The “ageless warrior’’ Hey Doc secured a fourth career G1 win in Friday night’s Manikato Stakes, the highlight of another big weekend of spring results for Inglis graduates.
The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities released their latest World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2013 overnight, with Australian bred and Inglis sold champion Black Caviar right at the top.
Globe-trotting sprinter Ortensia claimed her second international Group 1 event for 2012 in England overnight, taking out a thrilling Nunthorpe Stakes over 1000m at York.
On a drying track at Glorious Goodwood in England the Australian bred sprinter Ortensia was able to unleash her electrifying turn-of-foot to defeat a big field in the Group 2 King George Stakes (1000m), adding another international Group win to her resume.
Ortensia continued the outstanding record of Australian-bred gallopers in the world’s best sprint races, taking out the US$1million Group One Meydan Al Quoz Sprint (1000m) in Dubai in emphatic fashion.
Well-travelled racemare Ortensia continued the great run of mares in Group 1 races this Australian racing season in Perth today, taking out the newly upgraded WATC Winterbottom Stakes over 1200m.
Quality continued to find good homes on Day Three of the 2007 William Inglis & Son Australian Select Broodmare Sale with 227 lots selling for $6,291,850 at an average of $44,309.