With arguably some of the best Weight-For-Age form in the Group 2 MVRC Australia Stakes field, Inglis Classic graduate Mourinho surprisingly started one of the outsiders of the field, but was simply too good, securing his fourth black type victory.
The catalogue for the 99th edition of the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential thoroughbred auction, the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, has been finalised at 605 lots.
Turangga Farm bred and sold galloper Able Friend has been rated the equal-top Southern Hemisphere bred racehorse for 2014 by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities overnight, taking over from fellow Inglis graduate Black Caviar who held that title for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Carrying top weight, the Australian-bred Sacred Star achieved his first win at the elite level, claiming New Zealand’s Group 1 Telegraph Handicap over 1200m at Trentham in devastating fashion.
Nearly 40% of the 2015 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Summer Book is made up of progeny by first and second season sires, a huge positive for buyers given Classic’s phenomenal record of unearthing Group 1 winners by young unproven stallions.
$500,000 in Inglis Race Series prizemoney is set to be paid out in less than four weeks with the $250,000 Inglis Classic and $250,000 Inglis Premier races both to be conducted on Saturday 7 February 2015.
In the last 72 hours Inglis graduates Mamwaazel, The Quarterback and The Conglomerate all recorded their maiden stakes victories providing timely pedigree updates to their respective siblings that will be offered during the 2015 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series.
Inglis graduates celebrated the festive season in style delivering plenty of cheer to their connections on Boxing Day winning the Group 3 ATC Summer Cup, Listed SAJC Christmas Handicap and Listed MRC Christmas Stakes across Australia.
Bargain basement weanling Tried and Tired earned his maiden stakes victory in Friday's Listed Jackie Loughlin Christmas Stakes (1200m) at Sandown-Lakeside.
A brilliant Boristar delivered a career-best victory for trainer John MacMillan with a dominant performance in the Listed Christmas Handicap at Morphettville Parks on Friday.
I’m Imposing defied age and the burden of racing history to score a thrilling win in the Group 3 $125,000 Summer Cup (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Friday.
Inglis graduate Able Friend was simply scintillating in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile on Sunday running away a dominant four length victor of the prestigious 1600m event at Sha Tin.
Off the back of a barrier trial win a few weeks prior, Odyssey Moon made an extremely successful debut, winning the $250,000 RL Inglis Nursery at Royal Randwick in fine style over 1000m.
Racetrack Superheroes are made at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale and the 2015 edition of the champion making sale in Melbourne has been produced ready for research.