Sires With Winners - Sunday March 9

When the 2020 European Horse of the Year Ghaiyyath (IRE) shuttled to Darley Victoria for the first time in 2021, you always had the feeling he was the sort of stallion that would get a classic horse and he did just that at Flemington on Saturday when Observer won the $2million Group I VRC Victoria Derby (2500m) for Godolphin.

The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has confirmed two major leadership appointments, naming Tanya Fullarton as Chief Executive Officer and leading business person, owner, and breeder Jonathan Munz as Vice Chairman.

Two Godolphin homebred colts were all the rage for the $2million Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday with Tentyris producing a career best performance to score a dazzling victory.

When So You Think filly Getta Good Feeling won the Group II VRC Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington last month her trainer Danny O’Brien immediately announced her as an Oaks contender and that plan took another step towards fruition on Saturday.

The late Wootton Basset was one of those stallions whose progeny can excel over all distances and he will have two runners in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday and in the meantime we saw a taste of his merit as a staying sire at Randwick on Saturday when his French bred five year-old Wootton Verni (Fr) won the $750,000 Group III ATC Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).

Two weeks on from a luckless third in the A$20 million Gr.1 The Everest (1200m), Jimmysstar had a well-deserved moment in the spotlight with a dominant victory in Saturday’s A$3 million Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Randwick.

It might not get the recognition of G1 status, but the $10million ATC Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick this Saturday has the form on the board and this year’s winner Autumn Glow is something seriously special.

Here is the full list of 45 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Derby Day! It's the race day for purists, when the biggest and best pedigrees tend to be on show, and their merits are tested over all distances.

New Zealand syndicator Go Racing will be out to plunder the riches on offer at Randwick on Saturday, with their silks to be represented in two of the meeting’s key races.