For a fourth consecutive week, an Inglis graduate has become a first time G1 winner as Lombardo (I Am Invincible) ran his rivals ragged in today’s Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville.
A sublime three days of trade at Oaklands has seen almost every conceivable record smashed as the Premier Yearling Sale took on a new level of success.
An historic day of trade at Oaklands saw a yearling surpass the magical $1m mark for just the second time in Victoria’s history on a booming Day 1 of the Premier Yearling Sale.
Mick Price’s decision to debut two-year-old Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt x Extremely) in the $500,000 RL Inglis Nursery paid off with the Inglis Classic graduate powering to the line in a race record-breaking win in 56.85 for a large group of owners.
The male nude, albeit hindquarters only, was a ring-in for the Inglis Equine Art Prize. ''We diversified this year,'' Arthur Inglis, judge and prime mover of the award, said.
The gloomy weather that has plagued Sydney in the past week failed to dampen Paul Messara’s enthusiasm when his promising three-year-old filly Hussta La Vista defied the testing conditions at Rosehill on Saturday to score a game win.
Booming trade for the largest catalogue in ten-years meant across the board gains at the William Inglis Summer thoroughbred sale at Newmarket on Friday, with records set in all categories.