With the Sydney Autumn Carnival well underway many Lots have received significant pedigree updates since the catalogue for the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale went to print in January.

Oamaru Force has proven that he is the best value sire in Victoria by producing the winner of the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush race for two year olds.

At Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, Australia's Champion 2YO Colt of 2007-2008 and Widden Stud sire Sebring (More Than Ready-Purespeed, by Flying Spur) added a Group success when enigmatic 4YO mare Scratchy Bottom (Sebring-Silk Veil, by Danehill) charged home along the inside fence to score by 0.2-length for trainer Mick Kent in the $150,000 Group 3 Epona Stakes (1900m) for 3YO+ f&m, over 4YO Kiwi mares Rising Romance (Ekraar-Post Romance, by Postponed) & Telepathic (Mossman-Telepathy, by Conatus).

Kubera Warrior achieved up a number of firsts in Singapore on Sunday afternoon when capturing the S$90,000 Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes over 1000m on the polytrack.

The Inglis March Thoroughbred Sale recorded an excellent clearance rate of 90% at Melbourne today, which is expected to rise as private sales are processed on passed in lots. 197 Lots of racing and breeding stock realised an aggregate of $1,746,450, up from last year’s $1,495,350.

A satisfied Brian Dean could not fault the preparation of his two-year-old Bail Out leading to his first run in the $90,000 Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes (1000m) on Sunday.

Week after week horses bred in Australian and exported to Hong Kong adorn the winners’ stall after their high level races and last Sunday’s meeting at Sha Tin was no exception.

Three year-old Hussonet (USA) filly Alice Springs added a third win to her tally when saluting at Vaal in South Africa on Tuesday, bringing a timely pedigree update for her yearling half-brother headed to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for Arrowfield.

Due to overwhelming demand the 2015 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale has been extended an extra day to accommodate a larger catalogue, and will now run on 3, 4, 5 and 6 May at Inglis Newmarket complex in Sydney.

Brett Cavanough said he couldn’t wait to arrive on the big stage on day one of The Championships at Royal Randwick after his filly Loved Up earned a spot in the Country Series final thanks to an explosive finish to win Wagga Wagga’s $100,000 qualifying race on Sunday, March 15.

The Inglis March Thoroughbred Sale has an impressive record of producing quality racetrack performers. Vendors have once again recognised this and thrown their support behind the sale entering 88 supplementary lots in recent weeks, totalling 264 Lots that will walk through the ring on an action-packed day this Friday, 20 March at Inglis’ Oaklands complex.

Ruane, Menangle’s prolific thoroughbred nursery is ending its chapter in Australian breeding and racing history with an unreserved dispersal sale to be held during the Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale on 3, 4 and 5 May 2015.

Able Friend was simply dominant running away with the Queens’ Silver Jubilee Cup by over two lengths without jockey Joao Moreira having to use the whip.

Anybody that has ever bred a Group I winner knows how special it is. The joy and sense of achievement that comes from breeding a Group I winner is something that Bylong Park Thoroughbreds owner Richard Johnston has achieved twice previously with star Fastnet Rock fillies Mosheen and Driefontein, but that didn’t dampen his enthusiasm when watching the Hong Kong Derby HK Gr 1 at Sha Tin on Sunday evening.