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Stunning times at Cambridge breeze ups ahead of Ready2Race Sale

22nd Sep 2022

A “running machine’’ and “the most straight forward horse ever’’ set the track alight with scintillating times during an exciting Ready2Race breeze up session at Cambridge.

In what was the final primary breeze up session ahead of the Inglis Ready2Race Sale at Riverside on Tuesday October 11, a total of 52 2YOs galloped on the Cambridge Synthetic track.

A pair of Riversley Park-offered youngsters led the way, with a Deep Field x National Anthem gelding (lot 276, pictured) and a Per Incanto x Mandalong Belle gelding (lot 246) clocking times of 10.13secs and 10.17secs respectively.

“We breezed up eight on the day, we were really happy overall with how they went as a collective and how smoothly the day ran, despite it being showery and windy on the day,’’ Riversley’s Sam Beatson said.

“The Deep Field, he’s just a running machine, we knew that going into the breeze and he didn’t disappoint and the best thing is he’s got a really good brain on him, he takes everything in his stride, he didn’t even come off the bridle in the gallop so there’s plenty more to give.

“He’s a racehorse, there’s nothing surer than that. He’s a good doer, he’s fit, he’s ready to rock n roll as a pre-Christmas 2YO if that’s what someone wants, he’s just a professional.’’

On the Per Incanto gelding, Beatson added: “His pedigree suggests he should be fast and he is. He’s a really straight-forward horse, so easy to deal with, the jockey was so happy with him at the breeze ups and he’s come through it so well.’’

The third-fastest time from the Cambridge session came from Kiltannon Stables’ lot 225 – a Vancouver x Latest Plan filly – which clocked 10.31secs.

“She’s done everything right, she’s a well put together filly and is out of a Dubawi mare so she’s got a nice page and all the attributes to make a nice broodmare later on too,’’ Kiltannon’s Mark Forbes said.

“She’s always been a very professional filly who’s done everything right along the way and when buyers see her at Riverside in a couple of weeks, they’ll understand what I mean.’’

Other 2YOs to impress included the progeny of the likes of Russian Revolution, Almanzor, Starspangledbanner, The Autumn Sun, Written By and U S Navy Flag amongst others.

To view the Inglis Ready2Race catalogue and all footage of completed breeze ups at Cambridge, Warwick Farm, Eagle Farm and Seymour, CLICK HERE.

There is one final ‘additional’ breeze up day, to be held at Warwick Farm on Thursday October 6 for those horses who were unable to breeze on the four original dates.

The Inglis Ready2Race Sale will be held at Riverside on Tuesday October 11.

The 289-strong catalogue is the strongest breeze up catalogue ever assembled in Australia.

It also follows a remarkable run of graduates out of the sale in the past three years highlighted by 10 Stakes winners, with the sale firmly asserting itself as the most progressive 2YO auction in the Southern Hemisphere.

There are 110 individual stallions represented in the 2022 catalogue, led by the most in-demand sires such as Exceed And Excel, Zoustar, So You Think, Maurice, Toronado, Deep Field, Per Incanto, Russian Revolution, Savabeel, Pierro, Capitalist, Tarzino, Dundeel, Fastnet Rock, Tavistock, Spirit Of Boom, Street Boss, Shalaa, All Too Hard, Brazen Beau, Star Turn, Almanzor, Hellbent, Tivaci, Turn Me Loose etc.

Buyers will also see the first 2YOs by an exciting crop of young stallions such as The Autumn Sun, Trapeze Artist, Justify, Written By, Brave Smash, Grunt, Saxon Warrior, Showtime, Harry Angel, Lean Mean Machine, Ace High, Prized Icon, U S Navy Flag, Real Steel, Mendelssohn, Embellish, Santos, Eminent and Encryption.

The Inglis Ready2Race Sale has produced over 450 individual winning graduates since 2016.

Recent Inglis Ready2Race stars include dual G1 winner Nettoyer, G2 winners Forgot You (G1 placed), Lightsaber (G1 placed), Prix de Turn, G3 winners Gunstock, Trumbull and Hong Kong sprinter Super Wealthy, fellow internationals Wishful Thinker, Relentless, Starlight, Golden Monkey, other Stakes winners Allibor, Stageman, See You In Spring and Malkovich, plus G1 VRC Oaks runner-up Douceur and exciting 3YO colt Alpha One.

The average earnings of recent Inglis Ready2Race graduates of $84,815 is 26% more than graduates of the other Australian 2YO sale, with Stakes winning graduates across a huge number of states and countries including NSW, Victoria, SA, WA, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Malaysia etc.

All horses in the catalogue are eligible for the $7.55m Inglis Race Series, including the $2m Inglis Millennium and the new $1m Pink Bonus Scheme.