Sensational sprinter Overpass (Vancouver) scored a deserved first G1 win in emphatic fashion in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot this evening, capping off a red-letter day for Inglis graduates who won seven Stakes races in four States across two countries.
They missed out on the second-top lot at yesterday’s Ready2Race Sale but leading syndicator Darby Racing weren’t going to be outbid on talented 3YO Caballus (I Am Invincible) today, who topped the Inglis Digital October (Early) Sale at $315,000.
Outstanding stallion More Than Ready produced his second consecutive Derby winner in Australia this year when Prized Icon raced away with today’s Victoria Derby at Flemington.
International Group I winning rider Glyn Schofield wasted no time in his return to the track steering Houston Benefactor to victory when the filly broke through to win the TJ's Champagne Bar Plate (1100m) at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster today confirmed that the company has entered into an agreement with the Australian Jockey Club to acquire 9.5 hectares (23.75 acres) of land at Warwick Farm Racecourse.
AUSTRALIAN RACING BOARD chairman Bob Bentley yesterday issued a blistering attack on the country's governments, corporate bookmakers and betting exchanges while warning the $5 billion industry faces an annual loss of $126 million in betting-related revenue.