Talented three-year-old Hokkaido overcame a rocky run to score an impressive victory in the A$150,000 Precise Air Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Trainer Stephen Marsh made the early stages of the 2023 Trentham summer carnival all his own as he capped an opening treble with exciting two-year-old Codigo taking out the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m).

Three days after Sir Patrick Hogan was farewelled with a funeral service in Hamilton, the legendary New Zealand breeder’s influence was yet again felt in black-type company as Snapper scored a bold front-running victory in the Group III Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday to become a new SW for his sire Power (GB).

A modest $130,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft last year, Russian Revolution colt Rush Hour provided a dream result for connections when winning the inaugural $500,000 Magic Millions Debut (900m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Progressive galloper Ladies Man cemented his claims to start favourite in the Gr.3 NZ Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) in a fortnight with a solid staying effort to take out Saturday’s Gr.3 Mode Technology Trentham Stakes (2100m).

Talented Pierro gelding Kalino has made a great start to his new preparation winning first up at Randwick on Christmas Eve and then repeating the performance to win at Rosehill on Saturday.

Racing is underway at a gloomy Aquis Park Gold Coast on Magic Millions Raceday, with the heavily backed Ezekeil doing the right thing for punters in the $500,000 Magic Millions Country Cup (1200m).

Russian Revolution and Capitalist both produced impressive debut two year-old winners on Saturday for champion trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott as well as Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

All eyes were on Dunkel in the Stud and Stable Staff Awards Handicap (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday, and the hottest favourite of the day duly delivered – but not without giving his supporters some nervous moments along the way.

Here is the full list of 65 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

The record breaking form of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale continued today with five new millionaire lots headlined by two that sold for at least $2 million.

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar posted his fourth individual mullion dollar filly late on Friday when Longwood Thoroughbred Farm got a dream result with their gorgeous filly from Group III winner Fuddle Dee Duddle.

Late on Friday, champion sire I Am Invincible posted his seventh individual million dollar yearling when the Yarraman Park bred and sold filly from Flippant was knocked down at $2million.

Book one of the 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale concludes with the infamous Saturday night session, where auctioneers must be extra vigilant.

First season Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) had his turn in the spotlight late on Friday when his filly from Enbihaar made $1million for Vinery Stud and her new owners will be Madeleine Lloyd Webber and her husband Andrew Lloyd Webber of Watership Down Stud.

Mill Park Stud sold Champion 2YO Filly Away Game at Magic Millions in 2019 for $425,000 and sold her three-quarter brother-in-blood on Friday to the Rosemont Alliance and partners.

Segenhoe Stud sold their second million dollar yearling of the sale and champion sire Snitzel got his third when the first foal of Darling Point caught the eye of Peter Moody.

Te Akau trainer Mark Walker made history at Tauranga on Friday when recording the fastest ever century of winners in a season.

Beaten only once in seven starts, Group I winner Amelia’s Jewel is one of the most exciting three year-old fillies in the country and her half-brother by Darley first crop sire Blue Point (IRE) proved a showstopper at Magic Millions on Friday when selling for $900,000.

Zoustar can top off a magical week at the Gold Coast in Saturday's $2,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic.

Before the first hour of selling was complete this morning we had our first million dollar horse for the fourth session of Magic Millions with the Coolmore consigned I Am Invincible colt from Booker living up to the pre-sale talk.

A breakthrough Hong Kong season for Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) hit another high on Wednesday night with a bold front-running performance in the HK$3.9m Group Three January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley. 

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott produced a runaway debut two year-old winner by Russian Revolution on Thursday at Pakenham.

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

For the second day running the all time record price at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale has been broken.

The record for the highest priced yearling sold at Magic Millions that was set on Wednesday did not last long with the I Am Invincible colt from Anaheed making $2.7million on Thursday for Segenhoe Stud.

It will take some doing to match an amazing day three of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, but there is no shortage of potential $1million sellers on Friday.

The only living foal of blue-blood Fastnet Rock mare Alter Call, who sadly died last year, gave Newgate Farm another big result in the sale ring when selling for $1.15million on Thursday.

Emirates Park sold their second million dollar yearling at Magic Millions when their I Am invincible colt from blue-blood Fastnet Rock mare Tumooh sold for $1.6million to the James Harron Colts Partnership.

Young Group II winning Bel Esprit mare Sweet Sherry is shaping as an exceptional producer for Silverdale Farm with her first living foal, a Snitzel filly, selling for $1.35million at this sale last year and her second making $1.1million earlier today.

Champion sire Snitzel posted his second million dollar yearling of the sale when his Arrowfield Stud bred and consigned colt from Super Cash sold for $1.1million on Thursday.

Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice set a new sale ring benchmark for himself at Magic Millions on Thursday siring his first million dollar yearling with Kingstar Farm’s colt from Sweet Bouquet.

Champion sire I Am Invincible posted his third million dollar yearling of the sale when the Glenlogan Park bred and sold filly from Super Too sold for $1.2million to a first time buyer in Australia from the US.

The third session of Magic Millions didn’t take long to hit top gear with five individual yearlings all selling for $1million or more within the period of less than an hour this morning and the first of them was the first foal of Champion 3YO Filly Sunlight, whose full sister smashed the Magic Millions yearling record yesterday when selling for $2.6million.

There was plenty of interest at the Rosehill trials this morning with quality stakes-winning three year-old fillies Revolutionary Miss, Cythera and North Star Lass all in action, but it was some unraced two year-olds that made us pull out the Black Book.

The $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic this Saturday features a full field with emergencies and Yarraman Park are super proud to have produced three runners this year with Godfather (I Am Invincible), Infatuation (I Am Invincible) and Fire Lane (Hellbent) all earning their place with brilliant wins over the summer.

With so much action at the Magic Millions it’s hard to keep an eye on the r acing as well, but it was impossible to miss the win of this exciting three year-old colt by Churchill (IRE).

The full sister to former superstar sprinter Sunlight sold for $2.6 million late today and in doing so smashed the all time record in the rich history of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

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

First season Darley sires Blue Point (IRE) and Microphone made their presence felt on Wednesday both siring colts that sold for $750,000.

A pair of well-bred race fillies and mares shone brightest in the most successful Inglis Digital January online sale on record, both realising north of $200,000.

Just when you thought the fireworks at the Gold Coast were over for the day Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible produced his second million dollar yearling of the sale when his colt from Group I winner Spright sold for $1.6million.

His champion sire Zoustar smashed the all time Magic Millions Yearling Sale record when his filly from Solar Charged sold for $2.6million, but his exciting young sire son Zousain also had his time to shine with a filly from Sheila’s Star selling for $650,000.

Unsurprisingly, there is a new clubhouse leader with Widden Stud’s sister to Sunlight selling to Yulong for $2,600,000 on day 2 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale.

You know a stallion is moving up the pecking order when China Horse Club/Newgate/Go/Trilogy purchase one of their colts and in this case it produced a new record yearling price for Better Than Ready when his colt from Secret Indulgence (NZ) sold for $530,000 at Magic Millions on Wednesday.

Bowness Stud’s dashing grey Group I winning So You Think stallion D’Argento has his first yearlings being offered at Magic Millions and had a great result on Wednesday with a colt from Saggiatore selling for $230,000.

It’s been a big day at the sales for Zoustar and Lime Country Thoroughbreds were in the spotlight when their colt from Ravenous Lass sold for $850,000 to James Harron for his colts partnership.

More than 1300 racing fans could soon experience the thrill of owning a winner in one of Australia’s highest profile races should Infatuation take out the 2YO Magic Millions this weekend. 

Victorian based Musk Creek Farm have sold some good horses at Magic Millions including Golden Slipper winner Pierro, but they’ve never sold one more expensive than the filly by Zoustar from Personalised that fetched $800,000 on Wednesday.

The first colt by champion sire Exceed and Excel to be offered at Magic Millions this year was an early highlight on Wednesday morning when making $800,000 for Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud.

The second session of Magic Millions features lots 186 – through until 420 -, so let’s see which stallions have the fire power on day two and it’s looking like a big one for the reigning champion sire I Am Invincible!

A colt by champion sire I Am Invincible and from former glamour racemare Mossfun topped Day One of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when selling for $1.65 million.

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

Newgate Farm sold the highest priced filly during the first session of Magic Millions on Tuesday when their Snitzel filly from My Conquestadory (USA) sold for $1.25million.

The pace is likely to ramp up on Day 2 of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale, with some of the star lots ready to go through their paces.

Emirates Park enjoyed the ultimate racetrack success winning the Golden Slipper with quality filly Mossfun, who then started her stud career in Europe before returning home in 2019 and her third foal born back in Australia was the star of the show at Magic Millions on Tuesday.

China Horse Club, Newgate and partners invested heavily in colts at Magic Millions last year and will have three runners in the 2YO Classic on Saturday in Sovereign Fund, Empire of Japan and Royal Entrance, the powerful buying partnership securing their first colt this year when paying $850,000 for a glorious looking son of Capitalist on Tuesday.

She was the most expensive weanling sold in Australia last year when she fetched $750,000 at the Gold Coast in May and on Tuesday she became the first seven figure yearling of 2023 when selling at Magic Millions.

Pierro’s Group I winning $5.8million earning son Pierata covered some terrific mares in his first season at Aquis Stud, but none better than Loving Gaby and her first foal lit up the Gold Coast sale ring at Magic Millions on Tuesday.

Zoustar’s brilliant son Zousain is the most represented of all the first season sires at Magic Millions this year and made an early splash on Tuesday with his filly from Leap Lively making $350,000 for Widden Stud, who stand both his sire and grand-sire.

The first yearling by Everest hero Yes Yes Yes to be offered at Magic Millions on Tuesday produced a great result for Tyreel Stud when selling for $300,000.

Every year, one of the most vital lead-up races for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) is the one run 13 days beforehand over the same course and distance. The redevelopment of Ellerslie Racecourse has given things a different look in 2023, but that tradition remains the same. 

With New Zealand Bloodstock welcoming overseas buyers back on site for its National Yearling Sales Series for the first time in three years, there was always going to be plenty of hype and excitement in the build-up to Karaka 2023 – but an extraordinary 12 months for previous graduates has ensured that this will be among the most anticipated yearling sales in New Zealand’s history.

A more developed and powerful version of Sharp ‘N’ Smart will be unveiled on Saturday when the top three-year-old resumes at Trentham.

High profile colts from the Peter and Paul Snowden stable all drew wide for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) following Tuesday morning's barrier draw with multiple runners in the race for champion sires I Am Invincible, Snitzel and Zoustar.

The 2023 Australian yearling sale season gets underway today with Magic Millions Day 1 and for those that need reminding what they should be looking for we’ve put together a gallery of yearling images of stakes-winners by various sires, but let’s take a look at I Am Invincible.

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

The first session of Magic Millions features just 185 lots in a catalogue of 1273, so it’s interesting to see which sires have the numbers on day one to make their mark.

At the Randwick barrier trials on Monday morning we saw some classy juveniles including Golden Slipper favourite King’s Gambit, but a late 740m trial was a must watch for anyone with an interest in quality three year-old colts with autumn aspirations

The 2023 sales season gets underway at the Gold Coast on Tuesday, with 1273 lots catalogued for the Magic Millions over an energy-sapping seven days.

There were four heats for juveniles at Randwick on Monday morning and all eyes were on exciting I Am Invincible colt King’s Gambit and he didn’t disappoint.

With 30 winners in the past 30 days and 10 in the last seven including undefeated 2YO colt Sovereign Fund and exciting fillies Junqueira and Capitol Queen, Capitalist is a sire at the forefront of thinking for most yearling buyers and for those looking outside the square this week there is opportunity to be found at Karaka.

The funeral (Requiem Mass) for Sir Patrick Hogan will be held at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton East on Wednesday 11th January at 11am.

Breednet’s popular First Season Sire Gallery pages are now created offering a fast and easy way to compare yearlings by the new wave of sires on type, so this time let’s take a look at a horse that won three Group I races at Royal Ascot in Blue Point (IRE).

Catch up with all the video snippets from Magic Millions, have you had a chat with Maree McEwan for Breednet.

The Group III Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday produced a trifecta for Australian bred sprinters with Sight Success (Magnus) proving too good for Rewarding Together (Pierro) and Sky Field (Deep Field).

Two well performed four year-olds from Australia in Sword Point and Sinba both won for the first time at Sha Tin on Sunday and have aspirations towards the Four-Year-Old Classic Series and the latter has a half-brother to be offered at Magic Millions.

Here is the full list of 57 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.

Capitalist will have one of the favourites for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic next weekend in Sovereign Fund and he added a new two year-old winner to his tally with a debut victory for the Prime Thoroughbreds colour bearer Gerety on Sunday.

 Today’s announcement is the latest in enhancements for the famous Magic Millions Carnival, following the inception of both The Syndicate and The Debut, which will be run for the first time next Saturday.

The Listed Barfoot & Thompson Gingernuts Salver (2100m) has become one of Stephen Marsh’s favourite stops along the road to the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a last-gasp triumph by Cruz Missile at Pukekohe on Sunday gave the Cambridge trainer his third win in the last four years.

Last season’s Champion two-year-old Maven Belle made a stunning return to the racetrack when cruising to victory in the HR Fisken & Sons 1200 at Pukekohe on Sunday.

Strapping two-year-old Shooting to Win colt Dapper has confirmed his place in the Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe on January 21 with a comfortable victory in the Norwegian Park 1200 at the same venue on Sunday.

Breednet’s popular First Season Sire Gallery pages are now created offering a fast and easy way to compare yearlings by the new wave of sires on type, so this time let’s take a look at the Champion 2YO Colt of his generation Microphone.

With the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan, the New Zealand thoroughbred industry has lost a legendary studmaster, breeder, racehorse owner and king of the Karaka sale ring.

A homebred for Shadwell, five year-old Deep Field gelding Al Muthana has had a change of ownership and trainer since he won the Group I Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge last year, but he’s lost none of his talent scoring a major upset win in the Group I L’Omarins King’s Plate (1600m) at Kenilworth on Saturday.

The relationship between horse and handler can be special at times and Newhaven Park have shared some little nuggets of gold on their social feed over the weekend.

So You Think was a sire on fire on Saturday with five winners around Australia and four of them metro winners in Sydney and Melbourne with progressive mare So You See a highlight.

Here is the full list of 91 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Snitzel gelding Deficit rounded out a profitable day for Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou when winning the $250,000 TAB The Wave (1800m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

After tailing off last at his most recent start in the Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm, the Spirit Of Boom colt Spiritualised bounced back to lead all the way in the $250,000 Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO Colts, Geldings at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

The $250,000 Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO  F & M (1300m) featured a big field of promising fillies and mares with Deep Field filly Latakia confirming her potential with a stylish win.

The in-form Reset gelding Mission Phoenix made every post a winner in Saturday’s Listed January Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.

Astute trainer John O’Shea won’t be backing up his promising Capitalist filly Junqueira in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas next Saturday after her easy win in the $75,000 Magic Millions 3YO (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday, believing she has bigger fish to fry in Sydney.

Gavin Sharrock was confident of a winning run from Soldier Boy at Trentham and his judgment proved on the money with the four-year-old producing a strong staying performance to claim Saturday’s Listed Marton Cup (2200m).

Mishani Royale did the right thing by the sponsor and dented the ambitions of a few Magic Millions aspirants when turning back the interstate challenge in Saturday's Aquis Gold Pearl (1100m) for two-year-old fillies at the Gold Coast.

Hawera trainer Anna Clement will be scouring the summer three-year-old programs with renewed interest following the resuming victory of her talented filly Rocababy at Trentham.

The first day of Magic Millions racing at the Gold Coast on Saturday started with the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1200m) and it provided a lucrative first win for Russian Revolution gelding Silentsar.

It was a painless watch for connections of Royal Entrance, who booked a spot in next week's $2,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic when leading at every call in the Aquis Stallions Gold Nugget at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 66 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.