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.
Australian bred and Inglis sold graduates Able Friend and Luger blew away their opposition at Sha Tin on Sunday winning the day’s two feature races, the Queens’ Silver Jubilee Cup and Hong Kong Derby.
The Inglis Autumn Thoroughbred Sale at Inglis’ Newmarket complex today achieved 100 per cent clearance rate, selling all 53 Lots that were offered through the ring. This is up on last year’s already impressive 97 per cent clearance rate.
Three year-old I Am Invincible gelding Voodoo Lad firmed into equal favouritism for the upcoming Country Championship Final at Randwick next month with a dominant length and a half win in the $100,000 Qualifier Heat at Tamworth on Thursday.
Rom Baro, the impressive winner of the $120,000 Canberra Guineas (1400m) on Sunday, joins the long list of good performers acquired at modest prices through the Inglis conducted Hunter Valley Breeders Scone Yearling Sale, one which is held mid May each year.
The $19.4million The Championships at Royal Randwick on 4 and 11 April has expanded this year to include the inaugural Country and Provincial Championship Series.
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