The Australian Cup and Blue Diamond Stakes will each get a $500,000 prize money boost to $1.5 million. Racing Victoria also announced on Tuesday the Newmarket Handicap would rise by $250,000 to $1.25 million and the Lightning Stakes and Australian Guineas from $500,000 to $750,000.
New Zealand trainer Murray Baker has provided an update on the progress of dual Derby winner Mongolian Khan ahead of his next start in Saturday's Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield.
A half-brother to smart stakes-winner Dublin Lass, promising Manhattan Rain gelding Mr Manhattan made it three wins from six starts when posting an eye-catching return from a spell at Warwick Farm on Monday.
Glorious conditions graced the Inglis Newmarket Complex in Sydney for the third The Star Ready2Race Sale, where a high quality catalogue of two and three-year-olds were sold to a geographically diverse buying bench both on-site and online. The day’s selling achieved a healthy clearance rate of 75% and an average of $69,174, with new record top price set of $540,000 for a well-related son of I Am Invincible.
Flemington’s first day of Melbourne’s Spring Carnival saw Inglis graduates sweep the first four races of the day, highlighted by Chautauqua’s gripping Group 2 Gilgai Stakes victory, cementing plans for a trip to Hong Kong at the end of the year.
This exciting three year-old filly is shaping as one of the best in the country this season and buyers have a unique opportunity next week to purchase something just like her.
Victorian breeders are the winners following the announcement yesterday of the $1.5m VOBIS Sires program, a significant addition to the Victorian Owners and Breeders Incentive Scheme (VOBIS)
Some of the exceptional two and three-year-olds to be sold at The Star Ready2Race Sale have begun arriving at Inglis’ Newmarket Complex in Sydney. Official inspections will begin Sunday 4 October.
Melbourne trainer Ciaron Maher has provided an update on the progress of boom filly Petits Filous (Street Boss-Excellent Lady, by Exceed and Excel) who makes her Group 1 debut in tomorrow night's Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley.
60 kg was not enough to stop Bede Murrray’s stable star Sure and Fast overpowering promising Godolphin three year-old Holler to win at his first run back from a spell at Rosehill on Wednesday.
The powerful Chris Waller stable has a plethora of classy three year-olds emerging and among them is exciting staying prospect Vanbrugh, a $100,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the draft of Widden Stud.