Accession Favourite for $2million Inglis Millennium

Media Release - Sunday January 20

Easter colt Accession firmed into TAB equal favourite for the $2m Inglis Millennium while Melbourne Premier graduate Enzo's Lad secured back-to-back wins in the Telegraph Handicap on a big day for Inglis stars.

AccessionRidden by James McDonald - who was replacing the suspended Hugh Bowman - Accession (Brazen Beau x Ready As Elle) proved himself one of the leading juveniles in the country with a four-and-three-quarter-lengths win over fellow Inglis graduate Avon River (Fastnet Rock).

Accession, described by McDonald as "a rocket'' following the win, was a $300,000 Australian Easter Yearling Sale buy for Star Thoroughbreds and Chris Waller Racing, when offered by Widden Stud.

The 2YO was co-bred by Widden and Dany McMillan's Jacob Park Thoroughbreds, who both retained a share in the talented colt.

Widden's Antony Thompson always felt Accession was going to make an impressive racehorse.

"He was always a beautiful horse,'' Thompson said.

"Henry Plumptre initially identified him and Denise Martin and the Star Thoroughbreds team then went on to purchase him at Henry's recommendation and we were always going to retain a share in him.

"All roads lead to the Inglis Millennium now, and then who knows how far he can go.''

Accession's Zoustar half-brother is catalogued for Widden Stud at this year's Easter Yearling Sale, for which the catalogue will be available next week.

Both Accession and runner-up Avon River will now target the $2m Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm on February 9.

Accession is one of two horses - along with Inglis Banner winner Espaaniyah - alive in the Inglis Triple Crown, where connections will win a $3m bonus if one horse wins both the Millennium and the Inglis Sires.

Inglis will offer 11 progeny of Darley stallion Brazen Beau at the upcoming Classic Yearling Sale (February 9-14), and 25 at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale at Oaklands on March 3-6.

Vin Cox, Managing Director of Godolphin Australia, was looking forward to offering more Brazen Beau progeny at the Inglis sales in coming weeks and months.

Advertisement

Brazen Beau himself was an Inglis Classic graduate, selling for $70,000 to Grant Morgan's Ontrack Thoroughbreds, when offered by Murrulla Stud.

"Brazen Beau couldn't have had a better start on the racetrack with the Slipper favourite Tassort and a Stakes winner so early in the season with Accession,'' Cox said.

"He was a Champion sprinter turned star freshman and now looks to be producing two-year-old's who can really run.

"He's an exciting stallion to follow.''

To view the Classic Yearling Sale catalogue,CLICK HERE.

To view the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale catalogue,CLICK HERE.

Meanwhile Enzo's Lad made it back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Telegraph Handicap at Trentham.

Enzo's Lad (Testa Rossa x Sheerama), a graduate of the 2014 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale when offered by Eliza Park International, defied his odds of $41 to claim his second Group 1 success.

The Reavill Farm-bred 6YO was $101 when he won the race last year.

The equal-third placegetter in today's Telegraph Handicap, Signify, will have his Kermadec half sister (ex Pica Pica) offered at the Classic Yearling Sale as Lot 596 for Wentwood Grange.

View pedigreeHERE.



Advertisment
More Reading...
TBA Mourn Passing of So You Think
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) and Aushorse join the wider industry in mourning the passing of So You Think, one of the modern greats of the Australian turf and a truly elite sire.
Delacroix Brings Dubawi Outcross to Coolmore Roster
Blueblood 3YO Dubawi colt Delacroix has been retired and the dual Group I winner will stand at Coolmore in Ireland in 2026.
Cambridge Stud Celebrate Ceolwulf Victory
Homebred Ceolwulf’s successful defence of his Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) title ensured Cambridge Stud celebrated a top day at Randwick.
Brazen Beau filly Raises $300,000 for CatWalk Trust
The generosity of a number of thoroughbred industry kingpins has led to more than $300,000 being raised for the CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust at Karaka on Monday.
Sires With Winners - Monday October 20
Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
NZB Ready to Run Breeze Ups Complete for 2025
The final day of NZB’s 2025 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw a further 202 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa Racecourse.
Godolphin MM Contender Wins on Debut
The powerful Godolphin team won the 2019 Magic Millions 2YO Classic with expensive Snitzel filly Exhilarates and their subsequent shopping spree at the Gold Coast may have produced a contender for 2020 in Brazen Beau colt Conceited.
2025 G1 Cox Plate Field and Barrier Draw
A field of nine has been finalised for the 2025 Cox Plate with favourite Via Sistina drawing gate seven for Chris Waller and James McDonald, while one three-year-old has accepted to run in Nepotism.
Pier Headed to Melbourne
Following his pleasing third placing in last Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1609m) at Randwick, trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley have decided to head south with Pier to test his talent in Melbourne.
Magic Millions - The Book
The famous US sports journo, Red Smith, once proclaimed that : “writing is easy … I just sit down at my typewriter and open a vein”.