Quinceanera, the $10 million daughter of Winx, has been retired without racing, with early setbacks prompting connections to prioritise her long-term broodmare value over an uncertain track career.
Inglis has added two high-profile supplementary entries to its Chairman's Sale catalogue including Group 2-winning juvenile Chayan.
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, sales companies’ bidding strategies under the spotlight, John Messara ponders a fairer distribution of prize money and Henry Field’s formula for sire success.
Coolmore will bolster its Australian roster with dual Group 1 winner Delacroix, as the influx of sons of Dubawi to the southern hemisphere gathers pace amid rising expectations around Home Affairs’ next service fee.
Swettenham will inject prized Frankel blood into Australia with Group 1 winner Diego Velazquez to stand at $27,500, headlining a roster anchored by the ever-reliable Toronado at an unchanged $88,000.
Hosts Bren O’Brien and Tim Rowe discuss the Australian yearling market, moves from Yulong and John Stewart, the foal registration amnesty, fuel crisis and gambling ad reform.
Inglis has compiled a catalogue of 104 lots for its Chairman’s Sale, a premium breeding stock auction which has sold the dams of top colts Home Affairs, Stay Inside and Shinzo.
John Stewart remains committed to his Australian interests, despite high-profile mare Tutta La Vita being set for sale on Inglis Digital, with a maiden local stakes win looming through big-money filly Ernaux.
Inglis has moderated the size of its Australian Weanling Sale catalogue but remains confident in the foal market following a record result in 2025.
Breeders who have fallen afoul of tighter enforcement of foal registration deadlines will be given a second chance, with Racing Australia announcing an amnesty for horses that had previously been banned from racing.
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