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
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