The thoroughbred breeding industry has never been short of an ‘opinion’, but if there is one thing that we can all agree upon with absolute certainty is that there are are no certainties.
The Unreserved Reduction of broodmares and race fillies from Think Big Stud to be offered at the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale next Monday offers a rare opportunity to tap into the bloodlines that have made Dato Tan Chin Nam’s famed colours some of the most well-known and successful in the country.
The first of more than 880 horses have arrived at Newmarket ahead of the 2016 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, for which the first day of inspections will kick off from 9am tomorrow, Wednesday 27 April.
Star Thoroughbreds’ Denise Martin is no stranger to success with juvenile thoroughbreds, and her latest two-year-old star is emerging in Tasmania. Trained by her brother in-law Barry Campbell, Chillout (Artie Schiller x Sparks Are Flying) kept his unbeaten record from two starts intact on Sunday flying home to win the TRC 2YO Autumn Plate over 1100m.
Zac Spirit confirmed his position as one of the best in South East Asia when winning Kranji's premier sprint for this second time on Sunday, the S$800,000 Singapore Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m).
The regally-bred Nostradamus (Medaglia d’Oro x Leone Chiara) (pictured as a yearling) was an impressive winner of the Group 3 SAJC RN Irwin Stakes over 1100m, cementing plans to head to the Group 1 SAJC Goodwood Handicap next month. .
Inglis graduates Look To The Stars, Bewhatyouwannabe and Divine Centuri made their mark on the first major day of racing this season in Queensland, winning black type contests at the Sunshine Coast.
Released this week was the 2016 Royal Ascot Group 1 race entries. The world stage of Royal Ascot is being set with a record number of International entries from eight countries, including Australia, which is represented with six entries.
More than 200 pinhooking opportunities will avail themselves to buyers at the Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, where Platinum (X-Rayed), Select and General Weanling Sessions will be held on Sunday 1 May at Newmarket.
Gooree Park Stud is the world-class result of Eduardo Cojuangco’s agricultural ambitions and the stud will offer 75 broodmares, yearlings and racing stock in May across the Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, the Classic Yearling Sale (Book Two) and the Autumn Thoroughbred Sale.
Underlining the strength and confidence in the Victorian breeding and racing industry the Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale has recorded increases across the board for the fourth straight year.