Australian wonder mare Black Caviar retains her status as the best racehorse in the world so far during 2013 just ahead of American Horse of the Year in 2012 - Wise Dan.
The male nude, albeit hindquarters only, was a ring-in for the Inglis Equine Art Prize. ''We diversified this year,'' Arthur Inglis, judge and prime mover of the award, said.
There are many paths to the spring classics for a three year-old and this talented gelding by champion New Zealand sire O'Reilly chose a low key option at Seymour on a Sunday to kick start his career, but we're expecting to see a lot more from him.
WHILE a multi-million dollar bonus dangles tantalisingly on the horizon, Bjorn Baker has more immediate goals for Twilight Royale, who’ll open her three-year-old account in Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes at Warwick Farm.
Stratum colt Va Pensiero joined fellow Inglis graduates Snitzerland and Foxwedge as recent winners of the Group 3 ATC San Domenico Stakes when dashing away with the three-year-old feature in Sydney on Saturday.
The rising popularity of the Inglis Melbourne August Thoroughbred Sale continued again in 2013 with buyers snapping up over 300 lots on the eve of the breeding season and spring carnivals.
A relation to Black Caviar starred on the opening day of the 2013 Inglis Melbourne August Thoroughbred Sale where $897,900 was traded on 110 broodmares and stallions.
Qatar Bloodstock is on the board in Australia thanks to promising staying filly Driving Louise, winner of the $17,500 Porter Plant Maiden Plate (1600m) today at Ballarat.
For the second year a Victorian water colour artist has taken line honours at the Inglis Equine Art Prize (IEAP), with Jason Roberts claiming the 2013 title for his work "Valyra Passes Beauty Parlour at Chantilly" in the face of stiff competition from well over 100 entries.
Up and coming trainer Bjorn Baker celebrated his first winner for high profile owner/breeder John Singleton when blue-blooded More Than Ready (USA) filly Killcareless broke the ice at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
A number of quality supplementary entries have boosted next week’s Inglis Melbourne August Thoroughbred Sale to 397 lots. The two day sale, held at Oaklands, starts Thursday, 15 August 2013 at 12.30pm.