B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm has acquired Yallambee Stud in Victoria, Australia to be the home of its new Australian Thoroughbred operation. Named Spendthrift Australia, the venture will include breeding, racing, stallions, and buying & selling in the local sales market.
Chautauqua and Mongolian Khan headlined a glorious day for Inglis graduates on Day One of The Championships at Royal Randwick, claiming the Australia’s richest sprint and richest Derby respectively.
Sertorius, the group-winning son of shuttle stallion Galileo again proved his staying power in the Group 3 Easter Cup at Caulfield, leading home a trifecta of Inglis yearling sale graduates beating Escado and Shoreham.
Thoroughbred enthusiasts the world over will have the opportunity to experience the premier yearling sale event in Australia, as this year both Sky Racing and Channel are offering extensive coverage of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
The catalogues for the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Autumn Book and the Inglis HTBA Scone Select Yearling Sale are now available, both of which can be viewed online at inglis.com.au and on the updated Inglis Sales iPad App.
Leading Victorian nursery Three Bridges Thoroughbreds are bringing a select draft of three to Sydney for the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and one of those youngsters has a very important pedigree update and is unique at this sale as the only grey yearling by exciting first season sire Foxwedge.
A host of timely pedigree updates have made the Newhaven Park draft one of the most ‘hot and happening’ at the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
884 quality Lots have been catalogued for the extended Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, which is now available online. Now a four day event, the sale will run on 3, 4, 5 and 6 May 2015 at Inglis Newmarket complex in Sydney.
Owners of Nicconi filly Loved Up would today be especially glad she didn’t meet her reserve of $50,000 at the 2013 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, when she won the Three-Year-Old Albury Guineas along with the $50,000 Inglis Race Series bonus at her home track.
Triple Crown Syndications’ three-year-old Northern Meteor colt Courtza King secured his second win from just three starts yesterday when landing a two length victory in a No Metro Wins (1400m) event at Warwick Farm.
Trainer John Sadler well remembers his first success in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes — 1994 was a very good year. Sadler saluted with Lady Jakeo in what was then known as the Australia Day Stakes (run in January) and in December his apprentice jockey son, Tom, was not born.
Talented mare Angelic Light went within a whisker of providing Cranbourne trainer Robbie Griffiths with his first Group 1 success when she was an unlucky second to Lankan Rupee in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley last October.
Newly gelded Fastnet Rock three year-old White Hunter was in a class of his own when resuming from a spell to win as he pleased at Sandown on Wednesday.