Set to retire to Aquis Farm in Queensland this spring, brilliant Snitzel colt Spill the Beans added further lustre to his resume when taking out the Group II QTC Cup over 1300 metres at Eagle Farm on Saturday in his final raceday appearance.
Young trainer Cameron Crockett recorded the most significant victory of his career to date when Barbass took out the $100,000 Inglis Challenge over 1100m at Scone Race Club.
After having been able to hand pick the best of Darley's two-year-old arsenal for years, Kerrin McEvoy's wide-ranging pursuit of another autumn major may come a little closer to home.
The grand finale to a massive Scone Horse Festival will begin with Australia’s richest country carnival – the $2 million Scone Cup Carnival – being held across Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May, and will conclude with the Inglis Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Scone Yearling Sale on Sunday 17 May.
The upcoming Inglis Classic Autumn Book and the Inglis HTBA Scone Yearling Sale are the last two opportunities in 2015 to secure a yearling that is eligible to be nominated for the lucrative $5 million Inglis Race Series.