Canberra trainer Todd Smart had one sole mission when attending last year’s HTBA Yearling Sale – to buy a horse that could win the $200,000 Inglis Challenge at Scone 12 months later.
A plan devised at last year’s HTBA Yearling Sale to purchase a horse and target the 2023 Inglis 2YO Challenge at Scone today paid the ultimate dividend as Love Shuck (Mikki Isle) saluted in the $200,000 feature.