Seven juvenile trials were conducted at Rosehill on Tuesday morning with some interesting winners including a filly that has already achieved fame in the sale ring when becoming the most expensive yearling by Lonhro sold in Australia.
One of the more spectacular performances on a champagne day of racing at Flemington came when Molto Bene stormed home from last to claim the Listed Headquarters Tavern Stakes (1410m).
Two horses dominated the last season and in many ways they are completely different. Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) dominated the sprinters, So You Think (High Chaparral) was the dominant middle-distance runner.
With more than 90 vendors consigning horses to the 2011 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale starting in Sydney next Sunday at Newmarket it’s easy for a brand new vendor to get lost in the crowd, but that won’t be happening to Mary Bray of Cinque Cavalli.
Australian bred Galileo (IRE) filly Igugu beat older mares to win the Group Three Joburg Spring Filly and Mare Challenge at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday.
Victorian invader Midnight Mustang gave the locals a galloping lesson when he powered home under Brad Rawiller to capture the Group 3 Spring Gully Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday.
This Friday’s March Mixed sale at Oaklands Junction is highlighted by a draft of racehorses offered by leading owner Lloyd Williams, who has 39 entries in the 356 lot strong catalogue.
Record selling on Days One and Two of the Great Southern Sale continued onto broodmares as an over all Gross of $3,052,350 was recorded, eclipsing last years figure by a staggering 82%.
Damian Gleeson’s Phoenix Broodmare Farm heads to this year’s William Inglis & Son Great Southern Sale with a draft of eight quality broodmares in foal to both proven stallions and also some very exciting prospects.
With the bulk of quality mares sold recently at the William Inglis & Son Easter Broodmare Sale, today’s May Thoroughbred Sale shifted focus to racehorses, where quality racing stock realised pleasing results, with a clearance rate of 88.
If one was to sit down and write a Press Release on the current updates to the 2007 William Inglis & Son Australian Easter Yearling Sale, it could easily turn into a thesis.
The 2007 William Inglis & Son March Thoroughbred Sale will begin this Thursday March 22 at Oaklands Junction commencing at 11am and will continue the following day, Friday March 23, also starting at 11am.
With the William Inglis & Son Classic Yearling Sale commencing on Saturday February 10, there have been numerous significant updates to various lots within the sale.
The August Thoroughbred Sale at Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, on Friday 25th August looks set to be a sale that will cater for all buyers with a wide selection of horses on offer.
Australia’s leading thoroughbred auctioneers William Inglis and Son Ltd will stage the 2005 Spring Carnival Ready to Run Sale in Melbourne this year, timed perfectly to coincide with the prestigious Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
The 2005 Australian Easter Yearling Sale concluded today when a further 174 yearlings were sold at Newmarket, bringing the overall gross for the three day sale to $90,528,000, up by some 20 % on last year’s record figure of $75,477,500.