Sires With Winners - Sunday August 9

Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (FR) has been firing in Europe this year with a trio of Group II winning three year-olds and one of those is high class filly Gezora, who soared to new heights overnight when taking out the Group I Prix de Diane (2100m) at Chantilly.

A homebred for Aga Khan Studs, four year-old Wootton Bassett stallion colt Zabiari missed virtually his entire three year-old season in which he had just one start, but is now making up for lost time and won the Group III Prix Betrand du Breuil (1600m) at Chantilly overnight.

Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Three year-old Starspangledbanner colt Rafale Design is in hot form this year winning the Group III Longchamp Prix Hoquart (2200m) last month and then at Chantilly on Sunday he added the Group III Prix du Lys Longines (2400m) to his tally.

Who Knows has announced herself as a serious staying mare through the winter, and Niall Quinn has a range of options to consider for her after she returns from a well-deserved break.

Pier’s latest black type success at Eagle Farm prompted major celebrations, but there was also a bittersweet side for connections of the high-class son of Proisir.

With Hong Kong races on Saturday this week and so much going on in Brisbane it was easy to miss the action at Sha Tin with a winning double for young sire Brutal worth noting as it featured a two year-old that has now had two starts for two wins and broke 56 seconds for 1000m!

Former race caller Jason Teaz has formed a successful career as a harness racing trainer, but it was in the thoroughbred code where he was able to fulfil a lifelong ambition at Matamata on Sunday.

There’s an old saying about keeping yourself in the best of company and Victoria’s Riverbank Farm adheres to it better than most.

It's Queensland's greatest race and just like Australia's other famous handicaps “The Straddie” holds a special place in the punters heart with a couple of wily old warriors at the top of the weights and mixed formlines making for intrigue aplenty as we search for the winner!