Tragedy turns to joy for newlyweds at Easter sale
As seven-figure lot after seven-figure lot marched through the ring on the opening day of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, a couple of vendors at the smaller end of the scale enjoyed a big win after what had been a tough week in the paddocks back at home. Southern Highlands breeder Richard Lavender and... Read More
Mile options next for Gran Alegria but ten furlongs is still on the table
Gran Alegria (Deep Impact) will revert to a mile for her next start, after the head-to-head with Triple Crown-winning colt Contrail (Deep Impact) failed to occur in Sunday’s wet-track running of the Osaka Hai (Gr 1, 2000m), but jockey Christophe Lemaire has not written off another attempt at ten furlongs for the remarkable mare. “A... Read More
Arrowfield’s $2.5 million Snitzel colt tops record-breaking Inglis Easter Yearling Sale session
Vinery also excels on day one with a powerful colt fetching $2.1 million as high demand continues Two colts broke the $2 million mark and another nine yearlings made $1 million or more in a stunning opening session of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, with yesterday’s trade the highest on a single day at... Read More
‘The sales this year have been extremely strong and I can’t see that changing’
High expectations as global market turns its attention to Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale By Tim Rowe Sebastian Hutch has unwavering confidence that the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, the company’s global showpiece event on the calendar, can once again lay claim to what he believes is one of the world’s best thoroughbred auctions. Twelve... Read More
Four for Astern
New first season sire winners Astern Astern (Medaglia D’Oro) continued his eyecatching run of winners and nailed a fourth through Arnaqueur (2 c ex Aloona by Smart Strike) who hung on for victory in the two-year-old maiden handicap (1300m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday. The debutant defeated Akahata (Pins) by a nose for trainer Jean... Read More
Giant upset for Callan and Yiu in Easter Monday’s Chairman’s Trophy
Mighty Giant (Power) bossed his rivals with an all-the-way win in yesterday’s Chairman’s Trophy (Gr 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Neil Callan and trainer Ricky Yiu. Sent off as an 11-1 outsider against four opponents, the five-year-old defied market expectations to land the HK$4.5 million feature under a daring front-running ride from Callan,... Read More