Inglis graduates started 2014 in the same emphatic style that has become synonymous with the quality gallopers sold in Sydney, Melbourne and Scone – winning feature races on big days.

Two year-old racing in Australia might still be a few more weeks away, but they are up and running in New Zealand and Australian bred I Am Invincible gelding Vinnie Eagle opened his account with a debut win at Ruakaka on Saturday.