Saturday March 11
Here is the full list of 128 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday March 11
Astute British trainer William Haggas knows exactly the type of horse to bring to an Australian carnival and he tasted success at Rosehill on Saturday when talented Wootton Bassett gelding Protagonist (Fr) made a winning debut at his first appearance in the $350,000 Group III ATC Sky High Stakes (2000m).
Saturday March 11
The $200,000 VRC Australian Cup Prelude (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday did not carry Black Type, but it did set the stage for the $3million Group I VRC Australian Cup to be held at the same venue on March 25 and the winner was progressive So You Think stayer Right You Are.
Saturday March 11
A stakes-winner at two and third to Giga Kick in the Group II VRC Danehill Stakes last spring, three year-old Capitalist colt Cannonball resumed from a spell at Rosehill on Saturday and defeated older rivals to win the Group III ATC Maurice McCarten Stakes (1100m).
Saturday March 11
Scallopini would make an excellent goodwill ambassador for Melbourne; he loves the place.
Saturday March 11
With Jamie Kah injured earlier in the day, Dean Holland picked up the ride on In Secret in the $1,500,000 Yulong Stud Newmarket Hcp (1200m) at Flemington and made the most of it.
Saturday March 11
It was the case of third time lucky for the Lisa Latta-trained stayer Platinum Invador ($22.80), who upset calculations in Saturday’s Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) to register a deserved big race success.
Saturday March 11
Few doubted she possessed Group 1 ability, and while Espiona took a little longer than expected, the daughter of Extreme Choice achieved the feat in Saturday’s $600,000 Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill.
Saturday March 11
Three-year-old filly Prowess showed a combination of class and guts to upstage her older rivals in Saturday’s Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2050m) at Pukekohe.
Saturday March 11
Sirileo Miss bounced back from a disappointing performance in the Frances Tressady Stakes to make a one-act affair of the $200,000 Group III Matron Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.
Saturday March 11
Short-priced favourite Zougotcha got the job done in the Group II Chandon Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill and earned a shot at the Doncaster Mile.
Saturday March 11
Leading rider Opie Bosson brought up a special milestone at Pukekohe on Saturday when outstanding juvenile Tokyo Tycoon provided him with his tenth win in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m).
Saturday March 11
On Yulong Stud Newmarket Stakes Day at Flemington, the exciting 2yo colt Veight credited Yulong's first-season stallion Grunt with a maiden stakes success in a dramatic $300,000 Group II MSS Security Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m).
Saturday March 11
She was a maiden going into the Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday, but the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Merchant Navy filly Steel City justified the faith of punters when scoring a resounding victory as favourite.
Saturday March 11
Consistent in the elite fillies races this season and second in the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas last spring, Russian Revolution filly Revolutionary Miss scored a well-deserved win in the Group II VRC Kewney Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday, but the victory was not without drama.
Saturday March 11
A homebred for Coolmore by champion sire Snitzel, Shinzo picked the perfect race in which to break his maiden, coming with a late rush to win the Group III ATC Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday earning a start in next week’s $5million Golden Slipper.
Saturday March 11
Julie Harris and her team are being kept busy during inspections for the Adelaide Magic Millions Yearling Sale with a draft of six including quality colts by proven Group I sires Nicconi and So You Think.
Friday March 10
Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday March 10
Narrowly defeated when a well-fancied third at Pakenham at his career debut on February 23, the Brave Smash (JPN) colt Brave Mead put his opponents to the sword in the Cookers Bulk Oil System Maiden (1200m) at Pakenham on Friday night.
Friday March 10
The VRC Oaks runner-up Pavitra will take her place in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes after proving a class above in the Group III Peroni Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Friday.
Friday March 10
An enduring association is riding the crest of a wave with a four-year-old who continues to exceed all expectations.
Friday March 10
Woodside Park Stud's Vancouver is on a hot run of late. His 3yo son Bencouver thumped his opponents by upwards of three lengths in a 1400m maiden at Pakenham on Thursday night, then the 3yo filly Vancouver Queen made a one-act affair of a competitive 1000m maiden at Muswellbrook on Friday.
Friday March 10
Andrew Forsman will be hoping gifted two-year-old Ethereal Star can deliver a winning top-flight lead on Saturday for her older stablemate Mustang Valley to follow.
Friday March 10
Sir Owen Glenn's Go Bloodstock is enjoying a memorable season with their two-year-olds, and a couple of Go Bloodstock-bred fillies could well fight it out for a Golden Slipper birth in Saturday's Group III Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.
Friday March 10
The Group III ATC Pago Pago Stakes and Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday represent the last opportunity for juveniles to secure a slot in the $5million Golden Slipper and there are competitive fields in both races so let’s take a look at the sale mail.
Thursday March 9
Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.
Thursday March 9
The Chairman’s Sale has seen a colossal surge of high-level entries on the eve of the close-off date for submissions into the Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series.
Thursday March 9
There might be a good race in the not-too-distant future for the American Pharoah (USA) filly Sisterhood after she treated her rivals with contempt in a 3yo fillies maiden over 1200m at Pakenham on Thursday.
Thursday March 9
It was only a modest maiden at Goulburn on a Thursday, but a well-deserved victory for Russian Revolution filly Miss Faberge was an important one for her famous dam Mica’s Pride.
Thursday March 9
Stakes placed at two of her first three starts, this Hellbent two year-old made light work of a maiden event at Bendigo on Thursday in the Trilogy Racing colours with more wins in store.
Thursday March 9
Fresh from success at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where they sold a cracking Toronado (IRE) colt for $400,000, Daniel Brash and his team from Collingrove Stud are now back ready for action with another strong draft to be offered at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale in Adelaide.
Thursday March 9
Proisir’s emergence as a source of Group One success hasn’t escaped the attention of prominent Australian owner Carl Holt.
Thursday March 9
Trainer Lance Noble is in for a busy 24-hours this weekend.
Thursday March 9
In the past week two more stallions have hit the milestone of 100 winners for the season and these well proven Group I sires are well on their way to further success this season.
Thursday March 9
The sales season rolls into Adelaide for the Magic Millions Yearling Sale next week and Ian Smith of Edinburgh Park has four lovely fillies that are right up to the standard we expect from this top-class nursery.
Wednesday March 8
The yearling sale season finishes for Mill Park Stud with their home town sale next week and the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale will showcase a 12 strong draft from the famed South Australian Nursery.
Wednesday March 8
Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday March 8
A share in Proisir – sire of Saturday’s G1 Australian Guineas winner Legarto – sold for a sale-topping $265,000 in an outstanding result in the Inglis Digital March (Early) Online Sale.
Wednesday March 8
Placed at his first three starts, Irish Crickets made no mistake at his fourth in the Victorian Wakeful Club Maiden (1400m) at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.
Wednesday March 8
The Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) is firmly in the crosshairs of Australian syndicator OTI Racing with their kiwi pair Full Of Sincerity (Puccini) and Mark Twain (Shocking).
Wednesday March 8
A significant step up in class beckons Lauding following his maiden success at Taupo on Wednesday.
Wednesday March 8
A two-year-old Dundeel filly winning over 1000m on debut bodes well for the future of the John O’Shea-trained Captain Amelia.
Wednesday March 8
Expensive Snitzel colt Soldier Of Rome climbed off the canvas to make a winning debut in the Yes Yes Yes 1st Yearlings Maiden (1000m) at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.
Wednesday March 8
Chris Waller had four of the five runners in the Ranvet Maiden Plate (1400m) at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday, and they duly ran 1-2-3-4.
Wednesday March 8
The Randwick meeting at the Kensington track on Wednesday features juvenile maidens for colts and fillies that have drawn competitive fields so let’s take a look at the Sale Mail.
Tuesday March 7
A Pierro x Now Now filly – the last lot catalogued in Book 1 – joined a Toronado colt of Collingrove to share top-lot honours on the third and final day of the Premier Yearling Sale.
Tuesday March 7
The Price Bloodstock buying team have been running hot in Hong Kong of late with their savvy purchases including Hong Kong Classic Cup winner Super Sunny Sing (Nicconi) and Hong Kong Derby favourite Beauty Eternal (Starspangledbanner) and a debut winner at Ballarat on Tuesday seems also likely to find his way to Hong Kong.
Tuesday March 7
Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday March 7
Johno Benner is looking forward to taking on leading juvenile Tokyo Tycoon with his lightly-raced filly Tulsi, even though he’s sure she will be better at three.
Tuesday March 7
The barrier trials at Randwick on Tuesday morning held plenty of interest with G1 winners Lion’s Roar and In the Congo both winning heats as well as star sprinters Lost and Running and Shades of Rose, but we’re interested in the juveniles and in particular King’s Gambit.
Tuesday March 7
The success of juveniles prepared by the Lindsay Park training team of Ben and JD Hayes has been impressive this season with Group I MRC Blue Diamond winner Little Brose, Inglis Banner winner Arkansaw Kid and MM Adelaide Classic winner Tacito among their star performers, so what have they purchased so far at Inglis Premier.
Tuesday March 7
A Starspangledbanner colt from Rosemont Stud topped Day 2 of the Premier Yearling Sale on a day that saw the colts rally back at the top of the market.
Monday March 6
Widden Stud’s promising young sire Written By achieved a big result late on Monday at Inglis Premier when the Gilgai Farm bred and sold colt from Holy Cow sold for $410,000 to equal the previous best sales result for the young sire son of Written Tycoon.
Monday March 6
Darley shuttler Harry Angel (IRE) posted an international stakes double last weekend and delivered a big result for Mill Park Stud at Inglis Premier on Monday with the half-brother to Berkeley Square and Senor Toba selling for $400,000.
Monday March 6
As we head into the afternoon on Monday, So You Think is setting the pace at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale with a quality colt from Danalicious secured by Belmont Bloodstock for $460,000 on behalf of West Australian owner breeder Bob Peters.
Monday March 6
They may be 18,000km apart, but Legarto’s win in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m) brought Warwick and Alice Jeffries a lot closer on Saturday.
Monday March 6
Trapeze Artist was not the only first crop son of Snitzel to post a smart winner last Saturday with Showtime getting in on the act to post his second winner when the Lindsay Park trained colt Tacito won the $200,000 Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic (1200m) at Murray Bridge.
Monday March 6
Leading filly Prowess will book her passage to Australia with a performance to match expectations against older opposition at Pukekohe on Saturday.
Monday March 6
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo has recorded his first Group One win as a sire after Gold Phoenix took top-level honours when capturing the Gr.1 Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes (1600m) at Santa Anita on Sunday for trainer Philip D'Amato.
Monday March 6
Senga Bissett and Ivan Woodford-Smith of Ashleigh Thoroughbreds have enjoyed years of commercial success as proven Group I producing thoroughbred breeders in the Hunter Valley and their decision to retire has led to a couple of lovely young mares being offered in the current Inglis Digital Sale finishing on Wednesday March 8.
Monday March 6
We’re used to seeing impressive winners by Frankel popping up all over Australia, but it was another of the Juddmonte sires in Kingman that gave us a One to Watch on Sunday.
Sunday March 5
The most expensive filly ever sold at Oaklands – and the equal-second highest priced yearling overall – topped a strong opening day of the 2023 Premier Yearling Sale.
Sunday March 5
Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday March 5
A new record price for a yearling filly sold at Inglis Premier was set on Sunday when the Noorilim Park consigned I Am Invincible filly from Special Lover sold for $1.1million.
Sunday March 5
Andalus will head across the Tasman next month after nearly pulling off a massive upset in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.
Sunday March 5
There were four Group I races contested in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday that included a first time G1 winner who is the first elite winner for both his sire and his dam sire, plus we found a candidate well on her way to a G1 win.
Sunday March 5
The Rosemont Alliance in company with Suman Hedge and Peter Moody moved early on Day One of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale with a $500,000 purchase.
Sunday March 5
Widden Stud’s young gun sire Trapeze Artist enjoyed strong results on Saturday with a debut victory in the $125,000 QTIS Jewel Prelude at Eagle Farm for talented gelding Spin Doctor and the closest of seconds in the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes for flying filly Facile.
Sunday March 5
Some sixty-nine weeks after finishing unplaced in the Melbourne Cup at his Australian debut, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Sir Lucan (IRE) returned triumphantly to racing in Saturday’s Listed Randwick City Stakes (2000m).
Sunday March 5
The Inglis Premier Yearling Sale kicks off this morning at 10 am and Maree McEwan is out and about at the sales for Breednet, so let’s hear from some of our vendors and also check out some Nicks that Click, two yearlings bred the same way as Golden Slipper favourite Learning to Fly.
Sunday March 5
The Group I win of globetrotting sprinter Artorius in the Group I ATC Canterbury Stakes on Saturday has been the catalyst for announcing the relocation of his sire Flying Artie to Blue Gum Farm in Victoria.
Saturday March 4
Exciting filly Benedetta (Hellbent) announced herself as a star on the horizon of Australian racing with an explosive victory in today’s $750,000 Inglis Sprint at Flemington.
Saturday March 4
Here is the full list of 121 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday March 4
A dramatic way to end the day at Randwick, the Sebring filly Jal Lei winning the Group III Ranvet Wenona Girl Quality in the steward's room.
Saturday March 4
The $1million Group I ATC Randwick Guineas (1600m) on Saturday featured a big field of up and coming colts along with Victoria Derby winner Manzoice, but it was progressive gelding Communist that took the quantum leap to victory crediting his sire Russian Revolution and dam sire Northern Meteor with their first Group I winner.
Saturday March 4
Stable favourite Nonconformist completed a red-letter day for the Grahame Begg stable with a jaw-dropping performance in the Group II Tab Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.
Saturday March 4
Five of the ten runners were winning chances with one hundred metres left to run in the Group III MostynCopper Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Saturday March 4
Exceptional filly Legarto overcame a nightmare run down the Flemington straight to deliver a first New Zealand triumph in Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m).
Saturday March 4
A welcome back to Sydney for Zac Purton, who weaved his magic on the hugely talented, though often frustrating, Artorius in Saturday’s Group 1 Furphy Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick.
Saturday March 4
Exciting Fastnet Rock mare Passive Aggressive produced a career best performance at Randwick on Saturday to down glamour sprinters Eduardo and Giga Kick in the Group II ATC Challenge Stakes (1000m).
Saturday March 4
Raging hot favourite Sharp ‘N’ Smart made good on the promise of co-trainer Graeme Rogerson as he showed all the star qualities he possesses with a superlative performance to take out the Gr.1 Auckland Thoroughbred Racing New Zealand Derby (2400m).
Saturday March 4
A confidence-boosting first stakes victory in Saturday’s Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui has laid the platform for proven black-type performer Romancing The Moon to embark on a Group One mission later this month.
Saturday March 4
Exciting galloper Sakura Girl presented her trainer Ben Foote and rider Kozzi Asano with the second leg of a winning stakes double at Te Rapa on Saturday when she cruised to victory in the Gr.3 McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m).
Saturday March 4
Talented Justify (USA) filly Learning to Fly was a short priced favourite to keep her unbeaten record intact in the $300,000 Group II ATC Reisling Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, but the Annabel Neasham trained filly was made to work hard for it.
Saturday March 4
Off the board just once in ten starts, three-year-old Snitzel filly Dashing Legend was rewarded for her consistency with a maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Tokyo City Keiba Fireball Stakes (1100m) at Randwick.
Saturday March 4
A never-say-die, front-running effort from The Intimidator paved the way for the progressive three-year-old to score a deserved stakes victory with a win in the Listed Vertical Logistics Mufhasa Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa.
Saturday March 4
Quality sprinter Babylon Berlin put her recent bridesmaid tag well behind her when she bolted home in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Kings Plate (1200m).
Saturday March 4
Two colts high up in Golden Slipper betting faced off in the $300,000 Group II UNSW Todman Stakes (1200m), and Godolphin’s Silver Slipper hero Cylinder came out on top.
Saturday March 4
A close-up fourth in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at her most recent start, Princess Duhallow opened her winning account in Saturday's Listed Furphy Trophy (1000m) at Flemington.
Saturday March 4
The Inglis Premier Yearling Sale kicks off tomorrow and Maree McEwan has been out talking to some of the players at one of the major sales of the year.
Saturday March 4
Frankel is one of the best stallions in the world and when you get the chance to buy one of his yearling fillies for just $115,000 and she comes out and posts back to back wins and holds an entry for the Group I ATC Australian Oaks - that’s a win in itself!
Friday March 3
Here is the full list of 65 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.
Friday March 3
A share in one of the most progressive young stallions in the Southern Hemisphere headlines another diverse Inglis Digital March (Early) catalogue, which is now open for bidding.
Friday March 3
Short-priced favourite Cross Talk led at a solid clip in Friday’s $200,000 Group III Horsepower Newcastle Stakes (1400m) at Broadmeadow Racecourse and was not for catching.
Friday March 3
A half-brother to Golden Slipper winner Fireburn, Kintyre had a bit to live up to and finally got the maiden out of the way at start four.
Friday March 3
Artorius returns from his European sojourn to contest Saturday's $600,000 Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick and attempt to put a race in the win column for the first time since defeating Ingratiating and Anamoe in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes two years ago.
Thursday March 2
Here is the full list of 45 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.
Thursday March 2
With the thoroughbred industry in Victoria gravitating toward the new Pakenham racecourse in recent years, an excellent opportunity to purchase an established well-improved quality horse property has come on the market.
Thursday March 2
Montefilia – the most successful horse in terms of G1 wins of the 2017 Australian foal crop - is the latest star attraction confirmed for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Thursday March 2
Australian investors were beating a path to the European sales last year in search of something seldom found at an Australian yearling sale, but Twin Hills Stud have an intriguing draft for Inglis Premier that features a trio of classy colts that could just as easily take their place at Tattersalls, Goffs or Arqana.