Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures at the prestigious Inglis Easter yearling sale, with hundreds of horses to be put through an online-only sale ring.
Australia's biggest and most lucrative thoroughbred sale has been hobbled by the coronavirus crisis, with this week's Inglis Easter yearling auction to be held solely online.More than 150 of the 517 yearlings initially catalogued have been withdrawn from the sale, which is now online only
Outside of the sale ring there is more uncertainty, with the pandemic threatening the arrival of overseas stallions The Easter sale has offered online bidding for the past decade in addition to telephone and ringside bidding. "As you can appreciate, there are challenges for people involved in the sale, not just for the people selling and breeders, but also buyers," he said.
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