Monday, 16th February 2026
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On Friday, the Great Southern Sale produced the highest-priced weanling colt sold this year to cap off an Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series which has ended as the second best in history. Lot 499, a Snitzel x Members Joy colt, sold to Newgate Farm Stud Manager and astute pinhooker Jim Carey for a sale-topping $575,000, making him the highest-priced weanling colt ever sold at the Great Southern Sale. The Snitzel x Members Joy colt (pictured) was offered by Bell River Thoroughbreds on behalf of Suman Hedge and Sheriff Iskander. The result was not only a record price for a colt at Great Southern but also the best ever weanling result for Bell River, much to the delight of the farm's James Ferguson. Hedge described the result as "beyond all of our dreams'' and it capped off a huge week for him and Iskander, whose Inglis Premier Yearling Sale filly Socks Nation won the Gr1 Queensland Oaks a week ago. "I think this is an outstanding sale, an underrated sale. At the end of the day, it's the last opportunity for buyers to buy stock, they're all here and they're all aggressive to get what they can. I think it's a great sale to target as a seller… it's batted above its average this year again.'' Carey believed the colt was "the best weanling that went through the market all year'', noting, "Really exceptional Snitzel colts are hard to come by." The 2024 Great Southern Weanling Sale grossed $11,906,000, almost a sale record.
