Sertorius, the group-winning son of shuttle stallion Galileo again proved his staying power in the Group 3 Easter Cup at Caulfield, leading home a trifecta of Inglis yearling sale graduates beating Escado and Shoreham.
Sertorius became the latest Inglis Select Yearling Sale graduate to claim a day’s feature event during the Melbourne Spring Carnival when running away with the Gr.2 MRC Zipping Classic over 2400m at Caulfield on Saturday.
Born in the last crop of Australian bred foals by champion sire Galileo (IRE), six year-old gelding Sertorius scored his first Black Type success on Wednesday when taking out the $240,000 Listed Bendigo Cup.
The four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington came to a close on Saturday, capping a successful week for the Victoria Racing Club which saw 31 Australian bred runners finish first past the post in their respective races.