Castelvecchio - New Winner

In the lead up to the 2026 Magic Millions Yearling Sale we’re going back to the beginning of one of the great stories of bloodstock and how a bargain yearling changed the face of the Australasian racing and breeding industry forever.

Lindsay Park Racing produced an interesting debut winner for Castelvecchio at Ballarat on Thursday in Double Market, who has a full brother to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale next month.

Widden Stud are locked and loaded for the 2026 Magic Millions, check out the 2026 Widden Whinnies!

Favourite for next month’s $3million Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Extreme Choice colt Paradoxium has suffered a bout of travel sickness and has been scratched from the Group III BRC BJ McLachlan Stakes at Eagle Farm this Saturday.

The top two fillies on the NZB Filly of the Year Series leaderboard will both be among the many stars stepping out at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, but they will be in different races.

Nearly a decade after taking up the mantle as private trainer to Cambridge Stud owners Sir Brendan and Jo Lady Lindsay, Lance Noble has delivered results that he hopes to embellish at one of New Zealand’s racing’s biggest events, Boxing Day at Ellerslie.

Classy Canterbury filly Miss Starlight (NZ) (Sweynesse) could take a big step towards the NZB Southern Filly of the Year title when the four-race series resumes with the $100,000 Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui on Boxing Day.

Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A Group I winner at two and three, Castelvecchio has gained some real momentum this spring as his oldest progeny have turned three and posted his third stakes-winner this month when lightly raced filly Double Market took out the $300,000 Group II MVRC Point Motors Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Te Akau Racing will be hoping to unwrap some late Christmas presents when they head to Wingatui on Boxing Day with a handful of runners.