Jockey William Buick feels the experience getting to know Ortensia could be crucial when the duo line up in Saturday’s Haydock Sprint Cup. Buick has ridden the Aussie mare three times.
Hoybell was the most expensive filly by champion sire Encosta de Lago sold in 2011, so it's no surprise she kicked off her career with a debut win at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Five individual races in the $5million Inglis Race Series have been given the official stamp of approval by the Australian Pattern Committee and Australian Racing Board for upgrade to Restricted Listed status.
A horse whose name is derived from one of the world's more mysterious tragedies earned some notoriety of her own with a courageous win in the Group Three HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
The temptation of a second successive VRC Oaks was placed before trainer Robert Smerdon by the impressive filly Bloomingdale Miss at Caulfield on Saturday.
Rick Hore-Lacy is hoping comeback galloper Chase The Rainbow could be Caulfield Cup bound after his brilliant win in the National Jockeys' Celebration Day Plate at Caulfield yesterday.
Graduates of small Forbes NSW breeding operation Nerreman swept both the Group races at Caulfield in Melbourne on Saturday, with Sincero and Lady Of Harrods claiming the Group 2 Memsie Stakes and Group 3 H.D.F McNeil Stakes respectively.
Inglis bloodstock consultant James Price will be pulling on the gloves in October to raise money for Bowel Cancer Australia, Sydney Children’s Hospital, McGrath Foundation and Network Kokoda.
It will take a significant form turnaround from Mister Milton if the trend of four-year-old's winning the G2 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday is to be extended to a sixth successive year.
Canberra artist Katey Baddeley has been crowned the People’s Choice winner at the 2012 Inglis Equine Art Prize, for her graphite on paper artwork ‘Write a New Chapter’.
Wyong trainer Stephen Farley will stick to a Melbourne campaign for Sincero, starting in Saturday's Memsie Stakes, after not nominating his dual group 1 winner for the Epsom yesterday.
The Australian Turf Club has invited three racecourse construction companies to be involved in a competition to redesign the Warwick Farm course proper.