The Gold Yearling Sale’s reputation as being the best value-hunting auction in Australia grew even stronger today when $8000 yearling purchase Savatoxl (Kuroshio) won South Australia’s greatest race, the G1 Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville.
An impressive draft of breeding stock to be offered by Godolphin – 37 broodmares and 4 race fillies – headlines what is shaping as another extremely strong catalogue for the Inglis Digital July (Early) Online Auction.
As a brother to Group 1 Lightning Stakes heroine Snitzerland, much was expected of Sooboog, but the son of Snitzel has often been the bane of punters as well as owner Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum who shelled out $1.5 million to secure the chestnut as a yearling.
In a rare feat, Abbey Marie rewarded her trainer Mick Kent’s confidence in a superb performance, going one better than her sister Absolutely to claim the $400,000 Group 1 SAJC Oaks over 2000m. The third start for the filly highlighted a great day for Inglis graduates around the country.