The Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained 6YO Hey Doc (Duporth) claimed his third career G1 win with a dominant performance in the $1m Winterbottom Stakes over 1200m at Ascot on Saturday.
The anticipation and excitement surrounding next year’s Inglis sales continues to build with today’s launch of the Inglis 2020 Sales Season Preview Magazine.
The million-dollar barrier has been smashed by Inglis Digital for the seventh consecutive time since switching to twice-monthly auctions, with a 156-strong November (Late) catalogue turning over an incredible $1.3m.
If there were any question marks regarding the star quality of Hong Kong sprinter Aethero, the 3YO extinguished those in emphatic fashion at Sha Tin on Sunday, demolishing a high-class field in in the G2 Jockey Club Sprint over 1200m.
The catalogue for the 2020 Classic Yearling Sale – the sale that has produced the winner of a Melbourne Cup, Golden Slipper, Victoria Derby and Inglis Millennium in recent years – is now available online.
In total, 808 yearlings have been catalogued - 613 in Book 1 and 195 in the Highway Session - for the sale at Riverside Stables in a revised three-day format of Sunday February 9 until Tuesday February 11.
A half-sister to Catkins, in foal to exciting Aquis-based first season sire Brave Smash, has topped Inglis Digital’s November (Early) Online Sale, selling to Mark Player’s International Thoroughbred Solutions Pty Ltd. for $245,000 (plus GST), a record price for a broodmare on the platform.
Outstanding Premier graduate Nature Strip won a third career G1 from his past six starts while 2YO Easter filly Dame Giselle surged into Golden Slipper favouritism.
Hobby breeder Paul Lanskey and Kitchwin Hills principal Mick Malone realised a life-long dream when the Inglis Classic graduate Vow And Declare won today’s G1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
The Inglis Easter star Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) confirmed his status as one of the most valuable colts in training anywhere in the world with victory in today’s stallion-making G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.
Kubrick scored a comprehensive victory in the inaugural $1m Bondi Stakes at Randwick, Castelvecchio ran a gallant second in the Cox Plate and Blue Gum Farm had a day to savour.
The $2m Inglis Millennium looms as an autumn target for Premier Yearling Sale star Ideas Man (Brazen Beau x Innovation Girl) following his strong debut win in today’s Listed Inglis Banner at The Valley.
The Inglis Easter star Loving Gaby (I Am invincible) gave Phoenix Thoroughbreds their first Australian G1 victory in tonight’s Manikato Stakes at The Valley.