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Black Caviar Still The World’s Number One

13th Sep 2013

Black Caviar Still The World’s Number One

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities released their latest World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2013 overnight, with Australian bred and Inglis sold champion Black Caviar right at the top.

“Inglis has an outstanding track record of selling world class yearlings. This success rate will now transfer to the two-year-old market with our upcoming Sydney Ready 2 Race Sale, where the focus again will be on quality not quantity – a proven formula that sets us apart from others,” Inglis’ Managing Director Mark Webster affirms.

15-time Group 1 winner Black Caviar was retired following her second victory in the ATC T.J Smith Stakes during this year’s Sydney Autumn Carnival. The $210,000 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale purchase built up a legion of fans during her unbeaten 25 start career.

Black Caviar is due to be served in her debut season at stud by fellow Inglis graduate Exceed And Excel, which claimed the 2012/13 Australian Champion sires title.

Easter sale topper All Too Hard also features prominently in the latest World Rankings. The strapping colt was rated 122, putting him right up the top of a stunning southern hemisphere crop that claimed nine Group 1 races at weight-for-age level in Australia last season.

All Too Hard became the first horse to ever win the Caulfield Guineas / C.F. Orr Stakes / Futurity Stakes and All Aged Stakes in the same season before retiring to Vinery Stud in the Hunter Valley. Star mares booked to the impressive entire in his first season at stud include two-time Horse of the Year Makybe Diva.

To see what Black Caviar, All Too Hard and other Group 1 winning Inglis graduates looked like as yearlings go to Inglis’ Facebook page InglisBloodstock

Inglis Group 1 winners for 2012/13

BLACK CAVIAR (6m Bel Esprit-Helsinge)
Sale: $210,000 at 2008 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale
Buyer: Moody Racing
Vendor: Swettenham Stud as agent for Gilgai Farm
Breeder: Ric Jamieson
Group 1 wins: VRC Lightning Stakes (1000m), MVRC William Reid Stakes (1200m) & ATC TJ Smith Stakes (1200m)
Trainer: Peter Moody
Owner/s: G J & Mrs K J Wilkie, Werrett Bloodstock P/L Synd (Mgr: N Werrett), C & Mrs J Madden, P Hawkes & D M & Mrs J Taylor

ALL TOO HARD (3c Casino Prince-Helsinge)
Sale: $1,025,000 at 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Buyer: Hawkes Racing
Vendor: Makybe, Gnarwarre (As Agent for Gilgai Farm)
Breeder: Gilgai Farm
Group 1 wins: MRC Caulfield Guineas (1600m), MRC C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m), MRC Futurity Stakes (1400m) & ATC All Aged Stakes (1400m)
Trainer: John Hawkes
Owner/s: Vinery Stud, Kia-Ora Stud, Echo Beach Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Stratheden Stud, Mr B M Nolan, Peters Investments Pty Ltd, Nearco Stud Ltd, Mr C Oxley, Mr C H Madden, Dr R H Burgess, Mr C S Lord, Mr J Lord, Ramsey Pastoral Company Pty Ltd, Mr D Paradise, Cressfield Thoroughbreds Ltd, Mrs J Allan, Mr G J Wilkie, Mr B C Rudd, Mrs P A Hawkes and Rockmount.

FIVEANDAHALFSTAR (3g Hotel Grand- Cryptic Miss)
Sale: $20,000 at 2011 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale
Buyer: Anthony Cummings Thoroughbreds
Vendor: Princes Farm
Breeder: A Cummings
Group 1 wins: VRC Victoria Derby (2500m) & ATC The BMW (2400m)
Trainer: Anthony Cummings
Owner/s: Anthony Cummings Thoroughbreds P/L Synd (Mgr: A Cummings), J Cuvelier, Ms S Wong, H Dyball & Bangaloe Stud Synd (Mgr: Miss J Ritchie)

FAT AL (4g Al Maher-Fatoon)
Sale: $27,000 at 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Buyer: Gai Waterhouse Racing
Vendor: Emirates Park, Murrurundi NSW
Breeder: Emirates Park
Race: ATC Epsom Handicap (1600m)
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
Owner/s: Ms K Waterhouse, Mrs L M Bruhn, A W Bruhn, Mrs L J Bruhn, S W Bruhn, P A Mills, Mrs D M Mills, The Agents Racing Synd, Recurpen Synd & Blue Demon Synd.

ESCADO (3g Casino Prince-Secret Cause)
Sale: P$55,000 at 2011 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale
Vendor: Bombora Downs
Breeder: Kineld Thoroughbred Racing
Group 1 win: SAJC South Australian Derby (2500m)
Trainer: Matt Laurie
Owner/s: Miss R A Allen, Mrs J C Monk, E M Whitehead, Mrs L J Laurie, J G Ferguson, C W J Ferguson, Mrs G P Whitehead, L J Knowles, N R Parker & Mrs V C Lynch

ORTENSIA (7m Testa Rossa-Aerate’s Pick)
Sale: $50,000 at 2007 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale
Buyer: Steve Brem
Vendor: Riverside Stud
Breeder: Len Rhodes
Group 1 win: York Nunthorpe Stakes (1000m)
Trainer: Paul Messara
Owner/s: Alister D N Fraser, Annie C N Fraser & Emma J H Ridley

BETTER LIFE (4m Smarty Jones-Quiet Life)
Sale: $150,000 at 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Buyer: Inglis as agent, Japan
Vendor: Torryburn Stud
Breeder: Jananth Pty Ltd
Group 1 wins: Kranji Mile (1600m), Singapore Gold Cup (2200m) & Singapore Derby (2000m)
Trainer: Hideyuki Takaoka
Owner/s: Suzuka Racing Stable

STEPITUP (3g Hussonet- Ain’t Seen Nothin’)
Sale: $90,000 at 2011 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale
Buyer: Cliff Brown Racing
Vendor: Bellerive Stud
Breeder: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & Planette Thoroughbred
Group 1 wins: Singapore Guineas (1600m)
Trainer: Sonny Yeoh
Owner/s: Tivic Stable

SPEED BABY (6g Fastnet Rock-Twisted Heart)
Sale: $280,000 at 2008 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Buyer: C P Beh, Malaysia
Vendor: Yarraman Park Stud
Breeder: T J & J A Hughes Racing and R Dufficy
Group 1 win: Perak TC Coronation Cup (1600m), Malaysia
Trainer: Kevin Coetzee
Owner/s: Baby Stable

GOOD SIGHT (6g Lonhro-Belle Famille)
Sale: $60,000 at 2008 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Buyer: C P Beh, Malaysia
Vendor: Woodlands Stud
Breeder: International Thoroughbreds Bloodstock Investments
Group 1 win: Piala Emas Sultan Selangor (2000m), Malaysia
Trainer: Kevin Coetzee
Owner/s: Golden Knight Stable

HINT (7g Reset - Suggestive)
Sale: $375,000 at 2007 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Buyer: John Ferguson Bloodstock
Vendor: Turangga Farm, Scone
Breeder: Ramsey Pastoral Co Pty Ltd
Group 1 win: Penang Gold Cup (2200m), Malaysia
Trainer: Steven Burridge
Owner/s: Arexevan Racing Stable