Punters will have to wait at least a couple more weeks before they see Group One winner Catalyst resume his racing career.

The all-conquering Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable took the wraps off two exciting 3-year-old debutants on the Pakenham Synthetic on Friday.

Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Snitzel is riding high as a sire of sires thanks to his Cox Plate winning son Shamus Award and the speedy Russian Revolution, crowned champion first crop sire last season, but there is a new wave of his colts being readied for a spring assault and several will be in action on Saturday.

Harking back prior to Covid restrictions, the Royal Randwick Ballroom was brimming with racing enthusiasts and industry participants last evening for the New South Wales Racehorse Owners Association’s Racing’s Night of Champions.

It’s been two smart winners in two days for Churchill (IRE) with astute trainer Tim Martin getting the cash with a short priced favourite at Wagga on Thursday.

Very few racehorses end their careers undefeated, particularly when they start to work their way up through the grades and for every Frankel, Black Caviar and Justify, there are a myriad of others that come up short and this weekend several high profile ‘undefeated’ up and comers will put their perfect record on the line.

Today’s ten length romp on debut for War Decree filly Miss Take may have been effortless, but it doesn’t tell the story of the timely part-sale of the filly settled less than 24 hours before her Riccarton win.

The final event on a nine-race card at Bendigo on Thursday proved worth the wait as the progressive Xtravagant gelding Mr News took his record to a perfect two for two in the Bendigo Locksmiths Hcp (1300m).

Peter Setchell, founder and former proprietor of Millfield Stud, passed away peacefully at his home in Cambridge this week after battling cancer.

The big guns will come out blazing for Saturday’s Group III Furphy San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Andrew Forsman has enjoyed his share of glory days in Australia, but a midweek victory in Victoria held special significance for the Cambridge trainer.

He’s already captured one Australian Champion Sire Title and this sire could be on track for a second having sired a winner a day for the first 25 days of August!

The G1 Queensland Oaks victor Winning Ways has tonight become the third-most expensive horse to sell online in Australia this year after realising $700,000 in the Inglis Digital August (Late) Sale.

He was a ‘One to Watch’ when breaking his maiden at Kembla earlier this month and is ‘One to Watch’ again after making a swift transition to metro class with another dominant win at Randwick on Wednesday.

The Mike Moroney-trained Japanese Emperor made the perfect start to his career at Sandown on Wednesday, coming with a late charge to score going away in a three-year-old event over 1200m.

Adrian Clark may have another quality filly on his hands in the form of Wrote three-year-old Best Seller.

Matamata trainer Mark Walker unleashed some of the stable’s talent at Taupo on Wednesday when sending out six winners on the nine-race card including a debut winner by So You Think.

Returning to Coolmore Australia this spring, promising young Galileo son Churchill (IRE) posted a debut winner at Ipswich on Wednesday with the Tony Gollan trained filly Madame Odette saluting for a big team of happy owners put together by Flying Start Syndications.

John O’Shea has a stable full of talented horses at present and he was talking Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas plans for exciting Zoustar colt Zou Tiger when he cast off maiden status at Randwick on Wednesday with a resounding first up win.

Remarkable broodmare Hell It's Hot is the gift that keeps on giving for breeder Fred Moses.

A variety of Australian features remain in the mix for highly regarded three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart, who has already made an impact across the Tasman.

Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are upbeat about the chances of I’m Thunderstruck ahead of his first-up run in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

New Zealand-bred gelding Caboche could be in for a big spring according to his trainer Chris Waller.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today that hold entries.

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

Who is the best value stallion standing in Victoria? You’d get some fairly subjective comments on that – depending on the stud you spoke to – but Larneuk Stud is prepared to put its two bob’s worth in and declare Wandjina.

There are many post racing careers suited to thoroughbreds - breeding, hacking, dressage, eventing, show jumping and polo to name a few, but three former Go Racing horses are doing something a little different at Annarehab in Miranda. 

Astute trainer Les Ross provided all of the runners in two heats for two year-olds at the Sunshine Coast trials on Tuesday morning and produced another trial winner for Aquis Farm’s young sire Performer.

Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday morning featured some Everest contenders and a promising filly with stakes ambitions and an entry for the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas.

Official two year-old trials are just around the corner with two 600m jump outs at Cranbourne on Monday morning showcasing some lovely babies from the Busuttin and Young stable with heat winners by Widden Stud sires Written By and Zoustar.

It’s a new season and for the young second crop sires it’s a clean slate with the achievements of the past 12 months consigned to history as we look ahead to see what their three year-olds might do with the benefit of maturity.

The creation of its most senior on farm role in time for the 2022 breeding season reflects the continued progression of successful Hunter Valley nursery Lime Country Thoroughbreds.

Grahame Begg had an interesting first starter at Pakenham on Monday, producing the half-sister to his Champion 2YO Written By for a winning debut.

In a manner reminiscent of her triple Group 1 winning sire Turn Me Loose, Gr.1 2YO winner Lickety Split resumed her exciting career with another terrific performance to down her more seasoned peers in the Gr.3 Northland Breeders Stakes at Ruakaka at the weekend.

There is a strong chance the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Dragon Leap will be seen in action at Caulfield rather than Te Rapa this weekend, with the highly-talented six-year-old amongst the 20-strong nominations for the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday.

Love Reigns became her sire U S Navy Flag’s second stakes winner when she was victorious in the US$150,000 Bolton Landing Stakes (1100m) at Saratoga on Sunday.

Denny Moroney was well known as the father of prominent identities Michael and Paul Moroney, however, his reach went far beyond his immediate family to encompass countless members of the racing community.

The Scat Daddy sireline has had plenty of success this year with No Nay Never enjoying a remarkable run with his juveniles which continued at Deauville on Sunday with the Group I Prix Morny (1200m) won by his brilliant colt Blackbeard.

The Group I Prix Jean Romanet (2000m) at Deauville was chosen as the starting off point for Australian Horse of the Year Verry Elleegant in her first campaign for new trainer Francis-Henri Graffard, ,but there was no fairytale result.

Here is the full list of 75 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Nine stakes races in Aus and NZ in the last week, obviously highlighted by the Group One winning return of Anamoe, but the rapid rise of Zoustar’s Zougotcha and Star Witness’s Fast Witness were also noteworthy, with both lightly raced and seemingly with more to offer.

After having his run of five consecutive wins snapped when fifth behind Potager (Deep Impact) in the Group 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin on April 3, the 4yo Maurice (JPN) colt Jack d'Or returned to winning ways in Sunday's Group II Sapporo Kinnen (2000m) at Sapporo Racecourse on Sunday.

The 14-time Group 1 winner Melody Belle foaled a Written Tycoon filly at Yulong Stud on Saturday night.

John O'Shea has resisted the temptation to tackle stakes races with the 4-year-old gelding Pizarro, but there could be a nice race over the Spring Carnival for the progressive son of All Too Hard.

Three-year-old colt Virtuous Circle narrowly prevailed in the Hugh Wallace-Smith Handicap (1500m) at The Valley on Saturday, to make the perfect start to his classic season.

Shuttling to Coolmore Australia this spring, Deep Impact’s dual Group I winning son Saxon Warrior (Jpn)  enjoyed good results overnight with his first stakes-winner and first Group performer.

Here is the full list of 108 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable claimed four consecutive races at Moonee Valley on Saturday, culminating with stable favourite Bella Nipotina in the Listed Long Fine Hospitality Carlyon Stakes (1000m).

The first leg of the Darley Princess Series, the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) attracted a big field of quality fillies covering a wide range of form lines and it was up and comer Zougotcha that took the quantum leap to score a stylish victory at Randwick.

A Group 1 winner at two, three, and four, Godolphin's Street Boss (USA) superstar Anamoe made a winning seasonal debut in Saturday's $750,000 Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

Promising Star Witness colt Fast Witness confirmed the potential of his last start maiden win at Cranbourne when stepping successfully up to stakes class in the Listed MVRC Mitchell McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Off the board in just one of her eight starts, Godolphin’s 4-year-old Brazen Beau mare Zapateo took up where she left off with a strong finishing win in Saturday’s Group III Laurel Oak Toy Show Quality at Randwick.

After winning the Group III ATC Premier's Cup (2000m) twelve months ago with Harpo Marx (IRE) (Galileo), trainer Bjorn Baker and jockey Rachel King went back to back with Arapaho (FR) at Randwick on Saturday.

Trainer Danny O’Brien pulled the right rein when he sent Showmanship to Sydney for Saturday’s Group III Mostyncopper Show County Quality (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday in preference to the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley.

Last season’s Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) winner Lickety Split showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in the three-year-old feature events over the next few months with a determined effort to win the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka.

John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds have already tasted success with Frankel, who has given them high class Group winning filly Argentia and they have an up and coming young stayer by the champion sire in Impulsar (IRE), who is from the 2013 Arqana Deauville Yearling Sale top lot.

The Group I Nunthorpe Stakes (5f) was the highlight at York overnight with two year-old filly The Platinum Queen running bravely for second in the all aged sprint but not quite good enough for Highfield Princess, while Godolphin produced another star 2YO colt.

A G1 winner, multiple other Stakes winners and Stakes producers as well as 12 broodmares from Godolphin headline another enticing Inglis Digital online catalogue.

Here is the full list of 39 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Novara Park stallion What’s The Story recorded his first victory as a sire when Big Story won his Australian debut over 1400m on the Ballarat synthetic on Friday.

Spring is in the air with the Group 1 Winx Stakes and an intriguing edition of the Group II Silver Shadow Stakes for the new season three-year-old fillies highlighting a top card at Randwick on Saturday.

The annual Waikato stallion tour, organised by the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and sponsored by gavelhouse.com, will take place on Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21, with all welcome.

Yulong Investments is excited to announce the appointment of Claudia McDougall to the position of Nominations, Sales and Marketing Executive at Yulong Stud, to join the team led by Troy Stephens.

Group I racing continued at York overnight with the Group I Darley Yorkshire Oaks (1m4f) won by outstanding Frankel mare Alpinista, whose next stop is likely to be the Arc.

Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Grace’s Secret will be a bit of an unknown to Australian punters, but trainer Chris Waller is hoping that will change at Randwick on Saturday.

Danny O’Brien is leaning towards heading north to Sydney on Saturday with his comeback gelding Showmanship to contest the Gr.3 Show County Quality (1200m).

As each season passes, New Zealand-bred and sold horses continue to rapidly climb the world’s thoroughbred racing ranks. 

Chris Waller had five of the eleven starters in  Thursday’s $165,000 Listed Pioneer Services Rowley Mile Rowley (1600m) at Hawkesbury and supplied the quinella.

Godolphin's highly regarded Lonhro filly Sumatra opened her winning account over 1300m at Hawkesbury on Thursday to become the second winner for Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes heroine Earthquake.

Group I racing was at York last night with undefeated champion miler Baaeed stretching his brilliance out to 10 ½ furlongs for the first time in the Group I Juddmonte International, while the familiar colours of Hong Kong owner Bon Ho were carried by a Group II winner that is entered for the Melbourne Cup.

An elated Jamie Lovett “couldn’t be happier’’ with the results of today’s Inglis Digital August Boutique Sale of three Australian Bloodstock mares, which grossed $1,210,000.

Flying Artie gelding Captain Rogers improved on his debut third behind the promising Castillian at Warracknabeal to open his winning account cosily over 1300m at Cranbourne on Wednesday.

The lone three-year-old in the race, the Hellbent gelding Hell I Am, gave his elders a start and beating in Wednesday’s Vinery Stallions (Bm72) over 1250m at Canterbury.

In a race that changed dramatically in the final 100m, the Extreme Choice filly Wollombi came with a barnstorming finish to open her winning account over 1200m at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The most experienced runner in the race, the $1,000,000 Not A Single Doubt colt Northern Beaches broke his maiden at start five with a commanding performance over 1200m at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today that hold entries.

DANZIG Is one of the few global Breed Shapers in the world today, dominant for precocious speed and his influence has been profound in Australia, so when Pedigrees 360 present an in-depth analysis of his pedigree  it is compelling reading for all pedigree enthusiasts and broodmare owners.

It’s fairly safe to say that Arrowfield Stud do not offer the cream of their crop in an unreserved sale of yearlings on Bloodstockauction.com, but that is exactly where Luigi Muollo picked up our ‘One to Watch’ on Tuesday.

Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Royally bred Snitzel filly Crystalane kick-started her career in style with a brave front-running performance in an 1100m fillies and mares maiden plate at Wyong on Tuesday.

After more than half a century of milking cows, Edwin Sheather decided he needed to pick-up a hobby to keep him occupied outside of tending to his beef cattle on his 58-acre property.

Group One winner Lickety Split will begin what her connections hope to be a lucrative spring preparation when she heads to Ruakaka on Saturday.

So You Think gave us an eye-catching One to Watch winner last month in the shape of Think About It and the four year-old gelding  made it two impressive wins in as many starts when scoring easily at Wyong on Tuesday.

Breeders have been talking and our phones have been ringing non-stop since our Stallion Parades this past weekend. So much so that we have decided to open up and hold an additional two days of parades before the season starts.

The Written Tycoon gelding Bencoolen defied a betting drift to make a winning career debut over 1204m at Donald on Tuesday and is entered for the Caulfield Guineas.

The third day of the August Yearling Sale continued the momentum of the first two days.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today that hold entries.

Swettenham Stud's Rubick has been on fire of late, and he backed up his six winners around Australia on Saturday with a pair of promising three-year-olds at Pakenham on Monday.

Warwick Farm barrier trials on Monday featured last year’s Golden Rose winner In The Congo turning up for his return with another trial win, while we liked the look of a So You think three year-old that holds an entry for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas.

The first Australian crop of two year-olds by Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) are making good progress in some of the best stables in the country while his first Northern Hemisphere runners continue to impress with Justa Warrior becoming his third stakes-winner when taking out the Listed Runhappy Ellis Park Debutante Stakes.

Following a beautiful afternoon at the races at Deauville-La Touques Racecourse, which held the prestigious Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le[1]Buffard Jacques Le Marois (Gr.1), the second day of the August Yearling Sale began.

A changing of the guard in Singapore for Te Akau has proved to be a seamless transition with the trainers’ premiership again having a familiar look about it.

Four weeks after triumphing in an 1800-metre Derby, Singapore’s superstar Karaka graduate Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) has taken a big step down in distance and conquered some of Kranji’s swiftest sprinters.

Horsepower Feeds and Supplements is pleased to welcome Grant Burrill

Zululand's progeny have shown plenty to be excited about over recent weeks.

It’s all happening in France at present with the Arqana August Yearling Sale in full swing and an action packed program of Group racing at Deauville on Sunday, so let’s take a look at the winners with champion sire Frankel delivering a stakes double headed by his superstar filly Inspiral.

The catalogue for the Inglis Ready2Race Sale – far and away the strongest 2YO catalogue Australia has ever seen – is now available online.

Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With eight of the twelve acceptors scratched due to the heavy track, Sunday’s highly anticipated 1100m 3yo maiden at Bendigo could have turned out a non-event. But it was far from that, and the Hawkes stable believes it featured a colt that has the potential to mix it with the best.