The catalogue for the 2026 Classic Yearling Sale – the fastest growing success story of the Southern Hemisphere’s early-season auctions – is now available online.
A total of 798 lots have been finalised for the sale, which will be held at Riverside Stables in Sydney from February 8-10.
It features progeny of 113 Individual Sires, the likes of Extreme Choice, Snitzel, I Am Invincible, Zoustar, Too Darn Hot, Ole Kirk, Wootton Bassett, Written Tycoon, Street Boss, Castelvecchio, The Autumn Sun, Dundeel, Justify, Ghaiyyath, Hellbent, Bivouac etc.
There is also representation from an exciting crop of 14 first season sires including Anamoe, Artorius, Best of Bordeaux, Diatonic, Hitotsu, In The Congo, Jacquinot, State Of Rest, etc.
A total of 74 vendors are presenting yearlings, most of which are BOBS, VOBIS Silver, QTIS, Racing Rewards SA or Westspeed qualified or eligible.
The Classic Sale has produced 24 Gr1 winners since 2018 – 13 which could have been purchased for $100,000 or less – and hence its reputation has been elevated.
No matter what buyers are looking for – an Everest, Melbourne Cup, Golden Slipper, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Champagne Stakes, Sires Produce Stakes, Blue Diamond, Doncaster Mile, VRC Derby winner etc - they can find it at Classic.
Recent Gr1 winners like Pride Of Jenni ($100,000), Sepals ($80,000), and Skybird ($110,000) are all graduates of the sale, as is Hong Kong superstar Voyage Bubble.
Classic has produced 41 millionaires in that same period, while the average price for an Australian Stakes winner out of the sale is $113,594.
The graduate success from Classic in recent years has been overwhelming, with the aforementioned joined by the likes of Veight, Celestial Legend, Beauty Eternal, Coco Sun, Rivellino, Savvy Hallie, Idle Flyer, Salty Pearl, Jedibeel, North England, Arkansaw Kid and many others.
Classic is also an increasingly influential sale from a future stallion perspective with the likes of Extreme Choice, I Am Invincible, Choisir, Hellbent, Castelvecchio, Brazen Beau, Cosmic Force etc all former graduates.
Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch struggled to hide his excitement upon viewing the final catalogue.
“Classic doesn’t need to be ‘sold’ to breeders or vendors anymore, it’s a sale that they want to be involved in and so the quality of yearlings in the sale improves year after year,’’ Hutch said.
“It’s a sale that attracts a very cosmopolitan buying bench and we feel having a well-diversified catalogue is particularly important, so to have 113 individual sires and 74 individual vendors represented is a very pleasing outcome.
“The Classic Sale continues to produce some of the biggest names in the thoroughbred world in Australia, New Zealand Hong Kong especially and we have every confidence that the 2026 renewal contains any number of top-class performers of the future.
“We are excited by the ongoing upward trajectory of the sale and are looking to welcoming a massive contingent of clients and friends to Riverside in February.’’
All horses offered at the 2026 Classic Yearling Sale are eligible for the lucrative Inglis Race Series.
Team Dynamic have already commenced the hard slog of rating each pedigree page in the catalogue and analysing up to date stallion data to identify opportunities within the catalogue for our owners.
We look forward to being active at the Inglis Classic Sale.