Great Southern Delayed Three Weeks

Inglis has advised that, given the evolving Covid situation in Victoria, the Great Southern Sale will be pushed back three weeks to the new dates of Sunday July 4 and Monday July 5 at Oaklands. "We are in regular contact with relevant authorities and will continue to be as the situation unfolds,'' Inglis General Manager of Bloodstock Sales and Marketing Sebastian Hutch said. "Our preference is to try and have as many buyers as possible safely attend the sale, in particular interstate visitors, while respecting the desire of vendors to offer their stock in as timely and convenient a fashion as possible." Hutch noted, "Our hope is that the steps taken by government will see the situation mitigated in the coming days/weeks, as has been the case with other outbreaks in recent months." The Great Southern Sale has been a fruitful source of sale ring and racetrack success in recent years, with weanling graduates including the likes of Gytrash, Montefilia, Behemoth and On The Bubbles, whilst the dams of the likes of Extra Brut, Scales Of Justice, Behemoth and Finance Tycoon were among those that could have been bought as broodmares from the sale. Supplementary entries for the sale will remain open until 5pm on Monday, June 21.

Great Southern graduate On The Bubbles (pic: Race Images)