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Motree Thoroughbreds delivered champagne result at Inglis Premier
Motree Thoroughbreds’ Mandy Gunn will be taking some French champagne back to her north-east Tasmanian farm, where in one regard she leads a relatively isolated life. Having long bred cattle and sheep, she decided to try her hand at horses around 16 years ago. Away from the state’s traditional equine hotbed, she thus found herself... Read More
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Pair of million-dollar colts headline solid first day at Inglis Premier
A colt by Frankel (Galileo) bought by American heavyweight John Stewart in a new partnership with Team McEvoy, and a son of Toronado (High Chaparral) described by respected breeder Ric Jamieson as possibly his best product of the year shared top billing at $1 million on a reasonably robust first day at Inglis Premier on... Read More
‘The foot traffic through the week has been good, and the response is feeling positive’
The Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale kicks off on Sunday with Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch quietly confident of seeing a continuation of results better than many vendors might have expected early in the year. Inglis’s Classic sale last month largely defied the worst fears of vendors sparked by alarming softness in the bottom half of... Read More
Exciting trio added to Chairman’s catalogue
Three-time Group 1-placed mare Semana (Winning Rupert), Group 2 winner Grinzinger Belle (Shamexpress) and multiple stakes scorer She Dances (Street Boss) feature among the latest wave of entries made for the upcoming Inglis Chairman’s Sale. As well as finishing second in last year’s Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m), beaten just 0.3 lengths by Zougotcha (Zoustar),... Read More
A trio of fillies lead the way on a ‘tough’ day at the Magic Millions Tasmanian sale
Vendors reported a “tough day at the office” while Magic Millions reflected on a day that was disappointing but “not too far below our expectations” after a difficult Tasmanian Yearling Sale on Monday. Fears that this year’s yearling market downturn would be brutally exposed at the Launceston auction largely came to fruition as all markers... Read More
Dickson grabs ‘lucky last lot’ on final day of the Magic Millions Perth sale
Fireworks ensued in the final stages of Book 2 of the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale on Friday after a colt by Maschino (Encosta De Lago), the final lot through the ring, became the day’s top-seller when he sold to local trainer Summer Dickson for $185,000. Consigned by Ruby Racing and Breeding, Lot 350 proved... Read More