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Bluebloods Inglis Easter 2021

Highgrove finest at Riverside for Easter 2021

Litchfield County Ron and Debbie Gilbert’s Highgrove Stud sits not far from Toowoomba at Westbrook on Queenslands fabled Darling Downs. Since its first venture to Easter in the year 2000 with six yearlings, a lot has changed in the industry, but the fire to keep producing premium drafts for the major sales has remained a constant…

ByBluebloodsMarch 16, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Inglis Easter 2021

Cressfield

The Easter Sale and Cressfield were made for each other as both brand names are synonymous with the best pedigrees in the nation, and quality racehorses. With Gr.1 winner Personal (Fastnet Rock-Personify, by Galileo) and group placed winner Cellsabeel (Hinchinbrook) from their Easter 3YO class, Cressfield continues to build on their reputation as a Gr.1…

ByRenee GeelenMarch 16, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Inglis Easter 2021

Quality to continue Corumbene’s fantastic year

Samantha 2021 has seen a changing of the guard at Corumbene Stud. Long standing Farm Manager Toby Frazer’s retirement at the end of last year has created an opportunity for respected horseman Trent Hewitt to steer Corumbene for the years to come. And after successful sales on the Gold Coast and Inglis Classic, now it is…

ByBluebloodsMarch 15, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Inglis Easter 2021

Arrowfield

Mallory It was former Segenhoe Stud chairman Michael Sissian who noted that in the thoroughbred breeding business a 10 per cent success rate is outstanding. He was right. Very few farms achieve that figure and when one does, its brand is indeed worth its weight in gold. Even more so when that strike rate is sustained over…

ByBluebloodsMarch 15, 20210Comments

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The elite mare maketh the man

First published May 2020 in BLUEBLOODS, to get this article when it's first published and more subscribe here AS stallion owners and breeders get ready to embark on another covering season, this time with a certain air of uncertainty hanging over the industry, it might be a worthwhile time to look back at 2019 and find…

ByJohn BoyceMarch 5, 20210Comments

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One in a million

First published May 2020 in BLUEBLOODS, to get this article when it's first published and more subscribe here Long winning streaks are rare It’s a little known fact that the most races mighty Manikato won in succession was four. Despite winning five successive William Reid S-Gr1, despite being one of the great champions of the Australian…

ByAndrew ReichardMarch 5, 20210Comments

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Early European Classic Winners

“Now everything’s a little upside down. As a matter of fact the wheels have stopped” It’s a safe bet that Bob Dylan didn’t have the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 in mind when he penned those lines which appear on his 1974 stunner “Idiot Wind,” but they are not a bad description of the 21st century’s version…

ByAlan PorterFebruary 25, 20210Comments

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Street Cry – Shamardal – Territories – Thronum “The Helen Street family”

One of the most accomplished stallion families in recent years has been the one tracing back to Helen Street, featuring Street Cry and his nephew Shamardal. Both have been in the news recently but for altogether different reasons. Whereas Street Cry’s son Trekking added a second G1 victory to his resume, it was sad to…

ByJohn BoyceFebruary 25, 20210Comments

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Vinery Stud

Proven vendor of elite racehorses, Vinery Stud have such a plentiful bounty of stakes winning graduates that they can list several from each of the sales around the country. Their recent Inglis graduates include Gr.1 winner Aristia, Gr.2 winners Vanna Girl and Villermont, while their Melbourne drafts have included Stirling Grove, Malasun, Stokehouse, stakes placed…

ByRenee GeelenFebruary 25, 20210Comments

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