Inglis Classic catalogue grows first-season ranks to 23 sires within smaller 760-lot offering

Inglis has catalogued 760 yearlings for the 2027 Classic Yearling Sale, a slightly smaller catalogue than 2026 but with a greater representation of first-season sires.

The catalogue for the sale, to be held at Riverside Stables in Sydney on February 7–9, features 38 fewer yearlings than this year, with 119 sires represented, up from 113. Yearlings will be offered by 73 vendors, one fewer than last year, while first-season sire representation has risen from 14 to 23.

As usual, Inglis is pitching the 2027 sale on graduate success, pointing out that since 2018, Classic has produced 26 Group 1 winners, 15 of which could have been bought for $100,000 or less, along with 171 individual Australian stakes winners and 54 graduates with $1 million or more in Australian earnings.

According to Inglis, the average Australian stakes winner from the sale since 2018 could have been bought for $111,904.

“What sets Classic apart is not just the quality of horses it produces but the price of that success,” Inglis managing director Sebastian Hutch said.

“Fifteen Classic G1 winners since 2018 could have been bought for $100,000 or less and the average Australian Stakes winner from the sale has cost about a third of what it would have at the Gold Coast.

“If recent history is any guide, the next G1 winner is somewhere in the Classic catalogue pages and will likely cost less than people expect. It is a sale buyers cannot afford to miss and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Riverside in February.”

In recent years, Classic graduates have won The Everest, Golden Slipper, Melbourne Cup, Queen Elizabeth, Doncaster, Blue Diamond, Victoria Derby and the Champions Mile.

Other recent successes for Classic graduates include Hong Kong Derby winner Invincible Ibis, who added to the sale’s recent success in Asia.  

“Between him, Voyage Bubble and Little Paradise, Asian buyers and those who trade into that market have every reason to be at Riverside in February,” Hutch said.

Classic graduates have won 621 races in Hong Kong since 2018 with 231 individual winners, including Triple Crown winner Voyage Bubble and 2026 Hong Kong Classic Mile winner Little Paradise.

The first-season sires with progeny catalogued include Cylinder, Hawaii Five Oh, Militarize, Mo’unga, Native Trail, Ozzmosis, Shinzo, and Triple Time.

They sit alongside other stallions including Extreme Choice, I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Zoustar, Written Tycoon, Justify, Wootton Bassett, Anamoe and Home Affairs.

The catalogue is available online.