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.
The winning margin was only a nose in the City Tattersalls Inglis Bonus at Randwick, but it was enough for Best Case to secure a $100,000 Inglis Race Series Bonus.
In the twenty times that the Group Two Schillaci Stakes has been run as a part of the Caulfield Cup carnival, it has been won by some of racing’s true stars.