Sires With Winners - Thursday March 24

The Queensland winter carnival reached a crescendo at Eagle Farm on Saturday with two newly minted Group I winners in War Machine (NZ) and Cool Archie, who had something very interesting in common that may well be a sign of the times and a pointer to the future.

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.

Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

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.

Kitchwin Hills announce that promising first season sire Graff, will stand at a retained fee of $9900 inc gst in 2025.

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.

Here is the full list of 104 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

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.

Star Rich Hill Stud resident sire Proisir continued his impressive rise from humbler beginnings with further black-type success from a weekend haul of five winners across Australasia.

The Goffs London Sale was held overnight on the eve of Royal Ascot and while Starspangledbanner colt Rafale Design passed in shy of his £2million reserve, the same figure was paid for the top lot Ghostwriter and Aussie buyers were also active at the sale.