Following on from his superfather’s typically robust results in Book 1 – true Extreme choice in third place despite only eight tickets sold. Extreme Warrior had the equal best and equal third priced yearlings on March 3.
Lot 757, the colt and fourth foal of Who’s Zooming Who, realized AU$220,000 (US$153,446, AU$1=US$0.70) when sold from Rosemont’s draft to trainer Lloyd Kennewell, Group One Bloodstock and SP Bloodstock.
Kennewell readies the lead amid Extreme Warrior’s promising first crop of runners in Eternal Warrior, winner of Caulfield’s Merson Cooper Stakes, third in the Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) (G3), and a striking 2.1-length sixth from way back in the Blue Diamond Stakes (G1) itself.
With Eternal Warrior on the fifth betting line for the Golden Slipper (G1), it was not surprising to see Kennewell keen to acquire another son of Extreme Warrior.
He shared the top billing from Book 2 with Lot 794, a colt from Widden Stud’s Zousain sold from the design of Victoria’s Blue Gum Farm to the Taiwanese group Elysian. The colt is the ninth foal of group 3 winner Cavalry Rose.
Comfortably behind these two AU$220,000 lots, Extreme Warrior and Rosemont also shared an equal third place via Lot 614, purchased by trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton in competition with James Bester Bloodstock for AU$160,000.
The colt is out of the unraced Grammys, a daughter of AJC Gimcrack Stakes queen Spurcent and a half-sister to the mother of six-time stakes winner Revolutionary Miss.
Building on the strong momentum of Book 1, Book 2 numbers were higher than last year.
As of Tuesday evening, the gross was AU$7.15 million (US$4,986,982), up from AU$6.41 million in 2025, with 16 more lots sold (157 to 141).
The average of AU$45,567 (US$31,782) was up slightly from AU$45,436, with a median of AU$37,500 (US$26,156) compared to AU$32,000, and clearance at 78% (72%).
These figures were in line with Book 1 statistics, which showed a jump in gross figures – from AU$53.67 million in 2025 to AU$61.44 million (US$42,853,171), with an additional 30 lots sold. The average rose by AU$8,000 to AU$144,569 (US$100,834), with the median rising from AU$100,000 to AU$120,000 (US$83,698) and the clearance rate increasing by one point to 81%.
For total sales, the gross price as of Tuesday evening was AU$68.59 million (US$47,840,153), over AU$8.52 million, or 14%, compared to the corresponding stage last year.
In a sign of the strength of the mid-market, there were 283 tickets sold for AU$100,000 or more, a significant increase of 22% on the same stage last year, while 15% more tickets over AU$200,000 were sold, and 17% more tickets over AU$300,000 were sold.
“There is now incredible momentum behind this sale, with an excellent set of results, especially in the context of the market, following last year’s market-defying sale,” said Sebastian Hutch, CEO of Inglis Bloodstock.
“Although it is always satisfying to see the financial benchmarks improve year on year, what struck me most was the number of people on site, not only on the sales days but also on the inspection days. The purchasing bank really got behind the sale again this year.
“As always, we are extremely grateful to the breeders and sellers who supported the sale, and I am very proud of the effort the Inglis team has put into the sale.
“The diversity at the top of the market was fantastic; the top twelve lots were all from different stallions, with service fees starting from just AU$16,500, so it shows that there really is something for everyone at Inglis Premier.
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