Like anyone watching Abbey Marie’s commanding performance in Saturday’s Schweppes Australasian Oaks at Morphettville, Peter Anastasiou was mightily impressed.
In a rare feat, Abbey Marie rewarded her trainer Mick Kent’s confidence in a superb performance, going one better than her sister Absolutely to claim the $400,000 Group 1 SAJC Oaks over 2000m. The third start for the filly highlighted a great day for Inglis graduates around the country.
Five sires, all Australian products who have captured the annual Champion Australian Sire title on earnings, will be among the mouthwatering collection of at least 70 which will be shown to invited disciples of breeding and racing when Hunter Valley studs conduct their pre season Stallion Parades in the period August 21-25.
The 2010-11 ANZ Classifications have been released reflecting the best individual performances by horses during the recently concluded racing year in Australia and New Zealand.
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.
Mick Kent burst back into the Group 1 winning list with Absolutely in the AJC Oaks, while Bede Murray may have himself another Classic contender in the shape of impressive Fernhill winner Darci Be Good.
Just day’s after siring his 66th stakes winner, Redoute’s Choice had another stakes winner when Rekindled Interest won the Group 2 Mooney Valley Vase (2040m) on the Cox Plate under card Saturday afternoon.
The progeny of Coolmore Stud’s leading stallion GALILEO again headed proceedings on the second day of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale with the top two yearlings being by the Derby winning son of SADLER’S WELLS
A filly by GALILEO out of the half-sister to European Champion two and three-year-old NEW APPROACH was the star turn on the opening day of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, selling for 1,200,000 guineas.