The 2010 Sydney Classic Yearling Sale came to a close at Newmarket today, highlighted by a clearance rate of 83% and a gross of $12,671,500, which represented a 20% increase on figures from 12 months ago, a remarkable result for a catalogue offering 85 fewer lots.
The opening session of the 2010 Inglis Classic Sale has bucked the global downward trend to post a first day average 24% higher than last year’s overall figure.
Would the introduction of Artificial Insemination (AI) improve overall fertility in the Thoroughbred herd? Would AI cause a narrowing of the Thoroughbred gene pool?
The 2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings have been released by the International Federation of Horse Authorities with a record Australian-trained contingent featuring within.
Fast approaching the half way mark in the Hong Kong season, Inglis’ golden run of success in the racing mecca has been further enhanced by the remarkable 24 per cent winning strike rate notched by sale graduates to date this season.
People of a certain vintage will have fond memories of a segment on the old Hey Hey It’s Saturday show hosted by Darryl Sommers entitled What Cheeses Me Off! And we’ve decided to give it a run this week in reference to auction house websites.
SCONE Race Club, the racing centre for Australia’s answer to Kentucky, have finalised the program for their Emirates Park – Inglis Million Dollar Race Day to be conducted on Friday May 14.
The feature race at Sha Tin on Sunday was the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy HK Gr 3 over 1000 metres with victory going to the five year-old Catbird gelding Craig’s Dragon, a $150,000 purchase from the Yarraman Park draft at the 2006 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
A DELAYED aftershock from the 2007 spring equine influenza crisis has rippled through the start of the multi-million dollar new year yearling sales’ season as slightly fewer young horses are booked for sale than normal.
Prominent owner Nick Moraitis has enjoyed great success with the progeny of Zabeel (NZ), most noticeably Horse Of The Year Might And Power and dual Group 1 winner Fiumicino, and he may well have hit the jackpot again with the improving Rainbow Styling.