Today’s Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale wrapped up another successful year of sales for Inglis' clients, with Fleur de Lois, a half-sister to Melbourne Cup winner Jezabeel, taking centre stage on the final sale day.
Racing Victoria last night announced the winners of its 2011 Spring Racing Carnival Media Awards which recognise the efforts of local, interstate and international media who provided outstanding coverage of the 2011 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
SEA GALLEON, the rising Australian stayer who was very impressive in taking out the Christmas Cup (2400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, has as a mast in his very strong pedigree one of the best classic racemares produced in Queensland in the past thirty years.
The catalogue for the next Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, the source of undefeated Australian Horse of the Year Black Caviar and South African Horse of the Year Igugu, is now available online.
The annual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Preview magazine, featuring industry articles and pedigrees of the 625 highly select yearlings entered for the world class sale, is now available online at www.inglis.com.au
Australian bred South African Horse of the Year Igugu returned from a spell to score a resounding win in the Group II Ipi Tombe Challenge at Turffontein in South Africa on Sunday.
High profile Darley shuttler Shamardal (USA) has had a comparatively quiet start to the Australian racing season, siring his first stakes-winner for 2011/2012 at Ascot on Saturday when Premardal captured the Listed WATC Jungle Dawn Classic.
Dynamic Honour, by the same sire as Melbourne Cup winner Americain, underlined his staying potential when he completed a winning hat-trick at Rosehill on Saturday.