Bren O'Brien

Bren O’Brien reflects on the numbers behind the incredible racing career of Verry Elleegant, Chris Waller’s champion race mare who has died when foaling in Ireland.

With two juvenile stakes winners in as many weeks, Capitalist’s two-year-old statistics exceed those of Australia’s top two sires of the past decade at the same point in their careers.

While the Inglis Classic Sale featured its lowest clearance rate in 11 years, the resilience of the middle market was there for all to see in Sydney.

Champion trainer Chris Waller has led an extraordinary rebuke of the plans to develop and sell off Rosehill racecourse at a members' forum meeting on Tuesday.

The crew behind the success of star two-year-old Storm Boy, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and Cunningham Thoroughbreds, have come together to pay $360,000 for the half-brother to another of the stable’s unbeaten juveniles, Shangri La Express.

Yulong has doubled down on the family of Group 1 winner It’s Her Time, purchasing her half-sister by Too Darn Hot for $600,000 to top the second day of the Inglis Classic Sale.

A decision to pick up the speed of selling at this week’s Inglis Classic Sale has been met with enormous positive sentiment.