Flemington trainer Nigel Blackiston has his stable star Littorio back in the stable for an autumn campaign and says he is bigger and better than ever and on the path to the GI Doncaster Handicap over the famous Randwick mile at Easter.
Timely boost for the upcoming Inglis Classic Yearling Sale with siblings to Phelan Ready and Keen Commander to go under the hammer at Newmarket on February 8-10.
Performers bred in Australia have achieved what must challenge as a world record in winning every one of the annual renewals of the Hong Kong International Sprint, the tenth edition of which was staged on Sunday and resulted in a trifecta for Australian sired contestants.
Hot on the heels of Hong Kong Sprint winner Inspiration, Le Drakkar became the latest Inglis graduate to claim International Group 1 honours when taking out the G1 Bloodstock SA Cape Guineas (1600m) at Kenilworth in South Africa at the weekend.
Mark Webster, Managing Director of Australia’s leading thoroughbred auctioneers Inglis, today announced that Tabcorp’s corporate bookmaking arm Luxbet.com will partner with the firm in a significant three-year sponsorship deal.
The Hong Kong Sprint has been the domain of Australian-bred horses since its inception in 1999 and Inglis Easter graduate Inspiration made it a perfect 10 when scoring an upset win in the Group 1 1200m event at Sha Tin today.
The strong demand for tried horses continued at today’s Inglis December Thoroughbred Sale at Oaklands, which closed with a clearance rate of better than 95%.
This Friday's Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale, to be held at Oaklands from 11am, has a catalogue of 212 horses, including 45 supplementary entries. As is always the case with this sale, it will feature a number of mares being offered with foals at foot.
To coincide with the release of the highly informative 2009 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Preview magazine, TVN will host a special Thoroughbreds program tonight at 6.30pm (EDST) showcasing the 2009 Inglis Yearling Sale series, featuring the highly anticipated Sydney Classic, Melbourne Premier and Australian Easter Yearling Sales.
Boosted by a supplementary catalogue of 89 lots, this Friday's Sydney Christmas Thoroughbred Sale offers buyers a wide selection of both racing and breeding prospects among the 185 lots.
Graduates of the Inglis Sydney Classic Sale have enjoyed a remarkable 12 months of success and the catalogue for the 2009 renewal of the sale is now online.
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