ONE of the best younger sires in Australia at this time is Nicconi, a handsome former leading sprinter by the Danzig sire Bianconi (USA) who stands at the Widden Stud.
With a bevy of bluebloods and a last start stakes-winner engaged in the Group III VRC Emirates Airline Plate for two year-old fillies at Flemington on Cup Day, modest Nicconi filly Concealer got under the guard of punters to score a powerful win.
The 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has drawn to a conclusion with another two yearlings topping the million dollar mark at Newmarket today, as the overall clearance rate continues to rise.
THE 600-strong catalogue compiled by William Inglis and Son for the 2009 Australian Easter Yearling Sale from April 5-7 must rank as the best ever compiled by this historic company.
Fuelled by a tremendous program of racing at Randwick, the crowd turned out in droves for the opening session of the 2007 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale: a night session containing a relatively small, yet lucrative team of youngsters .
At the end of last year astute Scone based horseman Rodney Northam made the conscious decision to target this year's yearling sales with the sole purpose of purchasing some quality youngsters to prepare and turn over at the 2006 William Inglis & Son 2 & 3YO Breeze Up sale.
The August Thoroughbred Sale at Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, on Friday 25th August looks set to be a sale that will cater for all buyers with a wide selection of horses on offer.