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South African Group Success Continues for Premier Graduates

27th Apr 2009

The success of Inglis graduates on the international stage continued in South Africa on Sunday when Premier graduate Royal Chalon (pictured) took out the G3 Winter Guineas at Kenilworth.

ROYAL CHALON ($170,000 2007 Premier, 3g Royal Academy-Chalonne) is now the winner of three races in eight outings after this 1600m success.

South African trainer Dean Kannemeyer shopped very well at the 2007 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale, with both of the colts he secured now Guineas winners.

Not only does he train Royal Chalon, but he also prepared Anabaa three-year-old Le Drakkar to win the G1 Cape Guineas earlier this season.

Le Drakkar was a $155,000 Premier purchase - like Royal Chalon - under the banner of Form Bloodstock, who secured nine yearlings at the 2007 Melbourne sale.

"The Form Bloodstock purchases went to a number of different trainers, with Dean picking up the two Guineas winning colts," Inglis Bloodstock Director Jonathan D'Arcy said. "It's not a bad strike rate is it!"

Royal Chalon was offered for sale by Rubiton Bloodstock and he is a half-brother to G2 VRC Sires winner Incumbent from the immediate family of Brian Mayfield-Smith's former multiple Group winning filly Innovation Girl.

A Stravinsky half-sister to Royal Chalon was sold at this year's Premier Sale for $85,000.

The Group 3 victory continues an excellent season for Inglis graduates on the International stage.

Inspiration, a $420,000 Easter graduate, continued Inglis' winning run in the G1 Hong Kong International Sprint when beating a crack field last December. The son of Flying Spur followed that with victory in the HK G1 Centenary Sprint Cup in February.

In New Zealand, $40,000 Classic graduate Tell A Tale took out the G1 NZ Two Thousand Guineas, while The Heckler, a $26,000 Inglis weanling, won the G1 Ford Sires Produce Stakes, which followed his win in the rich Karaka Million.

On the domestic front, Inglis is again the dominant force in Group 1 races this season.

The 2008-09 tally grew to 21 on Saturday, following the wins by Pompeii Ruler and Onemorenomore in the Queen Elizabeth and Champagne Stakes.