Friday January 6
The powerful Maher Eustace stable produced an impressive debut winner by Capitalist at Canterbury on Friday night and she has a half-brother to be offered by Newgate Farm at Magic Millions.
Friday January 6
Carrying the famed Ingham cerise as does her close relation Fangirl, exciting Churchill (IRE) filly Cigar Flick made a winning debut at Canterbury on Friday night posting the first leg of a winning double at the meeting for her sire.
Friday January 6
Stakes-placed at Randwick as a two year-old, talented Russian Revolution gelding Russian Roni has been on an upward spiral in recent months and made it three wins on the trot when scoring a brave victory in the Listed Tasmanian Guineas (1600m) at Hobart on Friday.
Friday January 6
The first Inglis Digital Online Sale of 2023 has opened for bidding, with the 356-strong catalogue highlighted by a pair of black type race fillies and a 2.5% share in a Stakes-winning Blue Diamond contender.
Friday January 6
There are two crucial Magic Millions lead-ups at the Gold Coast on Saturday, the Aquis Stallions Gold Nugget for colts and geldings and the Aquis Stallions Gold Pearl for two-year-old fillies.
Friday January 6
Magic Millions Sales Pty Ltd today announced the renewal of a raft of fundamental Magic Millions’ partnerships key to the growth of the Australian thoroughbred industry; expansion of racing in Queensland; growth in the economic contribution of the event to the Gold Coast and the state of Queensland, as well as national and international profile and presence of Magic Millions as a must-attend
Friday January 6
Investors in the racing and breeding industry are not alone in continually being challenged to demonstrate an income tax or GST business with the ATO. It certainly keeps our office busy enough!
Friday January 6
The thoroughbred world is mourning the death of Sir Patrick Hogan, who has passed away in Waikato Hospital after a period of ill health.
Friday January 6
The Nolan family owned and run Raheen Stud is one of the most successful Queensland nurseries and their quality draft for Magic Millions features a mix of the proven and promising.
Friday January 6
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 one of the last sons of champion sire Redoute’s Choice to go to stud in Alabama Express.
Friday January 6
The juvenile maiden at Canterbury tonight has attracted a full field plus emergencies with some interesting runners including the first foal of Group I ATC Coolmore Classic winner Daysee Doom.
Thursday January 5
Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday January 5
Boomer Bloodstock is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Pugsley to the role of associate bloodstock agent.
Thursday January 5
A winning debut for the three year-old half-sister to Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare was a highlight at Benalla on Thursday.
Thursday January 5
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have saddled the last two winners of the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a pair of talented three-year-olds by Almanzor (Fr) and Proisir are putting a spring in the Matamata trainers’ step as they plot their path towards the 2023 edition.
Thursday January 5
Dennis Yip’s promising second starter, Top Top Tea, continued a good run for his sire Wrote when winning the Class 4 Mut Wah Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
Thursday January 5
This popular Breednet report featuring all unraced progeny of first season sires at the trials always holds interest and particularly with the Magic Millions Yearling Sale coming up next week for vendors offering yearlings by these sires.
Thursday January 5
Verna Metcalfe and her team at Middlebrook Valley Lodge have just four yearlings for Magic Millions, but they are an appealing quartet that can follow in the footsteps of current star MVL graduate Sejardan.
Thursday January 5
Sale-topping yearlings during the last decade of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series have included progeny of established star sires Savabeel (three times), Zoustar, Pierro, O’Reilly (NZ) and Fastnet Rock (three times) – proving that when it comes to selecting yearlings, the established top-tier stallions are always a
Thursday January 5
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 Kiwi bred that now calls the Hunter Valley home in Brutal (NZ).
Thursday January 5
Maree McEwan is at the Gold Coast for Breednet and out at the sales so let’s hear from Vinery Stud, Mill Park and Kia Ora Stud.
Wednesday January 4
Progressive four year-old Banana Queen was a Breednet ‘One to Watch’ when breaking her maiden in November 2021, however things have not gone smoothly for the talented daughter of So You Think who has a close relation entered for Magic Millions.
Wednesday January 4
Here is the full list of 34 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday January 4
Yarraman Park’s young gun sire Hellbent is having a fruitful season to be the leading second crop sire by winners and added an interesting new winner to his tally on Wednesday when well bred filly Monks broke her maiden over a staying trip at Geelong.
Wednesday January 4
Ian Smith of Edinburgh Park is proud to present what he sees as his best ever draft for the 2023 Magic Millions and the consignment of 17 is packed with opportunity and today we’ll take a look at the girls.
Wednesday January 4
Ian Smith of Edinburgh Park is proud to present what he sees as his best ever draft for the 2023 Magic Millions and the consignment of 17 is packed with opportunity, so we’ll take a look at the colts first.
Wednesday January 4
Andrew Forsman has taken a significant step toward building on past successes in Australia with the announcement he will extend his training operation to a base in Victoria.
Wednesday January 4
It may have only been a maiden 1100m win at Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand but the speedy Russian Revolution filly is ready to take on stakes company.
Wednesday January 4
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 given the massive interest in our story on most successful sires of SW’s in 2022 we decided we better take a look at Dubawi’s champion son Too Darn Hot (GB).
Tuesday January 3
Twin Hills Stud will present their biggest ever draft for Magic Millions at the Gold Coast next week and with 24 yearlings by a wide range of promising and proven sires there is something for everyone in this quality selection prepared by Olly Tait and his team.
Tuesday January 3
Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday January 3
On a day where the Te Akau Racing tangerine and blue colours played a prominent role in most results it was promising filly Romancing The Moon that provided one of the main highlights.
Tuesday January 3
It’s that time again to see where some of the top-class mares headed in 2022.
Tuesday January 3
Five heats for two year-olds were run at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning and all winners were trained by the Waterhouse Bott team and three of those winners are talented fillies that have already shown their potential in stakes races during the spring.
Tuesday January 3
Debutant Codigo provided dual success for his connections when he produced a brave effort to win the Waikato Stud@Karaka 2023 (1200m) two-year-old contest at Matamata on Tuesday.
Tuesday January 3
The Magic Millions catalogue has always been seen as a great sale for the progeny of young well bred mares to make their mark and if they kick a goal early their subsequent progeny are then frequently bumped into Inglis Easter going forward, so if you want to get in on the ground floor read on.
Tuesday January 3
With Magic Millions due to start on Tuesday week we’ve noticed something interesting about the first season sires represented this year with three of the best having been raised and sold by Hunter Valley nursery Kitchwin Hills.
Tuesday January 3
Scenic Lodge suffered a devasting loss on Monday morning when Snippetson slipped while trotting in for his breakfast and sustained a broken back leg.
Tuesday January 3
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 let’s take a look at Arrowfield Stud’s young gun Castelvecchio.
Monday January 2
Here is the full list of 59 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday January 2
So much racing over the New Year period provided some change to the Magic Millions order of entry for the $2million 2YO Classic and $2million 3YO Guineas, so let’s take a look at the movers and shakers.
Monday January 2
There have been some remarkable success stories over the years stemming from Australian bred stallions exported to New Zealand that have achieved great things with names like Centaine, Pins, Thorn Park and even current superstar Savabeel setting a high standard of success with young gun Proisir emerging to follow in their footsteps.
Monday January 2
Memories of the fabulous racemare Lucia Valentina came flooding back on Monday as her daughter Luella Cristina made a successful raceday debut at Tauranga.
Monday January 2
The stallion that topped this list had a lap on his rivals which is saying something given the company he is keeping.
Monday January 2
A win in the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day could provide the key to a tilt at the Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) for progressive staying mare Aquacade.
Monday January 2
Emerging Hong Kong sprinting star Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) put a piece of Group One misfortune behind him with an authoritative victory in Sunday’s HK$3.9m Group Three Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.
Monday January 2
Newhaven Park will present a big draft of 37 at Magic Millions with first season sires expected to play a prominent role in their success, while a couple of glamour fillies filly by Zoustar and Capitalist loom as showstoppers.
Monday January 2
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 let’s take a look at Vinery Stud’s drop dead gorgeous looking stallion Exceedance.
Monday January 2
Capitalist kept his Hong Kong record perfect with four winners from four runners when this promising three year-old made a winning debut at Sha Tin on Sunday as a short priced favourite.
Sunday January 1
Here is the full list of 93 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.
Sunday January 1
The $125,000 Listed WATC Summer Scorcher (1000m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day produced plenty of summer sizzle when Magnus sprinter How’s the Serenity led all the way to score her first Black Type win.
Sunday January 1
The Group II Perth Cup at Ascot on New Year’s Day ended dramatically when two horses came down 200m after the start.
Sunday January 1
Progressive I Am Invincible mare I Am Me had a productive 2022 winning six races from a Canberra maiden in March through to a Benchmark 88 event in December and she upped the ante on New Year’s Day to claim her first Black Type victory.
Sunday January 1
Punters assessed the Group III Mrs Mac's La Trice Classic (1800m) at Ascot as a match race between Alsephina and The Velvet Queen and were bang on the mark.
Sunday January 1
OTI Racing's San Huberto (IRE) landed in Australia with a superior record to most imports. Still, it took him ten starts and over two years to open his account in his adopted homeland.
Sunday January 1
Swettenham Stud's Toronado (IRE) was on fire on New Year's Day with a winner at Canterbury and a double at Flemington, highlighted by the victory of Corner Pocket in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m).
Sunday January 1
The superlatives being used about the riding of ex-pat South African Warren Kennedy went to a new level at Te Rapa on Sunday when he picked up a winning treble that included taking the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m) aboard Dionysus.
Sunday January 1
Outstanding I Am Invincible mare Imperatriz was back to her brilliant best at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day posting the third Group I win of her glittering career.
Sunday January 1
Just like in so many other showpiece racedays in New Zealand in the last few seasons, Te Akau Racing ran rampant through the black-type features on New Year’s Day at Te Rapa.
Sunday January 1
A savvy $40,000 investment by Windsor Park Stud on a mare in the Godolphin Reduction at the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale has produced exciting two year-old colt Trobriand, winner of the Group II Carlaw Park Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day.
Sunday January 1
Rich Hill Stud's Proisir is having a game changing season and added a new stakes-winner to his tally on New Year's Day with Prowess, who is also his most expensive yearling.
Sunday January 1
A powerful late sprint carried progressive filly Polygon to an impressive victory at Te Rapa on Sunday when she destroyed her rivals in to take the Gr.2 Elsdon Park Royal Stakes (2000m).
Sunday January 1
After the win of Croatian Belle at Moonee Valley on Saturday, Exploring completed a good weekend for Brazen Beau when welcoming in the new year with a dominant performance in the New Year Sprint (1000m) at Flemington.
Sunday January 1
It’s the start of a new year, so we thought we’d take a quick look back at what were some of the biggest stories on Breednet according to our audience numbers.
Sunday January 1
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 let’s take a look at the most represented of all the newbies at this sale in Zousain.
Saturday December 31
Here is the full list of 89 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday December 31
A modest $37,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Widden Stud draft for Hancox Bloodstock, Star Witness gelding Dehorned Unicorn has been in hot form over the summer and posted his second Saturday win at Randwick on New Year’s Eve bringing a timely update for his half-sister headed to Magic Millions.
Saturday December 31
In a head-bobbing finish, the five-year-old Adelaide (IRE) mare Barossa Rosa edged out defending champion Salateen in the Listed Magic Millions Nudgee Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Saturday December 31
Eight-year-old marvel Emerald Kingdom earned a wildcard to the Magic Millions Cup while taking his earnings to over $1,000,000 when leading at every call in the $300,000 Magic Millions The Buffering at Doomben on Saturday.
Saturday December 31
In a week when we saw the passing of fashion icon Vivienne Westwood it only seems appropriate that Fashion Legend would post the biggest win of his career to date.
Saturday December 31
Enigmatic galloper Hail Damage brought the pain to her six rivals when she out-toughed them all in a rugged staying display to run out the winner of the feature race at Hastings on Saturday.
Saturday December 31
The $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic in two weeks time looks an open race with a very even field aiming up at the lucrative feature, but it’s hard to go past Sovereign Fund as the top contender after he toyed with his rivals at Doomben on New Year’s Eve.
Saturday December 31
Brazen Beau filly Croatian Belle is off to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions 2yo Classic with a perfect two-for-two record following a fighting win in the Summer Membership On Sale Now Hcp (1000m) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday December 31
A $400,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Yarraman Park draft, I Am Invincible filly Infatuation will be heading to the Gold Coast with a win on her resume after scoring in good style at Randwick on New Year’s Eve.
Friday December 30
Here is the full list of 56 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday December 30
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 let’s take a look at Magic Millions pin up boy Pierata, the first son of Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro to retire to stud.
Friday December 30
Tony Pike will press on with increased confidence toward loftier goals with Tutukaka after the son of Tavistock returned to winning ways in fine style on Friday.
Friday December 30
The $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan 2YO (1000m) at Canberra on Friday was expected to produce a debut win for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Brave Smash (Jpn) filly Hokusai, but the short priced favourite couldn’t quite catch the locally trained Capitalist filly Miss Belgium.
Friday December 30
Premiership pacemaker Mark Walker is poised to dominate next month's DoubleTree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) as he bids to stretch Te Akau Racing's winning streak in the two-year-old feature to seven straight years.
Friday December 30
The 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale kicks off on January 10 with a stellar catalogue packed with quality, so we’ve had a trawl through over the holiday break to check out some of the youngsters you just can’t wait to see!
Friday December 30
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 let’s take a look at Everest hero Yes Yes Yes.
Thursday December 29
Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday December 29
Brave Smash (JPN) came into his own as a five and six-year-old, which makes it even more exciting that the Aquis Farm stallion has made such a promising start with his first two-year-old crop.
Thursday December 29
A short priced favourite by Yarraman Park’s young gun Hellbent, this filly looks well worth following after casting off maiden status with a dominant win at Cranbourne on Thursday bringing a timely pedigree update for her Magic Millions bound half-brother.
Thursday December 29
Everyone loves a charismatic grey racehorse, but they are becoming harder and harder to find given the lack of commercial grey stallions standing in Australia, but that might be about to change.
Thursday December 29
Five heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Thursday morning and there was a flurry of Russian Revolutions in action, plus an interesting heat featuring the half-sister to dual Group I winner September Run, who impressed us with her first trial and impressed as again.
Thursday December 29
With a bold performance at Pukekohe on Boxing Day, unbeaten gelding Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) may have established himself as one of the top seeds for powerhouse stable Te Akau Racing in the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at the same venue on January 21.
Thursday December 29
The first five legs of the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series have been dominated by undefeated superstar Legarto (NZ) (Proisir), who has opened up a commanding lead with three outstanding wins culminating in the Group Two Eight Carat Classic (1600m) on Boxing Day. But things can change when the series becomes a late-season test of stamina, and that begins
Thursday December 29
Group One performer Sinarahma has been retired following her seventh-placed run in the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day.
Thursday December 29
Mill Park Stud in South Australia is a thoroughbred nursery that consistently delivers results at the highest level and if you are in the market for a Classic contender or a Slipper hopeful their Magic Millions draft for the Gold Coast offers the promise of more success to come.
Thursday December 29
The 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale kicks off on January 10 with a stellar catalogue packed with quality, so we’ve had a trawl through over the holiday break to check out some of the youngsters you just can’t wait to see!
Wednesday December 28
Champion trainer Chris Waller has a knack with a good Zoustar filly, think Zougotcha, Kiku and Madam Rouge, add this filly to the list after she blitzed her rivals at Eagle Farm on Wednesday and she has a half-brother headed to Magic Millions.
Wednesday December 28
Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday December 28
An Irish bred daughter of Pride of Dubai, Victorian visitor Deny Knowledge (Ire) was a dominant winner of the $240,000 Group III Gosford Belle of the Turf Stakes (1600m) on Wednesday.
Wednesday December 28
The $160,000 Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m) on Wednesday featured several of the top contenders for the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas next month, but they came up short with victory going to Peachester Lodge homebred I Am Invincible filly Anavinci.
Wednesday December 28
The powerful Maher and Eustace stable had a short priced favourite in the 1500m Benchmark 64 event at Mornington on Wednesday and she kept her record at a perfect two for two brining a nice pedigree update for her Karaka Book 1 bound full sister.
Wednesday December 28
Humbucker delivered a compelling argument for a return trip to the North Island when he proved superior to his rivals at the Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday.
Wednesday December 28
New Zealand-bred sprinter Roch ‘N’ Horse has made waves in Australia since transferring to trainer Michael Moroney’s Flemington barn earlier this year, and he is now itching to test her talents further afield.
Wednesday December 28
Rivercrest Park stallion Ducimus sired his first winner when Leading Taddy bolted in at Pinjarra on Boxing Day.
Wednesday December 28
The 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale kicks off on January 10 with a stellar catalogue packed with quality, so we’ve had a trawl through over the holiday break to check out some of the youngsters you just can’t wait to see!