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.
A model of consistency from the Gai Waterhouse stable, four year-old Choisir gelding Frespanol (pictured as a yearling) has been allowed to work his way steadily through the grades landing his first Black Type victory at Doomben on Saturday when taking out the Listed BRC Spear Chief Quality.
As Inglis approaches 150 years of service to the Australasian thoroughbred industry, Managing Director Mark Webster today announced that the company will relocate its head office and auction facilities from Newmarket in Randwick to Warwick Farm to position itself for the long term.
Star sprinter Alboran Sea will be retired to stud. Mary Slack and Michael Javett’s three-year-old filly suffered a knee chip in Saturday’s Group 1 City Of Pitermaritzburg SA Fillies Sprint at Scottsville and the connections decided that it would be in her best interests to end her racing career without risking further injury after a lengthy recovery period.
Snitzel has been churning out the juvenile winners this season adding an 18th to the tally when well bred filly Parmalove scored a tenacious debut win at Seymour on Wednesday.
Following the maiden Group 1 win by Vinery shuttler More Than Ready's exciting daughter Entisaar in South Africa last weekend, Vinery Stud will be watching another of his daughters with interest in the Republic next weekend.
Following a tremendous Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series entries are now being welcomed for the select Inglis Ready2Race Sale, presented by The Star, Sydney.