Stott steers KBL to pinhook result
Boutique Queensland farm KBL Thoroughbreds enjoyed a day in the sun at the Inglis Classic sale yesterday after a sterling bit of pinhooking with a daughter of Kermadec (Teofilo). The 30-acre Beaudesert operation made some hay here last year when a daughter of Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible) purchased for $12,000 as a weanling made... Read More
Player sees profit in Classic steal
Victorian syndicators Mark Player and Rob Roulston may have come away with an old-fashioned Inglis Classic “steal” in buying a filly from Newgate Farm’s draft yesterday. Lot 392 looked one of the choice offerings of the sale, a bay by the all-conquering I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) out of stakes-placed two-year-old winner Athena Lass (Snitzel). ... Read More
Bray believes in his colt
Gordon Bray is a name known to many Australians through various sports – chiefly rugby union, the Olympics and cricket – through more than five decades in TV and radio commentary. Horseracing might not quickly spring to mind, but he’s been a player in the field for a good while (and with quite some success,... Read More
Osbornes’ Extreme Choice colt sets Riverside alight with $825,000 price
Mane Lodge’s Inglis Classic record-setting yearling a stunning result that comes four decades in the making At an auction nothing is fait accompli, but for at least a week it appeared almost certain that a colt by Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) would top the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, it was just a matter... Read More
The unheralded yearling handlers deserve all the praise
The energy of a thoroughbred horse sale is frenetic. Anxious vendors hope their hard work and investment pay off and cautious buyers try to find a future champion at the right price. Adding to the intensity is the constant sound of high-pitched whinnies of yearlings who have been launched from the quiet and calm of... Read More
Purton scores five-timer, trebles for Shum and Size
Zac Purton has delivered a resounding reminder that his quest for a fifth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship is very much intact with a Happy Valley five-timer yesterday as the Australian capitalised on Joao Moreira’s absence. With fellow four-time champion Moreira starting a six-meeting ban, Purton put on a clinic to slash the Brazilian’s lead to... Read More