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Moroney turns attention to Melbourne Premier and Karaka Yearling Sales
Leading agent looking forward as hot bloodstock market makes it difficult for price-sensitive buyers to find value Record trade at the two Australian yearling sales held so far this year has forced agents to reassess their valuations and push clients to extend their budget in order to secure horses. Even so, many are being blown... Read More
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Classic finish to bumper Inglis sale at Riverside as another record is set
Fastnet Rock filly fetches $500,000 to put exclamation mark on 2022 edition which accrues 30 per cent increase in aggregate The curtain last night came down on the Inglis Classic Sale with the company having conducted yet another record yearling sale, after the February auction increased its turnover by nearly two thirds on the same... 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
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
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