A mare Susan Keating purchased for just $19,000 at the Sydney Broodmare Sale back in 2009 today produced the winner of the $855,000 The Showdown as Khoekhoe (Turffontein) charged late to claim the 2YO feature.
Brilliant Inglis Premier graduate Nature Strip (Nicconi) confirmed his status as the world’s best sprinter with another demolition of his opposition in the G1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.
Kubrick scored a comprehensive victory in the inaugural $1m Bondi Stakes at Randwick, Castelvecchio ran a gallant second in the Cox Plate and Blue Gum Farm had a day to savour.