Widden Stud came away from Inglis Easter last year as the leading vendor by average after selling 18 yearlings at an astonishing average of $734,167 and while it’s a tough act to follow, Antony Thompson and his team believe buyers will be impressed with the class of 2026.
Widden Stud and partners have invested heavily in quality young broodmares in recent years and one of those is Group II winner Sword of Light.
A $900,000 Inglis Chairman’s Sale purchase for Widden Stud back in 2020, Sword of Light produced a Snitzel colt for Widden in 2022 that made $600,000 when offered at Inglis Easter in 2024.
Named Beskar and trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, he posted his first Black Type win last Saturday in the Listed ATC Darby Munro Stakes and will take confidence from the win as he steps in grade.
Widden will offer the current yearling from Sword of Light, a colt by Zoustar as Lot 135.
When you arrive for inspections at Widden you expect to be dazzled by the progeny of their reigning champion sire Zoustar and among the standouts this year is the full sister to Group I winning sprinter Schwarz, who covered his first book of mares last spring.
She is bay in colour like Schwarz and in many ways appeals as a female version of the $1.3million earner, who won six of 13 starts with his career highlight coming at four in the Group I MVRC Willian Reid Stakes when he defeated Benedetta and Jimmysstar.
Widden will offer 26 yearlings with additional highlights below:
Lot 288 Colt Too Darn Hot (GB) x Enbihaar, by Magnus
Full brother to brilliant filly Too Darn Lizzie, winner of the G2 MRC Guineas Prelude and third in the G1 MRC Thousand Guineas. Fourth foal of G2 MRC Blue Diamond Prelude winner Enbihaar, a sister to SW Miss Celine from SW Charm’s Honour.
Lot 341 Colt I Am Invincible x Humma Humma, by Denman
This colt is the third foal from G3 winner and multiple SW Humma Humma, a winner of over $656,000, and half-sister to SW Tycoon Humma.
He is a half-brother to G3 placed Price Tag and exciting metro winning 2YO colt The Next Episode, who sold for $2.8million and holds entries for upcoming feature races at Randwick. Read about his first up win here and you can watch his trial at Rosehill on Tuesday morning when splitting stakes-winners Tornado Valley and Agrarian Girl.
Lot 410 Filly Snitzel x Madam Rouge by Zoustar
Third foal of $1.4million earning multiple Group winner Madam Rouge, G2 MRC Tristarc Stakes also second in G1 BRC Stradbroke Handicap. Second and third dams Cabernet and Golden Weekend both SW’s.
This filly has a rare triple cross of influential matriarch Dancing Show (USA) as does Zoustar’s G1 winner Schwarz.
Lot 468 Colt Zoustar x Nimbostratus (Fr), by Wootton Bassett
Second foal of G3 placed daughter of ill-fated champion sire Wootton Bassett with next two dams also by champion sires Invincible Spirit and Kingmambo.
From top class European family of G1 winners Dolphin Street, Insight and Saffron Walden.
