Trainer Ciaron Maher declared Fireball Miss (Bivouac) a filly of the future after the Easter Yearling Sale graduate proved her class beyond doubt with a dominant victory in today’s G1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm.
Stefan Pardi is hoping lightning strikes twice after parting with $600,000 to secure the top lot on the opening day of the Australian Weanling Sale at Riverside.
Inglis Digital – the world’s leading online thoroughbred sales platform – today celebrated a landmark day in its short history when star graduate Half Yours won the $10m G1 Melbourne Cup.
Unbeaten filly Within The Law (Lucky Vega) will aim to become the first horse to win the $2m Inglis Triple Crown following her victory in today’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery at Randwick.
G1 superstar She’s Extreme – one of the best credentialled fillies to race in Australia this century – is the first confirmed major entry into next year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Of Good Cheer – a young mare on her first cover to superstar sire Frankel – tonight topped a hugely successful Inglis Digital June (Early) Sale which saw seven horses realise $100,000 or more.
Two mares realised $400,000 or more in today’s Australian Broodmare Sale, bringing to an end a stellar week of Breeding Stock Sales Series trade at Riverside.
A Chairman’s Sale described as “staggering’’, “incredible’’ and “the crème de la crème’’ tonight concluded with superstar mares Nimalee and Montefilia both selling for north of $3m.
Royal Ascot glory – and a chance to defend his Everest crown – lay ahead for champion sprinter Nature Strip (Nicconi) following a record-equalling third consecutive win in today’s G1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.
Courageous mare Bella Vella (Commands) became the Inglis Digital Online platform’s maiden G1 winner when scoring an all-the-way victory in today’s TAB Classic at Morphettville.
Melbourne Premier star Booker became the sixth individual Inglis graduate to win a Group 1 race in 2019 when successful in today’s Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.
Highgrove Stud’s Ron Gilbert celebrated his third career Group 1 – and sire on fire Snitzel his 21st Stakes winner of the season – when 2YO Summer Passage won Thursday’s Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie.
Billed as the Best of the Best, the highlights of the 2017 Australian Easter Yearling Sale catalogue, now available online, reads as a global who’s who of the turf.
There are 129 siblings to Stakes winners including 39 Group 1 winners such as Flying Artie, Extreme Choice, Divine Prophet, Yankee Rose, Shooting To Win, Able Friend, Werther, Preferment, Abbey Marie, English, Shamus Award, Dundeel and Star Witness.
Seven stakes races across Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong were won on the weekend by Inglis graduates, highlighted by the barnstorming win of Hong Kong Horse of the Year Able Friend first up over 1200m at Sha Tin.
Some of the exceptional two and three-year-olds to be sold at The Star Ready2Race Sale have begun arriving at Inglis’ Newmarket Complex in Sydney. Official inspections will begin Sunday 4 October.
The Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale, to be held this Sunday and Monday, 19 and 20 April is renowned for its outstanding value, not to mention the $19 million in prizemoney and bonuses available for Super VOBIS and VOBIS Gold nominated horses in Victoria. Recently, the sale has produced two particularly impressive stories of racetrack success.