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.
Fairytale filly She Will Reign scored a memorable Golden Slipper victory this afternoon, sending her large group of owners into hysterical scenes in the Rosehill mounting yard.
She Will Reign will back up in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery after producing arguably the best 2YO performance of the season in winning on debut at Kembla Grange today.
Seasoned stayer Tanby hadn’t won a race since the Group II MRC Zipping Classic in 2012, but the eight year-old son of Galileo (IRE) was the Tanby of old at Morphettville on Monday, surging late to snatch victory in the Group II SAJC Adelaide Cup.
She’s got a long way to go to emulate the achievements of her three-quarter sister Makybe Diva, but the future is looking bright for four year-old mare La Amistad, who scored an impressive win at Bendigo on Wednesday.
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.
In what is the most enthralling premiership battle in recent memory, champion jockeys Damien Oliver and Craig Williams head into tomorrow’s final metropolitan meeting of the 2008/09 racing season locked on 70 winners apiece.