Australian racing’s superstars Black Caviar and So You Think have achieved worldwide acclaim following the release of the 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings (WTR) by the International Federation of Horse Authorities in London.
The worst is feared for Toowoomba-based steward James Perry, who is missing after being swept away in the flash flooding that engulfed Toowoomba on Tuesday.
2010 Australian Inglis Easter Yearling sale topper Godspeed makes his race debut at Rosehill this Saturday where the $1.875million colt will likely take on a host of other well bred and highly priced debutants from leading stables.
Inglis has announced the introduction of a session for yearlings bred to Northern Hemisphere time to be included at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale from 2012 onwards.
Friday night’s Singapore meeting unearthed a couple of highly promising prospects that were sourced out of the Inglis Classic and Easter Yearling Sales and also pointed to some upcoming prospects at the 2011 round of sales.
It seems champion Melbourne trainer Peter Moody’s biggest problem is how to keep is plethora of high-class horses apart in races during the upcoming Autumn
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Lightly-raced four-year-old Eclair Fastpass has been given a long and steady build-up for his return to racing. Trainer Desmond Koh sent the former Australian sprinter on another step towards that comeback with a pleasing second placing in a 1000m barrier trial on Tuesday.
There has been quite a wrap on Mentality’s three-quarter brother Reservoir and the son of Redoute’s Choice was able to justify it at Randwick on Wednesday when powering clear to score a good win over 1550 metres.
Sydney solicitor Bill McNally has raced horses with the Wyong based Tilley family for the best part of three decades. On Monday at Muswellbrook, the long tradition continues when two-year-old Dangerous Edition makes his race debut in the MRC Function Centre 2YO Maiden over 900 metres.
The Group II Auckland Cup at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day was won by Australian bred stayer Showcause, who was raised on the lush paddocks of Coolmore at Jerry’s Plains.
Punters were on the ball when sending out first starter Glissade a $2,25 favourite in Saturday’s Autumn Carnival On Sale Now Handicap (1000m) at Royal Randwick, with the daughter of Redoute’s Choice holding on strongly to defeat Swerte Bella (Charge Forward) and Queenian (Dubleo).
La Bella Roo showed plenty of ‘zoom -zoom’ when the daughter of Bel Esprit nailed Netra in the Essendon Mazda 55 Second Challenge at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
This month’s Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale continues to attract important updates. Since the catalogue went to print, no less than 47 yearlings to be offered at Classic have had siblings win.