Rod Northam comes to the end of one Group 1 adventure with Odyssey Moon in Saturday's Champagne Stakes, while starting other with Big Money in the Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick.
The third leg of the Singapore Golden Horseshoe Series – “Inglis Melbourne Juvenile Stakes” will take place this Friday, 17 April 2015 at the Singapore Racecourse. It will be an exciting race over 1,200m on turf as Singapore’s two-year-olds vie for yet another opportunity to win the $90,000 purse, a possible $30,000 bonus and the coveted trophy.
South Coast trainer Bede Murray is ‘King of the Provincials’ after winning the inaugural $300,000 Provincial Championship Series Final (1400m) on The Championships Day 2 at Royal Randwick today.
Have we just seen the future? Is this how the bloodstock world is developing? Those were the overriding thoughts as a quite remarkable Inglis Easter Australian Yearling Sale drew to a close in Sydney on Thursday.
The Championships at Royal Randwick in Sydney attracted the eyes of the world last week and it pays to look closely if you want learn how to breed a championship winner.
Four of the nine races at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday were won by Aussie breds headed by champion Redoute’s Choice filly Majmu who beat older mares to win the Group I Empress Club Stakes.
Trainer Chris Waller didn’t pull any punches when he described Delectation as a “frustrating horse”. But Waller also knows Delectation is loaded with latent sprinting ability and the three-year-old showed in his narrow win in the Group 2 $500,000 Arrowfield Sprint (1200m).
Inglis graduates enjoyed a very successful afternoon at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday with four winners, led by champion Majmu which notched up her second straight Group 1 victory in facile style.
Inglis graduates enjoyed a range of successes on Day Two of The Chamionships, both at Royal Randwick and Flemington, headlined by Delectation which won the Group 2 ATC Arrowfield Sprint.
The 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale reached great heights through three tremendous days of selling at Newmarket this week, as the Session I statistics hit seven year highs and Session II set more records.
Australian and international investors raised the competition on Day Two of the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, pushing the average price past $290,000 as the clearance rate continues to rise.
Australian and international buyers locked horns on the opening day of the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale purchasing 132 of the region’s best yearlings at a strong average of $291,667.
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.