Sires With Winners - Thursday February 1

On Saturday 26 July, the New Zealand thoroughbred breeding community will gather at the National Breeding Awards — not only to celebrate excellence, but to invest in the future of our people and our industry.

Tauranga’s race meeting on July 6 marked the beginning of an exciting new venture for Nick Kneebone.

As a Champion European 2YO by Shamardal, that did not win beyond 1400m, we might have expected Darley shuttler Pinatubo (IRE) to be a sharp juvenile sire, but that has not been the case in the Northern Hemisphere.

The July Summer Festival meeting at Newmarket continued overnight with the Group I July Cup (6f) for the sprinters producing a complete blow out result, while the Group II Superlative Stakes (7f) for 2YO’s was won by a Godolphin homebred from the family of their Aussie G1 star Zardozi.

Here is the full list of 71 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Not all expensive colts stay on the right track even when they win a stakes race on debut.

If you followed Royal Ascot last month and have an interest in the big Newmarket July summer meeting unfolding at present then you would have see the major filly and mare feature winners overnight came via Royal Ascot.

New Zealand racing has lost a highly respected and popular administrator with the passing of Ian Boyland at the age of 81.

Outstanding racemare Olentia will provide buyers from around the globe an incredible opportunity when she is offered at next month's Magic Millions Virtual Sale.

The first session of the 2025 JRHA Select Sale featuring yearlings is underway at Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido and the horse setting the pace is a colt from triple Australian Group I winning mare Mosheen.