Palentino - New Winner

With inspections in full swing at Riverside Stables for the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale starting this Sunday it only seemed fitting that a three year-old purchased from that sale in 2024 would take out the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden (1200m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Newhaven Park are being kept busy at Inglis Classic inspections this week with a draft of 14 that showcases eight youngsters by the farm’s promising young sire Cool Aza Beel.

El Vencedor has been given the green light to defend his title in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The great champion So You Think sired many outstanding horses, but none faster than brilliant sprinter Think About It, winner of the $20million The Everest in 2023.

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained Knobelas will tackle 2000m for the first time when she contests the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Lucky Vega (IRE) had the first two home in the 1000m juvenile maiden at Eagle Farm on Wednesday with the Rob and Annabel Archibald trained filly Cherry Bomshell turning the race into a procession.

Mount Bona (Night of Thunder) – a winner of her past three starts for Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich – topped today’s Inglis Digital February (Early) Online Sale, realising $240,000.

Down to a field of six with the top weight Master Of The Air likely to start in Saturday’s G2 Autumn Stakes at Caulfield and the other scratched runner racing earlier in the day, the Michael Freedman trained Decorum, a brother to G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland, recorded consecutive wins.

Maree McEwan has been out and about talking to some of the major players at the Inglis Classic Sale where it’s fair to say things are busy with a big buying bench limbering up for Sunday’s kick off.