It has taken some time for the penny to drop for Contemporary, but the son of Exceed And Excel put it all together for an impressive win in the TAB Maiden (1150m) at Randwick-Kensington.

A promising field went around in the first two year-old maiden at Randwick on Wednesday and I am Invincible gelding Airman produced an eye-catching performance to win on debut.

One of our smaller breeders in NSW has written in to offer her thoughts on Racing Australia and their rules regarding transfer of ownership of broodmares.  

The Valachi Downs dispersal continues this week with a quality offering of racing and young stock on plus.gavelhouse.com.

The x-rays and video scopes for all yearlings and select other horses in the Valachi Downs Unreserved Young and Racing Stock Dispersal are now available in the New Zealand Bloodstock Online Repository.

Arrowfield Stud’s multiple champion sire Snitzel is turning 20 this year and is still at the very top of his game having sired more Australian stakes-winners this season than any other sire, so let’s take a look at the mares he covered last spring.

Arrowfield Stud shuttler Shalaa (IRE) has had a great season with his Austalian 2YO’s and added a new French stakes-winner to his tally overnight with Night Endeavor taking out the Listed Derby du Languedoc (1m4f) at Toulouse.

Triple Crown winners Justify (USA) and American Pharoah (USA) will not be shuttling to Australia this spring for Coolmore with the decision taken to rest both stallions with a view to their return in 2023.

TBNSW are pleased to be offering FEE FREE training to all NSW breeding and racing industry participants as part of the NSW Thoroughbred Workforce Development Project, funded largely by Training Services NSW Government.

Newgate Farm’s Deep Field has made history setting a new record for HK seasonal earnings and is poised to be Champion Hong Kong Sire for 2021/2022.

Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

One of Australia’s most respected and passionate horse owner-breeders and philanthropists, Mr Nick Moraitis, has passed away aged 87 following a battle with cancer.

Nick Moraitis, who owned one of Australia's greatest-ever horses, New Zealand-bred star Might And Power, has died overnight at the age of 87.

A busy set of trials at Randwick on Tuesday morning on the turf produced seven two year-old heat winners and two of them are unraced youngsters that run for super successful Hong Kong owner Bon Ho, so who are these ‘little Legends’.

The Labour Government’s support of the racing industry in New Zealand was firmly signalled after its landslide election victory in 2020 and its commitment is ongoing, new Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has emphasised.

The sad passing of Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Not a Single Doubt has given us the opportunity to revisit a popular story we did on the much loved son of Redoute’s Choice in 2020 showing his rise to success book by book.

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

The stocks of ShamExpress continue to rise and hardly a week passes without the progeny of Windsor Park’s successful son of O’Reilly featuring on the racetracks of Australasia.

Australasia’s darling of the turf Verry Elleegant is edging closer to making her European debut.

Group I racing has concluded for this season in Australia and New Zealand so we are taking a look at the most successful Group I sires of the season and there is a clear leader on that count and he doesn’t stand in Australia.

The extraordinary life of one of Australia’s most successful and best-loved stallions has ended with the death of Not A Single Doubt at Arrowfield Stud.

Twin Hills Stud based Hallowed Crown added a new stakes-winner to his tally on Sunday when the Singapore Stewards Cup Sg G2 was won by four year-old gelding Relentless, who was a savvy purchase from the Blake Ryan Racing draft at the 2019 Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale.

Coolmore's undefeated Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) posted his first stakes-winner overnight when exciting filly Statuette made it two wins in as many starts when taking out the Group II Airlie Stud Stakes (6f) at The Curragh.

The racing and bloodstock world is saddened by the passing of renowned bloodstock agent Anton Koolman at age 82.

The Group I Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm last Saturday was the final Group I event of the Australian racing season so we’ll wrap up those last Group I races with three of the four winners tasting success at the top level for the first time.

Group winning racemare Watch Me Dance is heading to Victoria after smashing the all time Western Australian auction record price when selling at the Perth Winter Sale today.

A stirring victory by Juan Diva in the Gr.3 WJ Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday provided Trelawney Stud’s Taylor family with a remarkable tenth stakes win as owners for the season.

A Group 1 for All Too Hard with Alligator Blood in the Stradbroke followed by a Group 1 for Star Turn with Startantes in the Tatt’s Tiara, Headwater may have felt like the odd man out on the Vinery roster before chipping in with two exciting winners on Saturday.

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar has his first Northern Hemisphere bred stakes-winner with speedy filly Lezoo making it two wins in as many starts when taking out the Listed Newmarket Empress Stakes (6f).

Super sire Frankel added a 23rd Group I winner to his tally overnight and he did it with Juddmonte Farms homebred colt Westover, who turned the Group I Irish Derby(1m4f) at the Curragh into a procession.

Here is the full list of 121 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Superbly bred Juan Diva left it late in life to break through at stakes level, which she achieved with a fighting win in the Group III Eureka Stud WJ Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

 A masterclass by Jason Collett was rewarded with a Group 1 win for the high-class Star Turn filly Startantes in the Sky Racing Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

The two-year-old Written Tycoon filly Tyresa completed a great day for trainer Kelly Schweida with a hugely impressive performance in the Listed Tattersall's Life Members Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

Confidently backed Taksu returned from his trip to Queensland to lead every step of the way in Saturday’s Listed Civic Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

A $625,000 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale purchase for Newgate Bloodstock, talented Savabeel filly Tilianam produced an immediate result for her new ownership group when winning the $150,000 3YO Fillies Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Underrated mare Sanibel upset the applecart when she took out the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) at Tauranga on Saturday.

Local hope London Banker turned back a strong interstate challenge to open his stakes account in Saturday’s Group III Tattersall's Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.

Out of the winner’s circle since last October, the Mark Conners-trained Rebel Rama dealt punters a blow when downing the odd-on favourite Our Intrigue in Saturday’s Listed Tatt's Gold Crown (2150m) at Eagle Farm.

Widden Stud’s Snitzel stallion Thronum is off the mark with Throm Bone running down the highly regarded Deep Impact (JPN) filly Ghaanati in Saturday’s Neds Punters Toolbox Hcp (1100m) at Caulfield.

Off the back of staggering breeding stock dispersal results for Kevin Hickman’s Valachi Downs, their 52 Lot Unreserved Young and Racing Stock Dispersal will be live from midday on Gavelhouse Plus.

Racing at the Curragh overnight highlighted the international success of Australian breeder Bob Scarborough and gave us a 2YO filly ‘one to watch’ with a big pedigree.

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

The biggest Inglis Digital catalogue ever collated is now open for bidding, with the June (Late) Sale receiving a record 615 entries.

A strong international and domestic buying bench will converge on the Gold Coast in late October for the 2022 Magic Millions 2YOs in Training Sale

Bloodstockauction.com proudly offer for sale the complete dispersal of the bloodstock interests of the late Frederick Borg.

Trainer Allan Sharrock looks to have another smart juvenile filly on his hands after he produced impressive debutant Librarsi for a maiden victory over 1100m at Otaki on Friday.

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.

Time may have run out for Snitzel to catch Rebel Dane for Champion 2yo Sire honours; however, the champion Arrowfield Stud stallion has plenty riding on the result of Saturday's Listed Tattersall's Life Members Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Worth $700,000, the Tatts Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm this Saturday is the last Group I of the Australian racing season and traditionally produces a great contest with high class mares looking to head off to stud as Group I winners.

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar achieved a special sale ring feat this year in siring not only the most expensive yearling sold in Australia in 2022, but also the most expensive weanling, so we thought an in depth look at his 2021 book of mares would be interesting given his fee this year has increased to $198,000.

Galileo’s champion son Churchill (IRE) added a new Australian winner to his tally when promising gelding Lord Randolph opened his account at Pinjara on Thursday.

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

After letting her supporters down at her first three starts, the Impending filly Fly Nice became the fifth first crop winner for Impending when consenting to put her best hoof forward in the S & S Equipment Hire Maiden Plate (1000m) Plate at Moe on Thursday.

Off the back of strong results at their weanling dispersal sale at Karaka last week, Valachi Downs are heading towards the business end of their unreserved broodmare and stallion shares dispersal sale on plus.gavelhouse.com.

Lyn Prendergast still can't believe the bargain she got when she outlaid $4000 for two-race winner Original Gangster on gavelhouse.com.

El Vencedor has added to the family’s Queensland roll of honour and will return home for a deserved break following a commanding performance to win at Doomben.

An early morning phone call from the NSW Mounted Police on Wednesday brought sad news to Daybreak Farm with our lovely Lenny tragically no longer with us.

After a sparkling career on the track, the Yulong-bred, raised and owned mare, Hungry Heart (Frankel {GB} x Harlech {GB}) has been retired and will take her place alongside her own dam Harlech (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the Yulong broodmare band.

Outstanding racemare Watch Me Dance has been supplemented to the racehorse section of Sunday's Magic Millions Perth Winter Sale in the Swan Valley.

Former New Zealand Bloodstock Sales Manager Danny Rolston is heading to Hong Kong for his next challenge.

Promising juvenile filly Wessex scored her second career win when taking out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday.

A new feature has just been added to the Breednet Blackbook which enables the bulk entry of horses from sales in one simple process.

A rails-hugging ride by Reece Jones paved the way for the Sebring filly Lady Harlem to break her maiden at start four over 1250m at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The Chris Waller-trained Alberich became the 16th two-year-old winner of the season for Snitzel when making a winning debut over 1250m at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The Ben and JD Hayes-trained Deep Field filly Field Of Praise made an impressive career debut at Cranbourne on Wednesday when coming with a sweeping run from near the tail of the field to land the Security123 Maiden Plate (1200m).

A flurry of weekend winners and a memorable juvenile trifecta at Ipswich last Saturday have propelled Eureka Stud’s Spirit of Boom to the top of the leading sires by 2YO winners table.

The horse’s natural reproductive period coincides with the light-filled days of summer, so the desire to breed mares early in the year means that many foals are born at a darker time of year than Nature intended.

When a 2YO with a pedigree wins a trial by 12 lengths running more than a second faster than every other heat you just have to take a closer look.

Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The cheapest colt by Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible sold at the 2021 Magic Millions Yearling Sale made a winning debut at Pakenham on Tuesday.

It is an unfortunate fact of life that it can take many years before a breeding and/or racing activity can generate a profit and tax losses are highly likely in the early years.

Rejuvenated mare Atishu will be vying to add a Group One crown to her mantle at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

At the yearling sales every year at the top of the market we hear countless stories from buyers claiming to have abought a Slipper horse or a 2YO type, but the reality is our four Group I winning 2YO’s this season do not come from anywhere near the top of the market.

Victorian heavyweight Written Tycoon is the reigning Champion Australian Sire having taken the title last year for the first time and he’s a fascinating stallion having started at a low base before elevating himself to the elite sire ranks and his last two books of mares in particular hold plenty of interest.

Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Recently Krissy Harris was thrilled to receive a call from Tayla Gilmore of Godolphin Lifetime Care pledging support for the TSHA.

There was a big set of trials on the turf at Rosehill on Monday morning with nine heats won by juveniles including two expensive unraced I Am Invincible colts that have both already been gelded and an Emirates Park blueblood filly, whose dam has had three foals to race that are all stakes-winners.

Vinery Stud’s promising young sire Star Turn already has a stakes-winner in Hong Kong in Cordyceps Six and now he also has one in Singapore with speedy three year-old Golden Monkey winning the Singapore Sprint Sng G3 (1200m) at Kranji on Saturday beating another Star Turn in Silent is Golden.

The Group I Prix de Diane (2100m) at Chantilly on Sunday produced a popular win for talented Frankel filly Nashwa, who gave her rider Hollie Doyle her first success in a Classic race.

Australian bred geldings filled the trifecta in the Group III Premier Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday with victory going to Sebring 5YO Beauty Joy, who defeated Lucky Express (Toronado (IRE) and Healthy Happy (Zoustar).

The Group III Premier Plate (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday was won by five year-old Olympic Glory  (IRE) gelding Tourbillon Diamond.

Here is the full list of 74 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Already a Group I winner of the MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at two, Flying Artie colt Artorius confirmed his standing as an elite sprinter with an unlucky third in the Group I Platinum Jubilee Stakes (6f) at Royal Ascot and will now be given another chance to enhance his record in the Group I July Cup next month.

Newgate Farm’s leading first season sire Russian Revolution added a new winner to his tally on Sunday when the powerful Kris Lees stable unleashed promising colt Brudenell.

Inglis Digital graduates continued their stunning season of success today as Holyfield (I Am Invincible) won the Listed Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich and Naval Seal (Snitzel) and Nasraawy (Snitzel) saluted at Rosehill and Flemington respectively.

One of just four live foals in the first crop of Hardham, the David Brideoake-trained Affordable became the first winner for the son of Redoute's Choice when opening his account at the second time of asking at Bendigo on Sunday.

Tony Gollan’s faith in his former star sprinter Spirit Of Boom continues to reap rich rewards, with the pair combining to win both divisions of the two-year-old races over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

The highly anticipated Group I Platinum Jubilee Stakes (6f) was the centrepiece of the final day at Royal Ascot with the race producing a Dubawi quinella for Godolphin with Australian 3YO colt Artorius a late closing dead heat third with Campanelle, while Home Affairs faded to finish unplaced.

The final day of Royal Ascot did not unfold quite as the Aussies would have liked with Godolphin dominating the G1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes, but there was plenty of interest in the remaining three stakes races which also produced a possible Golden Eagle contender.

The admirably consistent Devoted made it three wins in as many weeks with a typically gritty performance in Saturday’s Listed WAROA-Belmont Guineas (1600m).   

Here is the full list of 135 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Shooting To Win mare Centrefire completed a red-letter day for trainer Chris Munce when she defied a fast-finishing Maybe The Best in the Listed Kingsley Lawson Gai Waterhouse Classic (1200m) at Ipswich.

A Group III winner at two and three, four year-old I Am Invincible gelding Holyfield hit top form at Ipswich on Saturday to score a dominant length and a half win in the Listed Eyeliner Stakes (1350m).

Talented former New Zealand three-year-old Texas Tea hinted at a bright future across the Tasman with a commanding victory in Saturday’s A$130,000 Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m) at Flemington.

The Listed VRC AR Creswick Stakes at Flemington (1200m) on Saturday was billed as a clash between two exciting 3YO sprinters in Star Patrol and Passive Aggressive and they duly filled the quinella with the Fastnet Rock filly keeping her unblemished record intact.

A picture-perfect ride by Willie Pike paved the way for the Chris Waller-trained Skyman (GB) to open his stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Drinkwise W J McKell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill.

Almanzor (FR) met with an incredible response to his first crop at the sales, with just two of the 58 yearlings sold making less than the $55,000 outlay for the Danny O'Brien-trained Grinzinger Bishop.  

Followers of Breednet would be well aware that we are very keen on two year-old Maurice (Jpn) gelding Kibou, featuring him in Juvenile Trial Watch stories and then making him a One to Watch when he saluted at Warwick Farm and he stepped it up a notch again at Rosehill on Saturday.

The late-season surge of winners for Spirit Of Boom continued at Ipswich on Saturday with a 1-2-3 finish in the Sirromet Wines Bundamba Plate (1200m).