The release of the Inglis Easter catalogue this week got me thinking about the past and a hunt through one of my cupboards produced a copy of the 2000 Inglis Easter Yearling catalogue and it turns out while some things have changed dramatically, others are pretty much the same!
Easter 2000 and 2025 Snapshot
2000 – 500 lots featuring 61 vendors and the progeny of 69 different sires.
2025 – 421 lots featuring 48 vendors and 61 different sires.
Most Represented Vendors 2000 – Top 10
|
Vendor |
Number |
|
Coolmore |
56 |
|
Arrowfield Stud and as agent |
51 |
|
Widden Stud |
38 |
|
Collingrove Stud |
24 |
|
Emirates Park |
22 |
|
Philippa Duncan Bloodstock |
20 |
|
Cambridge Stud, NZ |
18 |
|
Newhaven Park |
15 |
|
Segenhoe Stud |
14 |
|
Vinery Australia and as agent |
14 |
Most Represented Vendors 2025 – Top 10
|
Vendor |
Number |
|
Arrowfield Stud |
42 |
|
Coolmore |
39 |
|
Sledmere Stud |
24 |
|
Widden Stud |
23 |
|
North Bloodstock |
20 |
|
Segenhoe Stud |
17 |
|
Yarraman Park |
16 |
|
Vinery Stud |
14 |
|
Newgate Farm |
13 |
|
Lime Country Thoroughbreds |
11 |
|
Yulong |
11 |
The big three Arrowfield, Coolmore and Widden remain the powerhouse players that they were 25 years ago and are essentially in the same ownership, while other influential names have come and gone or been completely reinvigorated and reincarnated as virtual new entities under their old name.
Most Represented Sires 2000 Top 10
|
Sire |
Number |
|
Woodman (USA) (First) |
55 |
|
Danehill (USA) |
47 |
|
Octagonal (NZ) (First) |
27 |
|
Anabaa (USA) (26) (First) |
26 |
|
Barathea (IRE) |
26 |
|
Unbridled’s Song (USA) (First) |
22 |
|
Zabeel (NZ) |
20 |
|
Hennessy (USA) (First) |
20 |
|
Last Tycoon (IRE) |
19 |
|
Marscay |
19 |
|
Royal Academy (USA) |
18 |
|
Spectrum (IRE) (First) |
18 |
There were 19 first season sires represented in 2000 and 15 of them were foaled in the Northern Hemisphere and they included the most represented sire in the sale Woodman, who shuttled here as a proven horse. Out of all those shuttle horses that were first season sires at Easter that year it was Widden Stud’s Anabaa (USA) that proved the most successful in Australia and he is sire of the dam of Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside, who is in turn a first season sire this year.
Most Represented Sires 2025 Top 10
|
Sire |
Number |
|
Snitzel |
45 |
|
Zoustar |
36 |
|
So You Think (NZ) |
33 |
|
I Am Invincible |
32 |
|
Home Affairs (First) |
28 |
|
Too Darn Hot (GB) |
18 |
|
Wootton Bassett (GB) |
17 |
|
Extreme Choice |
13 |
|
The Autumn Sun |
13 |
|
Stay Inside (First) |
12 |
|
Toronado (IRE) |
12 |
|
Frankel (GB) (based NH) |
12 |
|
Maurice (Jpn) |
12 |
There are nine first season sires and three are foaled in the Northern Hemisphere, but the two most represented are Australian bred sprinters Home Affairs and Stay Inside.
For those interested in how 2000 panned out, below are the Top 10 selling colts and fillies that sold for $500,000 or more.
Colts
|
Name |
Breeding |
Price |
Comment |
|
VIKING RULER |
Danehill x Tristalove |
$1.5 million |
Gr 1 winner, AJC Spring Champion S |
|
Asian Tiger |
Danehill Beach Gown |
$1.3 million |
Died |
|
SHERATON |
Woodman x Bint Marscay |
$850,000 |
Gr 3 winner |
|
American Oak |
Flying Spur x Sworn Secret |
$700,000 |
Country winner |
|
Scaler |
Woodman x Fitting |
$600,000 |
metropolitan placed |
|
Royal Danehill |
Danehill x Think Twice |
$550,000 |
Country winner |
|
Lithuanian |
Nureyev x Doe |
$525,000 |
Unraced, exported to GB |
|
Dolphin's Ace |
Dolphin Street x Bo Dapper |
$500,000 |
Unraced, retired to stud |
|
Playing |
Danehill x Kenbelle |
$500,000 |
Winner |
Fillies
|
Name |
Breeding |
Price |
Comment |
|
Run for Roses |
Danehill x Nuwirah |
$800,000 |
Unraced |
|
Pure Grace |
Woodman x All Grace |
$700,000 |
Unplaced |
|
Pink Opal |
Flying Spur x My Pink |
$700,000 |
placed in New Zealand |
|
FAIZA |
Danehill x Excellent Prospect |
$550,000 |
Gr 3 winner |
|
MAGICAL MISS |
Danehill x Hooked Bid |
$520,000 |
Gr 1 winner, VRC Oaks, VATC 1000 Guineas |
|
LANGOUSTINE |
Danehill x Prawn Cocktail |
$500,000 |
Gr 2 winner |
|
Tennessee Spur |
Flying Spur x Tennessee Magic |
$500,000 |
metropolitan winner |
