Tuesday November 22
Coolmore shuttler Saxon Warrior (Jpn) has made a strong start with his first Northern Hemisphere bred juveniles headed by Group I winner Victoria Road and he had his first Australian barrier trial winner on Tuesday at Doomben.
Tuesday November 22
Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday November 22
There aren’t many runners by fertility hampered outstanding sire Extreme Choice, but he posted a promising new winner at Newcastle on Tuesday.
Tuesday November 22
The Singapore Turf Club have announced a raft of enhancements to their racing calendar next year.
Tuesday November 22
A trans-Tasman association dating back 15 years has come up trumps with another promising three-year-old prospect in Matter Of Honour, who will chase his fourth win on the bounce at Te Rapa on Saturday.
Tuesday November 22
The outstanding win of GOLD TRIP (FR) in the 2022 G1 Melbourne Cup has shone the spotlight firmly on the French auction house Arqana in a timely reminder that the upcoming Breeding Stock sale kicks off on December 3rd.
Tuesday November 22
A cracking catalogue for the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale is now online so Breednet have taken a close look at sire representation for this ever popular sale.
Tuesday November 22
The catalogue for the 2023 Classic Yearling Sale – the sale that has seen its graduates enjoy an explosion of recent big race success – is now available online.
Tuesday November 22
The one-day Tattersalls December Yearling Sale saw the full sister to Group I VRC Australian Cup winner Fifty Stars top proceedings at 260,000 guineas, while the half-brother to Australian Group II winneer Turaath sold for 180,000 guineas. The day saw nine lots sell for 100,000 guineas or more, a figure bettered only once in the history of the sale. The sale saw turnover of 4,501,500 guineas
Monday November 21
Arrowfield Stud’s young gun sire The Autumn Sun has yet to have a runner, but a handsome chestnut colt in the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable looks ready to step out on race day.
Monday November 21
The release of European service fees for all major farms in recent weeks and the current round of breeding stock sales in the Northern Hemisphere will have many bloodstock investors considering their options, so we thought a comparison of fees between leading European sires and leading Australian sires would hold some interest.
Monday November 21
Lucky Sweynesse has lead home a New Zealand bred trifecta with a highly impressive come-from-behind victory in Sunday’s HK$5 million Gr.2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Monday November 21
There were some strong updates to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in the past week, three at stakes level and 14 new winners into the page, headlined by the half-brother to exciting WA Guineas heroine Amelia’s Jewel.
Monday November 21
With a series of spring racetrack successes followed by a blockbuster Ready to Run Sale, the New Zealand industry has been on a high in recent weeks, and now New Zealand Bloodstock is keen to keep that momentum rolling right through to its main event – Karaka 2023.
Monday November 21
Kiwi bred sprinters filled the trifecta in the BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday making a powerful statement ahead of the Group I Longines HK International Sprint next month.
Monday November 21
Aussie bred Golden Sixty made a sparkling return to racing at Sha Tin on Sunday racking up the 22nd victory of his decorated 25-start career and third straight HK$5 million Group II BOCHK Private Health Jockey Club Mile (1600m) success.
Sunday November 20
Here is the full list of 59 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.
Monday November 21
Paul Carrazzo, long recognised as the premier bloodstock tax consultant in the country, is again teaming up with the WA Racing Industry to run a Horses & Tax Webinar on Friday 25 November 2022.
Sunday November 20
The final day of the 2022 TSHA National Titles at Stonewall Equestrian attracted a great crowd on Sunday with the Maserati VIP marquee the place to watch our amazing thoroughbred jumpers with the $70,000 Racing Teams Showjumping Challenge won by the Strawberry Hill Stud team featuring Australian showjumping champion Olivia Hamood.
Sunday November 20
A fourth Group 1 win in Japan for Damian Lane with the three-year-old colt Serifos (JPN) staging a last-to-first performance in Sunday’s $3,700,000 The Mile Championship (1600m) at Hanshin.
Sunday November 20
Were it not for a badly-timed injury, Alan Galbraith believes Proisir would probably never have found his way to Rich Hill Stud.
Sunday November 20
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson knew from the outset he had a smart filly on his hands in three-year-old filly Terziere.
Sunday November 20
Coolmore’s Triple Crown winner Justify (USA) was on the board with a new stakes-winner in North America on Saturday capping what has been an interesting week for him in the Southern Hemisphere with strong sale results in New Zealand and an impressive trial winner in Sydney.
Sunday November 20
The offspring of champion sire Frankel have made a huge impression here in Australia and he had a winner at Ballarat on Saturday that zoomed straight past short priced favourite Detonator Jack and certainly caught our eye on pedigree.
Sunday November 20
The second day of the TSHA National Titles at Stonewall Equestrian on Saturday produced more exciting showjumping with the inaugural Maiden Teams Challenge won by the team sponsored by Linda and Graham Huddy’s Peachester Lodge, while the National Group I Champion point score was won by a West Australian combination.
Saturday November 19
Here is the full list of 129 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.
Saturday November 19
All good things come to those that wait, and for 82yo trainer Colin Webster, his first Group 1 winner took some time but was worth the wait.
Saturday November 19
Talented I Am Invincible stallion Minsk Moment has always shown glimmers of serious ability when trained by Chris Waller, but produced his first Black Type win in the care of new trainer Adam Durrant when taking out the Listed WATC Carbine Club of WA Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday.
Saturday November 19
After losing her unbeaten record in the Burgess Queen Stakes, it was business as usual for Amelia's Jewel as she snapped Bustler's undefeated run in the $500,000 Group II WA Guineas at Ascot on Saturday.
Saturday November 19
Second in the Group 1 George Main Stakes and third in the Group 1 Epsom Hcp, Riodini has been kept in the best company in seventeen starts without winning for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The 6yo Proisir gelding claimed the $1,000,000 The Gong at Kembla Grange on Saturday, one of the few times he has not chased black-type.
Saturday November 19
Former Kiwi galloper Bankers Choice ran out a ready winner of the A$500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday for trainer Michael Moroney.
Saturday November 19
Godolphin picked up another valuable prize when the 4yo Exceed And Excel gelding Athelric captured Saturday’s $300,000 The Warra (1000m) at Kembla Grange.
Saturday November 19
On a day where Auckland’s enigmatic weather produced plenty of sunshine combined with heavy showers, stablemates Aromatic and Self Obsession fought out a thrilling finish in trying conditions to the Gr.3 Pukekohe Traders Counties Cup (2100m).
Saturday November 19
What a difference 30 minutes made for jockey Jonathan Riddell on Saturday.
Saturday November 19
When Direct finished third in the Silver Slipper Stakes won by Home Affairs, Lloyd Kennewell believed he had a stallion prospect, but when the son of Siyouni failed to live up to expectations, he was gelded – and it may have been the making of him.
Saturday November 19
The heavily backed Letzbeglam justified an avalanche of late money to win an incident-packed Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) at Pukekohe.
Saturday November 19
The $250,000 Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Classic (1000m) on Saturday produced an ultra-impressive winner with Zoustar colt Sunsource making light of the testing conditions to charge home and win running away.
Saturday November 19
The $175,000 VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade (1400m) at Ballarat settled down to a dogfight between the Symon Wilde stablemates Shuriken and Street Delight.
Saturday November 19
The winning roll by runners from the Andrew Forsman stable continued at Pukekohe on Saturday when promising filly Ethereal Star collected the first feature race on the day, the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Challenge Stakes (1100m).
Saturday November 19
Highly promising Queensland stallion, Heroic Valour, has lit up the New Zealand sale ring with his colt from Magic Albert mare, Lassila knocked down to Worldwide Bloodstock for $350,000 at Karaka’s Ready To Run Sale this week.
Saturday November 19
Christmas is just around the corner and what better festive shopping is there than for horses?!
Saturday November 19
Perfect spring weather at Stonewall Equestrian on Friday provided the backdrop to some dazzling showjumping with the $20,000 Six Bar Contest producing a national height record for a registered thoroughbred when young Hunter Valley rider Charlie Richardson cleared 1.75m in his final run on Bite the Bullet (USA) gelding Mavrick.
Saturday November 19
Strong drafts from industry heavyweights Coolmore and Godolphin highlight a compelling catalogue for the Inglis Digital November (Late) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.
Saturday November 19
Exciting young stallion Turn Me Loose (Iffraaj) was in hot demand at this week’s Karaka Ready to Run sale of Two Year Olds.
Friday November 18
The most expensive southern hemisphere filly by Justify out of a dual Group One winner, and a brilliant display by a daughter of Trapeze Artist produced plenty of interest at the Warwick Farm barrier trials on Friday.
Friday November 18
The $2,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic at the Gold Coast on January 14 is the carrot for 13 youngsters vying to break their maidens in Saturday's $250,000 2yo Classic (1000m) at Ballarat.
Friday November 18
Few Australians shop at the Keeneland November Horses Of Racing Age Sale, but the ever-vigilant Sheamus Mills was in action on Thursday.
Friday November 18
The inaugural TSHA National Titles at Stonewall has attracted support from a wide variety of sponsors including Inglis, who will field a team in the Maiden Teams Challenge on Saturday, but sadly their key rider and popular marketing executive Jemma Cutting has had to scratch due to injury.
Thursday November 17
There have been some super successful pinhook results at the NZB Ready to Run Sale this week with a $550,000 Hellbent colt one of the standouts and his dam Title Holder was purchased by Rathmore Bloodstock / Avesta Bloodstock at the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale this year for just $40,000.
Thursday November 17
Morgan Carter is a familiar face around the Karaka sales complex and is most commonly seen with a gavel in his hand, but he made his mark in a different capacity on Thursday’s second day of the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale.
Thursday November 17
Tremendous results were achieved at the conclusion of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale, confirming the confidence buyers have in kiwi educated and prepared two-year-olds.
Thursday November 17
Sydney-based bloodstock agent Andrew Williams continued a productive few days at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale when he went to $550,000 to secure Lot 307, a colt by Hellbent presented by Kilgravin Lodge deep into the final session of the two-day sale.
Thursday November 17
Hong Kong’s strong presence continued to be felt on the second day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run sale on Thursday.
Thursday November 17
Bloodstock agent Andrew Williams has been searching Australasia’s two-year-old sales for a Deep Field colt and found his pick at Karaka on Thursday.
Thursday November 17
Melbourne spring carnival star jockey Mick Dee will ride Group One winner Aegon in next month's Gr.1 Rydges Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.
Thursday November 17
Strawberry Hill Stud is home to some amazing mares, but sadly one of them is no longer with Stud Manager Bridie Sparkes announcing the passing of a great favourite in Tuesday Joy.
Thursday November 17
Arrowfield Stud shuttler Maurice (Jpn) has a smart mare in South Africa in lightly raced four year-old Whoa Whoa Whoa, who scored her fourth victory at Kenilworth on Wednesday .
Wednesday November 16
A $1.2million I Am Invincible filly created a big impression at Sandown on Wednesday when bolting away to win by four lengths.
Wednesday November 16
Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday November 16
Day One of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale saw trade gather momentum throughout the day, with 139 juveniles going under the hammer at Karaka to finish on a high.
Wednesday November 16
The Written Tycoon colt Operative continues to whittle away at his $900,000 purchase price when backing up from his Newcastle maiden win to capture the Microphone Yearlings (Bm68) (1200m) at Rosehill on Wednesday.
Wednesday November 16
Punters were on the ball when two fillies coming off hugely impressive wins faced off in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode (Bm64) (1400m) at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.
Wednesday November 16
Fresh off a highly successful Melbourne spring carnival, Andrew Forsman made a splash at Karaka on Wednesday when landing the sale topper on day one of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready To Run Sale.
Wednesday November 16
Liam Howley was eager to redeem a mistake he made at the yearling sales in Australia earlier this year when he headed to Karaka on Wednesday.
Wednesday November 16
Talented Merchant Navy gelding High Blue Sea enjoyed a polished front running ride under Tim Clark to break his maiden at Rosehill on Wednesday in style.
Wednesday November 16
Hong Kong bloodstock agent Willie Leung and trainer Francis Lui teamed up to purchase subsequent Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2017 Ready To Run Sale, and they hope they have struck gold once more at this year’s edition of the sale.
Wednesday November 16
The international buying bench made their presence felt early on day one of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready To Run Sale.
Wednesday November 16
It’s a sad reality that the legs of ponies do not grow as fast as the legs of children and the progression for many keen young riders has an end destination in a partnership with a thoroughbred.
Wednesday November 16
The NZB Ready to run Sale gets underway today and a good guide to the prices they’ll be making can come from the all important pinhook information.
Wednesday November 16
The Racing Teams Challenge will be a highlight at the inaugural Thoroughbred Sport Horse Australian Titles at Stonewall Equestrian this weekend featuring nine teams of horses and riders jumping from 1.10 up to 1.20m with Newgate Farm and SF Bloodstock proud sponsors of a team.
Wednesday November 16
Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp winner THE PLATINUM QUEEN has been added as a wildcard entry to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale and will be offered as lot 1924B on Tuesday 29th November. She is the first Group 1 winning filly to be offered as a two-year-old at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale this century.
Tuesday November 15
Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday November 15
Capitalist has been keeping pace with I Am Invincible on the score of posting winners with nine in the past seven days including the three year-old that topped the 2021 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Tuesday November 15
Quality mare Letzbeglam will bid to add New Zealand black type to her record on Saturday at Pukekohe where she opens a campaign that may see her mix it at Group One level.
Tuesday November 15
The Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship has been an important steppingstone in the careers of its graduates.
Tuesday November 15
It was a fill-up for Australians on Day 1 of the Arqana Autumn Horses In Training Sale, which included the record-setting top lot Carini.
Tuesday November 15
The Karaka Million twilight extravaganza might be at a temporary location of Pukekohe this January instead of Ellerslie, and Te Akau Racing might have a different trainer at the helm in Mark Walker, but there is already a very familiar tangerine theme dominating the top end of the order of entry for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m).
Tuesday November 15
Four heats for juveniles at the Randwick trials on Monday included a winner for first season sire Trapeze Artist.
Monday November 14
There was drama aplenty around Legarto’s triumph in Monday’s Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Monday – all of it before the field jumped.
Monday November 14
Kevin Myers’ stable successfully defended its crown in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) with rising staying star Aljay prevailing in a driving finish at Riccarton dominated by Central Districts raiders.
Monday November 14
With New Zealand thoroughbreds excelling offshore and overseas buyers flocking back after a two-year absence, vendors have plenty of reasons to be upbeat in the countdown to this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale at Karaka – and none more so than Kit Brooks.
Monday November 14
Sabin Kirkland was in a buoyant mood at Riccarton on Monday after his gelding Buoyant comfortably took out the Gr.3 Stewards Stakes (1200m).
Monday November 14
The November foals are covering themselves in glory of late – think Anamoe, Nature Strip and Roch ‘N’ Horse so we’ve looked at the stats to see how this group have performed in the last 10 years.
Monday November 14
New Zealand’s flagship sire Savabeel currently has pride of place at the head of the Australian General Sires List by earnings with his 11 entries for the NZB Ready to Run Sale this week on November 16 and 17 sure to be in hot demand.
Monday November 14
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale is just moments away, set to take place this week on 16 and 17 November at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre.
Monday November 14
The sun shone brightly on the Hunter Valley in New South Wales on Saturday, and fans at Newcastle Racecourse were treated to an outstanding afternoon of racing where Godolphin and the Snowden stable captured the biggest spoils.
Monday November 14
The inaugural Thoroughbred Sport Horse Australian Titles will be held at Stonewall Equestrian this Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th with a full schedule of showjumping, show horse classes and dressage, plus the Maiden Teams Challenge to showcase eight teams of three riders with Breednet proud to sponsor one of them.
Monday November 14
Last year’s Cox Plate winner State of Rest (IRE), a four time Group I winner in four different countries, will commence his stud career in the Northern Hemisphere at Rathbarry Stud before heading to Newgate Farm in Australia later in the year.
Sunday November 13
Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday November 13
The product of two champions Geraldina backed up from her maiden Group success in the Group II Sankei Sho All Comers at Nakayama in September to capture Sunday’s Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hanshin.
Sunday November 13
With his second Ready to Run Sale draft about to go through the Karaka sale ring, Matamata horseman Kurtis Pertab could hardly have hoped for a better start to one of his most important weeks of the year.
Sunday November 13
Three-year-old filly Family Ties capitalised on a patient ride by champion apprentice Joe Kamaruddin to win the Transport/Hatuma Lime 3YO Maiden (1300m) on Sunday at Hastings.
Sunday November 13
Lyndhurst Stud and Champion stallion, Better Than Ready, left their hoofprint on the Keith Noud program at Doomben on Saturday with a QTIS double via Skirt The Law and Northern Express.
Sunday November 13
Judging from her dominant win over 1200m at Canberra on Sunday, we have not heard the last of the Invader debutant Sunshine In Paris.
Sunday November 13
After downing Kissonallforcheeks as a $21 chance in the Listed Cyril Flower Stakes in February, the seven-year-old Testa Rossa mare This'll Testya was considerably more popular with punters in Saturday's Group III Euroz Hartleys Colonel Reeves (1100m) at Ascot.
Sunday November 13
A big day at Ascot on Saturday for Lucy Warwick, who bagged a notable double with the three-year-old maiden Admiration Express in the Group III Champion Fillies (1600m) and the ageless This'll Testya in the Group III Colonel Reeves.
Sunday November 13
Exciting Deep Field filly My Bella Mae kept her record at a perfect three for three when taking out the Listed WATC Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday.
Saturday November 12
Here is the full list of 96 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday November 12
The Annabel Neasham-trained Holyfield stopped the clock at a track record 1,07,74 when leading home a 1-2 for I Am Invincible in Saturday’s Listed Aquis Stallions Keith Noud Quality (1200m) at Doomben.
Saturday November 12
Former South African Champion Apprentice Craig Zackey got his New Zealand career underway at Tauranga on Saturday where he picked up a winning double including the feature event on the card, the Gr.2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes (1600m) aboard Demonetization.