Three for Headwater
New winners Headwater – Vinery Stud stallion Headwater (Exceed And Excel) sired his third individual winner on Sunday when Aquagirl (2 f ex Galapagos Girl by Dehere) landed the Firstly Sprint 2YO (1000m) at Flemington’s Rapid Racing meeting. The Phillip Stokes-trained juvenile quickened up nicely under Dean Holland to post a half-length success and in... Read More
$380,000 Deep Field colt destined for Hong Kong
Ricky Yiu wins sustained bidding duel as buyers demand quality on day two of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale The progeny of Deep Field (Northern Meteor) came to the fore in a strong second day of trade at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale yesterday, with a son of the emerging Newgate Farm-based stallion becoming the... Read More
Star $350,000 I Am Invincible filly joins Waller stable after Martin takes home ‘the one’
Strong finish to Inglis Classic Yearling Sale session as wild weather hits Riverside Star Thoroughbreds’ Denise Martin left her mark on day one of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, an auction that has proven fruitful for the syndicator in the past, with four high-profile purchases, including the session-topping $350,000 I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) filly.... Read More
Wet weather fails to dampen vendors’ enthusiasm ahead of Classic sale
Widespread rain welcomed despite risk of rich Inglis Millennium being called off Inglis’ Riverside Stables was wet, the $2 million Inglis Millennium is in extreme danger of being postponed and buyers and vendors were yesterday trying to stay dry, but no one was complaining. The widespread rain, which has fallen in vast parts of New... Read More
Munger toasts to first Kranji win
Munger toasts to first Kranji win After a first week finding his way around, South African jockey Ryan Munger hit the target for the first time in Singapore with a win on board Pindus (Exceed And Excel) in the $50,000 Class 4 (Div 2) race over 1000 metres last night. The Durban-born 24-year-old began his... Read More
Group winner I Am Immortal to stand at Swettenham Stud
I Am Invincible’s (Invincible Spirit) only dual stakes-winning juvenile I Am Immortal will stand at Swettenham Stud later this year, but not before the Anthony Freedman-trained colt embarks on a Group 1 autumn mission aimed at enhancing his record. The three-year-old returned from a spell with a first-up second in last week’s W J Adams... Read More