Grenville Stud’s young Snitzel stallion Stratosphere posted his second winner when talented filly Cairns scored a debut victory in the $50,000 Alfa Bowl (1100m) at Launceston on Wednesday night.

The most successful year in Inglis Digital’s history came to a stunning end tonight with the December Online Sale - the final online auction of 2022 - grossing a spectacular $4,672,200.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Sovereign Fund will attempt to emulate his sire Capitalist in the Magic Millions 2yo Classic at the Gold Coast after winning the $200,000 Wyong 2yo Classic RL).

The John O’Shea stable has been in hot form over the summer and the winning run continued at Wyong when talented Hellbent three year-old gelding Hell I Am resumed from a spell to win the $100,000 Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Classic (1200m).

As buyers right across Australasia and beyond have come to expect each and every year, Pencarrow Stud is set to offer another high-quality selection of yearlings at Karaka 2023 in late January.

The stocks of Swettenham Stud’s flagship sire Toronado (IRE) continue to rise with his growing reputation as a leading sire in Hong Kong sure to increase demand for his progeny at upcoming sales in 2023 starting at the Gold Coast in January.

A two-time Group I winner in Australia, Yankee Rose has made the perfect start to her stud career in Japan with her two year-old filly Liberty Island scoring a commanding win in the Group I Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Stakes last Sunday, a result that has been celebrated by Rosemont Stud and several other Australian breeders invested in this family.

Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix returns to the races at Te Rapa on Saturday.

The path to the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast next month has plenty of twists and turns with the $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong Classic run this afternoon sure to shed light on who the real players may be.

Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Tuesday with winners and result details.

The decision to send the imported Green Tune mare Grise Leigh (FR) to Tarzino (NZ) is reaping dividends for Rosemont Stud as the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Miss Tarzy made a winning debut over 1500m at Mornington on Tuesday.

Four heats for juveniles run at Randwick on Tuesday morning and it was all about Snitzel with his quality son Empire of Japan taking another step towards his return, while the other three heats were won by the progeny of his young sire sons and included the top lot from Magic Millions Gold Coast March.

Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW Annual General Meeting held on 12 December saw a number of changes to the board, following the resignation of long-standing Director and Vice President Caroline Searcy.

Group One targets await Levante in the New Year, with a trip across the Tasman in the offing should she perform to her usual high standards.

Lyndhurst Stud’s Better than Ready has done some great things in his stud career to date and particularly in terms of his uncanny knack for producing an endless stream of fast precocious juveniles, but it was his three year-olds that gave him a unique achievement last Sunday.

Ulanova has a way to go to match the deeds of the best two-year-old through Stephen Marsh’s stable, but the unbeaten youngster has the potential to make a race of it.

Group One winner Tiptronic has been retired.

An impressive Group Two victory at Trentham earlier this month has thrust the undefeated filly Impendabelle (Impending) to the top of the order of entry for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m). 

The breakdown of sire numbers for 2023 Inglis Premier is an interesting exercise as it reveals a sale that has something that the others do not.

It's just 3 days until Bloodstockauction.com's final online auction of 2022. It's a special auction to end the year because it will be headlined by their Christmas Yearling Sale.

There are many ways of judging the performance of sires as compared to their peers and in the case of our third season sires the winner to runner strike rate is well worth a look.

Te Akau Racing’s three winners from the weekend could all be competing in feature events at the Auckland Thoroughbred Racing meetings over the Christmas-New Year period.

Kiwi-breds have cut a swathe through the Sydney spring racing and their presence was front and centre at Randwick on Saturday when the first three home in the $2million Group II ATC The Ingham (1600m) were all bred in New Zealand and purchased from NZB's Book 1 and 2 Sales at Karaka.

Not many thoroughbreds can combine equestrian with racing at the same time - In the space of a week Casey Lock went from winning ribbons with Viktor Vegas at a Cambridge show to winning the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa.

In-form filly Imarichgirl took no harm from a wasted trip to the Central Districts and will line up in this Saturday’s relocated Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m).

The catalogue for the 2023 Premier Yearling Sale – responsible for the World’s Best Sprinter Nature Strip among a long list of recent luminaries – is NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE.

Australasia’s most elite sire statistically, Extreme Choice, will have his services made available to breeders in the 2023 Northern Hemisphere breeding season.

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

With James McDonald in the saddle, Hong Kong Derby winner Romantic Warrior (IRE) put a class field to the sword in Sunday’s Group 1 The Longines Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin.

Second to Golden Sixty in the Group 1 Champions Mile and Group II Jockey Club Mile, California Spangle (IRE) took revenge on the reigning champion in Sunday’s $5million The Longines Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin.

The locals have dominated the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin and were to the fore again on Sunday with the Australian-bred All Too Hard gelding Wellington.

A daughter of the dual Group 1 winner Yankee Rose (All American), Liberty Island (JPN) stamped herself the best two-year-old filly in Japan with a facile win in the Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies on Sunday.

The Japanese struck first on Hong Kong International Day at Sha Tin when Win Marilyn (JPN) stormed home under Damian Lane in the Group 1 The Longines Hong Kong Vase (2400m).

Woodside Park Stud’s Rich Enuff has a promising performer in Hong Kong in the Mighty Stride, who kept his record at a perfect two for two in the Falvlon Hcp (1200m) at Sha Tin on International Stakes Day at Sha Tin.

The $2m Inglis Millennium is at the forefront of connections’ minds with star filly Saltaire (Star Turn) following her tenacious victory in the $500,000 Listed Inglis Nursery at Randwick.

Yarraman Park’s I Am Invincible is poised to get his 100th Australian winner of the season this week and is on track to replicate the success of his record breaking season in 2020/2021 when he sired an Australian record of 208 winners.

The big money races keep coming in Western Australia with the $1.5million Group III WATC Gold Rush (1400m) won by Victorian raider The Astrologist, a six year-old gelding by Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar.

Here is the full list of 112 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Lightly raced Fastnet Rock mare Sneaky Five was a brilliant early stakes-winning juvenile and a Group III winner last year at three and looks set for more success this season after winning the Listed BRC Bribie Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Renowned for her ability to handle wet tracks, speedy Deep Field mare Sky Command showed another string to her bow when winning her second Black Type race this season to land the Listed ATC Razor Sharp Stakes (1200m) on a good track at Randwick on Saturday.

John O’Shea enjoyed a magical day at Randwick, winning the $500,000 Inglis Nursery with Saltaire and topping it off with stable favourite Kirwan’s Lane leading home a quinella in the $2,000,000 Group II The Ingham (1600m).

Warm favourite Sinarahma provided a further example of her undoubted class when she cruised to victory in one of the feature events at Te Rapa on Saturday, the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m).

Hardy veteran Viktor Vegas struck a blow for the older generation when he plowed through the wet underfoot conditions at Te Rapa to blitz his rivals in the Gr.3 SKYCITY Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m).\

Flying mare Faithful Feat became a new stakes-winner for her sire Per Incanto (USA) and dam sire Snitzel in New Zealand on Saturday.

The five-year-old Better Than Ready mare Better Get Set launched down the centre of the track to open her stakes account in the Listed Ladbrokes Just Now Stakes (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Tough stayer Torrens won the Listed Tattersalls Cup at Randwick last year and the six year-old stallion by Cox Plate winner Adelaide (IRE) was back to his best at Randwick on Saturday coming with a well-timed run to win the $150,000 ATC Christmas Cup (2400m).

After copping a bad beat with Facile in the $500,000 Inglis Nursery at Randwick, Aquis Farm’s Tony Fung was on the wrong end of another photo when Empress Of Wonder failed to catch the Spirit Of Boom filly Malaboom in the Listed Aquis Stallions Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Sent out as one of the day’s hottest favourites right across Australasia, Kiwi-bred gelding Detonator Jack lived up to those lofty expectations in style at Sandown on Saturday.

Written Tycoon’s Group I Blue Diamond winning son Written By has broken the ice for his first winner and it was a super impressive winner trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

Edged out by Blanc De Blanc when making her career debut at Newcastle, the Star Turn filly Saltaire turned the tables on her conqueror and the highly touted Facile in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery (RL) at Randwick.

The I Am Invincible colt Godfather made the first downpayment on his $1,100,000 purchase price when making a winning debut in Saturday’s Listed Eureka Stud Phelan Ready Stakes (1000m) at Eagle Farm.

The Snitzel filly Serasana will target the $2,000,000 Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield in February after making a perfect start to her race career in Saturday’s Ladbroke It Hcp (1000m) at Sandown-Hillside.

It was a memorable Friday night for Adam Sangster and the Swettenham Stud team as winners flowed freely at Moonee Valley and Canterbury.

Winner of the Group III Tattersalls Cup over 2400m at Eagle Farm in June, Tavistock gelding London Banker (NZ)  was back in the winning groove at Doomben on Friday taking out the $150,000 Listed BRC Brisbane Handicap (1640m).

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable unleashed an impressive debut winner on Friday night at Canterbury by Galileo’s champion son Highland Reel (IRE).

Widden Stud’s value sire Stratum Star has a growing list of winners and among them is progressive mare Edna, who made it back-to-back wins at Canterbury when scoring on Friday evening.

Three stallions posted winning trebles and here is the full list of 85 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

The $500,000 Inglis Nursery is run at Randwick this Saturday and the race has produced Golden Slipper winners Mossfun and She Will Reign as well as Group I winners Extreme Choice and Wild Ruler, so a closer look at the runners is well worthwhile.

The Tattersalls Online December Sale has attracted a diverse catalogue of 74 entries for the final online auction of 2022 to be held on the platform. The sale includes a collection of Breeding Rights, broodmares, yearlings, a single foal and a stallion share in Group 1 producing sire ALMANZOR. The catalogue also features 40 horses in and out of training, as well as mares in foal to popular stallio

Local trainer John O’Shea is looking forward to heading to Randwick on Saturday where he will line-up progressive galloper Waihaha Falls in the Listed Razor Sharp Handicap (1200m).

We all know where there is smoke there is fire and a look at the unraced trial report for the progeny of first season sires would suggest some spotfires are looming as we head into summer.

The owners of Winx have issued a statement on the latest news of her stud career with the champion mare and her Pierro foal both in great health, but no foal on the horizon for 2023.

Earlier this year we ran a lovely story about Ian Smith and the apple of his eye, star broodmare Jade Tiara, the dam of his world champion sprinter Silent Witness.

Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Widden Stud’s Trapeze Artist has two leading chances to post a first black-type winner in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery (LR) at Randwick and head to the Christmas break atop the first season sire standings.

Three interesting heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Thursday morning were won by Gimcrack winner Platinum Jubilee, a Capitalist filly we highlighted last month and a smart colt by Trapeze Artist.

Top filly Prowess has returned to Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s Cambridge stable to begin her build-up toward another major age group target.

The New Zealand flag flew high on Australia’s biggest stages during this year’s spring carnivals, and now buyers will have the opportunity to secure siblings to a number of those star performers at Karaka 2023.

The early stages of the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series have propelled undefeated superstar Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) into a clear and undisputed lead over her generation, but only 2 points separates five talented fillies who sit between third and seventh on the points table. 

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have announced the retirement of their star sprinting mare Snapdancer, who is sure to light up a sale ring next year when offered as a broodmare prospect.

Here is the full list of 54 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Talented Merchant Navy gelding High Blue Sea made it back to back metropolitan wins when scoring a dominant victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

As a full sister to dual Group I winner Shadow Hero, well bred Pierro mare Chenin is assured of a future at stud, but she has more racing to do and a dominant win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday is sure to pave the way for further success.

Anthony Cumming is a good judge of a yearling and a Hellbent youngster he spotted at Inglis Easter opened his account with a bold front running win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

New Zealand-sourced gelding Golden Sixty will be vying for a Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) hat-trick when he heads to Sha Tin on Sunday.

The Godolphin two-year-olds have come out running this season, with the latest coming at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

The first race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday is a juvenile maiden which holds plenty of interest featuring the first runner for The Autumn Sun, a Melbourne trained filly with Magic Millions aspirations and a rare Godolphin homebred by Zoustar.

Keeneland has cataloged 1,509 horses – broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings and horses of racing age as well as stallions and stallion prospects – for the 66th January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will cover four sessions from Jan. 9-12, 2023.

Currently leading the Australian General Sires List, champion New Zealand sire Savabeel had an eye-catching debut winner on Tuesday from the powerful Maher and Eustace stable.

Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

I have been to enough race day celebrations to appreciate that fellow racing tragics enjoy a party as much as anyone (arguably a little more..).

Group One winner Imperatriz is on track to head to the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day following her 850m trial at Te Awamutu on Tuesday.

Regarded by many as the two best three year-old fillies in the land, In Secret and Amelia’s Jewel have several things in common having both been foaled at Segenhoe in the Hunter Valley and both blessed with G1 ability, but there is another thing and it’ s the Busselton boys!

On Monday, we took a look at the three year-old Group I winners so far in Australia this season and they were largely sourced from major commercial yearling sales, but the 18 horses that have won Group I races here this spring as older horses paint a very different picture.

A Japanese bred dual Group I winner in Australia, Tosen Stardom (Jpn) will shuttle to Ireland to stand at the newly created Zenith Stallion Station at Lemongrove Stud after completing his fifth season at Woodside Park in Victoria.

The Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale may have built its reputation on being a premium source of precocious juveniles, but three year-olds bought from the 2021 sale have been racing up a storm this season and have dominated their peers in Group I races.

Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Racing at the weekend produced some movement in the Magic Millions order of entry with Snitzel filly Stroll winning her first stakes race to move up the ladder for the 3YO feature, while unbeaten Skirt the Law enhanced her chances for the 2YO Classic.

Top-class miler Aegon is off for a break with features across the Tasman in autumn in mind after a great effort for second in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m).

TAB have released a market for the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday January 14 with Breeders Plate winner Empire of Japan the early favourite and Golden Gift runner-up Infatuation the next horse in the market, so let’s find out a bit more about the top contenders.

The $250,000 Group III BRC Grand Prix (2100m) will be run at Eagle Farm on December 17 and a three year-old that won impressively at Doomben on Saturday will be one of the top contenders.

There were some important stakes updates for yearlings catalogued for upcoming 2023 sales with none better than Amelia’s Jewel winning the $1.5million Group I WATC Northerly Stakes.

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

Catheryne Bruggeman, Paul Moroney, and Pangloss YK Japan had the final say at €310,000 for a full sister to Champion mare and dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve at the opening session of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale.

An unmissable event for the European breeding industry, the ARQANA Vente d’Élevage began this morning with the first day entirely devoted to the first part of the catalogue.

Relief was an over-riding emotion in the Dragon Leap camp following the six-year-old’s stunning performance at Pukekohe Park to end a lengthy winless streak.

Four year-old Snitzel stallion Veldskoen broke his maiden at his second start at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 116 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Given a gem of a ride by Pat Carbery, local heroine Amelia’s Jewel turned back the eastern state challenge in the $1,500,000 Group 1 Drummond Golf Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday.

In a head-bobbing finish to the Listed Channel 7 Mode Stakes at Doomben, it was the Snitzel filly Stroll who put the head down in time to end the undefeated streak of Chinny Boom.