Siblings to Group 1 winners, progeny of Group 1-winning mares and 2YOs by some of Australia’s leading stallions headline a bumper Inglis Ready2Race catalogue.
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.
The Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale, to be held this Sunday and Monday, 19 and 20 April is renowned for its outstanding value, not to mention the $19 million in prizemoney and bonuses available for Super VOBIS and VOBIS Gold nominated horses in Victoria. Recently, the sale has produced two particularly impressive stories of racetrack success.
Golden Slipper winner Polar Success featured at Randwick on Wednesday with a smart winner when the John O’Shea trained Polarmore saluted at his second start.
The category finalists for the 2013 Australian Racehorse of the Year Awards have been revealed today with a star-studded Champion Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding category among the highlights.