The ATC meeting at Gosford on Tuesday produced a very smart debut winner, whose yearling three-quarter -brother sold for $4million at the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Outstanding mare Ortensia, who has Group One wins in three countries, has been retired after finishing unplaced in the race named in her honour at Scone on Saturday.
He may be small in stature but Stepitup has proven to be a star of the three-year-olds by taking out the Group 1 $500,000 Singapore Guineas over 1600m on Friday night.
$16,000 yearling sale purchase Taxmeifyoucan proved too elusive for his competitors in the $500,000 Restricted Listed Inglis Guineas at Scone on Saturday, generating euphoric scenes in the mounting yard from his large group of owners.