Mighty mare Joliestar (Zoustar) won a fifth career G1 and cemented herself a Royal Ascot trip with a typically tough performance in today’s G1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.
G1 winner Benedetta (Hellbent) – the most accomplished mare to be offered at public auction in the Southern Hemisphere this year – will be the star attraction at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Trainer Clinton McDonald and bloodstock agent Shane McGrath teamed up to win their second G1 Blue Diamond Stakes in three years today with Streisand (Magnus) victorious in the juvenile feature at Caulfield.
Unbeaten Easter colt Fireball (Snitzel) surged into equal third favourite for the G1 Golden Slipper with a powerful victory in today’s $2m Inglis Millennium at Randwick.
A colt by hot young sire Capitalist became the second most expensive yearling to sell at an HTBA Sale, with Darby Racing securing the Kingstar Farm-consigned colt for $280,000.
The third-highest priced horse ever sold at Oaklands was the star attraction on another stunning day of trade as the 2022 Premier Sale continued its surge.
The stellar run of success being enjoyed by Inglis graduates continued in New Zealand on Sunday with Inglis Easter Yearling Sale colt Rocket Spade running out a determined winner of the G1 New Zealand Derby in testing conditions at Ellerslie.
The strong association between Inglis graduates and the stallion-making Coolmore Stud Stakes continued at Flemington today when Merchant Navy won the Group 1 event.