The 2012 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale closed at Newmarket with a Hussonet colt climaxing Day 3 at $140,000.

Tuesday’s trade reached $3.9 million to increase the overall turnover $12.8 million.  The final of three sessions saw 136 yearlings change hands taking the final average price for the sale to $30,200.  That was down 10% from last year.

Arrowfield Stud’s Hussonet – Monte Rosa colt (Lot 560) had plenty of admirers during inspections in Sydney over the last week and after some spirited bidding was knocked down to Mauro Poletti for $140,000.

Trainers and owners who had previously purchased top class gallopers from the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale certainly made their presence felt at this year’s sale.

Matthew Smith selected G1 VRC Myer Classic winner Hurtle Myrtle from the first crop of Dane Shadow at the 2009 Classic Sale for just $55,000 and the Warwick Farm trainer was back buying fillies from the first crop of Astronomer Royal (Lot 471) and Myboycharlie (Lot 525) for $65,000 and $56,000 respectively.

Anthony Cummings bought Diamond Earth at the 2011 Classic Sale and the Randwick conditioner picked up the colt by Danehill Dancer from La Madeline (Lot 485).  They are close relations and this year’s colt from the draft of Golden Grove cost $62,000.

Local trainers had plenty of competition from interstate and overseas throughout the sale with 8 yearlings heading to Korea, 13 to New Zealand, 70 to Victoria and 21 to Western Australia.