Inglis has opened its yearling sales entries for 2026, with Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch looking to build on the success of 2025.
Inglis re-assumed its top position when it comes to market share in 2025, driven by a record Australian Easter Yearling Sale which averaged over $447,000, and an overall surge of 20 per cent in international investment, which reached nearly $65 million.
Having increased its live auction yearling turnover year-on-year, Inglis is now looking to build into 2026.
“We were delighted with how our yearling sales series in 2025 played out, particularly relative to the performance of other sales early in the season, so to have defied and then reversed the negative market trend of those sales was very satisfying,” Hutch said.
“We celebrate our clients’ success with them and understand the nature of the investment and the amount of hard work that goes into the journey to get a horse to a yearling sale so we strive to facilitate the best markets that we can across all of our sales.”
Inglis’ trio of yearling sales, Classic, Premier and Easter, will take shape over the coming months, with entries now open and the bloodstock team already on the ground conducting inspections.
Classic will be held from February 8 until February 10, Premier on March 1,2 and 3 and Easter on March 29 and 30, which is a week earlier than usual because of the Easter long weekend holiday.
“We’ve been excited for 2026 since the moment the gavel fell on the last yearling in 2025 so it’s time to hit the road and work with our clients to get their horses into the most suitable sales for them to maximise their prospects of achieving a dream result,” Hutch said.
“We are particularly excited about the Easter Yearling Sale, given the incredible performance of the sale in 2025, and we firmly believe that the format of the sale, with catalogued lots to be capped at 450, will allow us to again deliver outstanding results for those who support the sale with appropriate stock.”
The competition between the two major Australian-based auction houses, Magic Millions and Inglis, is as fierce as ever, with Inglis highlighting a number of metrics, including overall market share, which it took the lead on in 2025.
It also highlighted that it sold the most million-dollar lots, more yearlings for over $200,000, more yearlings for over $500,000 and more yearlings for $750,000.
“We genuinely enjoy what we do for work, we pride ourselves on working hard for our clients and the team gets a huge thrill in seeing our clients enjoy great success at all levels of the market,’’ Hutch said.
“We want our customer service to be widely regarded as the best not only in Australia but around the world, we work hard to get a lot of buyers to our sales and we want them to enjoy their experience, to have access to the best horses and for them to get great results for themselves to ensure they keep coming back."
