Little Avondale Stud principals Sam and Catriona Williams are already buzzing ahead of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales, which kick-off at Karaka at 11am this Sunday.

Entries for Inglis’ 2023 Breeding Stock Sales Series – all of which saw considerable growth in 2022 - are now open.

With an outstanding selection of yearlings about to go through the ring during six days of Karaka 2023 selling action, top-tier racing over the last three months has delivered plenty of extra sparkle to pedigrees throughout the catalogues.

Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth made a splash at the recent Magic Millions Yearling Sale where a small selection of his first crop yearlings sold for up to $450,000 and with the mother lode to be offered at Karaka Book 1 a look at his gallery page on Breednet offers a fast appraisal.

If there was one thing we learned from the recent Magic Millions Yearling Sale and subsequent race day it was that this stallion is ready for better.

Here is the full list of 13 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There were some interesting juvenile heat winners at Randwick on Monday morning, one of them a Capitalist colt with Inglis Millennium aspirations.

Everyone would love to be a part of a syndication business that averages over 100 winners a year.

Tarzino has already made an impressive impact at the highest level and Westbury Stud are confident the best is yet to come for the young stallion.

Celebrations were afoot during Hobart's Sunday meeting, with Armidale-affiliated horses taking out four of the feature races.

The NZB National Yearling Sale Series gets underway at Karaka on Sunday January 29, so we’ve gone looking for a few standout yearlings in Book 1 to catch our eye bred on ‘nicks that click’.

David Hains, one of Australia’s leading racehorse owners and breeders, has died, aged 92.

Glenthorne Park’s bargain priced Sebring stallion Sebring Sun has had two interesting winners in the past week with speedy three year-old Miami Sun winning the $75,000 Geegee’s Blackflash (1100m) at Hobart on Sunday, while another promising three year-old Bring the Rabble has now won three of four starts.

Here is the full list of 51 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Many of the world’s best yearling offerings for 2023 have been confirmed for what is shaping as a stunning Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, of which the catalogue is now available online.

Armidale Stud’s Need Further is enjoying a day at Hobart, with Just A Needs capturing the Aviso Tasmania Insurance Thousand Guineas (1600m) after Needs Sugar saluted in the Listed Elwick Stakes.

It’s not easy to purchase a filly by champion sire Zoustar for $50,000 at a major yearling sale, but for these happy owners it’s been a dream come true!

After finishing second at her past two starts, Needs Sugar chose the right place to break her duck, the Listed Kevin Sharkie Elwick Stakes (1100m) for two-year-olds at Hobart on Sunday.

In some ways, Saturday’s 16th running of the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) was a Karaka Million like no other – the first million-dollar race ever run at Pukekohe, with regular venue Ellerslie closed for redevelopment. But as soon as the starting gates opened, it was business as usual. 

One of the biggest points of interest at any yearling sale is the latest influx of first-season sires, and Karaka 2023 is set to showcase a well-credentialled and highly rated group of newcomers.

Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star, who finished second in Saturday’s Listed Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon.

After coming so close in countless feature races, talented staying mare Zee Falls had a deserved moment in the spotlight when scoring a convincing victory in the Collinson Forex Karaka Cup (2200m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Of the 457 yearlings catalogued for the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, 42 of them are siblings to Group One winners and two more are siblings to Everest winners, so here is the list.

Here is the full list of the progeny of stakes winning mares to be offered at Inglis Easter in 2023.

The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained filly Prowess prevailed in a strong edition of the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Progressive filly Goldie’s Chance kept her connections happy when landing the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) on Saturday for trainer Ross Beckett.

Here is the full list of 113 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A suggestion from jockey Sam Spratt paved the way for former Hong Kong galloper Green Aeon to deliver a milestone win for Todd Mitchell in Saturday’s Gr.3 Brighthill Farm Yearlings Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Pukekohe.

Unbeaten juvenile Tokyo Tycoon has come from last to score a stunning victory in the Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) under an inspired Craig Zackey ride.

Promising So You Think mare Banana Queen made it three wins on the trot when scoring a powerful victory at Randwick on Saturday with Black Type goals on the horizon this year.

Triple Group I winner Imperatriz was sent out a $1.50 favourite to win the Group II Westbury Classic (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday and favourite backers had few concerns as the four-year-old I Am Invincible mare cruised to a comfortable victory.

Te Akau Racing has a proud record of winning the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) with a top-class juvenile from the previous season, and Maven Belle survived a scare and continued that tradition at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Just one stakes-winner in Saturday's $160,000 Listed Drinkwise Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick set the stage for the in-form Cuban Royale to open his stakes account at the ripe old age of eight.

The Extreme Choice colt Don Corleone put himself in Golden Slipper contention when overcoming a troubled run to make a winning career debut in the Petaluma Hcp (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Telemon Stud’s Dan and Rae Fletcher have a little beauty in their homebred Sidestep filly Party For Two.

Just five runners in the All-Star Mile On Sale Now Hcp (1200m) for two-year-olds at Moonee Valley on Saturday, and a half-length covered the first three.

She was the second highest priced filly by I Am Invincible in 2021 and she kicked her career off “the right way” at Canberra on Friday.

A Group 1 winning 2YO, the impeccably bred Catchy now appears poised to make her mark from the breeding shed.

Here is the full list of 58 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Stakes winners, siblings to Group winners, potent international bloodlines and a potential candidate for the $10m Golden Eagle form another diverse catalogue for the Inglis Digital January (Late) Online Sale.

Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson has to check himself at times as he attempts to summarise the fantastic run of form by progeny of his stallion line-up.

The second highest-priced lot at the 2021 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, Citizenship made his first repayment with a winning debut over 1250m at Canterbury on Friday.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Russian Revolution gelding Gold Revolver is loving his time in Victoria, making it two wins in five days with a dominant performance in the Deane Lester Gofundme (1100m) at Flemington.

The three-year-old I Am Invincible filly Smile And Wave backed up her five-length romp at Mornington with another convincing performance over 1000m at Flemington on Friday.

An Intriguing race for two-year-olds to open proceedings at Randwick on Saturday, with all but three of the 14 acceptors making their career debuts.

Exceed and Excel is going to be a big mover on the Australian Broodmare Sire List after Thursday having sired the dams of three individual winners on the lucrative Magic Millions day at the Gold Coast.

Here is the full list of 55 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

On a day when reigning champion sire I Am Invincible swept past Savabeel to reclaim his place at the top of the Australian General Sires List, six year-old gelding Vinco put the icing on the cake winning the $1million Magic Millions Cup (1425m) with four of the first five in the race also by I Am Invincible.

Centrefire was an upset winner at the Gold Coast on Thursday, but that was of little concern to the big group who race the Chris Munce-trained mare.

Yarraman Park bred, sold and co-owned King of Sparta captured the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas last year and was back for another big win at the Gold Coast on Thursday winning the $1million Magic Millions Sprint (1200m).

Chris Waller continued his affinity with the $1 million TAB Magic Millions Fillies & Mares when Brookspire took out the 1300-metre event at the Gold Coast on Thursday.

Bon Ho has been a huge investor in Australian bloodstock in recent years and he enjoyed a lovely pay day at the Gold Coast on Thursday when progressive Deep Field gelding Fashion Legend made it four wins on the trot when taking out the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m).

Queenslanders ruled again as the Tony Gollan-trained Skirt The Law dominated in the $2,000,000 Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) in what is shaping as a memorable day for Lyndhurst Stud Farm’s Better Than Ready.

Sky Lab experienced the perfect introduction to Magic Millions racing when he won Thursday’s $1 million Frizelle Sunshine Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) on the Gold Coast.

After an abrupt finish to the richest day’s racing in Queensland on Saturday, Magic Millions Day is underway at the Gold Coast, with the running of the first of six $1,000,000 races, which back up the two features, the $2,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic and $2,000,000 Magic Millions 3yo Guineas.

The Karaka Million twilight meeting at Pukekohe on Saturday is gearing up to being a potentially lucrative night for Windsor Park Stud, with the Cambridge thoroughbred nursery well-represented in the meeting’s two feature races.

Pencarrow Stud’s exquisite bloodlines – meticulously built up by Sir Peter Vela and his late brother Philip across more than three decades – are respected and renowned throughout Australasia and further afield. Buyers are given relatively few chances to tap into these famous families, but every year, Karaka provides that prized opportunity.

A life spent around horses has laid the groundwork for success in the thoroughbred world for Aimee Peterken, who is set to offer her first Book 1 yearling at Karaka later this month.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable have a progressive three year-old in the team by Merchant Navy with Calico Jack posting his third win with a dominant display at Sandown on Wednesday.

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

The three-year-old Hellbent filly Benedetta is on a fast track to stakes company after walloping a handy field of fillies in the Thoroughbred Club Australia (Bm64) over 1300m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

The three-year-old Maurice (JPN) colt Yasuke made the best possible start to his career with a strong performance over 1400m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

Making her career debut as a four-year-old, the Grahame Begg-trained Tick Tock Lady opened her winning account over 1300m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday to kick-start 92nd birthday celebrations for Begg’s legendary father, Neville.

Backed as if unbeatable at his career debut at Eagle Farm on October 8, Sunday Mail deflated his supporters when trailing home last of the eight starters.

While powerhouse syndicators Te Akau Racing had a mixed bag with the barrier draws for their seven runners in Saturday’s $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe, it was a group of talented fillies from Cambridge who landed coveted inside gates. 

All eyes are on the showdown between Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) and Wild Night (NZ) (Vanbrugh) in Saturday’s $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday, and the two star three-year-olds are set to jump from neighbouring gates. 

The mare that gave the Duryea family ‘greatest gifts and life-changing moments’ died on December 20.

She’s a half-sister to the hottest sire in New Zealand right now and she broke her maiden at Newcastle on Tuesday.

Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Back in 2015, the talk at Magic Millions was all about a first season sire who did the unthinkable and topped the sale with a colt from his first crop that sold for $1.2million.

A sizeable investment by the connections of Ethereal Star will be handsomely rewarded if the well-related filly continues her winning form on Saturday.

The Almanzor (FR) colt Sabar (FR) broke his maiden over 1200m at Hamilton on Tuesday in a style that suggests better days ahead.

There are many ways to judge the commercial success of sires, but profitability is the one that counts for broodmare owners and tables highlighting the most profitable sires by multiple of fee and by straight profit on fee always highlight some names you might have overlooked.

Karaka 2023 is set to showcase the drafts of a diverse blend of vendors, with the established and respected big names being joined by a number of relative newcomers who are just beginning to make their mark.

Boutique Waikato thoroughbred nursery Kaha Nui Farm will make their sales debut at Karaka next week and principals Nicky and Nick White can’t wait to showcase their five-strong draft.

2021 European Horse of the Year St Mark’s Basilica (IRE) has just completed his first season in Australia for Coolmore, but in the Northern Hemisphere his first foals are arriving.

Strong selling on the final of seven action packed days has seen records tumble at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Here is the full list of 14 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

An interesting winner at Muswellbrook on Monday served as a timely reminder that not all million dollar colts end up fulfilling the dreams of their purchasers.

The unofficial order of entry for the $2million Inglis Millennium over 1100m to be run at Randwick on Saturday February 11 has been updated.

There were plenty of G1 stars in action at the trials at Warwick Farm on Monday including Anamoe, Forbidden Love, In Secret and Zougotcha, but this story is called Juvenile Trial Watch, so let’s focus on the two year-olds.

Yearling buyers had a sneak peek at the progeny of Waikato Stud’s exciting sire Super Seth last week. As the first Group One Caulfield Guineas winner in more than three decades to stand at stud in New Zealand, demand for his stock will only get stronger, with a standout catalogue of 48 yearlings at Karaka 2023 – 43 in Book 1 and five in Book 2.

Caroline Searcy’s popular and informative NZB Karaka Yearling Sale Preview returns for 2023 this Tuesday night on Australia’s Sky Thoroughbred Central – featuring yearlings by leading Australian and New Zealand sires from the best of Australasian families.

Precocious filly Impendabelle lost her unbeaten record at her last appearance, but through little fault of her own and hasn’t missed a beat in her build-up to the stiffest test of her fledgling career.

Today's Day Seven of selling at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale will now start one hour later than normal, at 11am (Qld time), due to technical difficulties online bidding will be unreliable until further notice and prospective buyers who intended to use that method are now given time to arrange alternate methods.

A strong market for Magic Millions Book 1 produced plenty of satisfying results for investors and six of the most successful pinhooks that made $150,000 or more in profit were by first season sires.

The Torryburn Stud brand is no stranger to success in Hong Kong having been carried by Group I winning sprinter Hot King Prawn and it appears on progressive four year-old Deep Field gelding Voyage Bubble, who staked a claim for the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The half sister to The Star Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO Classic fancy Croatian Belle topped Day Six of the 2023 Gold Coast Yearling Sale today when selling for $250,000.

Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was highlighted by 20 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was up by one on last year when 19 were in the millionaires club and just one mare was able to do the double and go back to back.

Trainer Kevin Corstens has nominated the Tasmanian Derby at Hobart in February as a possible target for Fam Gorman after the consistent son of Impending broke his maiden over 1600m at Moe on Sunday.

The Exceed and Excel half brother to exciting juvenile Empire of Japan topped Day Five of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale tonight.

Here is the full list of 96 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.

Corumbene Stud have had some great results in the sale ring with their good producer Ichihara and she delivered the goods for them again at Magic Millions on Saturday night when her Exceed and Excel colt sold for $1.8million.

After abandoning the race in tragic circumstances on New Year's Day, take two of the $500,000 Group II Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday proved a triumph for Buster Bash.

Calibre Racing Group had a big win earlier today when Rush Hour won the $500,000 Magic Millions Debut (900m) for the Nathan Doyle stable and they reinvested tonight on a filly by first crop sire Brutal.

The five-year-old Magnus mare How's The Serenity goes from strength to strength, making it back-to-back Listed stakes wins with a bloodless victory in Saturday's WATC Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) at Ascot.

Having shown a glimpse of real promise in his first preparation, a bigger and better Cognito announced his arrival among New Zealand’s three-year-old ranks in Saturday’s Group II Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham – aided by an extraordinary ride from Opie Bosson.

Last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Belle En Rouge returned to her happy hunting ground at Trentham to take out the Gr.3 Dixon & Dunlop Anniversary Handicap (1600m).

Champion sprinting mare Levante returned to the scene of her inaugural Group One victory on Saturday and made it back-to-back triumphs in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) after another titanic struggle in the home straight.