Commencing this Sunday, the 2026 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale is once again set to cement its status as one of the world’s leading thoroughbred sales.
With Inglis staff highlighting several potential “Hot Lots” on Day One, we wish every breeder, vendor, and buyer the very best of success.
Lot 22: Toronado x Polska colt, Sledmere Stud
The first of 12 lots catalogued at this year’s sale by Toronado (IRE), the sire of six individual G1 winners, the Sledmere Stud consigned Lot 22 is a chestnut colt out of the Encosta de Lago mare Polska, a half-sister to the dam of G1 winner Mighty Boss and the G2-winning, G1 placed Coastwatch.
The dam of six winners highlighted by the G2 Queen of the South Stakes winner Zloties, G2 Angus Armanasco Stakes winner Catch A Fire and the G2-winning, G1 placed Seaburge, the colt is bred on the same cross as G1 Galaxy Handicap winner Mariamia.
Lot 26: Extreme Choice x Pretty Brazen colt, Lime Country Thoroughbreds
With the stats of Extreme Choice simply off the charts, his sons are continuously in high-demand in the sale ring and with just six colts on offer at Inglis Easter, Lot 26 is the lone Extreme Choice yearling being offered in the sale outside of Newgate Farm’s draft, being consigned on behalf of Peachester Lodge by Lime Country Thoroughbreds.
The third foal out of the dual G2-winning, G1 placed Brazen Beau mare Pretty Beau, a half-sister to stakes winners Sertorius, Pretty Amazing and Clifton Red, the mare is also a half to the stakes placed dam of HK G3 winner Patch Of Theta.
Lot 90: Snitzel x Showbeel (NZ) filly, Arrowfield Stud
From the penultimate crop of Champion Sire Snitzel, currently sitting on top the Leading Australia General Sires table, Arrowfield Stud will offer 12 of his 43 catalogued lots with the well-related Lot 90 sure to appeal.
The third foal of the G3-winning Savabeel mare Showbeel (NZ), a half-sister to the dam of dual G3 winner Torranzino, the third dam of this filly is the Champion Older Horse and NZ Female Stayer Showella (NZ), a G1 winner in both Australia and New Zealand, this filly is bred on the same Redoute’s Choice x Savabeel pedigree cross as recent G1 Rosehill Guineas winner Autumn Boy.
Lot 126: Zoustar x Summer Sham filly, Widden Stud
From the family of Redoute’s Choice, last year’s leading Inglis Easter vendor Widden Stud will offer Lot 126, a daughter of their reigning Champion Sire Zoustar out of the G2-winning Not A Single Doubt mare Summer Sham, with her last four yearlings, all by Zoustar having sold for a combined total of $5m.
A sister to the G1 William Reid Stakes winner Schwarz who covered an impressive book of 143 mares in his debut season at Rosemont Stud, this filly is bred on a cross that has had 13 winners from 22 runners which includes seven individual stakes performers led by Schwarz.
Lot 135: Zoustar x Sword Of Light colt, Widden Stud
Offering 13 of the 35 catalogued lots by Zoustar, buyers will surely be spoilt for choice when inspecting the Widden Stud draft, and as the half-brother to recent Listed Darby Munro Stakes winner Beskar, who holds a nomination to the upcoming $1m G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m), this colt will surely have many admirers.
The fourth foal of the G2 Let’s Elope Stakes winner Sword Of Light, from the family of Exceed And Excel’s triple G1-winning sprinter Flamberge, this colt is out of a mare by New Approach, broodmare sire of 42 stakes winners of which10 are G1 winners.
Lot 198: Too Darn Hot (GB) x A Time For Julia colt, Segenhoe Stud
From the family of exciting 3yo Ninja, an impressive recent winner of the G2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m), Segenhoe Stud will offer a colt by Darley’s Too Darn Hot on behalf of breeder Fairway Thoroughbreds.
The sire of five G1 winners led by Champion 3YO Colt Broadsiding, Lot 198 is out of the dual G3-winning Redoute’s Choice mare A Time For Julia, already the dam of Listed winner As Time Goes By, from the family of Champion South African Sprinter Laisserfaire and G1 VRC Oaks winner Personal.
This colt is bred on the same Too Darn Hot x Danehill pedigree cross that has 50 winners from 76 runners led by 18 stakes performers highlighted by two of Too Darn Hot’s five G1 winners.
