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Steve says, at the risk of egg on face, he’s inclined to take on the much hyped three-year-olds in today’s $750,000 Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington
Either may prove me wrong and go on to be outstanding performers but we have to separate the facts from the hype. Recent history says the Newmarket (Gr 1, 1200m) might be more their stage than the Lightning Stakes. The hype is largely borne of last spring’s Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes)... Read More
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Frolic (AUS)
O: J W Kelly Suffolk Vale & Co B: M & C Lowe Bloodstock T: Michael Freedman W: Inglis Classic (RL, 1200m), Randwick, 13 February S: Inglis Classic Yearling Sale V: Vinery Stud P: Blue Sky Bloodstock $100,000 The Michael Freedman-trained Frolic opened her account at the third attempt in the $250,000 Inglis Classic (RL,... Read More
Chautauqua’s Sectional Times Suggest That He Is Far From A Spent Force
But his sectional times recorded in his first up third in Saturday’s Rubiton Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) at Caulfield suggests that the five-time Group One winner is far from a spent force. He settled back in fifth place, one off the rails, improved rounding the home turn, briefly looking dangerous but was soon under pressure... Read More
Steve Reviews The Classic Sale And Talks To Mark Webster About The Move To Warwick Farm
It is going to be a momentous 150th anniversary year for Inglis. The move to Warwick Farm is scheduled for December. And imagine, for a moment, that next year you’ll be boarding a seaplane at Rose Bay and flown to the Chipping Norton Lake to attend the sales at Warwick Farm. In the interim –... Read More
Unbeaten Catchy Confirms Her Blue Diamond Claims
Coming from the back of the field, Catchy powered home late to defeat the talented Limestone (Helmet) by a nose with Arctic Angel (Hard Spun) another length and a quarter back in third place. Significantly, Catchy’s winning time of 1:03.64 was faster than the 1:03.78 recorded by the gelding Property (Starcraft) in the following Blue... Read More
Steve Talks To Scott Darby
Does that make them geniuses, extremely lucky or blessed? “Absolutely blessed,” says Darby principal and founder Scott Darby. “You can only have so much luck and while we believe we’re good (at what we do) I’m not sure we’re that good.” Who’s to say that it wasn’t the case and the strength of faith of... Read More