Two of Australia’s most exciting 3YOs scored devastating G3 victories within an explosive 20 minute period in two States today as the Spring Racing Carnival continued to heat up.
Unbeaten 3YO colt Libertad (Russian Revolution) surged into G1 Golden Rose contention with a comfortable win in the G3 San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill today.
Another Award (Shamus Award) has become the most expensive horse to be sold on Inglis Digital so far this year – and the fourth highest in history – in topping the Inglis Digital July (Early) catalogue at $1.2 million.
Untapped galloper Lost And Running (Per Incanto) will be given his chance to add a G1 to his already impressive resume following a devastating first-up win in today’s G3 Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick.
Up running fifth on the Australian General Sires List, Widden Stud’s flagship sire Sebring has had a flurry of recent winners with eight in the past seven days including two in Hong Kong.
Smart two-year-old Northkape proved today that racing is a game that everyone can enjoy, when she lead the whole way to take out the $100,000 Inglis VOBIS Gold Plate at Cranbourne over 1000m on debut, earning $60,000 plus bonuses for her connections.
The David Hayes and Tom Dabernig trained Petrology headed a stakes treble for Inglis Easter graduates at Sandown on Saturday when winning the Group 2 MRC Sandown Guineas (1600m) in strong style.
It wasn’t hard to find this three year-old Northern Meteor colt as a One to Watch when he won on debut at Gosford last month by 10 lengths and at Canterbury today he upped the ante again looking every inch a fitting replacement for his sire’s now retired gun colt Zoustar.
Trainer Michael Freedman continued his successful run in feature races in 2013 by capturing the Group 3 $200,000 Saas Fee Stakes over 1400m on Sunday with Holy Empire.
Emerging star Holy Empire capped off a big weekend for Inglis graduates when winning the Group 3 Saas Fee Stakes at Kranji on Sunday, joining Fawkner and Diamond Earth as the winners of the weekend’s feature races in Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney respectively.
The ATC meeting at Gosford on Tuesday produced a very smart debut winner, whose yearling three-quarter -brother sold for $4million at the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
The Group One win by glamour filly Mosheen at Randwick on Saturday was the icing on the cake for super sire Fastnet Rock after a fabulous 24 hours of results that included three Group winners.
Starspangledbanner graduated from a $250,000 Inglis event to spring stardom and Snitzel filly Chance Bye may be destined for a similarly big future after making an ultra impressive debut in today’s inaugural Inglis Nursery.