When a maiden wins by eight lengths it's worth taking note, especially when it's trained by David Hayes. The horse in question is Fastnet Rock three year-old Mystic Tere Toa, who beat older horses to win the 2100 metre maiden at Echuca on a very heavy track by eight lengths at his third start.
Oceanfast, a mare whose progeny have lit up the famous Newmarket sale ring on so many occasions, took centre stage herself today, topping the first day of the 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Broodmare Sale. The dam of Alinghi sold for $700,000, carrying a positive test to top young Coolmore stallion Fastnet Rock.
Viscount gelding Happy Gladiator built on his outstanding record when taking the Macau Group 1 Chairman's Challenge Cup overnight in a great pointer for next month's Scone Yearling Sale.
OF all the houseboats, on all the rivers this is the one you should have been on. This group of friends should have been yours, this horse they own -- the fastest on earth -- should have been yours, too. If only?
Anise may have disappointed trainer Peter Snowden earlier in her brief career, but made up for that with a win in the $125,000 Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at the Australian Turf Club's 150th AJC Australian Derby meeting at Randwick on Saturday.
Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith was the most relieved man at Randwick on Saturday after his stable star returned to form to win the Group II Yellowglen Sapphire Stakes (1200m).
Black Caviar lit up Royal Randwick today, taking her unbeaten streak to a perfect dozen and heading up a trio of stakes wins for Inglis graduates on the card.
The Supplementary catalogue for next week’s Inglis Australian Easter Broodmare Sale is now online. Highlights include the Sydney Cup winner Jessicabeel and Group 2 winning filly Chance Bye.
A number of important pedigree updates for the upcoming Inglis Melbourne Autumn Yearling Sale have unfolded since the catalogue went to print, none more so than last week's BMW winner Cedarberg.
A new mark of $320,000 was set during Session II as the 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale concluded with all major indicators well up from last year’s figures.
Highlighted by the $1.025million half-brother to Black Caviar, today’s second session of the 2011 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale continued at a strong pace, with total sales surging through the $60million mark.
Great theatre unfolded at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale this afternoon as the half-brother to Black Caviar became the subject of a bidding dual that ended when he was knocked down to Hawkes Racing for $1,025,000.
CHAMPION Black Caviar continues to fast-track her education galloping the Sydney way, with a strong workout at Caulfield yesterday. Trainer Peter Moody has schooled Black Caviar the Sydney race direction for the last two weeks to prepare her for Saturday's $1 million T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick.
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