Former champion jockey Douglas Whyte boosted the ranks of his emerging training operation with a Karaka buying bench debut during the Ready to Run Sale on Thursday.
Former New Zealand-trained galloper Cavalry got his Singapore career off to a winning start when he kicked clear to score comfortably in a Class 3 1400m race at Kranji on Saturday for new trainer Michael Clements.
Andrew Forsman is set to open a satellite stable in Melbourne this year and bloodstock agents Andrew Williams and Bevan Smith are keen to fill it with top fillies.
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star, who finished second in Saturday’s Listed Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon.
A sizeable investment by the connections of Ethereal Star will be handsomely rewarded if the well-related filly continues her winning form on Saturday.