Patinack Farm’s serious three-year-old colt All Too Hard lived up to his potential in Melbourne on Saturday, running down the previously undefeated Pierro to take out the stallion making Group 1 MRC Caulfield Guineas over 1600m.
Mornington trainer Pat Carey made the most of the newly relocated Listed MRC Swettenham Stud Lord Stakes (1600m), producing four-year-old Ulundi to score in the $100,000 feature at his home track over La Rocket and Our Spirits Bay.
A number of important pedigree updates for the upcoming Inglis Melbourne Autumn Yearling Sale have unfolded since the catalogue went to print, none more so than last week's BMW winner Cedarberg.
The combination of Widden Stud graduates at an Inglis sale struck again in the Melbourne Racing Club’s three-year-old classic today, when Anacheeva made full use of barrier one to win the $1million Group 1 Caulfield Guineas.
Starspangledbanner became the sixth Inglis-sold winner of the Caulfield Guineas in the past eight runnings with a sustained display of speed in the Melbourne Racing Club's 1600m feature today.