Inglis Australian Weanling Sale Surges

In what was a stunning Inglis Australian Weanling auction, the sale-topping Capitalist-Laylia (Redoute’s Choice) colt – see above – was one of 23 to realise $100,000 or more, up from 14 at the final fall of the hammer in 2019. It also helped the overall gross reach $8,574,000 (a 32% increase from 2019) and average of $44,411 (up from $36,088 in 2019, or a 23% jump). The sale’s clearance rate ended at an ever increasing 86%. The sale’s second-top lot – and leading filly – was lot 177, a Justify x Now Now filly from Fairhill Farm, which Silverdale Farm and Suman Hedge teamed up to buy for $300,000. She was one of four purchases for Hedge and Silverdale, with a gross spend of $644,000, behind only Binalong Bloodstock as the leading purchaser. “This sale in particular has been very strong and follows on from the strong results at the yearling sales, and I think it’s also indicative of the fact there is a lot of competition on these foals.” The sale added to a memorable day for Mike and Debbie O’Donnell of Fairhill Farm, who ended as clear leading vendor, remarkably selling all 29 of their offerings to gross $2,209,000. “This is fantastic, it’s been so busy all week, the foot traffic has been immense and parade numbers were through the roof,’’ O’Donnell said.