Inglis graduates have completed a remarkable clean sweep of the prestigious Hong Kong 4YO Series, with Invincible Ibis (Hellbent) delivering a breakthrough Hong Kong Derby victory for trainer Mark Newnham.
Inglis graduates’ recent dominance of the prestigious Hong Kong 4YO Series continued at Sha Tin tonight with Stormy Grove (Toronado) winning the second leg of this year’s series, the Hong Kong Classic Cup.
On the eve of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in Sydney, Classic graduate Little Paradise (Toronado) came from what looked an impossible position midway down the straight to post an emphatic victory in the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin.
An abundance of high-quality broodmares – many in foal to some of the hottest young stallions in the Southern Hemisphere – and broodmare prospects headline a “breeders’ paradise’’ in the Inglis Digital August (Early) Online Sale.
The third most expensive yearling to ever sell in Victoria set the Oaklands auditorium alight today as a Snitzel colt from Blue Gum Farm sold to Aquis Farm for $725,000.
Five years ago Newgate was a boarding and selling operation. Stallions were a distant dream - Newgate's foundation sire Foxwedge was just a two-year-old making his way in the world on the way to the Golden Slipper.
Popular sprinter Emperor Max was finally able to add a much-deserved feature win to his outstanding resume when he put his seven rivals to the sword in the $300,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) on Sunday.
A three-year-old gelding by Exceed And Excel from Galapagos Girl topped the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s International Sale at Sha Tin on Saturday when selling for HK$7,500,000 (=A$1,060,000).
The John Moore-trained Flagship Shine, under Joao Moreira, overcame top weight (132lbs) and a wide draw in stall 13 to claim the Class 1 Panasonic Cup (Handicap) over 1400m at Sha Tin today, 9 November, in impressive style.
The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities released their latest World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2013 overnight, with Australian bred and Inglis sold champion Black Caviar right at the top.
Super colt All Too Hard seduced racegoers with a tremendous performance on the final day of the 2013 Sydney Carnival, taking out the Group 1 ATC All Aged Stakes over 1400m at Royal Randwick
Over a busy weekend in Australia and Asia exciting three-year-olds Better Than Ready and Stepitup put their hands up as the ones to beat when they aim higher at Group 1 events next month.
Young Arrowfield stallion Beneteau has tragically died this morning. Vets treating the horse described his condition as "acute onset of a severe neurological condition as a result of trauma".
The win of Rising Empire in Singapore’s Juvenile Championship at the end of July capped off a stellar twelve months for Australian racehorses, with the reach of horses bred or sold ‘Down Under’ continuing to spread across the globe.
Macau Derby winner Elderly Paradise treated his opponents with contempt to win the final leg of the Macau Triple Crown, the Macau Gold Cup with an easy five and a half length victory in the $1 million dollar Group 1 event on Saturday.
Australian-bred and Inglis sold gallopers have not just been the talking point at Royal Ascot in the last week, but also all across Asia, with Group 1 winners in Malaysia and Macau along with rising stars in Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea.
Inglis graduates are set to extend their recent Blue Diamond dominance, following the ultra impressive wins by Easter babies Psychologist and Beneteau in the Group 3 Preludes at Caulfield today.
THERE is still a lot to learn for million-dollar baby Beneteau, but the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper are on the agenda after an impressive debut at Randwick yesterday.
Next month’s Melbourne Premier Sale was well and truly in the spotlight as Inglis graduates put themselves in the frame for a seventh Blue Diamond in 10 years today.