ONE of the best younger sires in Australia at this time is Nicconi, a handsome former leading sprinter by the Danzig sire Bianconi (USA) who stands at the Widden Stud.
A half-brother to smart stakes-winner Dublin Lass, promising Manhattan Rain gelding Mr Manhattan made it three wins from six starts when posting an eye-catching return from a spell at Warwick Farm on Monday.
Talented O’Reilly mare Dublin Lass (pictured as a yearling) has threatened to win a stakes race for some time and got the job done at Doomben on Saturday when she unleashed her trademark burst of acceleration to power clear and win the Listed BRC Bright Shadow Quality.
A half-brother to smart mare Dublin Lass, promising Manhattan Rain three year-old Mr Manhattan (pictured as a yearling) made it two wins from three starts when scoring at Canterbury on Wednesday giving the team at Luskin Park reason to celebrate.
It’s a long way to go to get to Black Caviar’s perfect 25 from 25, but rising star sprinter Deep Field kept his unbeaten record intact to go five for five at Flemington on Saturday when capturing the Group II VRC Tab,com,au Stakes.
It wasn’t hard to find this three year-old Northern Meteor colt as a One to Watch when he won on debut at Gosford last month by 10 lengths and at Canterbury today he upped the ante again looking every inch a fitting replacement for his sire’s now retired gun colt Zoustar.
With eight winners in the past seven days including Group I Doomben 10,000 heroine Beaded, Darley based Lonhro has edged to the lead on the Australian Generals Sires List by earnings.
Australian bred Redoute’s Choice colt Musir has made it back-to-back wins at Meydan in Dubai after scoring a commanding victory in the Group Three UAE 2000 Guineas overnight.
Australian bred colt Musir started his Dubai campaign on the right note when taking out the UAE Guineas Trial at Meydan on Thursday for leading trainer Mike de Kock.
THE 600-strong catalogue compiled by William Inglis and Son for the 2009 Australian Easter Yearling Sale from April 5-7 must rank as the best ever compiled by this historic company.
Record selling on Days One and Two of the Great Southern Sale continued onto broodmares as an over all Gross of $3,052,350 was recorded, eclipsing last years figure by a staggering 82%.
As the 2007 William Inglis & Son Great Southern Sale is the one of the last opportunity buyers have to purchase quality bloodstock for the season, the lucrative section of over 400 well-bred mares in foal to leading commercial stallions, are sure to be highly sought after.
The 2007 William Inglis & Son Great Southern Sale is set to play a major part in maintaining the upward spiral of Australia’s leading thoroughbred auctioneering company.
One of Victoria’s leading thoroughbred nurseries, Eliza Park, will present an outstanding draft of approximately 40 weanlings and 40 broodmares at the William Inglis & Son Great Southern Sale that commences June 24.
As the hammer fell on the final lot today, the curtains came down on what has unquestionably been the most successful fortnight in Australian thoroughbred sales history.
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.
Buyers dipped into the fountain of youth at Newmarket today, with the William Inglis Australian Select Weanling Sale adding to a stunning week of auction action, selling 169 lots (85% clearance) for a gross of $3,899,350 at an average of $23,073.
Upon completion of the third and final session of the 2007 William Inglis & Son Australian Easter Yearling Sale at Newmarket yesterday, breaking records were once again the order of the day.