Mark du Plessis is reluctant to attach the "best" tag to horses, as in "best I have ridden", but couldn't help himself when it came to Amber Sky after Ricky Yiu Poon-fai's exceptional juvenile talent gave rivals another galloping lesson yesterday.
In another initiative to assist both buyers and sellers of yearlings in Australia, Inglis, with the support of Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) and Super VOBIS, is delighted to launch the Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale to be conducted at Oaklands in Melbourne on 28 & 29 April 2013.
Black Caviar, the queen of Australian racing, saluted in front of Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Ascot in England on Saturday, adding the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes to her growing list of 22 victories from 22 starts.
Since being acquired by Inglis 18 months ago, several revolutionary new features have been added to the Bloodstock.com.au website, with Stallions being the latest exciting project introduced to assist studs to promote their stallions, and to assist breeders with their matings and bookings.
Inglis will be adding another string to the bow of its world renowned Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in 2013, with the addition of a “Blue Riband” Session to complement the overall growth of the sale.
Inglis hosted 800 of the world's leading thoroughbred identities at their annual post-race picnic on the opening day of the famous Royal Ascot meeting in England.
Inglis will be providing vendors with a new way forward to market their yearlings in 2013, with the Sydney Classic Yearling Sale to be split into two books; a Summer Book and a Winter Book.
Serious pinhookers love vendors that have a proven record for selling youngsters capable of winning big races and also turning a profit in the ring as yearlings, which is why this draft for the 2012 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in Sydney next week is a must see.
he Inglis Weanling and Bloodstock Sale next week is the last major sale before the end of the financial year and one of the highlights is a Fastnet Rock colt that was withdrawn from Inglis Easter due to a minor injury and is now ready to be sold.
SHE might be many lengths inferior to superstar Black Caviar, but fellow Australian mare Ortensia is already attracting plenty of support as she prepares for a second international win in Tuesday's group 1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
All thoroughbred racing in NSW, incorporating the Australian Turf Club and Provincial and Country NSW, will be assigned to the thoroughbred industry owned media company TVN.