Awesome Rock - New Winner

The release of the 2026 Magic Millions Yearling catalogue has highlighted the rise of Yulong as a major force in the Australian breeding industry with the Victorian based farm the leading vendor with 69 entries up from 40 last year.

The Magic Millions Yearling Sale in January features 1221 entries (down from 1401 last year) and the break up of stallions is always interesting as it reflects the thinking of the sales company back at the start of spring when inspections were undertaken and entries being judged and finalized.

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Manhattan Rain used to call Victoria home, but these days he’s based at Geisel Park in WA and the blueblood son of Encosta de Lago has been in rare form over the past week with six winners and two were at Flemington including a new stakes-winner in New York Lustre.

Rising star Watch Me Rock unleashed a blistering turn of foot to seize an unlikely victory and announce himself as a serious contender for Perth Autumn carnival features in the Listed Grandstand Cup (1500m) at Ascot on Saturday.

Popular Perth trainer Dan Morton was already having a great day out at Ascot after his undefeated gelding King Of Light produced an extraordinary finish to win the Listed Fairetha Stakes and half an hour later his day got even more fabulous.

A somewhat disappointing lineup of just four runners contested the Listed Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) over the Ascot mile on Saturday, but the field didn't lack for quality.

With his first Australian bred two year-olds running this season, Darley shuttler Pinatubo (IRE) was in the frame overnight in France with a new two year-old stakes winner Quiescent taking out the Listed Prix Herod (1400m) at Deauville in the Wathnan Racing colours.

One of the best innovations at Breednet is our Family Search allowing you to look for all yearlings in a sale from the family of a particular horse, so for fun we’ve taken a look for any relations to stakes-winners at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival

The 2025 LR Fairetha Stakes for WA Guineas hopefuls was run at Ascot yesterday, boasting one of the best fields of three-year olds assembled in recent seasons - and the much anticipated contest lived right up to expectations!