Mendelssohn - New Winner

A four time Champion Australian Sire in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Snitzel was an extremely fertile sire that covered 3043 mares in 19 seasons at stud in Australia and attracted 100 plus books in every year since 2010, so his passing will cast shockwaves through the breeding industry.

Terribly sad news from Arrowfield Stud today with the passing of their much loved champion sire Snitzel.

Last season a $1 million boost in bonuses was added to the lucrative Karaka Millions Series with the introduction of the NZB Mega Maiden Series. It is set to continue in the coming season with the 2025/26 Series race schedule now available. 

Entries are being loaded for the National Online Breeding Stock Sale?on?Gavelhouse Plus?with these due for the popular stand-alone breeding stock sale by 17th June. 

With his star colt Cool Archie set to run as favourite in this weekend’s Group I BRC JJ Atkins (1600m), Newhaven Park’s Cool Aza Beel kept the momentum going with a new winner at Doomben on Wednesday in Kahlua Girl.

Former jockey Herbie Rauhihi, who was revered by many young hoops in the Central Districts, has passed away, aged 86.

Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Waterhouse Bott stable is known for it’s fast front running juveniles, but a Written Tycoon colt that didn’t get the memo found a different way to win on debut at Randwick on Wednesday.

The popularity of Coolmore shuttle stallion Wootton Bassett (GB) continues to intensify with a sale-topping result in today’s Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale.

The Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) to be run at Eagle Farm on Saturday has attracted a full field, plus emergencies and with $3million in prizemoney is a race that can have a bearing on the Australian sire tables late in the season.