Scoring a debut win at Canberra on Friday in the Triple Crown colours was two year-old Sepoy gelding Midnight Soldier, an $80,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Turangga Farm draft.
First up over 1300 metres and taking on older rivals made it no easy task, but Midnight Soldier travelled up on the pace and fought on doggedly to win by half a head.
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Promising Turangga Farm bred two year-old filly Marseille En Fleur made it back to back Doomben wins when scoring a tenacious victory on Saturday.
The Stuart Kendrick trained filly was third at her first two starts and then has won her next two taking her prizemoney up to $56,400.
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Written Tycoon posted a new benchmark at the 2017 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when his Turangga Farm bred and sold colt from Brilliant Bisc sold for $1million on Tuesday.
The star colt was bought by James Harron Bloodstock and is the first foal of juvenile stakes-winner Brilliant Bisc, who was bought by Turangga’s Stuart Ramsey for just $11,000 at the Inglis Select Weanling Sale back in 2011.
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Promising Sepoy colt War Hero gained valuable Black Type when finishing third in the Listed Gosford Guineas on Friday providing a timely update for his full brother to be offered at the 2017 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next week by Turangga Farm.
Trained by John Ramsey, War Hero has won races at Muswellbrook and Scone this season at three and ran a bold race for third in the Listed sprint over 1200 metres behind Tribal Wisdom and I Thought So.
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Opening his account at Turffontein in South Africa on Thursday for the powerful Mike de Kock stable was three year-old More Than Ready (USA) gelding Tharoos, whose full brother will be offered at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next week by Turangga Farm.
Tharoos scored by a long neck over 1200 metres ending a frustrating run of three minor placings.
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