It’s In The Blood – Written By Colt

“Buy the horse you dream about”, the Inglis advertising said.

But for a couple of shrewd breeders, the one they sold turned out to be the horse of their dreams this Easter.

Kerrie Tibbey, the septuagenarian owner of Goodwood Farm, went “a little bit naughty” three years ago in paying $25,000 for an unraced and empty mare, with a poor breeding record, who looked rather plain on her Inglis Digital photos.

Her three co-investors had set a limit of $20,000. We’re not talking sheep stations, but Tibbey did go 25 per cent beyond budget to secure the mare, named Mandalong Snitjess (Snitzel).

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