Strong trade at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday delivered some impressive pinhooking results for astute vendors with the $600,000 Wild Ruler colt sold by Woodlow Equine topping the list of pinhook winners.
At this sale last year, former top junior showjump rider Cade Hunter topped the sale under his Hunter’s Lodge banner with the best pinhook when his Toronado (IRE) colt from Baccarat Baby sold for $900,000.
That colt has gone to become G1 winner Tron Bolt and this year at Inglis Ready 2 Race it was the turn of young Australian eventing riders Sam Woods and Shenae Lowings to expand their horse skills into the bloodstock sector.
Shenae Lowings represented Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics, while her partner Sam Woods also rode for Australia in the eventing team at the recent World Equestrian Games in Aachen.
To pay the bills, they have a breaking and pre-training business in south west Sydney and elected to put those skills to a different use and have a crack at speculating on a few yearlings with a view to the Ready 2 Race market.
They hit paydirt with a colt by Wild Ruler from Group III placed Darci Brahma mare Icebomb (NZ), sourced from the Mill Park draft at Magic Millions for $110,000.
He presented for his breeze up gallop looking tractable and professional as you would expect given the equestrian background of Sam and Shenae, and duly galloped out his furlong in a comfortable 10.08 seconds.
Woodlow Equine hit the target when the colt attracted spirited bidding and was bought by Lucky Owners, HK.
WATCH: Olympic eventer Shenae Lowings offered her first #InglisReady2Race draft at Riverside today and sold two from two, including the equal sale-topper at $600,000, her Wild Ruler x Icebomb colt which sold to Lucky Owners late in the day. https://t.co/5RXi5x3KT3
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Below is the list of top pinhooks that made $250,000 or more in profit.
Matt Vella Racing Services were rewarded when their All Too Hard gelding from Athens sold for $500,000 to Upper Bloodstock, HK.
Sourced for $150,000 from the Blue Gum Farm draft at Inglis Premier, the gelding is the fourth foal of a half-sister to Group II winner Savatiano, the dam of Group I winner Attica.
NZ based vendor Woburn Farm had a great result with their Anamoe colt from Really Discreet that sold for $600,000 to MyRaceHorse / Bott Waterhouse Racing / Belmont Bloodstock (FBAA) / Kestrel Throroughbreds.
He was a $180,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Highgrove Stud and is the third ofl of stakes-placed Really Discreet, a half-sister to Group II winner Too Darn Discreet.
Colts and geldings outnumber the fillies at ready to race type sales, but the highest priced filly at this sale was an interesting one and a successful pinhook for Baystone Farm.
They sold a Frankel filly from French Group III winner Wind Chimes (USA) for $440,000 to K Daicho / Satomi Oka Bloodstock, Japan and she has already shown talent outside of the breeze up sphere having shaped well to win a Flemington jump out under the name Sonance.
The filly was sourced from the Coolmore draft at Inglis Premier for just $85,000.
