Brenton Avdulla caps Sha Tin treble with Rubylot’s Hong Kong Classic Cup success
Brenton Avdulla continued a blossoming season by dominating at Sha Tin on Sunday, crowning a stellar display with victory in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) on the David Hayes-trained Rubylot (Rubick) before piloting emerging Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hopeful Enthralled (American Pharoah) to an important triumph. Avdulla, 34, moved into third place in the... Read More
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
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
Via Sistina proves too strong in Verry Elleegant Stakes
Record-breaking Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner Via Sistina (7 m Fastnet Rock – Nigh by Galileo) racked up her seventh career Group 1 victory on Saturday when digging deep to score in the Verry Elleegant Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. Having made a promising return to action when third, beaten a length by... Read More
Sweet success for Within The Law
Having run second behind Rivellino (Too Darn Hot) in the Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) on February 8, Within The Law (Lucky Vega) did her part to strengthen that formline and stake her claim for Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) glory by taking out the fillies’ Sweet Embrace Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. The daughter... Read More