While the Lightning Stakes holds centre attention tomorrow, promising youngsters Come Hither and Manhattan Rain will also command a huge amount of attention.
TOMORROW's Lightning Stakes meeting at Flemington will be delayed until Sunday unless the weather bureau can today confirm some relief from the brutal 40C-plus temperatures.
The 2009 Global Sprint Challenge will start with a bang this weekend when Australia’s two top sprinters, Weekend Hussler and Apache Cat clash for the first time in the $500,000 Group 1 Coolmore Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday.
The Sirecam Videos for the three-day, 607 Lot [Inglis Classic Sale](http://www.inglis.com.au/sales/info/2009+Classic+Yearling+Sale), beginning next Sunday, February 8, are now uploaded on the Inglis website.
Victoria Racing Club chief executive Dale Monteith confirmed last night that a new concept is currently being planned by a number of Australia's major race clubs with the aim of boosting prize-money for 3YO Gr1 races across Australia.
Discussions yesterday between Racing Victoria [RVL] and the Australian Trainers Association [ATA] has seen an agreement made that further consultation is required before achieving a “achieving mutually acceptable reform to the structure of trials for unraced horses”.
NSW Gaming and Racing Minister, Kevin Greene, today convened a meeting to explore the potential benefits of an amalgamation between Sydney's two metropolitan race clubs, the Australian Jockey Club and the Sydney Turf Club.
TRAINER Ross McDonald believes the measures the Victoria Racing Club will adopt on Saturday to combat the expected stifling heat is enough to ensure his champion, Weekend Hussler, will take his place in the Lightning Stakes field.
Golden Slipper winner and last season’s Champion Two Year Old Sebring has been officially retired from racing and will head to Widden Stud for the 2009 Breeding Season.
Widden Stud is in mourning following the loss of outstanding sire General Nediym, who was euthanized on Monday morning following a recurrence of the colic he suffered last month.
After enduring two frustrating seconds in bonus races this month, Queensland based trainer Liam Birchley landed a welcome success when Fear No Other took out Monday's $250,000 Inglis Classic at Randwick.
Melbourne Premier graduates Reward For Effort and Rostova dominated their respective Blue Diamond Previews, before $2million colt Time Thief completed a great day of stakes success for Inglis graduates at Caulfield when taking the Zeditave Stakes on Monday.
Prominent US owner-breeder Jess Jackson (Majority owner of the world's top-rated horse Curlin) has triggered major debate in the US by telling thoroughbredtimes.com: "The industry has a broken economic model".
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