The unfortunate loss of Northern Meteor to the racing and breeding industry was evident at today’s Inglis Sydney Spring Thoroughbred Sale , with broodmare One Sweet Day topping the sale when sold in foal to the Champion First Season Sire.

Offered by Widden Stud as Lot 49 , One Sweet Day was snapped up by Luskin Park Stud for $80,000. The well related city winning mare was carrying a positive test to Northern Meteor from a 23 October covering last season.

116 lots were sold at the clearance rate of 95% on Friday for $532,050. Full results are available at www.inglis.com.au

Lots that passed-in during today’s sale are available for purchase via the Inglis Make An Offer service.

“There was some good buying completed today in Sydney, with some nice young fillies and mares snapped up for the impending breeding season at value prices,” said Inglis Bloodstock Director Jonathan D’Arcy.

“The top lot highlights what a tragic loss to the industry Northern Meteor is. The son of Encosta de Lago has three runners in tomorrow’s Group 3 Run To The Rose, adding further focus on his five colts and geldings entered for the inaugural Inglis Sydney Ready 2 Race Sale in early October,” D’Arcy added.

195 quality lots have been catalogued for the 2013 Inglis Sydney Ready 2 Race Sale , which will be conducted on Thursday 3 October 2013.

Entries are currently being prepared for breeze-ups at Canterbury and Benalla on Tuesday, 10 September and Avondale in New Zealand on Thursday, 12 September.

Breeze Up footage will be made available on the Inglis Sales iPad App , Inglis’ websites and DVDs by Wednesday, 18 September.

To view the 2013 Inglis Sydney Ready 2 Race Sale catalogue online CLICK HERE

To request a hard-copy catalogue please email catalogue@inglis.com.au or call +61 2 9399 7999.