Missing the start may have proved a blessing in disguise for promising Choisir colt Defcon, who cast off maiden status with a last to first win in the Group III Canberra Black Opal Stakes on Sunday.
Hong Kong held home turf as Dashing Fellow (124lb) made all the running and earned his first win in pattern company, taking the HKG3 Hong Kong Macau Trophy (Handicap) this afternoon, Sunday, 6 March, at Sha Tin Racecourse.
With three weeks until yearlings arrive at Newmarket, stakes wins on both sides of the Tasman Sea today highlighted the outstanding opportunities available for all buyers at the upcoming Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, to be held on 5, 6 and April.
The dam of Blue Diamond Stakes winner Extreme Choice, carrying a full relation to Mick Price’s Group 1 winning two-year-old, has been confirmed among the Bell River Thoroughbred’s unreserved dispersal of mares at the 2016 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale in Sydney.
The 2016 Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale, to be held at Inglis Oaklands Complex on 17 and 18 April, features 286 yearlings, with most lots eligible for more than $20 million of prize money and bonuses across Victoria’s world-class incentive schemes – Super VOBIS and VOBIS Gold.
Session II of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale came of age today at Oaklands, where 147 lots sold for a record average of $45,701, a massive increase of 43% on the 2015 sale. Further, an outstanding clearance rate of 88% continued the Melbourne sales’ record momentum.
Session I of the Inglis Melbourne Yearling Sale concluded on a high today with a clearance rate of 87% and record average of $111,000, up 14% on last year’s figure, driving a record aggregate of $51,393,000, an increase of 16%.
Spirited bidding from the diverse buying bench saw increases in key metrics across the board at the end of the second day of the 2016 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, with 87 per cent of lots cleared at an average of $115,541 so far.
Contentment made his long-anticipated Group 1 breakthrough with a brilliant win in this afternoon’s HK$10 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin Racecourse, a victory that had jockey Brett Prebble whooping with delight.
A capacity crowd in the auditorium at Oaklands provided an exceptional atmosphere on the first day of the 2016 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, where strong competition led to records being set in the Blue Riband Session and a new top price for a filly in Melbourne.
Mick Price’s unbeaten colt Extreme Choice was simply electrifying in the $1.5million Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes for two-year-olds today at Caulfield, leading home a first four for Inglis graduates ahead of Flying Artie, Zamzam and Power Trip.
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Inspections are underway at Oaklands ahead of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, and prospective buyers are finding even more to love about Victoria’s headline yearling sale following an abundance of pedigree updates and the announcement that the sale will be broadcast on Free-To-Air Television on Channel 78 via the sale’s official television broadcaster Racing.com
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