An Easter graduate victorious in a G1, an Inglis Digital star winning a $1.5m race and a monumental pedigree update ahead of Thursday’s Ready2Race Sale at Riverside.
High-class 4YO Cap Ferrat (Snitzel) defied long odds to win the HK$26,000,000 (A$5,300,000) Hong Kong Derby over 2000m at Sha Tin this evening. Sent off amongst the outsiders of the 14 horse field at $26, Cap Ferrat was a maiden going into the race having not won in 16 career starts.
Multiple Group winner Tiz Invincible, a close relative of champion Anamoe, will be offered for sale at the Chairman’s Sale at Riverside on May 8. The now 4YO will be offered as a racing and breeding prospect at the Chairman’s Sale as part of the Ciaron Maher Racing draft, on behalf of her owners.
Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) continued her extraordinary and unbeaten autumn campaign with a tenacious victory in today’s G1 Coolmore Classic at Rosehill.
It was a day of fairytales for Inglis graduates at Caulfield today as a $14,000 Premier Sale buy won the $1m Showdown and wonder mare Pride of Jenni returned to racing with an emphatic victory in the Peter Young Stakes.
A frenzied 10-minute period at Oaklands today saw two stunning colts realise $1m each as Day 1 action of the Premier Yearling Sale reached fever pitch.
The first $1m horse to ever sell at a Southern Hemisphere 2YO auction was the star of today’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale which saw the top of the market explode and pinhookers enjoy any number of dream results.
Two quality mares staked their Spring claims in an action packed 24 hours of racing, with Pride of Jenni winning the G2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley last night and progressive mare Makarena victorious in the G2 Golden Pendant at Rosehill Gardens today.
Another $100,000 Inglis Xtra Maiden Bonus was today won at the inaugural Victorian offering when Blackberry Bomb (Brazen Beau) broke her maiden at Sale.
Outstanding filly She’s Extreme became the equal second-most expensive horse ever sold at an Inglis Chairman’s Sale when realising $3.4m to the bid of Coolmore at Riverside this evening.
A “natural 2YO from a fast family’’ topped today’s HTBA Yearling Sale at Riverside in a result that was “far and away more’’ than the vendor was expecting.
Top-class 3YO filly Tutta La Vita (The Autumn Sun) is the latest star attraction confirmed for The Chairman’s Sale, where she will be offered as part of the supplementary catalogue.
She’s the best filly Kevin and Vikki Payne have owned “by 100 miles’’ and Estriella could get her chance at G1 glory within weeks following another devastating victory in today’s Listed Sunlight Classic at Flemington.
The true benefits and diversity of the Inglis Digital platform were on full display today when Asian Bloodstock’s Marie Yoshida bought a March (Late) Sale feature lot while on a flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles.
3YO gelding Kosgei (The Autumn Sun) set a new Australasian record for a colt/gelding in a Digital Sale when realising $750,000 to the bid of Mr Daniel Yeung/Magus Equine in today’s Inglis Digital December Online Sale.