IF THERE is currently a halo over the gateway to Stuart Ramsey’s Turangga Stud at the northern end to the Se genhoe Valley, Scone, it is well deserved for one of its products has become the first performer raised in the Hunter Valley since Fairy King Prawn at the turn of the century to capture the prestigious title of Hong Kong Horse of the Year.
Australian bred two year-old fillies fought out the finish of the Group I Allan Robertson Championship at Scottsville in South Africa on Saturday with victory going to Alboran Sea over Rich Girl to give former Coolmore shuttler Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) the quinella.
Fairytale filly Chance Bye highlighted a close relation at next week’s Premier Sale as fellow Inglis graduates Not A Pretender and Shrapnel also scored feature two-year-old successes today.