A Chairman’s Sale described as “staggering’’, “incredible’’ and “the crème de la crème’’ tonight concluded with superstar mares Nimalee and Montefilia both selling for north of $3m.
Multiple Group 1 winner and leading filly of her generation Shout The Bar (Not A Single Doubt) is the latest headline entry for what is shaping as another spectacular renewal of the Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Trainer Murray Baker is anticipating no problems with Mongolian Khan (Holy Roman Emperor-Centafit, by Centaine) backing up in tomorrow's Gr1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
Top New Zealand trainer Murray Baker has provided an update on dual Derby winner Mongolian Khan (Holy Roman Emperor-Centafit, by Centaine) who is set to resume in the Gr1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday week.
Star Cambridge galloper Mongolian Khan and his champion trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman headlined Thursday night’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards.
Victory for an Australian sired horse in the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on June 7 would give Australian sired runners the rare feat of taking out every Derby conducted in 2013-14. They have already succeeded in these classics in the racing year in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Perth and Adelaide.
A rising average price and a 84% clearance rate underpinned strong trade on the opening day of the 2014 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale Summer Book at Newmarket.
Out of the winner’s stall since winning a pair of two-year-old races at Cranbourne and Sandown in March, Artie Schiller (USA) filly Mezeray Miss opened her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed City Of Greater Dandenong Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
There are many paths to the spring classics for a three year-old and this talented gelding by champion New Zealand sire O'Reilly chose a low key option at Seymour on a Sunday to kick start his career, but we're expecting to see a lot more from him.
The transfer of the Group II Villiers Stakes from its historic venue at Randwick to Warwick Farm -- due to the extensive makeover of the former -- has cost the superbly-bred stallion Al Maher some rare bragging rights.
The weanling section of the 2012 Inglis Great Southern Sale in Melbourne came to a close on Wednesday, with the top two prices recorded for fillies by leading sires Fastnet Rock and Encosta de Lago.
There is always something for everyone at the Inglis Great Southern Sale. Buyers interested in purchasing a mare in foal to race her progeny need not look further than Saturday’s Group 3 winner Dinkum Diamond to see what great value can be found at the Melbourne Sale.
Catalogues are now available for this year’s Inglis Great Southern Sale, which will be conducted at Oaklands in Melbourne over four days from Tuesday May 22 to Friday May 25.
Just when it seemed an international would capture another feature race, the hulking frame of the 2010 BMW Stakes (G1) hero Littorio came with ground devouring strides to nail Glass Harmonium (IRE) in Saturday's Group 2 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.
Isabelino, an unraced Encosta de Lago filly scheduled to be offered at next week's Inglis Australian Weanling and Bloodstock Sale at Newmarket, could be a future breeding jewel.
Prominent owner Nick Moraitis has enjoyed great success with the progeny of Zabeel (NZ), most noticeably Horse Of The Year Might And Power and dual Group 1 winner Fiumicino, and he may well have hit the jackpot again with the improving Rainbow Styling.