G1 winner Media Award (Shamus Award) – one of the most accomplished mares to be offered for sale this year – is a fascinating offering in the Inglis Digital October (Late) Online Sale.

Small-time breeder Travis Kelly was in “a bloody big state of shock’’ after he and his wife Rebecca’s homebred Lunar Fox (Foxwedge) won today’s stallion-making $1m G1 Australian Guineas at Flemington.

OMEI Sword stormed into Golden Rose contention with an arrogant win at Royal Randwick on Saturday but whether she lines up in the Group 1 feature remains to be seen.

Acquiring a share in a commercial stallion these days is an expensive business, and most often out of reach of many breeders and owners with most commercial stallion prospects either owned by or the subject of, massive offers from the major farms upon Group success on the track.

Doncaster favourites All Silent and Whobegotyou have their first showdown in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill but the feature is far from a two-horse race.