Giant mare Inkster has gained a reprieve from the breeding barn with victory at Caulfield.Trainer Mick Price is keen to keep the rising five-year-old daughter of Umatilla going next season after she made it two wins from her past three starts with an easy win over 2400 metres on Saturday."I reckon retirement has been put off for another year," Price said."That's start number 18 and she's a very, very sound mare and we are going to keep her for another year and add to her record."Why wouldn't you
Giant mare Inkster has gained a reprieve from the breeding barn with victory at Caulfield.
Trainer Mick Price is keen to keep the rising five-year-old daughter of Umatilla going next season after she made it two wins from her past three starts with an easy win over 2400 metres on Saturday.
"I reckon retirement has been put off for another year," Price said.
"That's start number 18 and she's a very, very sound mare and we are going to keep her for another year and add to her record.
"Why wouldn't you?
"Elvstroem is going to have to wait another year."
Ridden by Craig Newitt, Inkster ($3.50 fav) rounded up the leading division on the home turn and raced away for a 2-1/4 length win from Midarri Dan ($7) with Robdon Flyer ($6) a long neck away third.
Price said he had learned through trial and error how the mare should be ridden with the key to let her drop back and relax in her races.
"D Oliver led on her one day (five starts back) at Sandown and she was very one-paced and disappointing," he said.
"But I've learnt to hold her up, she probably has a genuine 400 metre sprint on her."
One of the biggest mares in training, Inkster has won five races, her career highlight a dead-heat victory with Moment In Time in the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington in April last year.
Inkster is a home-bred from Blue Gum Farm which stands multiple Group One winner Elvstroem and Umatilla and retains a share in the mare.
Delgara, the dam of Inkster, won nine races from 1000 to 1800 metres.