War Decree - New Winner

The stage is set for Hong Kong International Day next month with Hong Kong superstars Ka Ying Rising (NZ) and Romantic Warrior (IRE) winning their respective lead up races at Sha Tin on Sunday in dazzling fashion.

Hellbent is enjoying a fabulous spring with seasonal progeny earnings topping $7million and 45 Australian winners including stakes-winners Magic Time, Savvy Hallie and Boston Rocks, plus million dollar race winners Vivy Air and Revengeance with his good form extending to Hong Kong where he sired a double on Sunday with a pair of lightly raced 4YO’s on the up.

Here is the full list of 70 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Ben and Ryan Foote will head to Ellerslie on New Year’s Day with a pair of in-form black-type chances whose longer-term feature race prospects are equally as strong.

Elsdon Park was in the thick of the black-type action at Pukekohe Park on Saturday, with a winning double for the Matamata nursery.

A service, celebrating the life of industry icon, John Jeffs, will be conducted at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse on Monday 1 December at 2pm, but for those unable to attend, there is also a livestream available : www.funeralvideo.com.au/JohnJeffs

Zousain featured at the big Sha Tin meeting on Sunday with his unraced four year-old Mabubu kicked off the card with a debut victory in race one.

NZB’s National Online Yearling Sale was credited with another new stakes-winning graduate when unbeaten two-year-old De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan) took out the $110,000 Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Captivant’s first crop son Vantorix made an immediate impact at Taree yesterday, producing a professional and dominant performance to win the National Thoroughbred Week Maiden Plate (1005m) by two and a half lengths on debut.

Kia Ora Stud’s promising young sire Captivant is off the mark with his first winner after Vantorix made a winning debut at Taree on Sunday beating older horses.