Names like Black Caviar or So You Think may not feature but this year’s contingent of Australian gallopers heading to Royal Ascot deserves to be respected.
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has reported that Wandjina has settled in well at his Newmarket base as he prepares for the Gr1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at Royal Ascot on 20 June, reports horseracing.com.au.
The Ingham family have enjoyed much success since switching their allegiance to champion trainer Chris Waller with Fastnet Rock mare Bubbles ‘n’ Boats (pictured as a yearling) carrying their all cerise colours to victory at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Clarence River Jockey Club is proud to announce that the 2015 Grafton Guineas (1600m) run on Ramornie Handicap Day (8th July) will again be supported by the addition of a $50,000 Inglis Bonus.
Sebring three year- old Lucky Bubbles (pictured as a yearling) was made a Breednet 'One to Watch’ when he bolted in at Wyong at his second start last August and showed that sort of form to win impressively at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Inglis graduates shone on a glorious day in Queensland for the state’s biggest day of racing, winning the Group 1 BRC Queensland Derby and the Group 2 BRC Queensland Guineas at Doomben.
Yarraman Park’s red hot young sire I Am Invincible posted his 50th individual winner of the season at Balaklava on Wednesday and he did it with yet another two year old in Bilzerian (pictured as a yearling).
Racing Victoria has today announced a $16.5 million prizemoney increase for the 2015-16 racing season with country racing and first time winners amongst the major beneficiaries.
Able Friend completed a straightforward barrier trial assignment this morning, Tuesday 2 June, as trainer John Moore continued the five-year-old’s preparations for the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot two weeks today.
He was the second highest priced colt by Snitzel at the 2014 yearling sales and opened his career with a stylish debut victory at Hawkesbury on Tuesday for the Chris Waller stable.
The final major breeding stock sale for 2015, the Inglis Great Southern Sale will be held in just a little over two weeks, across four days on 21, 22, 23 and 24 June at Inglis’ Oaklands Complex in Melbourne. The 724-strong catalogue is full of opportunities to secure stock form some of Australia’s richest Thoroughbred families, with over 50 weanlings offered out of stakes-performing dams, and no less than 37 broodmares on offer being stakes-performers themselves.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver is confident that Wandjina will acquit himself well at Royal Ascot after partnering the Gai Waterhouse-trained colt in his final domestic work-out at Flemington on Friday.
Talented O’Reilly mare Dublin Lass (pictured as a yearling) has threatened to win a stakes race for some time and got the job done at Doomben on Saturday when she unleashed her trademark burst of acceleration to power clear and win the Listed BRC Bright Shadow Quality.