Scott Darby’s extraordinary affinity with the Classic Yearling Sale continued at Flemington today when $30,0000 bargain buy Within The Law (Lucky Vega) won the $500,000 Listed Inglis Banner.
Widden Stud’s exceptional stallion Zoustar was the star on Day 1 of the Easter Yearling Sale, providing the top two lots and four of the top six on a day where blue chip fillies rose to the fore.
Electric Charge – the dam of unbeaten Group-winning 2YO Libertad – topped an extraordinary Inglis Digital Online Sale tonight which grossed in excess of $5.6m.
The Inglis Premier-sold rising superstar Masked Crusader (Toronado) announced himself as the new kid on the block of the Australian sprinting ranks with a dominant victory in last night’s G1 William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley.
A strong supplementary catalogue of 74 lots – highlighted by an impeccably-bred mare in foal to one of the world’s most in-demand stallions and a number of quality weanlings from Aquis Farm - has been confirmed for the 2019 Inglis Great Southern Sale, taking the overall catalogue to 945.
Siblings to Winx, Preferment, Attention and a wave of recent stakes performers have arrived in Sydney and are ready for inspection ahead of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
In a brilliant day of racing across the country, Inglis graduates were responsible for charging to victory in stakes races at every level, winning a Group 1, a Group 3 and a Listed race at Flemington, and a Group 2 race at Rosehill, with several providing valuable updates to their siblings' pedigrees ahead of the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
The hard-working Stepitup claimed his second Group win within a fortnight when he took out Sunday’s $300,000 Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy in his customary tradesman fashion to hand trainer Laurie Laxon his fifth success in that feature race over 1800m.
Rom Baro, the impressive winner of the $120,000 Canberra Guineas (1400m) on Sunday, joins the long list of good performers acquired at modest prices through the Inglis conducted Hunter Valley Breeders Scone Yearling Sale, one which is held mid May each year.
Madam Gangster was feeling the heat after plundering three consecutive races. So she went into hiding for a brief spell before emerging at Flemington to snatch the biggest haul of her life.
Victory for an Australian sired horse in the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on June 7 would give Australian sired runners the rare feat of taking out every Derby conducted in 2013-14. They have already succeeded in these classics in the racing year in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Perth and Adelaide.
The 2014 racing year started to sizzle on Saturday and yearlings catalogued for the upcoming Inglis Melbourne Premier and Australian Easter Yearling Sales were huge beneficiaries through the deeds of their stakes winning siblings and exceptional sires.
Inglis’ sales ground at Newmarket in Sydney is buzzing ahead of the start of the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale tomorrow, which will feature the offering of Black Caviar’s half-brother as Lot 131.
When Bjorn Baker went to the sales to buy yearlings for his fledgling Sydney stable last season he struggled to find buyers but his judgment proved spot on after training the quinella in yesterday's rich $250,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) at Warwick Farm.
Exciting middle distance prospect Better Life stole the show in Singapore on Sunday, careering away to an emphatic victory in the S$500,000 Group 1 Kranji Mile against a high class field.
Gooree Cup day was renamed Jeff Brasch day after the Mudgee trainer grabbed two wins and a second including the $30,000 feature race in a photo finish.
The positive bidding experienced early at the 2012 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale continued into Day Two, with a colt by Fastnet Rock stealing the show late in the day when selling to Demi O’Byrne and James Bester for $500,000.