Which sires are more likely to succeed than others? It's a question broodmare owners ask themselves at this time of year as they seek to shorten the odds in their quest to find a first season sire that might one day be a champion sire.
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.
Champion mare Better Life did not disappoint her legion of fans when recording a smashing victory in Sunday’s $1.15 million Group 1 Emirates Singapore Derby (2000m).
The catalogue for the 2012 Inglis Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale, which will be conducted at Newmarket in Sydney on June 27, 28 & 29 is now available online with printed catalogues to be mailed out in the coming days.
The two day 2012 Inglis Melbourne Autumn Yearling Sale finished at Oaklands today, with an additional 161 lots sold today taking the sale gross to $2,896,750.
Another star addition to the 2012 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has been confirmed, with Makybe Diva’s half-brother to be offered at the April showcase.
Tony Santic's Makybe has entered a draft of outstanding fillies and mares as part of its annual reduction for June's Inglis Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale, for which entries close today.
Friesan Fire failed to fire as Mine That Bird scored a dominant win at odds paying upwards of $100 on Australian totes in this morning's G1 Kentucky Derby.
THE Doncaster Mile prospects of defending champion Triple Honour received a boost yesterday when the four-year-old came up with gate one for Saturday's $2 million race.
TVN’s comprehensive preview of the 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, hosted by Caroline Searcy and featuring many of the highlight lots will be screened from 8pm this evening, Thursday March 26.
The much admired close relation to Makybe Diva stole the show with a winning $365,000 bid from Emerald Thoroughbreds on Day 2 of the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, as the clearance rate improved steadily from the opening session.
To coincide with the release of the highly informative 2009 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Preview magazine, TVN will host a special Thoroughbreds program tonight at 6.30pm (EDST) showcasing the 2009 Inglis Yearling Sale series, featuring the highly anticipated Sydney Classic, Melbourne Premier and Australian Easter Yearling Sales.
It was a memorable day for high priced Easter babies today, on an afternoon where champion performer Weekend Hussler led the charge for Inglis graduates in a string of stakes races.
In what will be one of the most highly anticipated lots to grace the Inglis sales ring, leading breeder Tony Santic has confirmed that the first foal of three times Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva will be among entries for the 2009 Australian Easter Yearling Sale.