Sydney based owner / breeders Paul Whelan and Wilf Mula have enjoyed much success over the years with horses they have bred at Luskin Park, but it was one that they bought in Flying Artie that had them in the winner's circle after he scored a brilliant win in the Group III MRC Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield on Saturday.
The story of Saturday's Group II Schweppes Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield is easily told, the Lonhro filly Heatherly went straight to the front under Katelyn Mallyon, increased her margin at every call and was throttled down to win by five and a half lengths.
A bountiful day of racing across the country saw four graduates of Inglis sales, and the siblings of seven which will walk through the ring in the coming months, adorn their pedigrees with a multitude of black type.
There are only sixteen days until the start of the 2016 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, but before the focus shifts to the Oaklands sale ring it remains firmly on Caulfield, as buyers and vendors alike watch eagerly to see if results on the track will assist them at the upcoming sale.
Inglis is calling for entries to be finalised for the Summer Thoroughbred Sale in Sydney, to be held at Inglis’ Newmarket Complex in Sydney next Friday 19 February.
Entries are now open for the Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale on 1, 2, 3 and 4 May 2016 and Inglis are excited to announce unbeatable new incentives and a lucrative commission structure, which make it more compelling than ever for breeders and vendors to sell their Broodmares and Weanlings at Newmarket.
On the back of a record-breaking start to Inglis’ sales season, Inglis National Bloodstock Director Jonathan D’Arcy today announced the appointment of Craig ‘Boomer’ Rounsefell as the company’s representative in North America.
An unbelievable atmosphere during the three days of trading at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale has seen every record re-written. Unprecedented competition has set new levels in all key metrics, with vendors who supported the sale with their best types rewarded handsomely with a remarkable 90% clearance rate, and an exceptional average up 37% year-on-year to $57,426, complemented by a enormous 47% jump in the median to another record $44,000.
After two days of selling the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale is on track to deliver the greatest growth of any yearling sale in 2016, with the clearance rate, average, median and top prices to never before seen levels. The median of $48,000 is considerably above the $41,782 average of the 2015 sale.
The buzz that has engulfed the Inglis Newmarket Complex this week continued strongly into the opening session of the Classic Yearling Sale this evening, with 80% of lots selling at an average of $56,551.
Extreme Choice’s favouritism for the Blue Diamond firmed while fellow Inglis Classic graduates Spill The Beans and Puritan also scored at Group 3 level today, underlining the strength of the Sydney sale that kicks off this evening.
Swettenham Stud graduate Valliano cruised to victory in the $250,000 RL Inglis Premier over 1200m at Caulfield, becoming the first Australian stakes winner for his sire Equiano.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees captured his second Inglis Classic race victory today when his filly Twist Tops scored in the $250,000 black type event at Randwick.
With the 575-strong Inglis Classic catalogue now available for parades at Newmarket, buyers and vendors are gearing up for the opening evening session of 110 lots this Saturday 6 February from 6.00pm.
With $500,000 prizemoney, black type status and additional prizes from Swarovski and Antler, 29 two-year-olds from Australia’s leading trainers will step out to contest the next instalments of the Inglis Race Series this Saturday. The RL Inglis Classic at Randwick and the RL Inglis Premier at Caulfield will be run 25 minutes apart, both over over 1200m.