Boutique property Kirk’s Bridge Farm is located in the beautiful Bylong Valley. The farm has had recent success with Inglis graduates in Madame Odette who won the 2022 Toowoomba Guineas by six lengths and took her record to two wins from four starts. Current three year-old winner Miss Thatcher is another of their Inglis sales graduates.
Also, another stand out Inglis sales graduate is King Arthur whom is currently having great success over in Singapore. With only a select broodmare band, the farm has often sold their yearlings through bigger drafts, but in 2023, they will bring their biggest ever draft to the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale with seven yearlings on offer including client horses whose mares reside on farm.
“We are extremely proud to present this very nice draft of yearlings at the Inglis Classic Sale,” said Darren Allum of Kirk’s Bridge Farm.
Graduates from Kirk’s Bridge Farm include Gr3 winner Cavalry Rose, two year-old Listed winner Qiji Phoenix, Listed winner Pentasia, Listed winner Testarhythm, Listed winner Renewal who won over $470,000
in prize money and stakes placed winner Golden Sunshine.
Two yearlings by first season sire and Gr1 winner Brutal will open the Kirk’s Bridge Farm draft. Winner of the Doncaster Handicap, Brutal is from the same family as Kirk’s Bridge Farm graduates Testarhythm and Cavalry Rose, with Brutal’s dam being a half-sister to the dams of Testarhythm and Cavalry Rose.
LOT 79, Kirk’s Bridge Farm’s Brutal filly is the second foal of city winner Smokin’ Bella (Bel Esprit) who won four races, and her dam is a group placed winning half-sister to Gr1 winner Smokin’ Joey and Gr2 winner and Gr1 placed Our Smoking Joe. “This is a very forward filly who looks like she could go to the breakers tomorrow.”
LOT 103, The Brutal colt is a half-brother to Vantan Express who has won two of his six starts, and most recently trialled in November 2022 in preparation for his next campaign. This colt is out of a Bernardini daughter of Gr3 winner Pure Joy, making her a half-sister to group placed winner Alegria, dam of 2022 Gr3 Kingston Town Stakes winner Alegron (Teofilo) who was placed in the 2022 Gr1 Australian Derby behind Hitotsu. “This well grown colt, stands over good ground and has a very nice walk.”
LOT 232, From the family of Brutal, Testarhythm and Cavalry Rose comes a Capitalist filly, whose winning dam Alberton Waltz (Testa Rossa) is a close relative to Testarhythm, and is a half-sister to Gr3 winner Cavalry Rose. Alberton Waltz has been an excellent producer with four winners from as many to race, including recent three year-old winner Miss Thatcher and the promising Mobstar trained by Kriss Lees. “This elegant filly oozes class and is very feminine, she is a must see.”
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LOT 417, American Listed winner Find Joy’s first foal is now a winner, and this Deep Field filly is her fourth foal. Find Joy won the Listed Emerald Downs Kent Stakes and was four times black type placed in her racing career, winning up to 1700m, and she is out of a winning daughter to Gr2 winner and Gr1 placed How About Now, dam of three stakes winners; Lovely Lil, Little Rocket, and Sweet Sweet. “This filly is very typical of her sire, blessed with his strength, she screams two year-old and may get you in to the Inglis Millennium.”
LOT 728, Shooting to Win sired his first Gr1 winner recently when Mascarpone won the Gr1 Otaki Maori WFA Stakes, after being placed at Gr1 level on three prior occasions. Shooting To Win now has eight stakes winners from his first few crops, and Kirk’s Bridge Farm will offer his yearling filly who is the first foal of winning mare Actuarial, a daughter to Listed winner Pentasia, making her a half-sister to stakes placed winner
of nine races King Arthur. This is the family of Champion 2YO Filly in Japan and dual Gr1 winner Major Emblem. “Very good maiden foal, who looks like a ready made race horse.”
LOT 742, Supido’s oldest crop are three year-olds, and he’s already sired Listed winner and Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes placed Buenos Noches. This colt is out of city winner of three races, Beg (Iglesia) who has left four winners at stud, and this is a strong winning colonial family. “This athletic colt is the best foal this mare has produced and will make a very nice ready to run prospect.”
LOT 751, Churchill’s oldest crops are three year-olds and he’s already sired two Gr1 winners in Europe in Vadeni and Blue Rose Cen, while his first crop in Australia includes recent Gr3 Spring Stakes placed winner Robusto and stakes placed winner Jenny Jerome. His yearling filly is the first foal of an imported winning mare Cleverley and this filly’s third dam is group winner Danceabout, dam of Listed winner Rainbow Dancing. “This well grown maiden foal stands over good ground, has a deep girth and a very athletic walk.”
“As you can see, Kirk’s Bridge Farm will present a great variety of yearlings to suit a lot of different buyers. This draft is one not to be missed. To inspect yearlings on farm please contact Darren Allum 0437 964 857 otherwise we will see you down at Riverside come February 8th in Barn G Stables 1-7.”