Inspections are well underway at Inglis’ Oaklands complex of the 782 lots catalogued for the 2015 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Superhero achievements on the racetrack have created a scintillating buzz around this year’s sale, including that of Fontiton, the favourite for Saturday’s $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes.
Victory for an Australian sired horse in the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on June 7 would give Australian sired runners the rare feat of taking out every Derby conducted in 2013-14. They have already succeeded in these classics in the racing year in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Perth and Adelaide.
Breaths were held at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon as Inglis graduates Kushadasi and Scratchy Bottom hit the line in the 2500m Group 1 SAJC South Australian Derby.