With autumn features almost upon us, Inglis 2YOs stepped up in style today with a pair of Easter fillies running the quinella in the G3 Blue Diamond Preview and a Classic filly surging into contention for the $2m Inglis Millennium.
Tenacious stayer Red Aces (Dundeel) firmed into a $7 second favourite with Ladbrokes for next Saturday’s G1 Victoria Derby following his tough victory in today’s traditional lead up, the G2 Vase at Moonee Valley.
Tuvalu – just the second horse Merricks Station’s Ben Cooper ever offered for sale – today became the Victorian farm’s first G1 winner when saluting in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.
He had the ‘wow factor’ at the Easter Yearling Sale and today, exciting 3YO Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) proved himself one of the most sought-after stallion prospects in the country with a devastating victory in the G1 CF Orr Stakes at Caulfield.
The Memsie Stakes starts the new Group 1 season in Australia this Saturday and Inglis graduates will be out to build on last season’s haul which made Inglis the market leader of Group 1 wins, Group 1 winners, 3YO Group 1 winners and 2YO Group 1 winners.
With three weeks until yearlings arrive at Newmarket, stakes wins on both sides of the Tasman Sea today highlighted the outstanding opportunities available for all buyers at the upcoming Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, to be held on 5, 6 and April.
Mourinho became the fifth individual Group 1 winner from his Inglis Classic crop when saluting in the MRC Underwood Stakes this season. From a $36,000 yearling to $1.3 million earner the Peter Gelagotis trained galloper is yet another success story from the sale that delivers for buyers, the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Inglis Easter graduate Chautauqua cemented his place in history overnight delivering an absolutely phenomenal victory in the $1 million Group 1 MVRC Manikato Stakes over at Moonee Valley over1200m ahead of Srikandi and Rebel Dane.
Inglis graduates rounded off a stellar 2014/2015 racing season, having won a total of 189 black-type races internationally. 18 individual Inglis graduates saluted in 27 Group 1 races across the world, with Arrowfield Stud leading the Vendors’ Table having bred and sold three Group 1 winners: Wandjina, Majmu and Hot Snitzel.
An $840,000 Inglis Easter purchase for US agent John Moynihan from the Turangga Farm draft, Lonhro filly Kangarilla Joy is the most expensive filly by her sire ever sold and she’s also now a winner after saluting on debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Inglis graduates completed another successful weekend in Asia on Sunday winning nine races across Singapore Derby Day and the final meeting for the Hong Kong racing season.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock posted a winning double at Bendigo on Wednesday with a couple of blue-blooded three year-olds, both a product of Newgate Farm.
Four of the nine races at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday were won by Aussie breds headed by champion Redoute’s Choice filly Majmu who beat older mares to win the Group I Empress Club Stakes.
Three year-old Hussonet (USA) filly Alice Springs added a third win to her tally when saluting at Vaal in South Africa on Tuesday, bringing a timely pedigree update for her yearling half-brother headed to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for Arrowfield.
Australian bred mare Arcetri Pink claimed another feature win when taking out the Group II Ipi Tombe Challenge at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday , while other Aussie bred winners on the card were Mac de Lago and Thato Magestique.
The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained Petrology headed a stakes treble for Inglis Easter graduates at Sandown on Saturday when winning the Group 2 MRC Sandown Guineas (1600m) in strong style.
With the third day of the Flemington Carnival over for another year, Inglis graduates were successful in four stakes races, highlighted by consecutive Inglis trifectas.
Purchased for $320,000 by Belmont Bloodstock from the Yarraman Park draft at the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Al Maher filly Silverstream is the most expensive yearling for her sire ever sold and looked the goods when making it two wins in as many starts when saluting at Belmont on Wednesday.
Inglis graduates shone in front of racing’s international audience recording victories at black type level in four different countries over the weekend.