REDCLIFFE SALE ON SUNDAY MARCH 28 - IT’S GARRARDS! Pacers and trotters are represented in this year’s Garrards Redcliffe Yearling Sale. It’s the 14th conduct of the standardbred auction, and like every other one, this is proudly sponsored by Garrards. The sale is linked to rich two and threeyear-old series, open only to horses which go through the ring under sales agent and auctioneer Darren Ebert (left). This auction has been widely-supported throughout, thanks to the outstanding youngsters which have been knocked down. The sale will be held at the Redcliffe Paceway, on Sunday, March 28, with a 12noon start. In the event of an inability to conduct the ‘in person’ sale, it will be an internet-only auction, which worked so well for the first time in 2020.
“No matter what, we’ll be offering the yearlings on line, at the very least, but our plans and hopes are for the sale to be be held at Redcliffe, and beamed out on the ‘net,” Darren said. Redcliffe Harness Racing Club President Bernie Ring said there is always an air of anxious expectation concerning the sale, and subsequent race series. “This is the biggest sale, numbers-wise in Queensland, and the Club is right behind the sales agents and wonderful sponsorship by Garrards, whose Founding Director, C.J. Garrard, is the Redcliffe Club Patron,” he said. The attached two-year-old series is held with a $100,000 minimum final, plus a $5000 bonus for the breeder of the juvenile final winner. If that isn’t enough, the trainer of the two-year-old Garrards Final winner will also receive a Rio Mark 11 racing sulky. Minimum prizemoney for the corresponding three-year-old final in 2023 will be $35,000. Also, don’t forget to put a ring around the first Saturday night in March - March 6 - it’s the date of the Garrards Miracle Mile at Tabcorp Park, Menangle. This is the first such sponsorship of Australasia’s greatest sprint at the home of New South Wales harness racing, and Garrards is proud to be involved.
