Sires With Winners - Friday October 17

It doesn’t seem that long ago since the Nick Olive stable had star filly Single Gaze win the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and also finish second in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), but the stable looks to have another exciting filly in the shape of Group 3 MRC Ethereal Stakes (2000m) winner Spicy Lu.

A winning half sister to last weekend’s G1 Caulfield Guineas winner Autumn Boy and a host of other interesting racing prospects headline a diverse catalogue for the Inglis Digital October (Late) Online Sale.

The Group One Caulfield Cup has a rich history and a well-earned reputation as one of the world’s toughest handicaps. It requires a special blend of stamina and class to win it, and horses sourced from New Zealand’s National Yearling Sales have shown that they have what it takes.

Breaking his maiden last time out when capturing the VRC Derby Preview (1800m) at Flemington, the Rory Hunter trained Autumn Mystery put himself into the $2m Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m) picture with a strong win in the Group 2 MRC Sportsbet Classic (2000m) on Caulfield Cup day.

Agera’s coming-of-age campaign has carried him all the way up to black-type level, flying home to score a last-gasp victory in Friday’s Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m).

Hellbent mare Vivy Air was second to her stablemate Gringotts in the $3million ATC The Big Dance last year and the five year-old looks to be right on song for a second crack at the lucrative feature following a tenacious victory at Randwick on Saturday.

A massive day of racing for the Chris Waller stable kicked off on a winning note at Randwick when Trapeze Artist filly Panova shed her maiden tag in the best way possible winning $250,000 Group III  ATC Reginald Allen Quality (1400m), a race won previously by subsequent Waller stable stars Fangirl and Aeliana.

While the Everest party for the glam sprinters is going full bore in Sydney, Melbourne will be decked out in full finery to celebrate the first of its two iconic and venerable Cups.

Are you a pedigree nerd? We’ve got something to make your day with five generation pedigrees for all 12 Everest runners offering a mine of information on the dozen sprinters looking to capture the world’s richest race on turf this Saturday at Randwick.

Bred and sold by Torryburn Stud, talented Dundeel mare Idle Flyer has been brought quietly through the grades by her trainer Matthew Smith and she blossomed at Randwick on Saturday to win the $250,000 Group III ATC Angst Stakes (1600m).