Frosted - New Winner

A deserved reward for Godolphin's consistent 3-year-old Frosted (USA) gelding Pisces, who opened his stakes account in Saturday's $500,000 Group III Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Service fee announcements in Europe have been making news in the past week with Ballylinch Stud announcing an increase for Lope de Vega, a stallion that has always made his presence felt in Australia.

The results of showpiece races throughout the spring have delivered notable pedigree updates to the catalogue for this week’s NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka.

The NZB Ready to Run Sale starts today with a catalogue of 480 to be offered on Wednesday and Thursday and past evidence would suggest G1 winners will be coming out of this sale.

Despite being a stakes-placed daughter of Redoute's Choice from a family chockful of stakes-winners, Pleiades had worn out her welcome after eight seasons at Darley Stud and found herself in the Godolphin consignment heading to the 2023 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.

Manawatu dairy farmers Mark and Tania Stratford had a result to savour on the opening day of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale when their homebred colt by Harry Angel out of Ocean Spray fetched $425,000 to the bid of Hong Kong trainer Mark Newnham and Sweetbriar Equine.

Northern targets await promising I Am Invincible filly I Am Belle following her debut victory in the Elmwood Trading Co. Two-Year-Old Premier (1000m) at Riccarton on Wednesday.

By champion sire I Am Invincible from a Group I winning sprinter, this talented filly cast off maiden status at Gosford on Tuesday in the manner of a filly that will be winning better races.

A bright future is being tipped for Sibling Rivalry after she broke through for her maiden win in the Harcourts Monarch (1150m) at Te Aroha on Tuesday.

Bloodstock agent Tina Rau has joined the Aga Khan Studs as international nominations representative; a newly created role aimed at strengthening the team’s presence at the major European sales.