No Nay Never - New Winner

Michael Freedman has a lot of well bred three year-olds in the stable and two of them cast off maiden status at Newcastle on Friday at their second start, the first a blueblood filly by Frankel and the second a full brother to Switzerland.

So You Think is running hot as we head through the spring and produced first and third in the $250,000 Group III Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle on Friday with brilliant mare Oh Diamond Lil snaring her first Black Type victory.

Recording his fourth winner of the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup in the last five years and seventh overall, the imported Soul Of Spain (IRE) gave Champion trainer Chris Waller a one-three result in Friday’s 2300m staying feature.

While Monday’s official two year-old trials at Randwick are always interesting as a first look at the babies showing early talent, there’s been a number trial around Australia already this season.

A share in G1 winner Charm Stone headlines the Inglis Digital September (Late) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.

Lucy In The Sky made history on Saturday as the winner of the first stakes race run on a synthetic track in New Zealand, but Cambridge Stud had other reasons to savour the talented filly’s victory in the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m).

Fierce Flight kicked off what Te Akau Racing is hoping to be a lucrative weekend for the trans-Tasman operation when winning the Te Aroha Maiden Hurdle (3100m) on Friday with Saturday racing highlighted by the debut of their $2.1million Wootton Bassett (GB) filly from Avantage that topped the 2024 Magic Millions Yearling sale..

Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

So You Think has hit the ground running this spring and is currently the leading sire in the country by winners with an eye-catching six length debut winner at Ballarat on Friday adding to the tally.

Tony Pike will be represented in a number of the Champions Day features this Saturday, including the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m), the first top-flight appearance for his promising juvenile Lucy In The Sky.