Sky Chase (NZ)

James McDonald ditched the first day of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday in favour of partnering Hong Kong superstar and Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior (IRE) in the Group I Dubai World Cup Turf (1m1f) at Meydan overnight and again the formidable partnership had to bow to the Japanese.

The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale kicked off on Sunday with the first million dollar horse to be sold this year coming early as Lot 16, a Snitzel colt from La Mexicana that made $1.7million for Segenhoe Stud on behalf of B2B Thoroughbreds.