Inglis Easter Sale to start at noon
The 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale will begin at 12pm AEST on Sunday April 7, not 10am as programmed.
“This will allow buyers extra time to inspect horses today and tomorrow ahead of the start of the sale. Lots 1-250 will still be offered on Sunday. Please also note Daylight Savings ends tonight, with clocks going back one hour,” Inglis said in a press release.
The highly anticipated Pierro x Winx (Street Cry {Ire}) filly is scheduled to go through the ring on Monday with Monday’s action beginning at 10am.
Ascot Gimcrack goes to Rich Enuff filly
Trainers Sean and Jake Casey won the G3 Gimcrack S. in Perth on Saturday with their 2-year-old filly Siren Assault (Rich Enuff) to become the seventh stakes winner for her sire. Stablemates Golden Kathleen (Leonardo Di Hinchi) and Earthstorm (Calyx {GB}) were second and third for trainer Russell Stewart.
The win took her record to two wins and two placings from four starts with earnings over $175,000 for owner MH Daly. Yenrise purchased Siren Assault from the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale for $80,000 from the draft of Morningside.
The win gave Parnham four wins after only six races on the card, with his other winners coming on The Boss Lady (Street Boss {USA}) in race three and Yarralea (Oratorio) in race four and Bustling (Frosted {USA}) in the Listed Perth S. It was an all Parnham affair for the first six races with race one was won by jockey Stephen Parnham on Flowers In The Wind (Sebring) and race two was won by jockey Brad Parnham on Thomas Magnum (NZ) (Per Incanto {USA}).
Bustling wins Listed Perth S
2-year-old gelding Bustling (Frosted {USA}) has won the Listed Perth S. for trainer Dan Morton and jockey Chris Parnham. At the 200 metre mark, Bustling burst clear and won by 1.5l from Sir Dreamalot (A Lot {USA}) and Ripper Farooq (Vert De Grece {Ire}).
Bred and raced by Oakland Park Stud, Bustling took his record to two wins and a second from three starts, and is the 27th stakes winner for his sire. He is the third winner from three to race for stakes placed city winner Busimiss (Key Business).
Circle Of Fire makes Sydney Cup claims
Trainer Ciaron Maher will back up 4-year-old entire Circle Of Fire (GB) (Almanzor {Fr}) into next weekend’s G1 Sydney Cup after he won the G2 Chairman’s Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. “He looked a bit fresh today so hopefully that's just what he needed. He looks like he has pulled up pretty good, and we can roll on to next week (Sydney Cup),” Maher told racingandsports.com.au.
A winner at two over a mile in England, Circle Of Fire was stakes placed at three before heading to Australia where he has had three starts; two fourths and today’s win. His full record is two wins and four placings from nine starts.
Grinding win for Gold Wolf in Galilee Final
The Listed Galilee Series Final at Caulfield on Saturday went to Gold Wolf (NZ) (Tivaci) who led down the straight and clung on by 0.2l from favourite Antrim Coast (NZ) (Roc De Cambes {NZ}). “The Derby and the St Leger are definitely options for him,” co-trainer David Feek told Racing.com, referring to the Listed VRC St Leger Stakes at Flemington on Anzac Day or the G1 SA Derby on May 4.
Gold Wolf (NZ) | Image courtesy of Bruno Cannatelli
Gold Wolf became the fourth stakes winner for his sire Tivaci who stands at Waikato Stud. Gold Wolf now has two wins from eight starts with earnings over $170,000 and was purchased for NZ$80,000 from Waikato Stud at the NZB National Yearling Sale by Emerald Bloodstock.
Here To Shock takes out G3 Victoria Handicap
Team Hayes won the G3 Victoria H. over 1400 metres at Caulfield on Saturday with Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking), who swooped late for jockey Daniel Stackhouse to win 0.5l. "He tries his best every time he goes out there,” Stackhouse told Racing.com.
Here To Shock has now won eight of his 27 starts and over $680,000. The 6-year-old gelding was bought by Slade Bloodstock at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale from Cambridge Stud for NZ$80,000 and had previously won the Listed Golden Mile at Bendigo.
Envious win in Easter Cup
Trainer Paul Preusker won the G3 Easter Cup at Caulfield on Saturday with 5-year-old gelding Captain Envious (NZ) (Savabeel). “He took a long while to pull up so he’s going to be looking for further and he can go on with it now,” jockey Thomas Stockdale told Racing.com.
“He really enjoyed he fast tempo throughout to be able to camp off it and present late so I think there are bigger things in store for him.” Captain Envious will now step up to the 2350-metre trip of the Warrnambool Cup in the first week of May before the Ramsden two weeks later.
Winner of the Listed Ballarat Cup four starts ago, Captain Envious now has six wins and six placings from 19 starts with earnings over $640,000. He is a homebred for Ultra Racing.
Brilliant day out for Tavistock in Manawatu
Tavistock had a great day out with two new Group 3 winners at the Manawatu meeting in New Zealand. 3-year-old colt Outovstock (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) won the G3 Manawatu Classic over 2100 metres, while 5-year-old mare Apostrophe (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) won the G3 Manawatu Breeders’ S.
Trained by Chad Ormsby, Outovstock took his record to two wins and a second from eight starts. He was purchased by Ormsby’s Riverrock Farm for NZ$50,000 from Cambridge Stud at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, and just like Ormsby’s G1 NZ Oaks winner Pulchritudinous (NZ) (Wrote {Ire}), Outovstock was taken to the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale and passed in. He was ridden by Michael McNab.
Outovstock (NZ) (grey silks) | Image courtesy of Race Images
Apostrophe took her record to six wins and five placings from 20 starts with earnings over NZ$220,000. She was purchased by trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood for NZ$60,000 from Cambridge Stud at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. She was ridden by Masa Hashizume.
Tavistock, who died in 2019, now has 48 stakes winners. Over at Randwick, Tavistock’s Good Banter won the G3 Adrian Knox S.
Dual Group 1 winner’s full brother gets a Cup
The Awapuni Gold Cup on Saturday went to 4-year-old gelding Nereus (NZ) (Savabeel) for trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray and jockey Joe Doyle. Nereus is a full brother to dual Group 1 winner Savvy Coup, who won the 2018 G1 New Zealand Oaks and 2018 G1 Livamol Classic.
Nereus (NZ) | Image courtesy of Race Images
Nereus took his record to five wins and three placings from eight starts with earnings over NZ$250,000. He is raced by his breeders Waikato Stud after being passed in at the NZB Ready To Run Sale. Savvy Coup was purchased by Coolmore as a broodmare prospect for $1million at the 2019 Magic Millions Broodmare Sale, and her first foal is a 3-year-old by Justify (USA).
Doyle’s second Muswellbrook Gold Cup
Trainer Nathan Doyle won his second Muswellbrook Gold Cup on Saturday with 4-year-old mare Overriding (Star Turn) at Newcastle. The mare has now qualified for The Big Dance. “I’ve won the hometown Cup twice now, once was in COVID with no crowd and now at Newcastle. ... It’s a good prizemoney race," Doyle told Sky Racing.
“We’ll tick her over and might go to the Dark Jewel, but the way she ran out the trip, maybe the Scone Cup instead.”
Overriding took her record to five wins from 11 starts and over $300,000. Nathan Doyle Racing and Oxford Lodge Bloodstock purchased her from Baramul Stud at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale for $35,000.
Treble for apprentice Wheeler at Eagle Farm
Apprentice jockey Bailey Wheeler rode a treble at Eagle Farm on Saturday. En Pointe (Better Than Ready) won race four over 1300 metres for trainer Robert Heathcote, then Wheeler took out race nine with Iverson (So You Think {NZ}) also for Heathcote.
Wheeler won the final race of the day on 4-year-old mare Bubba’s Bay (Cable Bay {Ire}) for trainer Kris Lees.
Jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor also rode a treble at Eagle Farm aboard Connecticut (Written Tycoon), Bean Foggy (Spill The Beans) and Stuck With You (NZ) (Roc De Cambes {NZ}). Over at Morphettville, jockey Jake Toeroek wasn't missing out on the treble magic with wins aboard A Samurai Mind (Shamus Award), Losesomewinmore (All Too Hard), and Jazz Affair (Demerit).
Jockey comeback after long break on Sunday
Jockey Kasi Boxall hasn’t ridden in a race since October 2007 and will make her comeback at Hobart on Sunday where she rides April's Dance (Needs Further) for Rhonda Hall in the opening event. “I only had a month of my apprenticeship to go when I became pregnant, so I decided to become a mum and put racing aside,” Boxall told Racingandsports.com.au.
“I've been riding trackwork, trials, and jumpouts. … I've been working for Stuart (Gandy) for 10 years, so that's been really good. They're lovely people to work for, very laid-back, and they know I have a family of my own. But I've always wanted to come back and race ride, and I thought now's my opportunity.”
Boxall tips the scales at just 46kg.
Leslie's Rose takes the Ashland
Billed as a showdown between the top three finishers of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Keeneland's opening day GI Central Bank Ashland S., instead featured the blossoming of Whisper Hill Farm's Leslie's Rose (USA) (Into Mischief {USA}) who left no doubt about the top filly on the day with a three-length tour de force.
Leslie's Rose (USA) | Image courtesy of the Kentucky Derby
After the Ashland, Todd Pletcher added:
“She's always been a high-quality filly. She's always trained like she wants to run longer and I think she proved that today, getting the opportunity to go two turns and finishing with good energy. So, fingers crossed (heading into the Kentucky Oaks).”
Avdulla in form for Sunday’s Sprint Cup
Jockey Brenton Avdulla thinks Howdeepisyourlove (Deep Field) can continue his impressive season in Sunday’s G2 Sprint Cup at Sha Tin. “He’s drawn a bit awkwardly (barrier 10), but I think he deserves his chance at this level and I’m sure he’ll measure up. He’s honest and now he’s back to the sprint trips, he’s racing really well,” Avdulla told Racingnews.hkjc.com.
Howdeepisyourlove | Image courtesy of the HKJC
Avdulla has 24 wins in Hong Kong this season and recently won a pair of Group 1 races on California Spangle (Ire) (Starspangledbanner); the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on March 10 and the G1 Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai last Saturday.
Oka Sho for Champion 2YO
Japanese Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Ascoli Piceno (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) will attempt to add a Classic to her haul when she breaks from gate nine in the 18-horse G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) at Hanshin on Sunday.
“Everything is on track,” trainer Yoichi Kuroiwa told NetKeiba.com after the filly's Friday gallop. “She went faster than I as expecting and it seemed so easy to do. Today was perfect. The weather is a bit worrying, but I've trained her in a way where she can adapt to heavy ground.”
She won the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies over this trip back in December and is unbeaten in three starts.
