Mshawish - New Winner

Toronado (IRE) has become the to go to sire for Hong Kong yearling buyers and his merits were on full display at Sha Tin on Sunday when talented four year-old Stormy Grove won the second leg of this year’s 4YO series, the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m).

The loss of Ghibellines was further emphasised at Wingatui where the late resident of White Robe Lodge was the dominant force.

Two Bays Farm owner Ross Ferris celebrated his best moment in a sale ring today when his Zoustar x Nudge filly sold for a day-high $850,000 at the Premier Yearling Sale.

Three heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Monday were won by youngsters including the most expensive Snitzel yearling ever sold.

Gilgai Farm blazed through the second and final session of Inglis Premier Book 1 producing four of the top six yearlings sold on Monday and they included fillies by Kermadec and Written By that provided benchmark sales for their respective sires.

The Australian Studbook have today officially released covering statistics for the 2025 breeding season detailing all coverings as at March 1, so we’re taking a look at what stallions found favour with the only audience that really counts – broodmare owners!

An interesting result at Hawkesbury on Saturday was the win of Mahogany Girl in the $150,000 Polytrack Provincial Midway Championship Qualifier (1400m) as while stallions sometimes come back to racing after a stint at stud, mares rarely do it, but she has proved it is not only possible, but profitable!

Bennett Racing have had a hot run of success with the likes of Baraqiel, Snitzanova, Magnaspin, Zou Sensation, Warnie and Tornado Valley and they signed for a lovely Ole Kirk filly at Inglis Premier on Monday for $430,000.

Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It’s not very often that a mare has a foal and comes back to racing and rarer still that she would come back and win, but Mahogany Girl did just that at Hawkesbury on Thursday.