Promising Northern Meteor filly Meteora Miss found the task beyond her in the Group II ATC Tea Rose Stakes at the start of spring, but showed her true ability with a powerful win at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Exciting filly Samaready made the step to Group One winner in impressive style at Caulfield today, taking out the $1million Group One MRC Blue Diamond Stakes for ecstatic connections.
Bloodstock agent Paul Moroney has always been a fan of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale and was spending up over the last few days with 16 purchases totalling $645,500 making him the leading buyer.
The 2011 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale began on a buoyant note today, with the first session average up by more than 5 per cent on figures from 12 months ago.
Bookmakers believe Testa Rossa filly Pane In The Glass can go one better than her sire and win this year’s Blue Diamond after she made a one-act affair of today’s $250,000 Inglis Classic.
Headed by equal favourite Rostova, Inglis graduates – aiming to win the race for a seventh time this decade - dominate acceptances for this Saturday’s G1 $1M Blue Diamond Stakes.
Strong gains achieved at the Classic Yearling Sale last year were improved upon again in 2005 with 418 yearlings generating gross turnover of $14,438,954 (up by 7%) at an average price of $34,792.