Canberra trainer Todd Smart had one sole mission when attending last year’s HTBA Yearling Sale – to buy a horse that could win the $200,000 Inglis Challenge at Scone 12 months later.
A weekend that dreams are made of for Neil Jenkinson was today capped off with Easter yearling Lubrication (I Am Invincible) winning the $1m The Archer at Rockhampton.
A $50,000 Classic Yearling Sale purchase won the $1m Inglis Sprint at Flemington today as Kelly Schweida and El Morzillo delivered a fairytale result for her connections.
The additional prizemoney won as part of the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Series today hit $500,000 when Lofty Arch (Snitzel) scored on debut at Cranbourne.
Another $100,000 Inglis Xtra Maiden Bonus was today won at the inaugural Victorian offering when Blackberry Bomb (Brazen Beau) broke her maiden at Sale.
Trainer Mick Price believes his latest stable acquisition Welwal – who topped today’s Inglis Digital May (Late) Sale at $330,000 – has plenty of wins left in him and can’t wait to test out the dual Hemisphere Group performer.
Few, if any, horses in Australian racing have clocked up more Frequent Flyer miles than mighty mare Bella Nipotina (Pride of Dubai) recently but it didn’t stop her from winning a second career G1 today in the Doomben 10,000.
G1-winning jockey-turned-trainer Peter Robl enjoyed one of the biggest wins of his training career today, when Overfull powered home in the $200,000 Inglis 2YO Challenge at Scone.
Exciting filly Estriella (I Am Invincible) secured a huge pay day for her owners when winning today’s $1m Inglis Sprint at Flemington as well as the $200,000 Inglis Pink Bonus.
Star Inglis Classic Yearling Sale graduate Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) dominated today’s G1 Stewards’ Cup over 1600m at Sha Tin to earn a breakthrough win at the highest level.
Mares carrying coveted pregnancies, talented, lightly raced gallopers with significant upside and several contenders for the $3m The Big Dance headline an Inglis Digital May (Late) Sale that is rich in depth.
A plan devised at last year’s HTBA Yearling Sale to purchase a horse and target the 2023 Inglis 2YO Challenge at Scone today paid the ultimate dividend as Love Shuck (Mikki Isle) saluted in the $200,000 feature.