Celebrations were huge at Warwick Farm today, as the John O’Shea trained Hendricus powered past his rivals to take home the $100,000 Inglis Race Series Bonus attached to the Inglis Bonus Mile (1600m).

A large and happy group of owners were on hand to greet Hendricus back to the mounting yard, after the colt saluted at $4.80 over Fat Al and Falklands after opening at $13 earlier in the week.

A half-brother to stakes winning stablemate Warpath, HENDRICUS ($62,500 2010 Easter 2, 3c Mossman-Only Vanda) has netted $150,000 in Inglis Race Series Bonuses this year thanks to wins at Wagga Wagga and now Warwick Farm, almost three times his purchase price at Easter Session 2 when picked up by O’Shea.

Today’s win took O’Shea to the front in the running for the $50,000 Inglis Race Series Trainer Bonus with three wins (2 x Hendricus & 1 x Elite Falls), and the stable plans to plunder more Inglis Race Series riches throughout the next six months.

"He is a talented colt and he has a good race in him somewhere as I thought that was a pretty fair effort," O'Shea said.

“It was really rewarding because the horse has run well and there are a lovely group of owners who are extremely enthusiastic and it is a pleasure to come out and enjoy a day like today.

"I think he’ll have a little let up now and have some targets in the autumn.

"Both of them [Hendricus & Colorado Claire] are eligible for the Inglis Guineas at Scone and it’s just a matter of how we get there”, O’Shea indicated.