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.
Future racetrack stars to be offered at The Star Ready2Race Sale were on display this week at breeze ups held at Cambridge, New Zealand and Canterbury, Sydney.
The Australian Thoroughbred breeding season will begin on Monday (Sept 1), with the country's stallions set to generate more than $300 million in income for their services.
The popular Inglis Race Series comprising $5million in bonuses and select sale races has been enhanced for 2014 Yearling Sale graduates to include more valuable 3YO races.
Inglis Ready2Race Sale graduates maintained their exceptional strike rate in Singapore over the weekend with two winners and three placegetters from the only five R2R runners to compete.
Having won the Listed ATC The Rosebud last time out over 1200m at Randwick, Scissor Kick returned to the scene of the crime on Saturday, stepping up to the 1300m to snatch victory from his stablemate Panzer Division in the Group 3 ATC Up And Coming Stakes.
The catalogue is available online, the breeze up days are arranged and the Inglis travel service is standing by to assist buyers to get ready for The Star Ready2Race Sale in Sydney.
A parade of First Season Sires, an auction of stallion nominations and over 250 breeding and racing stock are all part of the 2014 Inglis Melbourne August Thoroughbred Sale this Friday 22 August.