De Gaulle - New Winner

Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The $2million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) is the first Group I race for juveniles in Australia this season and in a race with many chances the barrier draw is all important and if you had trouble splitting the Price Kent trained colts Guest House and Big Sky before the draw… nothing has changed.

Great stories always come out of Warrnambool's famous May carnival and day one of this year's edition produced a beauty - trainer Mark O'Donnell with his two horse stable able to upstage his bigger rivals with his talented four-year-old Prince Sonic recording a tough all the way victory in the 1200m BM70 contest.

This report is always well read for those looking for insight into what these young stallions have in the pipeline as winners don’t come from nowhere, they come through the trials.

A $600,000 Proisir filly that is a half-sister to a Group I winner opened her account at Newcastle on Monday.

Major targets for two and dress rehearsals for others add up to an intriguing day’s racing for a talent-packed Wexford Stables contingent at Ellerslie on Saturday.

A colt that wins the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) is invariably offered a chance at a commercial stud career and champion sires Redoute’s Choice and Extreme Choice have set the bar high in that regard.

There are just two horses in the Warrnambool stables of Mark O'Donnell and whilst one is ten and the other four, they have something in common - both are talented horses who have been given every chance to succeed due to the patience and horsemanship skills of their trainer.

Some mares have a freakish knack for producing fast horses and one of those is Meerlust, who has given us triple Group I winner Duais, plus Group winners Baccarat Baby and Philia with her considerable record improved on Tuesday with a promising new winner at Kembla.

Miss Twinkle shined when winning her maiden at Riccarton last month and trainer Andrew Carston is hoping for a repeat performance when he returns to his local track on Wednesday with his filly.