Vendors are arriving and many have begun parading in anticipation of the 2015 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, to be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 May at Inglis Newmarket Complex in Sydney.
Opening her account with a dazzling four length win at Scottsville in South Africa on Wednesday was two year-old Bernardini (USA) filly Almashooqa, a $330,000 Inglis Easter Shadwell purchase from the draft of Torryburn Stud.
Five sires, all Australian products who have captured the annual Champion Australian Sire title on earnings, will be among the mouthwatering collection of at least 70 which will be shown to invited disciples of breeding and racing when Hunter Valley studs conduct their pre season Stallion Parades in the period August 21-25.
Four-year-old mare She's Clean brought up a milestone 100 stakes-winners for Redoute's Choice and 100 metropolitan winners for the season for trainer Chris Waller when she swept down the outside in Saturday's Invermien Triscay Stakes (1200m) at a rain soaked Warwick Farm.
Exceed and Excel is the leading sire in Australia this season by individual two year-old winners with 15 to his credit, but one of his youngsters that slipped through the net and went to Hong Kong could well be one of the best of them.