It may be a a week into winter but The Autumn Sun shone brightly at Doomben. The 2yo son of Redoute’s Choice let down in the straight to claim a maiden Group 1 victory at only his third race start.
Darby Racing’s star youngster Yankee Rose confirmed her position as Australia’s leading two-year-old filly when striding away with the $1 million Group 1 ATC Inglis Sires’ Produce Stakes over 1400m at Royal Randwick.
Bernadette Hamill, Don Healy and Richard Nettleton were tonight announced as winners of their respective categories in the inaugural Australian Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. They join last week’s category winners Ben Cadden and Mark Newnham in vying for the prestigious Australian Thoroughbred Excellence Award.
Inglis’ Managing Director Mark Webster today announced a further strengthening to the company’s bloodstock team with the appointment of leading agent James Harron as a consultant.
The Inglis Bloodstock Team has been out on the road inspecting weanlings and discussing the company’s six select yearling sales options offered in Sydney, Melbourne and Scone next year. Entry into the sales series are due this Friday 31 July.
Which sires are more likely to succeed than others? It's a question broodmare owners ask themselves at this time of year as they seek to shorten the odds in their quest to find a first season sire that might one day be a champion sire.
As Inglis approaches 150 years of service to the Australasian thoroughbred industry, Managing Director Mark Webster today announced that the company will relocate its head office and auction facilities from Newmarket in Randwick to Warwick Farm to position itself for the long term.
With a legacy like that of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, it is no wonder that with only ten days to go that the industry is positively buzzing. The 2015 edition of the sale that unearthed superheroes of the turf including Black Caviar, Fawkner, Snitzerland, Trust In A Gust, Sacred Kingdom and Blue Diamond favourite Foniton, will begin 12 noon on Sunday 1 March.
The trophy for the $250,000 RL Inglis Classic race will head north with the Wyong trained filly Lady Jivago finishing best to take out the lucrative Inglis Race Series event at Rosehill on Saturday.
John Moore trained Sterling City stormed into contention for the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint in December with victory at Group 2 level at Sha Tin on Sunday, which was an outstanding day in Asia for Inglis graduates.
For the second year a Victorian water colour artist has taken line honours at the Inglis Equine Art Prize (IEAP), with Jason Roberts claiming the 2013 title for his work "Valyra Passes Beauty Parlour at Chantilly" in the face of stiff competition from well over 100 entries.
Created by Inglis’ Deputy Chairman Arthur Inglis in association with Australian Art Sales Director Mike Coward to encourage and promote thoroughbred art, the Inglis Equine Art Prize is the only one of its kind in Australia, with the winner receiving A$15,000 in prizemoney.
A colt by Easter graduate Fastnet Rock shone on Day Two of the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney when selling for $4 million to Emirates Park Stud.
Buyers have thrown their support behind the split format of the 2013 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale outlaying $5,678,500 on 173 lots during the inaugural session of the Summer Book at Newmarket on Sunday.
Trainers Darren Smith and John Sargent recorded wins at Listed level at Gosford Race Club on Thursday, both with gallopers they had purchased from Inglis select yearling sales.