The ‘story of the autumn’ Shelby Sixtysix (Toronado) secured his first G1 in The Galaxy as courageous mare Montefilia (Kermadec) secured her fourth in the Ranvet Stakes on a memorable Golden Slipper Day for Inglis graduates and clients.
Injury may have robbed Chautauqua of the opportunity to conquer Hong Kong last December but Team Hawkes hasn’t given up on the idea of the superstar sprinter making it on the world stage.
Meanwhile, there is self-inflicted pressure for the owner of 4YO Mongolian Khan, the short-priced favourite for tomorrow's Caulfield Cup in Melbourne who has drawn perfectly in barrier nine after his fast-finishing third last week in the Caulfield Stakes.
Pat Hyland has his sights set on some big spring targets for his talented youngster Gredington, but couldn’t resist starting his campaign early to chase some lucrative prizemoney on offer at his home track this weekend. The Magnus colt headlines a capacity field of 12 two-year-olds for Sunday’s $100,000 Inglis VOBIS Gold Plate (1000 metres) at Cranbourne, which also carries $30,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses.
Cox Plate winner Shamus Award is expected to add the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes to his next campaign in a sign that the decision to transform Sydney's autumn carnival into one of the world's richest race events has been a winning move.
Single may be the flagship galloper of Craig Carmody's stable but he will feel a different type of pressure if Everage gets a start in the Inglis Classic at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow.
LOGIC rather than expectation will determine the spring path for Blue Diamond winner Samaready as the dominant two-year-old filly of last season prepares to start her three-year-old year.
The 2012 Scone Race Club’s two-day carnival, featuring the Inglis Challenge and Inglis Guineas, which flows into the Inglis HTBA Scone Yearling Sale, is fast approaching.
Well-travelled racemare Ortensia continued the great run of mares in Group 1 races this Australian racing season in Perth today, taking out the newly upgraded WATC Winterbottom Stakes over 1200m.
Rick Hore-Lacy trained Chase The Rainbow defied the pattern at Moonee Valley tonight, coming from the rear to score an impressive win in the Group 2 MVRC Bill Stutt Stakes in Melbourne.
SPECULATION was rife yesterday that Lee Freedman's decision to step down as a trainer will be short-lived and that he is poised to open a stable in the northern hemisphere later this year.
Third time has proved lucky for Zenyatta as the brilliant mare was voted USA 2010 Horse of the Year on Monday eveing at the Fontainebluea Hotel in Miami Beach.
THE ups and downs of racing were on full display at Flemington, with leading apprentice Jason Maskiell riding the winner of race two before being dislodged in the following race.
Inglis graduates will be heavily represented at Sunday’s prestigious Hong Kong Jockey Club International meeting and emerging three-year-old Legend Express got the week off to a perfect start for the company with his Sha Tin win on Sunday.
Stallions, Graeme Kelly, spoke with a number of industry figures, and asked them under these circumstances what is the outlook for the thoroughbred industry in 2010 and beyond?
GOLDEN SLIPPER winner Forensics will run her final race in Saturday's group 1 Winter Stakes at Eagle Farm, but only if the rain stays away from Brisbane this week.