Newgate Farm finished as the leading vendor by aggregate at the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Book 1 selling 31 yearlings for $3,786,000 while Extreme Choice was the leading sire by average and Capitalist the leading sire by aggregate.
Our best result came with the Exceed and Excel colt bred by Gooree Stud that made $400,000 when bought by Bryce Heys / Ellerslie Lodge
He was the only colt in the sale by champion sire Exceed and Excel and is the third foal from Group I placed stakes-winning High Chaparral (IRE) mare Whispered Secret.
The family has been a great one for Gooree producing numerous stakes-winners highlighted by dual Group I winner Prized Icon.
“We’ve been really pleased with our results, we’ve sold all the horses and we’re really satis-ed to be the leading vendor here again,” said Henry Field.
“We definitely target this sale with a proportion of really nice horses. It’s a sale where we’ve sold a lot of good racehorses in and it’s a really important sale for Newgate.
“We always have a draft we’re proud of to parade and sell here and it’s nice the buyers have rewarded us with a very good clearance rate.
“We were very busy, parades were very busy, we had good competition on most or all of the horses in the ring. We’re very satisfied with the results.
Deep Field sired our next two highest priced yearlings with a colt from Criquette bought by New Zealand based Ohukia Lodge for $300,000 and a colt from Shared Reflections snapped up by Hawkes Racing for $250,000.
Deep Field had 10 yearlings sell in total at an average $205,500.
Given the limited number of Extreme Choice yearlings available for purchase, his stock are invariably in hot demand with six sold at an average $324,167 with his best result Kingstar Farm’s colt from Top Billing that made $480,000 to the bid of Yes Bloodstock / Group 1 Bloodstock to be the second highest priced horse of the sale.
Extreme Choice also sired the highest priced filly of the sale with Lime Country Thoroughbreds well rewarded for their filly from Lady No More that made $420,000 when purchased by Legend Racing.
Capitalist was the most represented sire at Classic so had big numbers with 29 yearlings selling for $3,570,000. His best result was a colt from Everlasting Love that made $260,000 for Redbank North / Huntworth Stud when bought by Yulong Investments.
Newgate first season sires also made their mark at Riverside Stables.
Cosmic Force had seven yearlings average $93,857 with four youngsters selling for $100,000 or more and his best result was $150,000 for Gooree Park Stud’s colt from Sensible Lady (USA) that was bought by Mitch Freedman Racing.
Tassort had seven yearlings average $82,143 with his top seller the Newgate consigned colt from Spellbinder that made $200,000 when secured by Michael Freedman Racing Pty Ltd / Julian Blaxland Bloodstock.
Brutal had some great sales with four of his yearlings selling for $100,000 or more headed by a colt from Street Queen that made $150,000 for Bhima Thoroughbreds when bought by Shane Nichols Racing.
