A horse that Gai Waterhouse considers “one of the most talented 3YOs racing in Sydney”, 3YO Belieber (Zoustar), heads an impressive line-up in the Inglis Digital December Online Auction, which is now open for bidding.
A desire by his owners to aim at the group 1 Caulfield Guineas saw Well Sprung — who was beaten at his debut in a maiden at Cranbourne a month ago — quickly graduating to black-type company, before scoring an impressive all-the-way win in the listed Mitchell McKenzie Stakes (1200 metres).
The dream continued for the connections of Well Sprung in Melbourne today as the three-year-old recorded a black-type win at just his second start, taking out the headlining race on McKenzie Stakes Day at Moonee Valley.
David Hayes and Tom Dabernig’s decision to lower the bar for Tawteen’s first-up run was rewarded when the filly won Wednesday's Carlton Amber Jubilee Handicap at Bendigo.
The 2014 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has concluded with a first class 83% clearance rate in Session I and records eclipsed in Session II thanks to a diverse buying bench competing on top quality yearlings by a wide variety of sires.
The biggest buyer at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale last year was Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum's Shadwell Australia, which outlaid $8,2 million on 21 yearlings, one of which bolted in at Sandown on Wednesday.