The next price bracket in our series of Price Point stories is an interesting one showcasing an intriguing selection of proven sires priced just below the top bracket we looked at last week, but are they worth the money?

Grangewilliam Stud stallion The Bold One has been enjoying a purple patch of form with his progeny and his fee has been adjusted accordingly for this coming breeding season.

Multiple Australian Group One winner Tofane is expected to fetch big money when she goes up for auction in Australia next week, but her trainer Mike Moroney says owners should remember there is also a solid market for racemares with New Zealand form only.

We’ve already had a taste  of the first season sires at the recent Inglis Australian Weanling Sale and now the action moves to the Gold Coast, so if you want to make a quick comparison of what’s on offer check out our First Season Sire Gallery page.

An impressive debut winner that is a half-sister to two stakes-winners by Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente (IRE) is a horse we want to know a lot more about.

Widden Stud Victoria shuttler National Defense (GB) has a star performer in classy filly Twilight Gleaming, who won last year’s Group II Juvenile Turf Sprint (6f) and showed she was back to top form winning the Listed Mamzelle Overnight Stakes (5f) at Churchill Downs on Sunday.

Cornerstone Stud's consolidated stallion roster remains unchanged for the 2022 season, with SIR PRANCEALOT and VALENTIA filling the historic stallion boxes built by CS Hayes.

Anticipation is building in the countdown to next month’s 2022 National Weanling Sale, with a quality catalogue of youngsters now available to view online. 

Talented three-year-old Pinarello remains on target for the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) despite missing his final lead-up outing at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are on weather watch with their Group One winner Sierra Sue.

Seven heats at the Randwick trials were won by 2YO's that included a flying son of Mazu and Hitotsu’s sire Maurice (Jpn) and a gorgeous looking filly by I Am Invincible.

Four year-old gelding Lust is a work in progress according to his trainer Ger Lyons, but there are more wins in store for the son of Fastnet Rock after he captured the Listed Owenstown Stud Stakes (7f) at Naas in Ireland overnight.

There are two sons of I Am Invincible standing their first season in 2022, both Group winning two-year-olds, both high priced yearlings – one is Home Affairs standing at $110,000, the other Barbaric standing at $8,800 so let’s take a close look at Barbaric.

Oaklands Stud based Power (GB) has not shuttled back to the Northern Hemisphere for a while now, but he’s left quite a legacy behind him and added a new stakes-winner to his tally in France overnight when Ponntos won the Group III Prix Saint- Georges (100m).

Longchamp overnight featured the first of the French Classics with the Group I Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (fillies) and the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (colts) for the colts decided and the winners sired by Dubawi and Dark Angel.

Weanlings by the likes of leading sires I Am Invincible, Snitzel and Written Tycoon and mares in foal to Kingman, Toronado and So You Think headline a strong overall catalogue for the Great Southern Sale, which is now available online.

Australia’s leading first season sire by earnings, Russian Revolution also now leads by winners after posting his tenth winner at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday with Ekaterina saluting at her second start.

To the roar of 30,000 lucky fans, the white wonder Sodashi was back in the winner’s circle for the first time since April last year when she left a star-studded field in her wake in Sunday’s $2,825,000 Group 1 The Victoria Mile (1600m) for fillies and mares at Tokyo racecourse.

A strong provincial meeting at Newcastle on Saturday produced a couple of debut winners that caught the eye for varying reasons one being the 2YO half-brother to triple Group I winner and $4million earner Le Romain and the other a blue-blooded 3YO import by champion sire Pivotal, both will be going in my Breednet Black Book!

Rising star Mazu (Maurice) announced himself the new star of the Australian sprinting ranks with a fighting victory in the G1 Doomben 10,000.

Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) was on the board overnight at Newbury where his talented performer Ilaraab took out the Group III Aston Park Stakes (1m4f).

Sea the Stars does get a lot of high class stayers, but he also has an exceptional miler in undefeated 4YO stallion Baaeed, the Shadwell homebred staying perfect in in his seasonal return to win the Group I Lockinge Stakes (1m) at Newbury overnight, while there were promising new 3YO SW’s for Frankel and Camelot.

Coolmore’s Epsom Derby winner Camelot is one of the go to sires for Australian investors seeking European tried horses and young staying prospects and he delivered the goods for Lloyd and Nick Williams and their partners again at Flemington on Saturday when lightly raced 4YO Point Nepean (IRE) won the Listed VRC Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m).

Here is the full list of 89 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Making her first appearance since finishing second to subsequent Group 1 winner Snapdancer in the $1,000,000 Magic Millions Fillies and Mares at the Gold Coast in January, Vulpine came with a barnstorming finish to land the Listed Emirates Park Ortensia Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday.

Undefeated 3YO So You Think colt Illation kept his record perfect when overcoming difficulties to win the Listed SAJC Adelaide Guineas (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday, while 2YO Political Debate stamped himself as a star of the future with a fast finishing third in the Group II BRC Spirit of Boom Stakes at Eagle Farm.

The $1,000,000 Group 1 Doomben 10000 at Eagle Farm changed complexion dramatically in the final 100 metres as the three-year-old Mazu and Paulele singled out.

Kiwi raider Dark Destroyer has been building towards a Queensland breakthrough and at the third run of his Australian campaign, the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained son of Proisir prevailed in the Gr.3 Rough Habit Plate (2143m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

After making a sweeping run to hit the front at the 300m, the Tarzino gelding Jungle Magnate kept up a relentless gallop to capture Saturday's $500,000 Group 1  Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville.

Race favourite Sinarahma signed off her racetrack career with a dominant victory in the Gr.3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m) on Saturday.

A Willie Pike special resulted in the Chris Waller-trained Written Beauty breaking a 66-week drought in Saturday’s Listed Magic Millions Bright Shadow Stakes at Eagle Farm.

A rail-hugging ride by Tyler Schiller paved the way for the 5yo Sebring mare Bring The Ransom to open her stakes account in Saturday’s Group III Arrowfield Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone.

Another stakes-winner raised and sold by Newgate Farm, three year-old Flying Artie gelding Flying Crazy proved too good for older rivals at Scone on Saturday scoring an exciting win in the $140,000 Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m).

The John Sadler-trained Flash Feeling came with a well-timed run to close over the top of his rivals when successful in the Mahogany Challenge Series Heat 2 (1700m).

Lightly raced four-year-old Francesca provided trainer Andrew Forsman with a day he will long remember when she took out the Gr.3 Rydges Rotorua Stakes (1400m) on Saturday.

Swiss Exile chose the right spot to break his maiden in Saturday's $250,000 Group II Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) at Eagle Farm to credit Pariah with his first stakes winner.

Winner of the Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic back in March, promising Zoustar colt Twin Stars confirmed his potential with a determined victory in the Group III SAJC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville on Saturday earning a trip to Brisbane.

Zapateo continued the winning run enjoyed by Godolphin at Scone on Saturday when sweeping down the centre of the track to claim the Listed Coolmore Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m).

Godolphin don’t have many horses by champion sire I Am Invincible in their powerful stable, but a filly they bought for $900,000 from Magic Millions last year looks like being well worth the money after winning the $140,000 Listed Woodlands Stud Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday.

Expensive Snitzel colt Doull put his opponents to the sword at his career debut over 1100m at Flemington on Saturday, a cause to rejoice for Rosemont Stud, which has heavily invested in the family.

Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Yulong have had some good results with champion sire Frankel, who has given them dual Group I winner Hungry Heart and Group III winner My Whisper as well as a very promising filly that won at Cranbourne on Friday evening.

Six days ago at Gosford, Rustic Steel captured the $500,000 The Coast (1600m) and he backed up at Scone on Friday to win his first Black Type race taking out the $200,000 Listed Scone Cup (1600m).

Annabel Neasham has had a great run with her 2YO’s this season and it continued at Scone on Friday when she produced a Capitalist colt that was good enough to break his maiden against older rivals.

Just three-quarters of a length covered the first five across the line in Friday’s $200,000 Inglis Challenge at Scone, but there is no denying the well-supported debutant Vegas Raider was a worthy winner.

Brooklyn Park Stud are thrilled to announce the addition of proven Group 1 Sire SQUAMOSA to their Stallion roster, alongside recent exciting addition Holler.

Big meetings at York this week featuring the Group II Dante Stakes for the colts and Group III Musidora Stakes for the fillies have unearthed serious Epsom Derby and Oaks contenders both bought as yearlings by Blandford Bloodstock from Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book Two .

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

If you’ve just bought a mare at the recent sales, you’ll now be pondering which stallion could be her perfect match, so we’re going to look hard at the options in various price points in coming days and weeks offering facts and statistics that might bring clarity for the undecided.

Dual Group 1 winner Eduardo, rated among the world’s best sprinters, has been secured by slotholder Yulong Investments as its runner for the 2022 $15 million The TAB Everest.

Often, a stallion will have a flurry of winners when he relocates, and one such stallion could be in for a career highlight on Saturday.

Cambridge Stud have a select draft of 10 mares plus a share in Ocean Park now live on Gavelhouse Plus with bidding running through until 7pm (NZT) on Friday 20 May.

Tony Pike will have an imposing line-up at Eagle Farm this weekend with several of his Kiwi raiders stepping out for the first time in the Sunshine State.

The decision by Racing Queensland to transfer Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 meeting to Eagle Farm is viewed as a positive by Matamata trainer Mark Walker who will saddle leading contender Entriviere in the weight-for-age 1200m feature.

John Wheeler has enjoyed phenomenal success in Australia’s prestige jumping events and the New Plymouth trainer is keen on another winter trip across the Tasman.

More than 350 industry leaders, clients and supporters, attended the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association 2022 Annual Awards in Scone to recognise the Hunter’s elite equine athletes.

The Murray Bain Service to Industry Award honours the outstanding achievements of those in our industry who champion exceptional service to industry and hands-on practice.  This year’s Murray Bain Service to Industry Award recipient is Ms Yvonne Clerke.                      &nbs

The HTBA President’s Award for Lifetime (Industry) Achievement is presented in recognition of an individual for their many years of dedication to thoroughbred breeding, research and development and campaigning to preserve and protect our proud thoroughbred breeding industry and heritage.

The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association is once again very proud to pay tribute to three exceptional employees, in the fields of administration, horsemanship and leadership.

A quartet of Chris Waller-trained 3YOs proved the main attractions in another successful Inglis Digital Online Sale, after selling for a collective $1.475m this afternoon.

Riverdene Stud principal Kevin Pendergast has confirmed that the 2022 service fees for his three resident stallions will remain the same as last season even in light of the progress all three sires have made in the past 12 months, and in particular the outfit’s former Horse of the Year and multiple Group 1 winner Dissident.

The Star and Arrowfield Stud announced today that they have completed negotiations with Triple Crown Syndications to secure rising star MAZU for their slot in The Everest, for both 2022 and 2023.

Promising young sires Gold Standard and Swear are up for tender following the sale this week of the Spendthrift Australia property.

Flying Artie has a bright prospect in talented boy from the bush Democracy Manifest, who made it two wins from two starts for new trainer Chris Waller when scoring easily at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Mapperley Stud is excited to announce they have secured the high-class racehorse Armory who will commence stallion duties at their Matamata property in 2022.

The Real Thing looked just that when he came from last to make a winning career debut over 1000m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

The sale of Spendthrift Australia has led to their promising young sires Dirty Work and Overshare joining the stellar Widden Stud roster in Victoria this spring.

Aquis Farm has today announced a 17-strong roster for the 2022 breeding season - an impressive lineup of the promising and proven.

A homebred for the Aga Khan, exciting three year-old colt Vadeni was a Listed winner last season at two and showed he was ready for another successful year when taking out the Group III Prix de Guiche (1800m) at Chantilly overnight.

The first son of Dark Angel to shuttle to Australia, Darley’s Harry Angel (IRE) broke the ice overnight to post his first winner with Vicious Harry saluting at Chantilly and interestingly he is from an Australian bred mare.

For many commercial breeders the release of service fees each year means a lot of homework to delve into which sires did well in the marketplace and why in a bid to find value in a competitive market going forward.

Nature Strip’s sire Nicconi joined the century club on Tuesday posting his 100th winner of the season to become the third Widden Stud sire to hit the milestone this year with two more set to follow in coming days.

Exceedance's dual stakes winning half sister Mac 'n' Cheese is among seven new black type mares supplemented to the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.

The sale of Spendthrift farm has been finalised to Victorian operation Hesket Thoroughbreds. In an announcement that will be pleasing to the Victorian Breeding Industry, Hesket Thoroughbreds, a locally owned and operated breeding and racing business, has purchased the Spendthrift Australia farm, a number of their racing stock and stallions.

Highly fancied South Australian Derby contender Detonator Jack will need to break new ground if he is to win the Group One race at Morphettville. 

Astute trainer Bjorn Baker is not averse to travelling his juveniles out of town to break the ice and he got the cash at Mudgee on Sunday with the hot favourite Acapella Sun, the third winner for her young sire Sebring Sun.

The Inglis Digital May (early) Sale features four quality racehorses all capable of winning future stakes races from the Chris Waller stable and with bidding to conclude tomorrow the state of play looks like this.

Kitchwin Hills have confirmed  fees for their two young stallions Sooboog and Graff, who will have his first foals born this spring.

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

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

Brian and Lorraine Anderton’s White Robe Lodge will again present a strong roster of four stallions featuring the proven trio of Ghibellines, Raise The Flag and Gallant Guru, while the impeccably credentialed Ancient Spirit will cover his second book of mares.

The later season 2YO trials are always interesting and there’s been plenty in the past week, so here are all the results with breeding and sale data.

A perennial source of quality racehorses, Victoria’s Larneuk Stud has unveiled its lineup for spring: a diverse quartet whose own sires have produced 534 stakes winners of $750 million.

Victoria's Glen Eden Stud have announced the fees for their revamped roster which includes three new recruits.

While Galileo continued to dominate in Britain and Ireland, his champion son Frankel served up the winners of the Group II features at Saint-Cloud on Sunday.

Aquis Farm is thrilled to announce that Glennfiddich, the Group 2 winning son of Champion Sire, Fastnet Rock, will stand at their Canungra based farm this season.

The Ballydoyle production line of quality Galileo 3YO’s has been churning out new stakes-winners in the past few weeks with two more overnight winning Classic trials, while glamour colt Luxembourg is on the sidelines for now.

The spectacular Inglis Digital pinhook result brought the curtain came down on a tremendous week of action at Riverside that saw all four auctions achieve significant growth.

A 1400m Mudgee maiden on a heavy track may not often be a key formline but when it’s a heavily backed, easy winning half-sister by So You Think to a Group One winner from a top stable, it does prick the ears.

In a long and storied history as one of Queensland’s leading thoroughbred farms, Lyndhurst Stud will present its most exciting stallion lineup in 2022.

Australia’s only national TV program dedicated to the care of thoroughbreds away from racing returns to Sky Thoroughbred Central this Monday night, as Thoroughbreds Are Go embarks on a new season.

Placed at his first two starts at Newcastle and Warwick Farm and a last start fourth at Canterbury, the $1,800,000 Easter Yearling Sale-topper Naval Seal, ventured to Ballarat on Sunday to break his maiden over 1600m.

Bound For Home quickly dispelled any fears Archie Alexander had about the heavy track for the Rubick debutant, who looked to thoroughly enjoy herself with an all-the-way win over 1100m at Ballarat on Sunday.

Former claimer Rich Strike only made the field the Kentucky Derby through a late scratching, and he celebrated with an 80/1 score in the 148th running of the Run For The Roses at Churchill Downs.

Armidale Stud are proud to announce their stallion roster for 2022, headlined by Group 1 sire Needs Further and emerging young Stakes producing sire Alpine Eagle.

Less than 24 hours after the 2022 Chairman’s Sale, a former graduate of the auction Snapdancer (Choisir) won her first G1 in today’s Sangster Stakes at Morphettville.

With four winners on Saturday led by Nettuno (Group III Ken Russell Memorial Classic) and Blondeau (Listed Takeover Target Stakes), I Am Invincible has closed the gap on So You Think to just over $200,000. 

Two new Classic contender stakes-winners overnight, with yet another Derby hopeful for Galileo and the half-sister to Cox Plate winner State of Rest announced herself as an Oaks prospect.

Here is the full list of 114 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly Dynasties was a Breednet One To Watch when she won on debut at Newcastle in May last year, but it took another five starts to register her second win, which came in Saturday's Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m).