A number of records were broken at this year’s Ready2Race Sale.

The most expensive colt ever sold at an Inglis Ready2Race Sale was one of just a number of records broken at the 2025 edition of that sale, which took place in Sydney on Thursday.

Hermitage Thoroughbreds paid $900,000 for a youngster by Toronado out of Baccarat Baby, who was produced for sale by Hunters Lodge.

He was the top lot of a sale that grossed $19,054,000, which was more than $2.3m up on the previous record.

Sixty-four lots realised $100,000 or more, up 14 on last year, while the number of $200,000 lots increased from 28 to 39 with a 75 percent clearance rate.

The top lot – who had the fastest 200m breeze-up time of 10.05 seconds – was a stellar result for Cade Hunter and Liam Ruddy of Hunters Lodge, who paid $250,000 for him at this year's Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

"It couldn't feel any better to be honest, it couldn't have gone any better,'' Ruddy said.

"I mean the whole draft has sold really well, the clearance rate has been good and everybody is getting a good return on investment so we're really, really over the moon.

"We had the reserve on the colt at $400,000 so when the bidding opened at $400,000, that was just the best feeling, we took a deep breath and after that it was just fun.

"We were trying to keep track of who was bidding but there were so many bids coming from so many directions.''

Six others sold for $500,000 with the second top lot was a colt by I Am Invincible out of Maroon Bay who also sold to Hermitage, for $675,000.

A colt by The Autumn Sun out of Hole In Ten sold for $575,000, which was $15,000 more than the Exceed And Excel-Chantrea colt, while Toronado also saw his colt out of Gig sell for $550,000.

James Cummings paid $510,000 for a Lucky Vega gelding to take with him to Hong Kong, while Wednesday's Debutant Stakes fifth placegetter Rachini sold in-absentia for $500,000.

Hermitage was the leading buyer, spending $2,585,000 across six two-year-olds, while Tal Nolen was leading vendor, selling all 15 of his draft for a gross of $2,188,000.

Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch was thrilled to see his team's hard work pay off with a historic result.

"We felt before the sale that we were better prepared than ever before, in terms of our work with both vendors and buyers, which in turn bred a level of confidence that the sale would go well,'' Hutch said.
2025 INGLIS READY2RACE SALE (2024 stats in brackets)