The 2016 Inglis Great Southern Sale is set to offer the largest selection of weanlings in the southern hemisphere and, going on the most recent pin-hook results, the sale should be at the top of the list for all astute investors.

Profits of up to half-a-million dollars have been generated at this year’s yearling sales from purchases at the 2015 Great Southern Sale, while the value of others increased up to ten times their weanling purchase price.

A total of 405 weanlings, including 290 in the Platinum Session with X-Rays available for viewing, have been catalogued and two buyers that will definitely be there are Steve and Ceri Jostlear of Ampulla Lodge.

Ampulla Lodge set a new Great Southern Weanling Sale record last year when going to $300,000 for a colt by Exceed And Excel from Common Smytzer that was offered by Makybe.  Six months later they sold the colt to George Moore Bloodstock and China Horse Club for $800,000.

“The Exceed And Excel colt was really special, but we try to buy at a range of different budgets,” Ceri said.  “Typically, we look at every colt, and there is definitely value to be found at every level at the sale.”

Another great pin-hook result for Ampulla Lodge was the Smart Missile colt out of Rain Shadow which they purchased for $130,000 at the Great Southern Weanling Sale and sold for $320,000 to Malaysian interests Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Dato Seri Robin Tan at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

The story of Three Bridges Thoroughbreds manager Karen Sinclair and her Teofilo colt has been one of the many highlights among a tremendous yearling sales series in 2016.  He bloomed from a $32,000 Great Southern Weanling buy into a $340,000 yearling.

Three Bridges, via bloodstock consultant Paul Willetts, purchased the colt Teofilo – Serious Rock colt from Hillside Thoroughbreds at last year’s Great Southern Sale.   Nicknamed Roger, he was a social media star and is now with Wexford Stables trainer Lance O’Sullivan.

There are 100 individual sires are represented among the 405 weanlings on the first two days of the four-day Inglis Great Southern Sale which runs from June 19 to June 22 at Oaklands.

Among them are 18 sires represented by weanlings from their first crops, joined by proven sires including Snitzel, Written Tycoon, Medaglia d’Oro, Not A Single Doubt, High Chaparral, More Than Ready, Manhattan Rain and Choisir.

PIN-HOOK PARADISE
Exceed And Excel colt makes $800k for Ampulla Lodge