The Australian national anthem was played across Sha Tin this afternoon following the stunning last to first victory of Chautauqua in the Group 1 HKJC Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) ahead of fellow Inglis graduates Lucky Bubbles and Strathmore.
World class sprinter Chautauqua was asked plenty of questions at his first ever start over 1000m and first look around Moonee Valley today, but the grey flash showed why people flock to racecourses to see him with a dazzling victory in the Group 2 MVRC Ian McEwen Stakes.
Vendors are arriving and many have begun parading in anticipation of the 2015 Inglis Australian Broodmare and Weanling Sale, to be held on 3, 4, 5 and 6 May at Inglis Newmarket Complex in Sydney.
A host of timely pedigree updates have made the Newhaven Park draft one of the most ‘hot and happening’ at the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.