Two-year-olds have started arriving from New Zealand, New South Wales and interstate ahead of The Star Ready2Race Sale in Sydney next Tuesday 7 October 2014.
Renowned soprano Li Jing Jing raised the curtain on Sha Tin’s National Day raceday but it was Bundle Of Joy who took centre stage. David Hall’s charge eclipsed higher profile rivals and announced his arrival in Pattern race company with a smart victory in the HKG3 National Day Cup.
Inglis graduate Shamus Award was crowned Australian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding for the 2013/14 racing season at the Australian Racehorse of the Year Awards in Melbourne on Thursday evening.
A fundraiser for Wyong trainer Brett Partelle who suffered severe injuries from an incident in 2010 will be held by the NSW Trainers Associations at Inglis Sydney straight after The Star Ready2Race Sale next Tuesday 7 October 2014.
Having to survive a protest from the runner-up, VOBIS Horse of the Year Trust In A Gust gave trainer Darren Weir his first Victorian Group 1 win with victory in the MRC Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.
The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained Firehouse Rock appreciated the step up in journey, winning The Inglis Ready2Race Sale Bonus (1700m) at Caulfield, earning connections the $100,000 Inglis Race Series Bonus.
Kathy O’Hara, Sydney’s leading female jockey, swaps her saddle and whip for boxing gloves when she enters the ring at the Inglis Charity Boxing event on Saturday night.
Gai Waterhouse and John O'Shea have the numbers at Monday's official two-year-olds' trials on the Kensington track at Randwick, but it is Team Hawkes' three representatives which will command most attention on the day.
The two-year-old half-brother to today’s Group 3 NJC Tibbie Stakes winner Fine Bubbles is one of the top quality lots to be offered at The Star Ready2Race Sale.
A major consolidation of Australian racing industry assets is underway with the Australian Racing Board (ARB), Racing Information Services Australia (RISA) and the Australian Stud Book (ASB) merging to form a new national body ‘Racing Australia’.
Golden Slipper day will shine again and include five group 1s on a new March date after the move of The Championships to the first two weeks in April was approved on Thursday.
The quality packed Ready2Race Sale breeze ups wound up today at Cranbourne in Victoria with a number of untapped stars showcasing their tremendous talent on the familiar grass surface.
Five-year-old mare Angelic Light (Holy Roman Emperor x Flashed) did what many felt was impossible, upstaging the World’s Highest Rated Sprinter Lankan Rupee in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes over 1000m at Moonee Valley.