Up running fifth on the Australian General Sires List, Widden Stud’s flagship sire Sebring has had a flurry of recent winners with eight in the past seven days including two in Hong Kong.
IF THERE is currently a halo over the gateway to Stuart Ramsey’s Turangga Stud at the northern end to the Se genhoe Valley, Scone, it is well deserved for one of its products has become the first performer raised in the Hunter Valley since Fairy King Prawn at the turn of the century to capture the prestigious title of Hong Kong Horse of the Year.
Sebring three year- old Lucky Bubbles (pictured as a yearling) was made a Breednet 'One to Watch’ when he bolted in at Wyong at his second start last August and showed that sort of form to win impressively at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Three year-old Hussonet (USA) filly Alice Springs added a third win to her tally when saluting at Vaal in South Africa on Tuesday, bringing a timely pedigree update for her yearling half-brother headed to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for Arrowfield.
With a legacy like that of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, it is no wonder that with only ten days to go that the industry is positively buzzing. The 2015 edition of the sale that unearthed superheroes of the turf including Black Caviar, Fawkner, Snitzerland, Trust In A Gust, Sacred Kingdom and Blue Diamond favourite Foniton, will begin 12 noon on Sunday 1 March.
Five sires, all Australian products who have captured the annual Champion Australian Sire title on earnings, will be among the mouthwatering collection of at least 70 which will be shown to invited disciples of breeding and racing when Hunter Valley studs conduct their pre season Stallion Parades in the period August 21-25.
Champion filly Miss Finland achieved a milestone on Saturday when producing her first winner after handsome chestnut colt Woodbine saluted on debut for the Gai Waterhouse stable at Hawkesbury.
Fresh from siring a new Group 1 winner on Friday in the shape of Levin Classic winner Southern Lord, Stratum was back in top form again on Saturday producing All The Talk, a courageous winner of the open juvenile event at Warwick Farm.
When you take a maiden to Newcastle, you'd like to think you'd be taking on lesser opposition, so rival trainers would not have been thrilled to be lining up on Saturday against the half-sister to Group I star Melito.
Talented but at times enigmatic, Hussonet (USA) sprinter Huxssen put the best foot forward at Mornington on Wednesday to win the Listed Hareeba Stakes over 1200 metres.
All the major farms had something to cheer about at the end of the season with our two most expensive sires Encosta de Lago and Redoute’s Choice fighting out the Australian general sires championship, read on to check out all the division leaders.
For the 2009 season, the fees of Arrowfield’s three champion sires, Redoute's Choice, Flying Spur and Hussonet, will be reduced by between 40% and 50%.
The 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has drawn to a conclusion with another two yearlings topping the million dollar mark at Newmarket today, as the overall clearance rate continues to rise.
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.
This Friday’s March Mixed sale at Oaklands Junction is highlighted by a draft of racehorses offered by leading owner Lloyd Williams, who has 39 entries in the 356 lot strong catalogue.