Adkins recovering from surgery

Jockey Andrew Adkins has come through surgery on Sunday at Westmead Hospital after his sickening fall at Rosehill on Saturday.

Racing NSW's Dr. David Duckworth has reported Adkins had a rod put in his tibia and a plate on his clavicle. He has also had a drain out in his chest due to a pneumothorax from his fractured ribs.

He will now be going into a high dependency ward for the next two days and will have close monitoring over this period before he goes to the normal ward.

Adkins' surgery was delayed on Saturday night. He was taken to Westmead Hospital after breaking both his tibia and fibula in his left leg, fracturing a collarbone while also suffering a punctured lung in his fall from Hot ‘N’ Hazy (Snitzel) in the Sky Racing Active H.

An inquiry into the fall has been adjourned until Adkins can give evidence.

Baker's dozen for Headwater

Vinery Stud's Headwater has now joined Spill The Beans on the most amount of Australian winners for a first-season sire this season after Yulong Holiday (NZ) won at Echuca.

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt recorded a narrow victory over 1400 metres to break his maiden at start number two.

A Yulong homebred, she is the second winner from the mare Ella Zabella (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), the daughter of multiple stakes-winner Stella Maree (Magic Ring {Ire}) from the family of Group 2 winner Pasta Express (Rigoletto) and Weather With You (Teofilo {Ire}).

The terrific run of form from Headwater's progeny sees him with 13 Australian winners, the same as the ill-fated Spill The Beans and two ahead of Pride Of Dubai.

Newgate's Super One got his ninth winner on Sunday when One Lotto won for trainer John Keys at Devonport.

Vinnie sneaks into second

Yarraman Park's I Am Invincible is again set to finish second to Snitzel on the Australian Sires table after jumping above Coolmore's Pierro with strong results over the weekend.

Pierro had occupied a top-two position in the table for much of the second half of the season, but through a weight of winners, currently 180 in all, Vinnie has now surpassed him, with his progeny earning $15.755 million to date, 15,000 more than Pierro's.

Snitzel will become the first stallion since Danehill (USA) to win the title of Australia's Champion stallion on four consecutive occasions when the season draws to a close on Thursday,

His progeny have won $17.776 million this season, giving the Arrowfield stallion a lead of over $2 million.

Quickie in no rush back to top class

Mr Quickie (Shamus Award) will be looking to build his confidence before tackling Group 1 racing again this spring according to trainer Phillip Stokes.

The soon to be 5-year-old took his first step towards a spring resumption when finishing third in a jump-out at Pakenham on Wednesday and Stokes told Racing.com, he wants to get the G1 Queensland Derby winner back to winning form.

“He’ll resume in an open handicap over 1400 metres at Caulfield, we’re just going to start him off in something a bit softer this time,” Stokes said.

“He had his first jump-out on Wednesday, it was just a very soft one which we were happy with and we’re planning on giving him two more jump-outs which should have him nice and forward for his first up assignment.

“We ran first-up in The All-Star Mile last preparation but we’re going to start him off a bit lower this time and try to get his form back and get him winning.”

Pike eclipses own mark

William Pike has broken his own Australian riding record, with 235 winners for the season.

Pike rode a double at Belmont on Saturday, with his success aboard the Bob Peters-owned and Grant and Alana Williams-trained Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man {GB}) helping eclipse his old mark.

He is 95 winners clear of his nearest rival, NSW-based rider Blaike McDougall in the Australian jockeys’ premiership, with his highlight victories this season both aboard Regal Power (Pierro) in the G1 Railway S. and All-Star Mile.

All but two of Pike's winners for the season have come in Western Australia, where he has ridden at an amazing 28.1 per cent winning strike rate.

Another SA success for Foxwedge

Foxwedge 5-year-old Infamous Fox claimed his third South African stakes win with victory in the Thukela H. at Greyville.

Infamous Fox, bred by Glastonbury Farm and sold for $25,000 at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale before later being sold through the ring in South Africa, secured an upset win for trainer Candace Dawson.

He led home an Australian-bred quinella in the race with Hudoo Magic (Choisir) second for Brett Crawford.

Woodside Park's Foxwedge has now had two stakes winners in South Africa this season, the other being leading sprinter Run Fox Run.

Light program begins

Group 1-winning filly Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca) is nearing a racetrack return and will trial at Ruakaka next week.

Trainer Ben Foote and part-owner Col MacRury have a four-race program for Travelling Light starting with the G2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa on September 5 before heading to the G1 Tarzino Trophy and G1 Windsor Park Plate, and then possibly the Golden Eagle in Sydney.

“She is 27kgs heavier than when she last raced so she has matured nicely over the break we gave her," Foote said.

“She is pretty forward and very well at present as the Cambridge Jockey Club has let the Group 1 horses do their slow work on the grass this year which has really helped.

“We’ve got four races earmarked for her in the spring, kicking off with the Foxbridge at Te Rapa, then the Group 1s on the first two days at Hastings and hopefully the Golden Eagle in Sydney if we can get there.”

Ridley sends promising filly to paddock

Trainer Neill Ridley hopes Saturday's Riccarton winner Ataahua Dreamtime (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) will be further improved by some time in the paddock.

The maiden winner, bred and raced by Jeanette Brown, will have a break now and given time to grow some more ahead of better races.

“She has got a fair bit of ability,” Ridley said.

“She was ready to go before the COVID-19 lockdown occurred and I thought we might have picked up a fillies’ race on the way through but she has got her win now.

“She’s done enough for the time being and will go out in the paddock for a couple of months as she still has some filling out to do as she is quite a big girl.

“The heavy tracks don’t really suit her so it is a good time to have a break."

Ridley said he doesn't believe the filly will be sold.

“I know the phones have been ringing but her owner is not keen to sell which suits me," he said.

“I think she will get over more ground and she has a good brain which will help her going forward.”