Emerging star Holy Empire capped off a big weekend for Inglis graduates when winning the Group 3 Saas Fee Stakes at Kranji on Sunday, joining Fawkner and Diamond Earth as the winners of the weekend’s feature races in Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney respectively.
$16,000 yearling sale purchase Taxmeifyoucan proved too elusive for his competitors in the $500,000 Restricted Listed Inglis Guineas at Scone on Saturday, generating euphoric scenes in the mounting yard from his large group of owners.
The Anthony Cummings trained Diamond Earth collected another lucrative stake when taking the $140,000, Arrowfield 2YO Fillies Handicap (1100m) at Scone on Saturday after leading all the way under Peter Robl.
Anthony Cummings trained Diamond Earth made it back to back Inglis Race Series wins at Warwick Farm today, adding the $250,000 Inglis Nursery to her $250,000 Inglis Banner victory at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day.
Cox Plate day 2011 couldn’t have started worse for bookies with the well-fancied Diamond Earth prevailing in an exciting start to the day in the $250,000 Microflite Helicopters Inglis Banner.
Another top juvenile by Inglis graduate Choisir was unearthed in the two-year-old event at Moonee Valley early on Cox Plate Day, with the Anthony Cummings trained Diamond Earth holding off all challenges in the $250,000 Microflite Helicopters Inglis Banner (1000m).
Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley this Saturday will kick off with the fourth running of the $250,000 Microflite Helicopters Inglis Banner (1000m), which has drawn an excellent field of 14 runners.