Inglis Premier Day 1: 195 Yearlings Sold Out of 256 Offered

Chris Waller Racing, agent Guy Mulcaster, Mathew Becker and owner Ozzie Kheir combined to secure Lot 238, a Zoustar filly out of AU$1.2 million earner Nudge, for AU$850,000, a top-lot purchase that helped push Inglis Premier Day 1 to an organiser-reported aggregate of AU$30,730,000. Two Bays Farm bred the filly in partnership with Elizabeth and Rick Treweeke and sold the filly to the Waller-Mulcaster-Kheir buying group at Oaklands Junction.

Inglis reported 256 lots offered on Day 1 and 195 sold for a 77% clearance, lifting the average to AU$157,590 and the median to AU$130,000. Year-on-year comparisons showed a AU$4,553,000 rise in Day 1 aggregate from AU$26,177,000 in 2025, and a AU$30,000 or 30% increase in median from AU$100,000 last year. BloodHorse listed a slightly different sold-lots total of 194 and provided USD conversions, valuing the AU$850,000 top lot at US$604,860 using AU$1 = US$0.71.

Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch praised buyer engagement while admitting market pressure, saying, "The market is not easy and the margin for error for vendors and breeders is small, but the appetite for nice horses that vetted well felt particularly strong today and it’s always the sign of a good sale when buyers are going home frustrated at not having bought what they wanted, which seems to be the case for many today." Hutch added, "In advance of the sale, we thought we had a good catalog and good buyer engagement, and with even luck we should be able to run a good sale, and that's the way it's played out." Hutch also said, "The clearance is up five points on last year, the median is up AU$30,000; I don't think I've ever been involved in a sale where the median is up a third year-on-year."

Beyond the Zoustar filly, BloodHorse flagged a AU$520,000 Ghaiyyath colt and a AU$410,000 Toronado son among Day 1 top prices. Penfold Thoroughbreds sold a Ghaiyyath filly for AU$300,000 to Grahame Begg Racing and a Toronado filly for AU$200,000 to Henry Dwyer Racing, continuing Penfold's strong showing after a 100% clearance from 10 lots in 2025.

Stallion and vendor leaders underscored the market split between volume and elite averages. Ttrausnz reported Toronado-headlined gross of AU$3 million from 15 lots while Zoustar topped averages at AU$483,333 from three lots. Widden Stud led vendors by aggregate with 13 yearlings for AU$1.84 million, and Lindsay Park Racing together with Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock spent AU$1.46 million across six purchases on Day 1.

Two Bays seller representative Ferris summed up the emotion after the top lot sale: "I’ve never had this experience before, people shoving microphones in front of my face from all angles, it’s quite unbelievable." Ferris added, "It’s the highest priced horse we’ve ever sold, we’re just over the moon."

With two sale sessions remaining and Inglis streaming Sale Day Live for the following days from 9:30am ahead of 10:00am trade starts, the Premier catalogue still offers international pedigrees and first-season sires that could produce further high-end interest; for enquiries on passed-in lots contact Britt Hussey on 0409 333 823.