Guy Mulcaster hopes Ranch Hand – who he bought for $600,000 in today’s Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale – can develop into a stallion prospect, potentially as early as this weekend.
Inglis Digital has concluded an astonishing year with the December Online Auction smashing the $50 million barrier for overall turnover in 2020 and recording the sixth consecutive top lot to make $200,000 or more.
Yarraman Park’s Harry Mitchell vividly remembers the late Guy Walter cornering him in the Scone mounting yard during the 2014 Cup Carnival early in Sense Of Occasion’s career to tell him how good he believed the horse was.
A $200,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for David Ellis, the well-related two year-old Stratum colt Summer Monsoon delivered the right result when he proved too slick for his rivals at Te Rapa.
Hong Kong held home turf as Dashing Fellow (124lb) made all the running and earned his first win in pattern company, taking the HKG3 Hong Kong Macau Trophy (Handicap) this afternoon, Sunday, 6 March, at Sha Tin Racecourse.
In 2009, Widden Stud took a gamble that few studs would attempt in launching two of Australia's brightest sire prospects in the same year and until last night, it had been a fairytale ride for all involved.
Champion mare Better Life did not disappoint her legion of fans when recording a smashing victory in Sunday’s $1.15 million Group 1 Emirates Singapore Derby (2000m).
Any local owners or breeders who think it is impossible to compete in the Cup without shopping overseas need look no further than Perth businessman Trevor Delroy for inspiration.
When a mare throws two Group winners at the same meeting it’s always worth investigating - especially when this mare is 21 and these are her 11th and 12th foals.
The EW Barker Trophy lived up to its wide-open race billing with a thrilling finish that saw forgotten giant Any Humour sneak up on the rails to bag his second Group success in the smart time of 1min 22.04secs for the 1400m trip on the Short Course.
It was billed as a match race but turned out as one horse race as the imperious Black Caviar kept her unbeaten record intact with a 4-length romp in Saturday's $750,000 Group 1 Patinack Farm Classic (1200m) at Flemington.
SYDNEY’S two race clubs are seeking a substantial annual cash injection from the NSW Government, plus freedom to redevelop their racetracks as 24-hour entertainment, hospitality and gaming centres in return for agreeing to merge.
RACING'S latest fairytale is over but for thoroughbred cult hero Takeover Target it was not a happy ending. The Hollywood movie with blockbuster credentials can now begin.
SYDNEY Turf Club's feature Expressway Stakes meeting will go ahead at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow despite the heatwave conditions that have forced the transfer of Caulfield's Orr Stakes to Sunday.
ABSOLUTELYFABULOUS (2005 Classic $45,000) danced home to grab an impressive victory in the $500,000 Inglis Classic at Rosehill Gardens yesterday with stablemate BONCOEUR (2005 Classic $30,000) close up in third.