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 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

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

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

Also featuring at Randwick on Saturday were speedy juveniles out to prove their Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) credentials, and the first to do so was last-start Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) winner Rivellino (Too Darn Hot), who took his unbeaten record to three with a win in the Skyline Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Sent off... Read More

Star three-year-old fillies were on show in Saturday’s Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick, and it was the ladies who fought it out once again with Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) stamping her authority over Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon) in a thrilling finish. The same quinella from the Light Fingers Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on... Read More