Vendors are arriving and many have begun parading in anticipation of the 2015 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, to be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 May at Inglis Newmarket Complex in Sydney.
Opening her account with a dazzling four length win at Scottsville in South Africa on Wednesday was two year-old Bernardini (USA) filly Almashooqa, a $330,000 Inglis Easter Shadwell purchase from the draft of Torryburn Stud.
Five sires, all Australian products who have captured the annual Champion Australian Sire title on earnings, will be among the mouthwatering collection of at least 70 which will be shown to invited disciples of breeding and racing when Hunter Valley studs conduct their pre season Stallion Parades in the period August 21-25.
Four-year-old mare She's Clean brought up a milestone 100 stakes-winners for Redoute's Choice and 100 metropolitan winners for the season for trainer Chris Waller when she swept down the outside in Saturday's Invermien Triscay Stakes (1200m) at a rain soaked Warwick Farm.
Exceed and Excel is the leading sire in Australia this season by individual two year-old winners with 15 to his credit, but one of his youngsters that slipped through the net and went to Hong Kong could well be one of the best of them.
Black Caviar took another step towards Group 1 glory with a stunning demolition of a high class field in the G2 Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley this afternoon.
Making his first start since finishing sixth in the Bernborough Stakes at Doomben last December, the Allan Denham-trained Strat’s Flyer held off a spirited bid by race favourite Kroner to land Wednesday’s $100,000 Listed Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) at Gosford.
The Johnson Family unreserved dispersal at the Inglis Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock Sale to be held in Sydney over the three days of June 25, 26 and 28 offers a rare opportunity to purchase from a highly commercial broodmare band which has been built up by the late Mr Stan Johnson and his son Bruce over the last 15 years.
Figures released by Michael Ford, Keeper of the Australian Stud Book, show that Thoroughbred coverings for 2008 will be around 26,100 mares with Fastnet Rock (pictured) the busiest of all stallions last spring covering 248 mares at Coolmore in the Hunter Valley.
The record price for a thoroughbred sold at public auction in Australian was shattered today when dual Group One winning Anabaa (USA) mare, Virage de Fortune was purchased by Darley Australia for an astonishing $3.