Staphanos off and running
Burgeoning trainer Annabel Neasham was thrilled to yesterday snare the first yearling offered anywhere by the latest son of Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) to hit the sales ring, hoping she may have bought an Oaks filly for a bargain $140,000. Staphanos – a four time winner and triple Group 1 runner-up in Japan and Hong... Read More
Extreme Choice colt sets Classic record on strong first day
James Harron secures opening session top lot in what was a brilliant pinhook result for Bell River Thoroughbreds A colt by the brilliant yet sub-fertile stallion Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) set a new record for an Inglis Classic Yearling Sale yesterday, selling for $775,000 during a stunning opening day of trade in which... Read More
Ryan keen to find a diamond in the rough at Classic as he mixes training and trading
Blake Ryan wants to make it as a trainer and, ten months after launching his fledgling stable at Hawkesbury, the son of Group 1-winning horseman Gerald was pounding the pavement at Riverside Stables yesterday inspecting Inglis Classic yearlings he hopes could become his flag bearers. While the Wallers, Waterhouses, Cummings’ and his father were at... Read More
Cythera a tribute to Highgrove’s Secret
Cythera’s impressive debut win in yesterday’s Lonhro Plate (Listed, 1000m) at Randwick was another feather in the cap for Highgrove Stud breeder Ron Gilbert, if perhaps tinged with sadness. Team Snowden’s two-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) extended an ultra-impressive record for the American-bred mare Gilbert bought from Keeneland in 2012, Helena’s Secret... Read More
Xtravagant’s new star delights Newhaven’s Kelly
Newhaven Park’s John Kelly couldn’t hide his delight – and no small amount of relief – after Xtravagant Star affirmed his faith in the stud’s stallion Xtravagant by taking yesterday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium. Xtravagant, raced by New Zealand’s Te Akau operation, retired to stud at Newhaven in 2017 on the back of two Group... Read More
Xtravagant filly plays starring role in Inglis Millennium
Tony McEvoy creates history as Seymour Bloodstock-bred and owned two-year-old takes the $2 million feature at Randwick During his racing days, Xtravagant (Pentire) was affectionately nicknamed “sex on hooves” – a reference to his Calvin Klein model looks as well as his excitable pre-race nature – but perhaps the Newhaven Park stallion went some way... Read More