The Classic Sale spread out over five days of selling features relations to 76 Stakes winners, including eight Gr.1 winners in Youngstar, Your Song, Under the Louvre, In Her Time, Headway, Long John, Questing New and Signify.
There is also the progeny of 103 Stakes-winning mares (up from 60 last year) including 10 Gr.1 winners.
Progeny from 110 sires including Snitzel, I Am Invincible, Choisir, Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Written Tycoon, Hinchinbrook, Lonhro, Not A Single Doubt, Pierro, Sebring, Spirit of Boom, Star Witness and Zoustar are represented, as well as 22 First Season Sires such as Bull Point, Contributor, Exosphere, Headwater, Kermadec, No Nay Never, Outreach, Panzer Division, Press Statement, Pride of Dubai, Real Impact, Rich Enuff, Super One and Vancouver.
The leading vendor by numbers is Widden Stud with 65 entries ahead of Arrowfield (46), Newgate Farm (37), Newhaven Park (30) and Vinery Stud (29).
Twelve drafts (Arrowfield Stud, Bhima Thoroughbreds, Edinburgh Park, Fairhill Farm, Kitchwin Hills, Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, Musk Creek Farm, Woodside Park Stud, Bowness Stud, Canning Downs Stud, Lustre Lodge and Sledmere Stud) will start parade on Feb 04, 2019. However, the parades will continue until Feb 06, 2019.
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