A pair of black type-performed fillies from last season began their three-year-old quests for further stakes success on winning notes at Taupo on Wednesday in New Zealand.
$160,000 is not a lot to pay for a colt by champion sire Redoute’s Choice, which is why promising three year-old Raphael’s Cat (pictured as a yearling) found himself as one of the cheapest yearlings by his sire at the 2014 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Mike de Kock says that talented Australian-bred colt Mitraad (pictured as a yearling) is likely to take on stakes company again in the near future following his win at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday.
88 supplementary lots, including two shares in Black Caviar’s sire Bel Esprit, have been added to the diverse catalogue of offerings at the Inglis August Thoroughbred Sale in Melbourne this Friday 21 August 2015.
Trainer Ciaron Maher says that talented filly Petits Filous will be sent for a short break before returning later in the spring for a possible tilt at the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.
Savvy breeders will be offered a rare opportunity at the 2015 Inglis August Thoroughbred Sale this Friday in Melbourne with two shares in Black Caviar’s sire Bel Esprit to be offered at public auction.
Inglis graduates saluted in all three Group races held at Caulfield today, taking out two Group 3 Races and the first Group 2 of the season, the MRC PB Lawrence Stakes which was won by Mourinho, marking the first win at this level for Darryl Blackshaw who recently stepped up to train the gelding.
Another chapter in the history of William Inglis and Son Ltd has been written today, with Managing Director Mark Webster announcing the sale of the iconic 5ha Newmarket property in Randwick to Cbus Property, an Australian company and wholly owned subsidiary of Cbus, an industry superannuation fund with 780,000 members.
155 lots have been selected for the 2015 edition of The Star Ready2Race Sale which will kick off at 11am on Tuesday 6 October with Lot 1, the Redoute’s Choice half-brother to Group 1 winner Bel Sprinter.
Star Cambridge galloper Mongolian Khan and his champion trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman headlined Thursday night’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards.
Sent out a short priced favourite by Peter and Paul Snowden at Canterbury on Wednesday, promising Fastnet Rock filly Serene Majesty looked a stakes-winner in the making as she zoomed away to win by more than five lengths.
Inglis graduates rounded off a stellar 2014/2015 racing season, having won a total of 189 black-type races internationally. 18 individual Inglis graduates saluted in 27 Group 1 races across the world, with Arrowfield Stud leading the Vendors’ Table having bred and sold three Group 1 winners: Wandjina, Majmu and Hot Snitzel.
Australian bred and Inglis sold fillies Enitsaar and Alboran Sea received accolades at the 2015 South African Racing Association Equus Awards overnight, Champion Two-year-old Filly and Champion Three-year-old Filly titles respectively.
After multiple success in South Africa’s 2013-2014 Equus Awards another five Australian-bred thoroughbreds hold nominations in this year’s awards to be presented on August 11.