Born in the last crop of Australian bred foals by champion sire Galileo (IRE), six year-old gelding Sertorius scored his first Black Type success on Wednesday when taking out the $240,000 Listed Bendigo Cup.
She’s got a long way to go to emulate the achievements of her three-quarter sister Makybe Diva, but the future is looking bright for four year-old mare La Amistad, who scored an impressive win at Bendigo on Wednesday.
Big plans are afoot for promising three-year-old The Quarterback following his impressive victory in the valuable Inglis Trophy at Sale in Victoria on Sunday.
John Moore trained Sterling City stormed into contention for the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint in December with victory at Group 2 level at Sha Tin on Sunday, which was an outstanding day in Asia for Inglis graduates.
Inglis graduate Shamus Award triumphed in Australia’s weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley on Saturday, the $3 million Group 1 MVRC W.S. Cox Plate over 2040m.
The owners of Black Caviar have announced she is pregnant as thousands of people gathered in the Victorian town of Nagambie for the unveiling of a full-size bronze statue of the champion mare.
Golden Slipper winner Polar Success featured at Randwick on Wednesday with a smart winner when the John O’Shea trained Polarmore saluted at his second start.
Trainer Michael Freedman continued his successful run in feature races in 2013 by capturing the Group 3 $200,000 Saas Fee Stakes over 1400m on Sunday with Holy Empire.
Emerging star Holy Empire capped off a big weekend for Inglis graduates when winning the Group 3 Saas Fee Stakes at Kranji on Sunday, joining Fawkner and Diamond Earth as the winners of the weekend’s feature races in Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney respectively.
Australian bred, sold, trained and owned galloper Fawkner claimed the world’s richest 2400m handicap race on Saturday, the $2.5 million Group 1 MRC Caulfield Cup.