Thursday July 21
Blue-blood Exceed and Excel stallion De Gaulle posted a debut winner at Moe on Saturday in Rosa’s Revenge and he followed up with another at Cranbourne on Thursday when Bonjour de Gaulle saluted in style.
Thursday July 21
High profile Sydney breeder-owner John Cordina has successfully delved into the New Zealand broodmare market in his continued support of young Rich Hill Stud stallion Ace High.
Thursday July 21
At the end of July, Haunui Farm will farewell long time Sales & Marketing Manager, Shannon Taylor, as she embarks on a new chapter in her career.
Thursday July 21
New Zealand-bred gelding Waihaha Falls will be vying for his third win on-end when he lines up over 1300m at Randwick on Saturday.
Thursday July 21
Dragon Leap is on target to resume at Ruakaka next month before he chases further black-type titles.
Wednesday July 20
The battle to be leading sire by two year-old winners looks like it will be going to the wire with Queensland’s dynamic duo Better Than Ready and Spirit of Boom locked in a titanic struggle.
Wednesday July 20
Darley’s champion sire Exceed and Excel is on the cusp of a big milestone racking up his 199th stakes-winner overnight in Ireland when Pirate Jenny won the Listed Yeomanstown Stud Stakes (6f) at Naas.
Wednesday July 20
Peter Corbett has come to the end of a special journey with his multiple stakes-winning stayer Dee And Gee (NZ) (Darci Brahma), who played a starring role with a sale-topping price of $105,000 in the 2022 National Broodmare and Stallion Share Sale on Gavelhouse Plus on Wednesday night.
Wednesday July 20
Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday July 20
Sierra Sue has today become the most expensive horse sold online in Australia this year, realising $1.55m to the bid of Bill Pearce’s Bromfield Park.
Wednesday July 20
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable were expected to win the opening juvenile race at Sandown on Wednesday, but they did it with the stable’s second string pick, a super impressive daughter of So You Think.
Wednesday July 20
Zoukerino left little doubt that he will be a player in the early three-year-old stakes races after a hugely impressive career debut over 1100m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 20
Newgate Farm’s Deep Field has had a benchmark year in Hong Kong finishing as the Champion Sire by earnings and he is also having a good year here in Australia with his juveniles posting his 17th two-year-old winner this season at Randwick on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 20
Imperatriz provided the star turn at Tuesday's Cambridge trials, getting the nod of approval from both Matamata trainer Mark Walker and jockey Opie Bosson.
Tuesday July 19
The catalogue for the 2022 National Broodmare and Stallion Share Sale on Gavelhouse Plus is stacked with stallions held in high regard throughout Australasia, both for their own progeny and for their ever-growing reputations as broodmare sires.
Tuesday July 19
As the season draws to an end a look at the Breednet report for unraced triallers by first season sires holds plenty of interest in shedding light on which sires still have plenty of horses that are in the pipeline, but have yet to show their hand on race day.
Tuesday July 19
The Inglis Digital bespoke sale of high class dual Group I winning mare Sierra Sue finishes later today and bidding has hit the million dollar mark overnight.
Tuesday July 19
Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday July 19
Just a day after posting his tenth winner, Yarraman Park’s Hellbent has delivered an 11th and this one bolted in by four and a half lengths at Wyong on Tuesday.
Tuesday July 19
Stephen Autridge looks to be in for an exciting season with rising three-year-old Alabama Gold after his win over 800m at the Cambridge trials on Tuesday.
Tuesday July 19
You’ve got to be in it to win it and Widden Stud’s young gun sires Trapeze Artist and Written By both feature prominently in the list of nominations for the 2023 Golden Slipper Stakes to be run at Rosehill next March.
Tuesday July 19
A busy set of trials on the grass at Hawkesbury on Monday morning produced 10 juvenile heat winners with one heat in particular holding the promise of some possible spring contenders.
Tuesday July 19
Trainer Richard Collett’s move to Sydney is well under way, with his Pukekohe stables on the market and a number of horses booked to fly out at the end of the month.
Monday July 18
Prominent racehorse owner Mrs Beryl White has passed away aged 88.
Monday July 18
A trip south to Riccarton next month could be on the cards for Verry Flash after his victory in the Whyte Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday.
Monday July 18
Yarraman Park’s Hellbent has been hitting top gear in the back end of the season with a slew of winners including the Kurt Goldman trained filly Negation, who became his tenth winner when scoring at Goulburn on Monday.
Monday July 18
Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday July 18
Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto has again staved off global competition to end another Hong Kong racing season as the most prolific source of individual winners and delivering the highest tally of wins.
Monday July 18
From a handful of runners, the young Bombora Downs stallion De Gaulle notched his third winner at Moe on Saturday, with the debutant Rosa’s Revenge proving a class above in the 1114m maiden for three-year-old fillies.
Monday July 18
After heading through the Karaka sale ring twice, Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) climbed one of Singapore racing’s highest summits on Sunday with his triumph in the S$400,000 Singapore Derby (1800m) at Kranji.
Sunday July 17
Frankel is not the only European sire working towards 100 stakes-winners at present and the magic Galileo x Fastnet Rock nick strikes again with a new Group winner that also has a double cross of Urban Sea.
Sunday July 17
The release of nominations for the 2023 Golden Slipper marks the beginning of a long road that will end at Rosehill next year on March 18, so let’s take a closer look at those 2000 plus babies in the hunt for the world’s richest for 2YO’s.
Sunday July 17
Here is the full list of 68 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday July 17
Astute trainer Mark Newnham has had some good success with gorgeous grey fillies, think Greysful Glamour and Harmony Rose, and we suspect he may have another that made a winning debut at Hawkesbury on Sunday.
Sunday July 17
Exciting young sire Maurice (Jpn) has had plenty of stakes placed horses this season outside of his Group I superstars Hitotsu and Mazu and one of them is a maiden no more.
Sunday July 17
Aquis Farm have announced via Twitter that their promising young sire Spieth has died suddenly.
Sunday July 17
Promising four-year-old Bold Mac made an auspicious debut from his new Sydney quarters when he struck first up for the Chris Waller stable at Rosehill on Saturday.
Sunday July 17
Australia’s revered royal family centred around blue hen Dancing Show (USA) has produced a course record breaking Group I winner in North America.
Saturday July 16
The Yulong colours were in the winner’s circle in Ireland overnight at the Curragh where quality Galileo filly Magical Lagoon claimed her first Group I win in the Irish Oaks (1m4f).
Saturday July 16
Legendary sire Galileo posted his 96th Group I winner overnight when Magical Lagoon won the Irish Oaks and two of his sire sons in Frankel and Churchill also posted interesting stakes-winners.
Saturday July 16
Here is the full list of 119 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday July 16
Yarraman Park’s Hellbent is enjoying a surge of winners as we come to the end of the season with the half-sister to Group I winner Heaven’s Above opening her account at Kembla on Saturday to become his ninth first crop winner.
Saturday July 16
Widden Stud’s flagship sire Zoustar posted his 30th lifetime stakes-winner on Saturday when the Peter Moody trained blue-blood colt He’s Heaven cast off maiden status with a Black Type win at just his second start.
Saturday July 16
Following the news of the death of Ramsay Farm's outstanding stallion Kitten’s Joy, his daughter Frumos (USA) provided a fitting eulogy at Rosehill on Saturday.
Saturday July 16
Champion expat New Zealand trainer Chris Waller enjoyed a highly successful afternoon at Rosehill on Saturday, saddling four winners and reaching 150 city wins for the season, and two of his victories came with impressive performances from New Zealand-breds Lord Ardmore and Bold Mac.
Saturday July 16
At the famous Melbourne racecourse where his sire made his name, talented New Zealand-bred gelding Horrifying produced a dominant front-running performance to claim the biggest win of his career to date in Saturday’s A$175,000 Flemington Cup 1849 (2800m).
Saturday July 16
Promising three-year-old Turn the Ace showed he won’t be fazed by the longer distances as he matures into his imposing frame after winning nicely over 1600m at Ruakaka on Saturday.
Saturday July 16
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike picked up a winning double at Te Rapa last Saturday and he was at it again at Ruakaka just seven days later where he produced tough two-year-old filly Pacific Dragon and veteran River Run for a similar result.
Saturday July 16
The $150,000 VRC Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday was expected to produce another victory for last start stakes-winning filly Quang Tri and it certainly looked that way when she shot clear of her rivals with a furlong to run.
Saturday July 16
The Tony Gollan-trained Spirit Of Boom pair, Honey Pot and Spiritualised did the sponsor proud with a battle royale in the Eureka Stud Hcp (1200m) at Eagle Farm, and in the context of the 2yo sire championship, the right one won.
Saturday July 16
The Clayton Douglas-trained Giga Kick kept his record at a perfect two-for-two with an impressive performance in the Trevor Clarke Hcp (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Interestingly, the first four across the line are homebreds that have taken their breeders to the heights.
Saturday July 16
When the Kris Lees trained American Pharoah (USA) gelding Flag of Honour won on debut at Newcastle last month he landed a massive betting plunge, but punters were not quite as confident at Rosehill on Saturday when he was stepping up in class and distance.
Saturday July 16
Bred in Australia, Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2021/22 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn consecutive Horse of the Year titles at a special presentation held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley Clubhouse on Friday night.
Saturday July 16
New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2021/22 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn consecutive Horse of the Year titles at a special presentation held at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Happy Valley Clubhouse on Friday night.
Friday July 15
There is more to the Galileo sireline than just Frankel with his champion son Teofilo making his presence felt overnight as the sire of a new stakes-winner and the grand-sire of another.
Friday July 15
Deep Field posted his 15th 2YO winner of the season at Scone on Friday and he did it with an impressive debut winner bred and retained to race by Kia Ora Stud.
Friday July 15
Set to make her career debut in Saturday’s Trevor Clarke Hcp (1000m) at Flemington, Salaasel represents the crème de la creme for the Emirates Park operation.
Friday July 15
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have enjoyed much success wuth the Kiwi breds this season and you can Black Book this pair of debut 2YO winners at Geelong on Friday to make their mark in better company next season.
Friday July 15
There might be a nice race in the not-to-distant future for Grand Impact after the two-year-old son of Satono Aladdin (JPN) made short work of his elders at his career debut over 1200m at Geelong on Friday.
Friday July 15
Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) sired his second Group winner when talented filly Just Cindy made it two wins from two starts when taking out the $175,000 Group III Schuylerville Stakes (6f) at Saratoga on Thursday.
Friday July 15
The Canterbury trials for Friday were switched to Warwick Farm to be run on the polytrack and the juveniles were out in force with eight heats won by two year-olds including an I Am Invincible filly shooting to become the tenth winner from her blue hen dam.
Friday July 15
There are a lot of ways to measure success in a sire, but for the truly elite stallions there is really only one and it’s Group I winners and on that score Fastnet Rock has no peers, so let's take a look at the mares he covered last spring.
Friday July 15
Group One performer La Crique is being set for a trip across the Tasman this spring where she will be aimed at some rich Melbourne targets.
Thursday July 14
Frankel continued his relentless domination of European Group races overnight at Longchamp adding a 25th Group I winner to his ever growing tally.
Thursday July 14
July 15 is a significant date in the career of Bowness Stud resident sire D’Argento as it’s the anniversary of his debut win as a 2-year-old at Newcastle back in 2017.
Thursday July 14
Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday July 14
The Grafton Cup carnival attracts support from the city stables with the $45,000 Springboard to Fame 2YO Showcase (1200m) producing a trifecta for Newgate Farm sires with victory going to the Richard and Will Freedman trained Deep Field gelding Fashion Legend.
Thursday July 14
While Arapaho (FR) has won just two of his thirteen starts since his importation, the son of Lope De Vega (IRE) has returned his €140,000 purchase price back with interest highlighted by runaway victory in Thursday’s $200,000 Listed Southside Pharmacy Grafton Cup (2350m).
Thursday July 14
So You Think does not get a lot of two year-old winners, so when one of his babies wins on debut by three it’s always going to catch the eye especially when it’s bred on a ‘nick that clicks’!
Thursday July 14
Vinery Stud’s vintage finish to the Hong Kong season reached a crescendo at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening when Star Turn 3yo Sugar Sugar propelled Joao Moreira into a share of the lead for the jockeys’ premiership.
Thursday July 14
Arrowfield Stud shuttler Admire Mars (Jpn) had just four entries in Tuesday’s record-setting JRHA Foal Sale, all offered by Northern Farm, and all four sold for an average price of ¥75 million (~A$810,000) – 30% above the Sale average.
Wednesday July 13
Aquis Farm has announced it will stand exciting Group I winning sprinter and 2021 Champion British Based First Season Sire, Aclaim, this spring.
Wednesday July 13
A trio of quality mares and stallion Signore Fox have sold for a combined $1.285 million, contributing to an overall gross of $5.4 million in the Inglis Digital July (Early) Online Sale.
Wednesday July 13
Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday July 13
It may have taken eight runs for Ranges to break his maiden but in his thirty-five starts, the rising 6yo son of Shooting To Win has been a model of consistency, which had its reward in Wednesday’s $200,000 Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
Wednesday July 13
There were a few worries before the short-priced favourite Billionair Baby broke his maiden over 1200m at Doomben on Wednesday and completed a magical few days for a renowned Eureka Stud family.
Wednesday July 13
The Sooboog filly Boogie Dancer gave Jamie Kah a welcome back from holidays with a dominant performance over 1300m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 13
A flurry of winners for Hellbent gained further momentum at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a debut victory for the talented Chris Waller trained colt Ammahell.
Wednesday July 13
The NSW Racehorse Owners Association is delighted to be hosting their champion horse awards in their pre-Covid glory on Thursday, 25 August 2022 in the Royal Randwick Ballroom. The Association is doubly pleased to be hosting Racing’s NSW’s awards as well, the highlight being the coveted Bart Cummings Medal.
Wednesday July 13
The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained Heaven’s Wish became the 21st two-year-old winner of the season for Spirit Of Boom following a professional display at her career debut in a 1000m maiden at Murray Bridge on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 13
The world’s best sprinter Nature Strip is not the only Nicconi in the Chris Waller stable with promising two year-old filly Waverider Buoy opening her account at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 13
Anyone looking to strengthen their broodmare stocks in the countdown to the 2022 breeding season needs to look no further than the National Online Broodmare Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, which offers a selection of quality mares with outstanding racetrack and pedigree credentials.
Tuesday July 12
The ‘Beast from the East’ Maurice (Jpn) has been making headlines this week at the JRHA Select Sale Sale where his yearling filly from Australian bred mare Mosheen topped the sale selling for r ¥450,000,000 (A$4.8m), so we thought a look at his Australian mare book for 2021 might be of interest.
Tuesday July 12
After topping the yearling session of the JRHA Select Yearling Sale with her $4.8million Maurice colt, Fastnet Rock’s outstanding daughter Mosheen again made her presence felt at the foal session on Tuesday.
Tuesday July 12
Here is the full list of 33 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday July 12
A winning double last week and a new five length winner on Tuesday has Yarraman Park’s exciting young sire Hellbent on an upswing as we head towards the end of the season.
Tuesday July 12
Breednet produce an extensive list of interactive sire tables and we’ve just added a new addition to the list with the lucrative Golden Eagle sparking interest in four year-olds as a category, so who are the division leaders by earnings and winners.
Tuesday July 12
Thoroughbred Breeders’ New South Wales is delighted to welcome Trish Egan (GAICD) as a new director on the TBNSW board bringing more diversity to a group that is achieving some major outcomes particularly in the area of staff training in the breeding industry.
Tuesday July 12
Trainer John O’Shea has set his sights once again on the A$15 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick this spring with his star sprinter Lost And Running.
Monday July 11
The first day of the JRHA Sale featuring yearlings on Monday saw Mick Price Racing and Breeding secure the first foal of a daughter of Mosheen, while Satomi Oka Bloodstock purchased a modestly priced blue blood filly for Yulong’s Zhang Yue Sheng.
Monday July 11
Here is the full list of 24 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday July 11
Narrowly beaten into second place in her first two starts, the latest winner for promising young sire Churchill (IRE) got the cash at Donald on Monday carrying the colours made famous by champions such as Tie the Knot and Spinning Hill.
Monday July 11
The JRHA Select Sale was underway at Northern Horse Park on Monday, with 240 yearlings catalogued for the opening day followed by 200 foals for Tuesday.
Monday July 11
Seventy-six lots into the yearling session of the JHRA Select Sale, and we have a new frontrunner in Northern Farm’s Maurice (JPN) colt out of Fastnet Rock’s 4-time Group 1 winner Mosheen.
Monday July 11
The later season 2YO trials are always interesting and there’s been a big turnout in the past week, so here are all the results with breeding and sale data.
Monday July 11
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar passed the milestone of 150 winners for the season over the weekend and he’s achieved the feat from just 300 runners.
Sunday July 10
The Group I Prix Jean Prat (7f) at Deauville overnight was supposed to be an easy target for Godolphin’s two time Group I winning Dubawi colt Modern Games, but the drop in distance proved less than ideal with victory going to a filly.
Sunday July 10
Having delved into the 2021 mare book for Cox Plate winning sire So You Think last week, we thought it would be interesting to investigate another Cox Plate winning sire and this one covered the dam of the world’s best sprinter last spring.
Sunday July 10
Entries for the 2023 Inglis Yearling Sales series – all of which this year saw significant growth in gross, average or both – are now open.
Sunday July 10
Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.