Australia’s yearling market has grown in almost every key indicator to this point in 2026, despite the two major sales taking a step back. Run The Numbers takes the temperature after the Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Inglis marked a record Easter Yearling Sale average but Sebastian Hutch felt there was areas for improvement after a lower clearance rate and aggregate than 2025.
Too Darn Hot’s anticipated return to Australia has delivered a timely boost for commercial breeders, underscored by the stallion setting a new Australasian yearling benchmark with a $2.2 million colt at Inglis Easter.
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, WA Yarradale’s Stud launches into a new era, we look at the ongoing importance of Super Seth to New Zealand breeders and some sartorial assistance for a well-known bloodstock agent.
The Australian yearling market continues to defy global uncertainty, with Inglis' Easter Yearling Sale posting strong opening day results and seven different buyers across the top seven lots.
Guest House’s $30 million sale to Coolmore has reinforced the high-stakes lure of colt investment at Inglis Easter, as syndicates and heavyweight buyers double down on stallion prospects at Riverside Stables.
Four of Silverdale Farm’s six seven-figure yearlings have been out of the same mare, the remarkable Sweet Sherry, who, on paper at least, is outshining superstar Autumn Glow as a farm favourite.
As Inglis gears up for its marquee Australian Easter Yearling Sale, optimism over a stellar catalogue is tempered by Middle East tensions and absentee buyers, leaving industry leaders on edge.
Burgeoning studmaster Sam White has secured Zoustar's Group-winning two-year-old Espionage to stand at his Lovatsville stallion operation.
Newly retired Stefi Magnetica won’t be seen through a sale ring, with the dual Group 1 winner to be retained by her owners as a high-calibre broodmare.
