Everyone loves an Inglis Digital success story and Russian Revolution mare Durova certainly fits the profile and was at her best at Grafton on Thursday winning the $75,000 Sir James Kirby Quality (1000m).
Now with Cameron Crockett after he snapped her up a year ago on the 2025 Inglis June (Early) Online Sale for $13,000, Durova has proven to be a winning machine.
At the time of her purchase, she had won a single race at Bendigo for the stable of Ciaron Maher, who purchase her initially at Karaka Book 1 for $250,000.
Since heading to Scone to be trained by Crockett, Durova has won a further six races making a rapid rise through her classes before arriving for a feature win at Grafton.
Ridden by Alyssa Collett, Durova settled back in the field and zoomed to the line to win by half a length running away.
Durova flies first up to win the James Kirby at @clarenceriverjc! 🚀@AlyshaCollett @camcrockettrace @racing_nsw pic.twitter.com/42peS8wNjH
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 16, 2026
Durova now has the overall record of eight wins from 15 starts with prizemoney topping $213,000.
She is one of three winners from Group III placed Shamardal mare Aotearower and is one of 136 winners this season for Russian Revolution, whose seasonal strike rate of 53% winners to runners is the best of any sire in the Top 10 by winners.
A well proven son of champion sire Snitzel that has left two Group I winners this season in Lara Antipova and Libertad, Russian Revolution is priced to please at Newgate at a fee of $33,000.
