Once again first season sires look set to play a big hand in the two year-old stakes races on Saturday with Capitalist providing the favourite Profiteer in the $2million Inglis Millennium.
First season sires also have runners in the other juvenile stakes races making for an interesting day that could end with Capitalist leapfrogging Shalaa (IRE) to take over as the leading first season sire by earnings.
First Season Sire Watch on Saturday
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