The Robert Smerdon trained filly Fontiton was a dominant winner of the $250,000 RL Inglis Banner to the delight of her owners, which includes the winner of the Inglis / Herald Sun Win a Share in a Racehorse Competition.
The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders today welcomed the decision of the NSW Planning Assessment Commission that the economic benefits of the Drayton South project do not outweigh the potential demise of the Hunter Valley’s equine industry and that the project is not in the public interest.
With five stakes victories going the way of Inglis graduates, it was an amazing period during the middle of the day when three consecutive Group 1 victories formed part of that five.
Purchased for $320,000 by Belmont Bloodstock from the Yarraman Park draft at the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Al Maher filly Silverstream is the most expensive yearling for her sire ever sold and looked the goods when making it two wins in as many starts when saluting at Belmont on Wednesday.
A colt by Fastnet Rock from stakes winner Dakota Sue topped a selective day of buying at The Star Ready2Race Sale selling for $360,000, a new record top price for the quality breeze up sale.
Inglis graduates made an audacious run at spring riches snaring six black type races between Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday, following success in Hong Kong’s first stakes race of the new season on Wednesday. All the respective winners have eyes on Group 1 events in the coming months.
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.
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