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Classy mare Whispering Brook gave yearling buyers more cause to look closely at remaining progeny by the late Hinchinbrook after she won the G3 Standish Handicap at Flemington on New Year’s Day.

The ninth career win by the Darren Weir-trained Whispering Brook took her career earnings past $1 million, a big return on the $45,000 she cost as a weanling at the Magic Millions National Sale in 2014.

The 5YO Whispering Brook started her career in WA where she won the G2 Karrakatta Plate as a 2YO. She also won twice at G3 level and was placed in the G1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield when trained in Perth by Simon Miller.

After her relocation to Weir she added the Listed Abell Stakes to her stakes tally.

Hinchinbrook, a top class 2YO, G2 winner and multiple G1 placegetter, went to stud in 2011 and was Australia’s champion first season sire in 2014-15.

The sire of G1 winners Press Statement and Seabrook among his 16 stakes winners died aged 10 in mid-2018 when he suffered a tragic accident at Yarraman Park Stud.

He has 26 yearlings in the catalogue for next week’s Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast.

Whispering Brook (Hinchinbrook x Artful Whisper by Machiavellian) is one of two winners from Artful Whisper, a half-sister to US Listed winner High Maintenance (Danehill).

A brother to Whispering Brook’s will be offered at the 2019 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

It has taken longer than expected but the 6YO gelding Etymology finally became a stakes winner with his victory in the Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington on New Year’s Day.

Etymology (New Approach x Weaver Of Words by Danehill) showed great staying potential as a 3YO with placings in the Victoria Derby, SA Derby and VRC St Leger.

However until two weeks ago his only wins in three seasons of racing had come in two minor country races.

He has now won successive races at Flemington, becoming the 42nd stakes winner for former shuttle stallion New Approach with Tuesday’s win.

New Approach, the sire of the 2018 Epsom Derby winner Masar, shuttled to Australia between 2009 and 2012 and now stands at Dalham Hall Stud in the UK.

In form stayer Naval Warfare became the third stakes winner for his sire Born To Sea with his win in the Listed New Year’s Day Cup at Randwick.

The imported Naval Warfare (Born To See x Three Days In May by Cadeaux Genereux) is a half-brother to the G2 winner and sire Gregorian (Clodovil).

Born To Sea’s other two stakes winners are the classic-placed Sea Of Grace and Listed winner Sea King.