Golden Slipper winner Stratum sired his fifth Australian two year-old winner this season when the Rick Hore-Lacy trained filly Noble Twostep scored at Cranbourne on Sunday, providing a timely update for her full brother who is to be offered at the 2011 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
The catalogue for the 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has only been online for a few days but already there’s an important black type pedigree update.
The comeback party for Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy was spoiled when rejuvenated galloper Whitefriars made it two Group 2 wins from as many starts in Melbourne in last night’s Australia Stakes.
Brooklyn Lodge finished as the leading vendor by average at the 2011 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale selling five yearlings at an average $79,000, more than double the average price at this sale.
Bloodstock agent Paul Moroney has always been a fan of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale and was spending up over the last few days with 16 purchases totalling $645,500 making him the leading buyer.
The top end of the market highlighted the final day of this year’s Classic Sale, with a new sale topper recorded among a host of yearlings to top the $100,000 mark as the sale recorded increases across all key indicators.
PATINACK Farm trainer John Thompson has cast doubt over whether his Blue Diamond hot-pot Pane In The Glass will even travel to Melbourne for the $1 million Group One race at Caulfield next month.
ALBURY trainer Brett Cavanough is so enthusiastic about the chances of his boom two-year-old Bossdon City winning next month's Blue Diamond Stakes that he has valued the youngster at $600,000.
Think Big Stud were closely watching the Listed Hobart Guineas in Tasmania on Sunday with the result of keen interest to Lot 367, a Danewin filly they will offer at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale on Monday afternoon.
The 2011 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale began on a buoyant note today, with the first session average up by more than 5 per cent on figures from 12 months ago.