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By Bren O'Brien
Saturday's Rosehill winner Esperance (Bernardini {USA}) is one of 18 horses to be offered for unreserved sale by Godolphin as part of the upcoming Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Auction.
Esperance claimed his fifth win from his 18-start career when overcoming the in-form Fituese (Deep Field) in the Trapeze Artist @ Widden Stud H. on Saturday and will now be one of the most in demand lots among Godolphin's consignment for the upcoming Inglis Sale, which starts on June 5 and concludes on June 10.
Watch: Esperance winning at Rosehill
The Driller (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a recent Geelong maiden winner, who looked unlucky when beaten again at the same track on Friday, will also be offered for unreserved sale.
He is the first foal out of Group 1 winner Shamal Wind (Dubawi {Ire}) and cost Godolphin $325,000 at the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He has had six starts and has only missed a place on one occasion.
Also on offer is Flensburg (Reset), who broke his maiden at start seven on Sunday at Ballarat.
Golwen (Lonhro), a winner at Kembla Grange earlier this month, his second win from nine starts, is also among those on offer, along with Secretively (Dawn Approach {Ire}), who was a $450,000 yearling purchase in 2018 and broke his maiden at Randwick back in February.
There are 15 lightly raced 3-year-olds on offer, including four fillies with lots by Exceed And Excel, Medaglia D’Oro (USA), Shooting To Win, Reset, Animal Kingdom (USA) and Helmet.
It will be the first time Godolphin will sell through the Inglis Digital platform.
Godolphin will offer 15 lightly raced 3-year-olds through the online sale
“Inglis have invested significant time and resources into ensuring its online platform provides both vendor and buyer with a simple and transparent solution to purchasing and selling bloodstock and Godolphin is looking forward to participating for the first time," Godolphin’s Racing and Bloodstock Manager Jason Walsh said.
“As always we will be providing full disclosure of relevant information pertaining to each individual horse, so prospective buyers can source racehorses from Godolphin with confidence."
“As always we will be providing full disclosure of relevant information pertaining to each individual horse." - Jason Walsh
As well as high quality videos, the horses will be available for inspection via appointment at the Riverside Stables from 2pm of Monday, June 8.
“We are humbled to be offering this outstanding draft on behalf of Godolphin on the Inglis Digital online platform," Inglis Digital’s Business Manager Nick Melmeth said.
“Godolphin is without peer when it comes to a major organisation offering tried horses and it has a proven record over a long period of time.
“This is a unique chance for buyers to get their hands on racing stock by some of Australia’s leading sires and part of some of the country’s strongest families.
“As always there will be full and total disclosure on every aspect of every horse in this consignment, people can come here to Riverside to inspect them and decide which ones they want to take home with them."
The draft will be available for inspection at the Inglis Riverside Complex by appointment from June 8
Godolphin has sold tried horses extensively through public auction before, but never in this format.
In 2013, it sold subsequent Group 1 winner Sonntag (Teofilo {Ire}) through a Mixed Sale in Melbourne for $58,000 to Henry Dwyer before that horse went on and won the G1 Queensland Derby. Pecans (Skilled) was another success story, costing Tricolours Thoroughbreds $50,000, earning her new owners over $360,000 and then selling for $405,000 as a broodmare prospect at the 2019 Inglis Chairman's Sale.
Godolphin has also sold a host of tried horses through Magic Millions with Ligulate (Domesday), Unbiased (Medaglia D'Oro {USA}) and Pelerin (New Approach {Ire}) among the success stories,
Entries for the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Auction close at midnight this coming Wednesday, June 3.
The full list of horses is:
Auxin (Exceed And Excel)
Camp Rifle (Shooting To Win)
Dynamited (Exceed And Excel)
Esperance (Bernardini {USA})
Flensburg (Reset)
Golwen (Lonhro)
Montserrat (Not A Single Doubt)
Prebendal (Teofilo {Ire})
Reality (Shooting To Win)
Secretively (Dawn Approach {Ire})
Shaibanat (Lonhro)
Shielded (Helmet)
The Driller (Sea The Stars {Ire})
Tongariro (Animal Kingdom {USA} )
Dulcero (Dawn Approach {Ire})
Frazil (Medaglia D'Oro {USA} )
Imsouane (Lonhro)
Jazirat (Shooting To Win)
