Inglis hoping for bumper sales crop and new Victorian highs

The only time the million-dollar mark has been broken at a Melbourne yearling sale was two years ago, when a half brother to group 1 winner The Quarterback brought $1.4 million, the highest price for a youngster ever sold at auction in Victoria.

But the sales company Inglis is hoping that mark could be tested next year when siblings to a Melbourne Cup winner, a Caulfield Cup winner and a Cox Plate winner headline the 2019 catalogue.

The sale is the biggest in this state so the catalogue, which is set to be unveiled on Monday, is eagerly anticipated by owners and trainers now the stresses and strains of the spring carnival have been endured.

In total, 786 lots have been entered for a sale which has produced some of Australias best racetrack performers of the past 12 months, including Group 1-winning two-year-olds Written By (Blue Diamond Stakes) and Seabrook (Champagne Stakes), four-time Group 1 winner Santa Ana Lane and exciting three-year-old colt Ringerdingding.

The 2019 Premier catalogue features half or full brothers and sisters to 73 Stakes winners – including eight Group 1 winners – such as Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time, Melbourne Cup winner Shocking and Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker.

There are also progeny of 84 Stakes-winning mares including Group 1 winners Universal Queen, Bel Mer, In The Gold, Linky Dink, Quintessential and Shuaily.

The 2019 sale will be held at a new-look Oaklands complex, which is undergoing $8m worth of renovations, next March.

Michael Lynch, The Age's expert on soccer, has had extensive experience of high level journalism in the UK and Australia. Michael has covered the Socceroos through Asia, Europe and South America in their past three World Cup campaigns. He has also reported on Grands Prix and top class motor sport from Asia and Europe. He has won several national media awards for both sports and industry journalism.

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