Almanzor - New Winner

The changing landscape of Australian stakes racing as we move through the 21st century has led to plenty of race name changes that have often been greeted with a mixed response, but when the G2 Villiers became the Ingham it was an immediate winner!

Emerging stayer Mollify looks to have another gilt-edged opportunity to further her record on Friday and progress toward more lucrative middle-distance assignments.

Trilogy Racing have had quite the run of success leading into summer sharing in the ownership of speedy stallion Libertad, winner of the Group I WATC Winterbottom Stakes and also The Three Hundred, who resumed from a spell to win the Magic Millions Wyong Stakes, but it was another of their winners that caught our eye on Wednesday.

A filly with a pedigree that wouldn’t be out of place on the best tracks in Europe was a surprise debut winner at Scone on Thursday in the Australian Bloodstock colours.

New Zealand-breds have been a rich source of success for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young in Australian three-year-old staying features, and that trend continued in Saturday’s Listed ABC Bullion Super Impose Stakes (1800m) at Flemington.

The NZB National Yearling Sale has an exciting new addition with the inaugural Karaka Summer Sale, which has already been put in the spotlight by an unbeaten and stakes-winning juvenile. 

Fresh from Group I success last Saturday with Cosmic Crusader, the Peters Investments colours were back in the winner’s circle at Ascot on Wednesday carried by an Extreme Choice three year-old filly that has stakes potential written all over her.

Trent Busuttin believes the stars have aligned in his quest for a second Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) title at Flemington.

Here is the full list of 39 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Just the one heat for juveniles at Caulfield this morning, but the winner is a powerhouse colt by Home Affairs that looks a lot like Dad!