Fashion Faux Pas, a multiple Stakes-winning American mare that has produced a $1.7m yearling this season and carrying a ‘limited edition’ cover to Snitzel, headlines a bumper Inglis Digital January catalogue of 519 lots.
The 9YO mare, who hails from a quality family cultivated by the Hancock Family of Claiborne Farm in Kentucky, is offered by Newgate in foal to the multiple Champion Sire, who is now in the twilight of his extraordinary career.
“This is an opportunity not to be taken for granted by anyone who is serious about breeding elite standard stock in Australasia,” said Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch.
“Snitzel is one of the most accomplished stallions in the recent history of the Australian thoroughbred and access to mares carrying pregnancies to him from the 2024 season is going to be extremely limited.
“She is a good-looking young mare with a proper pedigree that is breeding good-looking stock – she has got a lot of blue sky in front of her.
“The Snitzel offspring of this mare are bred on a similar cross to that which produced Switzerland which is yet another reason to approach an opportunity like this with real confidence,” said Hutch.
Fashion Faux Pas’ second foal, a colt by Snitzel, sold to Coolmore Stud for $1.7m last week on the Gold Coast, whilst her Extreme Choice filly foal is being retained for the 2026 Yearling Sales.
The first Inglis Digital sale of 2025 will see 519 lots offered – 311 racehorses (131 race fillies), 83 broodmares, 81 racehorse shares, 42 yearlings, 1 unbroken stock and 1 stallion.
Other catalogue highlights include:
*Carini – Dual Stakes-winning import, that’s competed at black-type level in Australia and accepted for Flemington this Saturday
*Clear for Take Off – Exciting 3-in-1 package, Stakes-performance European mare offered IF to Cylinder and with a Zoustar colt at foot
*Communist 15% Share – Share in G1 Randwick Guineas winner, to be trained this preparation by Anthony and Sam Freedman in Victoria
*Fulfilling – Young mare from a Stakes-winning Japanese family, offered with a Toronado colt at foot
*Innervisions – Stakes-placed 2YO by I Am Invincible with Metro ability, in work with Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald
*It’sourtime 5% Shares – Two Shares in last week’s G3 Standish Hcp winner, now being aimed at the G1 Newmarket Hcp
*Katsu – Stakes-winning sprinter, that’s had 15 starts for 5 wins and two placings
*Leconfield – 3YO gelding by Snitzel, a Metro performer with plenty of racing upside
*Long Time Ago – G3-winning Redoute’s Choice mare that’s offered in foal to Ozzmosis on a September cover
*National Code – 3YO Written Tycoon half sister to G1 winner Celestial Legend that is ready to race, currently in work with Griffiths Racing
*Postwar – 2YO colt by Extreme Choice, that has trialled once at Warwick Farm
*Shangri la Express 10% Share – Share in consistent galloper with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, running in the $3m 3YO feature at the Gold Coast this evening
*Shared Reflections – G3-winning mare that’s produced progressive winner Winchester and a Stay Inside colt catalogued for the 2025 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, offered in foal to In The Congo
*Spring Charm – Half sister to G3 winner Garibaldi, offered with a Pierro filly at foot and in foal to Hellbent
*Wootton Bassett x Legless Veuve colt – Well bred yearling colt, out of a G2 Thousand Guineas Prelude winner, from the family of Probabeel, Never Been Kissed and Tootsie
*Zoology – Imported Zoustar gelding, placed in the G3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot and an impressive winner at Eagle Farm in December
The catalogue also includes yearlings by the likes of Capitalist, Dundeel, Hellbent, I Am Invincible, Playing God, Proisir, Russian Revolution, Stay Inside, Tassort, Wild Ruler, Wootton Bassett and Written By.
There are mares in foal or with foals at foot by the likes of Acrobat, Artorius, Brutal, Cosmic Force, Cylinder, Dirty Work, Don Corleone, Exceedance, Hanseatic, Hellbent, In The Congo, Ozzmosis, Star Turn, Stronger, Tassort, Tiger Of Malay, Toronado and Zoustar.
Several of Australia’s leading stables have large numbers of offerings in the sale such as Ciaron Maher Racing (26), Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott (17), Lindsay Park Racing (15), Durrant Racing (11), Michael Freedman Racing (7), Kavanagh Racing (7), Annabel Neasham Racing (6), Bjorn Baker Racing (6), Jack Bruce Racing (4) and Gollan Racing (4).
In 2024, Inglis Digital graduates won over 4150 individual races – that’s one in five races in Australia – with winners weaning more than $67m in prizemoney for the calendar year.
Recent graduates include $3m Sunlight Plate winner Private Harry, with a 2.5% in the Harry Angel colt snapped up by B2B Thoroughbreds for $25,250 in the Inglis Digital November (Early) Online Sale, as well as dual Devonport Cup winner and $7500 Digital buy Ashy Boy, Highway Plate winner Moritz Girl ($22,500) and South Australian Listed winner Dubai Poet ($70,000).
The final countdown of bidding for the Inglis Digital January Online Sale begins from 10am Wednesday, January 22.
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