shop 2 / 102 John St Cabramatta NSW 2166 84

Open for Lunch & Dinner

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Hospitality and Entertainment around Riverside Stables The Iron Chef Cabramatta

The Shed by Ristretto & Co

Classic dishes, upscale specials and yum cha.

Modern and refurbished warehouse style café in Liverpool.

Open daily for Lunch & Dinner

Open daily for Breakfast & Lunch

Contact: 0402 218 003

Contact: (02) 9821 1880

Address: 84 Broomfield St, Cabramatta NSW 2166

Address: 156 Northumberland St, Liverpool NSW 2170

The Paper Mill

The Usual Café

Western Sydney’s best new food destination with four restaurants under one roof.

Serving usual breakfast and brunch in the heart of Cabramatta.

Open daily for Breakfast & Lunch

Open daily for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Contact: (02) 9728 4171

Contact: (02) 8742 4033

Address: 8/46 Hill St, Cabramatta NSW 2166

Address: The Paper Mill, 20 Shepherd Street, Liverpool NSW 2170

‘All you can eat‘ Korean BBQ. Open daily from 12pm-10pm Contact: (02) 9726 1552 Address: 7/47-49 Canley Vale Rd, Canley Vale NSW 2166

Corner Ernest Ave & Barry Rd, Chipping Norton NSW 2170

RECREATION

GENERAL / OTHER

Brighton Lakes Golf Course

Liverpool Police Station

The 18 Hole golf course is located a short drive from the Riverside Stables complex.

Contact: (02) 9765 9499

To get there (from the Riverside complex), head east on Gov Macquarie Drive, heading straight onto Brickmakers Drive.

The Course will be on your left.

Contact: (02) 9195 1000 Address: 43 Brickmakers Dr, Moorebank NSW 2170 Hoyts Cinema

COFFEE / CAFES

Located in the Westfield Liverpool, Hoyts Cinema is a modern cinema showing all the latest films currently in cinema.

Cream & Co Café

Lake Moore Walk

Great coffee and $10 lunch specials, quick and easy bite.

Address: Shop 14, Chipping Norton Market Plaza.

Address: Corner of Elizabeth and Goulburn Streets, Liverpool NSW 2170

Open from 10am till late

TK Something

Contact: (02) 9726 9300

Contact: (02) 8738 3000

Dynamic renovated pub setting with full beer garden and TAB facilities.

Address: 355 Hume Hwy, Cabramatta NSW 2170

Chipping Norton Medical Centre

Liverpool Hospital

The Warwick Tavern

Contact: (02) 9726 1222

HOSPITALS / MEDICAL CENTRES

Open daily for Breakfast & Lunch

Located in Chipping Norton, the mainly flat, scenic walk is 3.2kms in length.

Address: 42 Epsom Rd, Chipping Norton NSW 2170

Starts at Chauvel Park and follows the lake around to Haigh Park.

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Address: 150 George St, Liverpool NSW 2170 Post Office The Liverpool Post Office is the closest to the Riverside Stables complex.

Open 9am – 5pm weekdays and until 12:30pm on Saturday’s Address: 270 George Street, Liverpool NSW 2170

SERVICE / PETROL STATION The BP on Hume Highway is the closest Service Station to the complex.

Open 24 hours, also sells amenities, light snacks and has ATM facilities.

Address: Cnr Hume Hwy & Forbes St, Warwick Farm NSW 2170

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FACES AT THE SALES Andrew Williams, David McKellar, David Hayes

Carmel Size, Arthur Inglis, Boniface Ho

Hubie DeBurgh

Rob Roulston

Darren Thomas

Dave O'Callaghan

James Cummings, John Hawkes

Damian Yap, Jamie Piggott, Ric Wylie

Gerald Ryan, Sterling Alexiou, David Raphael

Colin McKenna, Ciaron Maher

David Price, Merrick Staunton

Lloyd Kennewell, Matt Becker

Monty Roberts, Gai Waterhouse

Dermot Farrington

Eugene Huang

David Redvers

Jeremy Brummitt

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Bob Peters

James Mitchell, Bill Mitchell

Katsumi Yoshida

Olly Koolman

Louis Le Metayer

Dean Hawthorne

Bill Wong, John Foote

Jean Dubois

Kerri Radcliffe, Arthur Hoyeau

Debbie Kepitis

Guy Mulcaster

Tom Magnier, Paul Shanahan

James Bester

Justin Bahen, Michael Freedman

Howard Liang, Marie Yoshida

Tony Fung, Amer Abdulaziz, Justin Fung, Paul Messara

Tony Santic

Julian Blaxland

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Shane McGrath

Anna Ryan, Belinda Bateman, James Harron

Carl Holt, John O'Shea

Kevin Connolly, Treve Williams

Michael Wallace, Teo Ah Khing

Kim Harding

George Moore

Michael Freedman, Henry Field

Nelson Lee, Louis Lau

Vin Cox, Anthony Freedman, Jason Walsh

Tom Ryan, Ollie Tait

Brendan Lindsay, Katsumi Yoshida

Paul Moroney

Brett Howard

Ross Lao, Andy Lau

David Lui

Tony McEvoy, Gary Lechte

Mat Ellerton

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Bjorn Baker

Danny O’Brien

Michael Costa

MV Magnier

David Ellis

Kai Fai Leung

Gary Portelli

Adrian Bott

Brad Spicer

Bruce Perry

Peter Ho

Mark Newnham

Michael Kent Jr, Mick Price

Chris Waller

Paul King, John Hawkes

Lok Lor, Frankie Lor

Ned Toffey, John Messara

Yuesheng Zhang

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INGLIS SERVICES TRAVEL

TRADING TERMS

CATALOGUES

Inglis has a dedicated travel provider to assist you with all your sale travel arrangements.

To discuss the payment terms, please contact our finance team at least seven working days prior to the sale. Horses financed by Inglis must be insured with our interest noted on the policy until paid for in full.

You can access all Inglis catalogues using the iPad App. Search the Apple App Store for “Inglis Sales�.

KARA MARKIE Travel Edge T: +61 2 9080 1787 E: inglis@traveledge.com.au

Andrew Munce T: +61 2 9399 7999 E: andrew.munce@inglis.com.au

Contact Inglis Reception T: +61 2 9399 7999 E: catalogue@inglis.com.au

BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE

RURAL PROPERTY

INGLIS DIGITAL

Inglis insurance offers specialist expertise and service along with competitive industry rates.

Please contact our insurance team for assistance.

Inglis have a wealth of experience in rural property transactions offering professional service with integrity. If you would like to discuss marketing your property or potentially looking to buy a farm, get in contact today.

Inglis Digital host twicemonthly online auctions offering a range of things including racehorses, yearlings, breeding stock, breeding rights, stallion nominations and shares.

Sinead Flannery T: + 61 3 9333 1422 E: sinead.flannery@inglis.com.au

Sam Triggs T: +61 2 9399 7999 E: sam.triggs@inglis.com.au

Nick Melmeth T: +61 2 9133 0213 E: nick.melmeth@inglisdigital.com

Contact TRAVEL EDGE to make your booking.

Mary Anne Bozsity T: + 61 2 9399 7999 E: maryanne.bozsity@inglis.com.au

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Hard copy catalogues are also available.

INGLIS DIRECTORS JOHN COATES

ARTHUR INGLIS

JAMIE INGLIS

MARK WEBSTER

Chairman

Deputy Chairman

Director

Director

John has been Inglis chairman since 2007.

Outside of racing, he holds many other positions, most notably the President of the Australian Olympics Committee, a post he has held since 1990.

Coates was elected Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in September 2013, having been a Member of the IOC since 2001 and Member of the IOC Executive Board from 2009 to 2013. He is Chairman of the IOC 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Coordination and Legal Affairs Commissions and the IOC’s Delegate for Broadcast Rights negotiations in Oceania.

He is also President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport and Court of Arbitration for Sport (since 2011).

Coates became a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in 1989 for service to rowing and was appointed an Officer (AO) in 1995 for service to the advancement of sport and the Olympic Movement.

Arthur is a fifth generation member of the Inglis family involved in the Company and has worked in various roles over more than three decades. His responsibilities include strategic planning, compliance, OH&S and overseas marketing to the Middle East, Korea, Philippines, India and other emerging markets. Arthur holds an agents licence, a BComm, an MBA and is a CPA and Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker.

Jamie started with Inglis in January 1974 and is a fifth generation Inglis to work in the Company. Jamie is a director of the Company, a licensed auctioneer, real estate agent and stock and station agent. His responsibilities are rural property and client liaison at all thoroughbred sales.

Jamie is also a director of MacCallum Inglis; stock and station agents based in Scone, specialising in livestock, property and merchandise.

Mark joined Inglis in mid 2007 as the first non-family member to lead the Company. This is Mark’s third career, having served 12 years as a naval officer and eight years for News Corporation as a media executive where he successfully managed digital and newspaper businesses. With a passion for horse racing and breeding and a wide range of business skills, Mark has introduced a number of innovations since joining Inglis, including live internet bidding, and created the Inglis Digital business unit which includes Bloodstock.com.au and in-house developed equestrian trading platform, Horsezone. com.au. He was also behind Inglis’ new monthly online auctions which have proven a great success.

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INGLIS STAFF Chairman

John Coates AC

Deputy Chairman

Arthur Inglis

RIVERSIDE STABLES 155 Governor Macquarie Drive, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 PO Box 388, Moorebank NSW 1875 T 02 9399 7999

Managing Director Mark Webster Directors

OAKLANDS 285 Oaklands Road, Oaklands Junction VIC 3063 PO Box 1165, Tullamarine VIC 3043 T 03 9333 1422

Jamie Inglis Steven Gregg Ian Cornell

MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION Managing Director Director, Strategic Development PA to MD/HR Coordinator Special Projects Receptionist/Administration

Mark Webster Arthur Inglis Helen Taylor Leah Dale Sally Lavery

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Jonathan D'Arcy

0412 965 729

jonathan.darcy@inglis.com.au

Sebastian Hutch Chris Russell Harry Bailey Bryce Bevan Brett Gilding Morgan Thomas Jin Tian Wayne Massingham Teresa MacGinley

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SYDNEY BLOODSTOCK General Manager Bloodstock Operations and International Development (Auctioneer) General Manager Bloodstock Sales & Marketing NSW Bloodstock Manager (Auctioneer) Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Consultant Sales Entry Coordinator National Bloodstock Administrator MELBOURNE BLOODSTOCK VIC Bloodstock Manager (Auctioneer) Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Consultant Bloodstock Secretary

Simon Vivian 0417 006 546 Mark Dodemaide 0404 839 452 Matt Scown 0481 989 661 Will Stott 0408 126 952 Brittany Hussey

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Matt Rudolph

0438 628 102

matt@theracingagency.com.au

Jaci Ellings Steven Bristow Ann Markham Caitlin Sneddon Jenny Goodwin Caitlin Ginn

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Andrew Munce Bill Pantel Emily Colless Chris Christodoulou Jason Ngo Sam Connors Rani Wylie Nicole Stocker

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andrew.munce@inglis.com.au bill.pantel@inglis.com.au emily.colless@inglis.com.au chris.christodoulou@inglis.com.au jason.ngo@inglis.com.au samuel.connors@inglis.com.au rani.wylie@inglis.com.au nicole.stocker@inglis.com.au

QUEENSLAND BLOODSTOCK Queensland Representative FINANCE Chief Financial Officer Commercial Accountant Assistant Accountant Accounts Payable Payroll / HR Administrator Administration Assistant

ann.markham@inglis.com.au caitlin.sneddon@inglis.com.au jenny.goodwin@inglis.com.au caitlin.ginn@inglis.com.au

CLIENT FINANCE Chief Operating Officer Finance Operations Manager Lending Manager Finance Manager Finance Manager Finance Officer Finance Officer Finance Officer, VIC

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GROUP MARKETING Marketing Manager Jessica McKeown Media & PR Manager Peter Fitzgerald Client Relations & Event Coordinator Lily France Travel & Transport at Sales

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jessica.mckeown@inglis.com.au peter.fitzgerald@inglis.com.au lily.france@inglis.com.au

0408 191 772

jonathan.adler@inglis.com.au

SPONSORSHIP/PARTNERSHIPS National Partnerships Manager

Jonathan Adler

IT Chief Information Officer IT Support Officer

Deane Jooste-Jacobs 0414 587 953 Ned Mahir 0448 391 596

deane.jacobs@inglis.com.au ned.mahir@inglis.com.au

Paul Bandy Joe Barakat Colin Brown

0436 329 798 02 9399 7999 0413 148 956

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Sinead Flannery Beryl Brooks Narelle Stocker Mary-Anne Bozsity Suzy Sims Fiona Smith

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Bonnie Connellan

0412 313 193

bonnie.connellan@inglis.com.au

Nick Melmeth Jemma Cutting Stephanie Carruthers Ben Arnot Tom Ryan Jessie Whipp

0419 145 144 02 9399 7999 0431 084 033 0404 421 318 0449 583 156 02 9399 7999

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Jemma Cutting

0408 263 110

jemma.cutting@inglisdigital.com

Jamie Inglis Sam Triggs Boo Harvey ZoĂŤ Philip

0412 064 442 0410 683 891 0498 990 075 02 9399 7999

jamie.inglis@inglis.com.au sam.triggs@inglis.com.au boo.harvey@inglis.com.au zoe.philip@inglis.com.au

Kara Markie

02 9080 1769

inglis@traveledge.com.au

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jonathan.darcy@inglis.com.au jin.tian@inglis.com.au mark.dodemaide@inglis.com.au satomi.oka@inglis.com.au chris.russell@inglis.com.au matt.scown@inglis.com.au craig@boomerbloodstock.com

COMPLEX Facilities Manager, Riverside Groundsman, Riverside Complex Manager, Oaklands INSURANCE Insurance Manager National Insurance Manger Insurance Consultant, VIC Insurance Consultant, NSW Insurance Administrator, NSW Insurance Administrator, VIC DIGITAL Chief Digital Officer INGLIS DIGITAL Business Manager Marketing & Operations Coordinator Sales Consultant Sales Consultant Victorian Representative Administration Coordinator HORSEZONE Operations Coordinator INGLIS RURAL PROPERTY Director Rural Property Manager Rural Property Executive Property Sales Marketing Coordinator TRAVEL ASSISTANCE TravelEdge

REGIONAL INGLIS OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES Manager & Emerging Markets Jonathan D'Arcy China Jin Tian Macau/Philippines Mark Dodemaide Japan Satomi Oka Singapore Chris Russell Hong Kong & New Zealand Matt Scown North America Craig Rounsefell

South Africa Simon Vivian New Zealand Brett Gilding Europe Jonathan D’Arcy

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From Eurythmic to current stars such as Exceedance, Super Seth and Loving Gaby, Inglis has been selling ‘the greats’ for over 150 years...a tradition we look forward to continuing for many more years to come.

Eurythmic (Eudorus - Bob Cherry) 1918 Inglis Sale graduate Australian Racing Hall of Fame Inductee

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