A capacity field of 16 is set to line up in the world’s richest juvenile race at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday and from Sheikhs to syndicates everyone has had the opportunity to buy into a runner in the $3.5 million ATC Golden Slipper Stakes.
THE huge books of mares that fashionable sires serve this century, astronomical in size compared to those looked after by champion sires of the past such as Star Kingdom, Better Boy, Wilkes and Showdown, means that their goodness can be enjoyed by far more in racing and breeding.
Golden Slipper winner Polar Success featured at Randwick on Wednesday with a smart winner when the John O’Shea trained Polarmore saluted at his second start.
Friday night’s Singapore meeting unearthed a couple of highly promising prospects that were sourced out of the Inglis Classic and Easter Yearling Sales and also pointed to some upcoming prospects at the 2011 round of sales.
Darley based Dubawi (IRE) is currently the leading second season sire in the UK and Ireland this year and posted his second Australian winner when the Patinack Farm owned colt Inadequate scored at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Although the crowd stood and sung their appreciation when Starspangledbanner stirred from the front at Caulfield races on Saturday, it was the Australian National anthem that they should have been rendering after the running of the historic Caulfield Guineas.
A $1.2million price for Golden Slipper winner Polar Success highlighted a successful opening to the 2009 Inglis Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock Sale, where close to $6million was traded.
Polar Success is scheduled to be sold at next month's Inglis Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale and the family looks to have another impressive type in the shape of today's impressive Sandown winner Eau De Joie.
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.
Nominations ahead of Inglis’ Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale to be held in Sydney from June 25 - 28 indicate that breeders have embraced the concept and the new sale’s timing, with another outstanding array of bloodstock to be catalogued.
The Johnson Family unreserved dispersal at the Inglis Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock Sale to be held in Sydney over the three days of June 25, 26 and 28 offers a rare opportunity to purchase from a highly commercial broodmare band which has been built up by the late Mr Stan Johnson and his son Bruce over the last 15 years.
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.
Gary Portelli has enjoyed great success with yearlings purchased at the Classic Yearling Sale and he has another smart juvenile in the shape of OVER THE WICKET ($85,000 2007 Classic Sale, 2 g Over – Gold Circuit), winner of Saturday's Creative Living Expo Handicap at Rosehill Gardens.
The 2007 William Inglis & Son Australian Select Broodmare Sale proved, yet again, that cream rises to the surface, resulting in another brisk day of trade with 202 lots sold for $10,315,850 at an average of $75,298.