Godolphin don’t buy many yearlings at the sales, but a Fastnet Rock filly they snapped up from the Cressfield draft at Magic Millions in 2020 for $600,000 gave them a big result when winning the Group III MVRC Typhoon Tracy Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Annabel Neasham is enjoying a hot run with her two year-olds and got the cash at Canberra on Friday when flashy Deep Field colt Sweet Ride captured the $40,000 Black Opal Preview (1000m).

Things are flat out at Oaklands Junction for the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale inspections and Maree McEwan has been out speaking to some of the major players.

Despite not beating a runner home in the Breeders’ Plate and Pierro Plate, the John Thompson-trained Snitzel colt Nipotino relished a heavy track and a drop in grade to open his winning account in a 2yo maiden over 1100m at Canterbury on Friday night.

A crushing blow for trainer Julius Sandhu and owner Paul Lofitis with the well-fancied Lofty Strike withdrawn from the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and another missed opportunity for Snitzel to close the gap on a rampaging I Am Invincible in the race for the champion stallion.

The in-form Stephen Marsh stable ventures to Matamata on Saturday with six strong runners, including a two-pronged attack in the Gr.3 Fairview Matamata Slipper (1200m) headed by favourite Andalus ($2.70) and debutant Night Raider ($26).

A boy from Wagga whose love of thoroughbreds came initially from trying to turn a coin into a note at the races is enjoying life in one of the most coveted media jobs in bloodstock.

With Per Incanto flying high on three sires’ premierships and young associate shuttle stallion Time Test on the board from his first domestic crop, the good times are continuing to roll for Little Avondale Stud.

Those impressed with So You See’s eye-catching debut win at Pakenham on Thursday will have the opportunity to buy her three-quarter brother at Karaka in just over a week’s time.

Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.

Heavily backed off a luckless second on debut, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained filly Denied earned a start in the Group II VRC Sires' Produce Stakes when breaking her maiden at Pakenham on Thursday.

The Group I ATC Surround Stakes will be run at Randwick this Saturday and the winner of that race in 2018 was top class filly Shoals, whose full sister cast off maiden status with an impressive win at Kilmore on Thursday.

The red hot 2022 sales season has arrived in Melbourne for the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale and Maree McEwan has stepped out for the first time to talk to some of the players.

It has been a good few days for promising Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose, whose three-year-old daughters Helluvah Return and Mazzini both broke maiden ranks at Wanganui on Thursday.

There was no better bred horse in the juvenile maiden at Newcastle on Thursday than this Snitzel colt, who duly saluted on his way to bigger and better things adding some serious value to his full sister that will be offered at Inglis Easter.

Entries for the Southern Hemisphere's leading breeding stock sale, the Magic Millions Gold Coast National, are now open.

Making her first appearance since finishing a troubled seventh on debut at Geelong last September, Yulong Stud’s Frankel filly My Whisper left six opponents without an excuse in a 3yo fillies maiden over 1200m at Kilmore on Thursday.

Owned and operated By Peter Buckley and Leeanne Smith, Greta West based Bucklee Farm will present a draft of 14 at Inglis Premier that includes a Deep Field colt with loads of upside and a Magnus colt that has runner written all over him.

The most represented first season sire at Inglis Premier starting this Sunday is Yulong based Grunt (NZ), so if you’ve been impressed with the stock of this dual Group I winning son of O’Reilly at earlier sales then you need to hot foot it to Oaklands where 27 will be offered for sale.

Valachi Downs stallion Savile Row made the perfect start to his career as a sire when his daughter Perfectly Suited scored on debut at Wanganui on Thursday.

New Zealand’s biggest yearling sale is set to be boosted by some leading ex-pats returning home to purchase at Karaka.

Levante has established herself as New Zealand’s pre-eminent sprinter this season and will now be given the opportunity to star in one of Australia’s premier short course events.

Karaka 2022 will be more of the same but with a distinctive twist for highly respected horsewoman Kerrie Cox.

At this time of year there is great interest in the progeny of first season sires stepping out at the trials so Breednet are tracking them and our report for this week features 10 stallions with unraced trial winners in the pipeline and one that hasn’t had a trial winner, but has had six to trial this month that have all run well.

Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

Inglis Digital has hit a new milestone with over $11 million grossed in the first two months of the calendar year, $1.8 million more than the same period in 2021.

The 2022 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale continued to break records across the board today as the Book Two auction brought down the curtain on a historic two days of selling.

It was a case of third time’s a charm for Miss Ella when she was a convincing winner of the Listed Grangewilliam Stud “Derryn” Oaks Prelude (1600m) at Pukekohe on Wednesday.

The well-travelled Lim's Cruiser stuck his nose out where it mattered most in a thrilling finish to Wednesday’s Listed Steve's Liquor Mowbray Stakes (1600m) at Launceston.

Benefitting from a picture-perfect Harry Coffey ride, the admirably consistent Glass Harmonium (IRE) gelding Aurora's Symphony scored a dominant win in Wednesday’s $250,000 Group III Launceston Cup (2400m).

Sporting the same colours carried to victory by Still A Star last year, the Bill Ryan-trained Take The Sit powered to a maiden stakes success in the Group III Armidale Stud Vamos Stakes (1400m) at Launceston.

Daniel Brash and his team at Murchison based Collingrove Stud will be run off their feet with a crackerjack draft of 28 yearlings to be offered at Inglis Premier that includes the progeny of many of Victoria’s leading sires including three by Toronado (IRE).

Two Bays Farm are offering a sensational draft of 10 yearlings – six on behalf of Makybe - at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale and are in the midst of a purple patch of form for past sales gradates that include Sunday’s Listed Tasmanian Oaks winner Bundle of Fun.

Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) is excited to announce that an exhibition pony race will open the card on a big day of racing at Murray Bridge Race Club Gifford Hill track, which features the richest juvenile race in South Australia, the Magic Millions SA 2YO Classic on Saturday 5 March 2022.

From the nutrient-rich soils and temperate climates of an upbringing in New Zealand, to the Karaka sale ring and then on to the racetrack – it’s a simple formula, but one that has paved the way to triumph in some of racing’s greatest prizes across Australasia, Asia and even further afield.

A colt by Playing God topped proceedings while records were smashed across a sensational first day to the 2022 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale.

The Kembla meeting on Tuesday produced a couple of very interesting, lightly raced Kiwi bred fillies that both won nicely and are both entered for the Group I ATC Australian Oaks on April 9.

The final field was declared for Australia’s first two-year-old Group 1 of the year on Tuesday with 16 acceptors for the MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

A thriving thoroughbred agistment and breeding farm at Hesket in the Macedon Ranges, Miranda Park has been consigning yearlings in recent years to Inglis Premier and has achieved notable success with quality Group winning mare Sirileo Miss.

Following the success of the inaugural program, applications for the next round of the Silverdale Farm Internship Program, run in conjunction with TAFE NSW, close this Sunday 27 February 2022.

Desert Lightning made a belated start to his racing career earlier this month and the wait proved worthwhile at Ruakaka where the colt was an impressive winner and he has a half-brother entered for Karaka Book 1.

Ingis have released the unofficial order of entry for the $750,000 Inglis Sprint over 1200m for 3YOs only.

Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The influence of mares by legendary sire Galileo has been demonstrated powerfully in Australia this season with his daughters producing nine stakes-winners highlighted by the now four time Group I winning Kiwi bred mare Tofane.

A filly by Toronado led the way as records tumbled across the board at the 2022 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale at Quercus Park today.

It’s a long way from Edinburgh Park, situated on the mid north coast of NSW, to Oaklands Junction in Victoria, but the trip has been well worth making with five outstanding youngsters to be offered by Ian Smith and his team at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale starting this Sunday.

2022 yearling sale catalogues are a moving picture that evolves and changes with every race meeting up until sale day, so this weekly report seeks to bring you all the relevant updates in the one place and this week features siblings to a pair of Group I winners.

There was plenty of quality at the Rosehill trials this morning with Group I winner Alligator Blood taking out a heat along with big banger 3YO colts Zarastro (I Am Invincible) and Remarque (Snitzel), but on the two year-old front it was the sister to Group I winner Loving Gaby that was the star of the show.

The Torryburn Stud brand is no stranger to success in Hong Kong having been carried by Group I winning sprinter Hot King Prawn and it appears on a very promising Deep Field three year-old that opened his account at Sha Tin on Sunday and was the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale top lot in 2020.

Perth Magic Millions vendors dominated the LR Detonator Stakes meeting with six winners at Ascot on Saturday.

The familiar blue and white colours of kiwi syndicators Go Racing were carried to a dominant victory in Saturday’s A$140,000 Listed Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill, heading a clean sweep for Karaka graduates. 

Although it took a bit longer than expected, the Darren McAuliffe Clairvoyance has come back from the brink of death to earn her first stakes win with a dominant performance in Sunday’s Listed Pinjarra Classic (1300m).

Champion Fastnet Rock mare Atlantic Jewel scaled the heights as a broodmare on Sunday when her  blue-blood Irish bred Galileo son Russian Emperor won the Group I Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin bringing a massive pedigree update to his half-brother to be offered at Inglis Easter.

Bred and sold by Kia Ora Stud, quality All Too Hard sprinter Wellington won the Group I Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) last year and returned to Sha Tin on Sunday to claim his second elite victory when taking out the Group I The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m).

It’s been a big weekend for the Chris Waller stable and the winners kept coming on Sunday with an impressive maiden winner at Ballarat that has a half-sister to be offered at Inglis Premier.

A gritty victory by two-year-old filly Lickety Split at her first raceday start at Ellerslie has given her sire Turn Me Loose a timely boost ahead of the upcoming New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka.

History was made at Launceston's Mowbray Racecourse late this afternoon when hot favourite Jaguar Stone and Melbourne visitor Blonde Venture dead heated in the $75,000 Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic. In the 35 years since Snippets sprinted to victory in the first Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast, no race forming part of the Magic Millions Race Series had ended in a dead

Written Tycoon filly Bundle Of Fun was luckless when third behind Miss Charlie Brown in the Listed Strutt Stakes at her most recent start, but everything went her way when turning the tables on her stablemate in Sunday’s Kevin Sharkie Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston.

The G1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington was billed as a race for the ages and so it transpired with the Chris Waller trained pair Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) and Nature Strip (Nicconi) engaging in a titanic duel down the 1000m straight.

In a week when So You Think quietly passed 100 Australian winners for the season one of his shining lights was progressive five year-old gelding Gentleman Roy , who scored a commanding win at Flemington.

Kiwi import Yonce has kept her unblemished record intact with a last-to-first victory over 1600m in the Vale Jack Styring Trophy at Flemington on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 103 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Lindsay Smith-trained Corner Pocket made it eight wins on the bounce when making his stakes debut in Saturday’s Listed The Elms Hcp (1400m) at Flemington.

Chris Waller-trained stayers were to the fore in the Listed Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday with the master-trainer sending out six of the first eight, including the New Zealand-bred trifecta, but it was all about the winner Mightybeel.

Anamoe’s legion of fans would not like it over again, but the top-class son of Street Boss (USA) did enough to earn a sixth stakes success in Saturday’s $400,000 Group II Petaluma Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

The Enver Jusufovic-trained Street Boss (USA) gelding Pinstriped kept on his upward trajectory with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Group III CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.

The Group I VRC Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday was billed as a clash of the sprinting titans and so it played out with the young gun Home Affairs scoring a thrilling short half head win over Nature Strip with the ever gallant Eduardo in third place leaving everyone in anticipation for a rematch!

A quinella in the Group II Fujitsu General Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill for champion stallion Snitzel with the Kacy Fogden-trained Best Of Bordeaux making it two for two when holding the barnstorming finish of Magic, the most expensive yearling sold in Australia last year.

Local trainer Sally McKay got the win she has long desired when progressive three-year-old Palmetto proved to good for his rivals as he strode clear to take out the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Invercargill.

Just as pundits were set to talk of the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on March 5 as a one-horse race following La Crique’s dominant victory in the Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m), late-bloomer Pinarello added another layer to the million dollar feature.

A perfectly timed ride by Craig Williams on Barb Raider paved the way for the admirably honest three-year-old daughter of Rebel Raider to open her stakes account in Saturday’s Group III The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington.

A homebred for United Syndications, promising two year-old filly I’mlovin’ya became the latest stakes-winner for Golden Slipper winning sire Capitalist when she surged clear to win the Listed VRC Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday.

If there were any doubts about exciting three-year-old filly La Crique’s claims as a contender for top honours in next month’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), they were well and truly quelled as she decimated her rivals when winning the Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

With her favoured soft conditions, the Mark Newnham-trained Expat controlled the Group II Rosehill Bowling Club Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill Gardens from the front.

Russian Revolution added another debut winner to his tally when Fission proved too strong at Bendigo on Saturday for Extreme Choice colt Prado, who started a short priced favourite.

Not many horses can win five Sydney metro races in succession, but Snitzel four year-old Rule of Law has achieved the feat and all of these wins have come subsequent to his sale through Inglis Digital in April of last year.

Ashvin Goindasamy loves upsetting in big races at Ellerslie and he did it again on Saturday when guiding Levin visitor Hinepara to victory in the Gr.2 Wallen Concreting Avondale Cup (2400m).

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Second in the Listed Bagot Hcp at Flemington, the 7yo Animal Kingdom (USA) gelding Skelm disappointed at his most recent start over 1800m at Caulfield, but he was at the top of his game at Moonee Valley on Friday night with a well-deserved maiden stakes win in the Listed Torney Night Cup (2500m).

An aptly named  blueblood filly from a blue hen was an easy choice as the ‘One to Watch’ on Friday night.

B2B Thoroughbreds is a progressive thoroughbred nursery on the Southern Highlands of NSW where owner Ricky Surace has developed a quality band of broodmares and put together a great team of people headed by Operations Manager Kelly Stevenson and Yearling Manager Darren McKay.

Among the last few born from the final crop of 23 foals by the great Redoute’s Choice, the Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained filly Berry Bubbly went coast to coast in Friday night’s Quest Moonee Valley (955m).

Never a factor when debuting in the Group III ATC Breeders’ Plate last October, the $1,050,000 yearling Psychiatrist led at every call in Friday’s Stud & Stable Staff Awards Maiden (1200m) at Canterbury.

G3 winner Kalashnikov and progressive 4YO Wheelhouse – plus a Kooringal Stud draft of 12 yearlings all offered unreserved - are just some of the standout offerings among a 342-strong catalogue in the Inglis Digital February (Late) Online Sale.

Being the Operations Manager at a busy commercial Hunter Valley stud requires a special kind of skill set combined with a love of horses and people and this week’s candidate has found herself in the ultimate dream job.

The Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale kicks off next Tuesday and there’s plenty of lots with siblings showing talent at the trials which haven’t yet been to the races.

U S Navy Flag remains a firm favourite at Valachi Downs despite the multiple Group One winner no longer featuring on the Matamata nursery’s stallion roster.

Since 2012 when the Group II ATC Silver Slipper was won by subsequent Champion 2YO Pierro, the honour roll has included a raft of luminaries with an intriguing field set to do battle on Saturday including three colts that were all purchased for upwards of $1million and three stakes-winning fillies by champion sire I Am Invincible.

The tangerine and blue silks of Te Akau Racing are a familiar sight in Australasian racing circles and on Saturday they lodged a special victory.

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

Challenged by three major studs with lawsuits, the contentious rule limiting the number of mares bred to a stallion in the US has been officially rescinded.

The Rochelle Pereira-trained Cabrinella made a sustained run from second last of the six runners in Thursday’s Follow @ipswichturfclub 2yo Maiden (800m) to make a winning debut at Ipswich and credit Aquis Stud’s Jukebox with his first winner.

Only four heats for two year-olds at Randwick this morning, but we got our first look at the most expensive yearling by Shalaa (IRE) sold in Australia and he’s the half-brother to Group I winner Profondo.

Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) have launched the Victorian Breeding Academy.

For the very top echelon of sires, the mere mention of their name immediately brings to mind a long list of progeny and their outstanding racetrack performances. Buyers flock to Karaka every year, both virtually and physically, to secure sons and daughters of these stellar stallions and Karaka 2022 promises to be no different.

The Peter Moody-trained Waltz On By will attempt to go one better than her dam and emulate the deeds of her granddam in Saturday’s Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.

It’s already been a memorable week for David and Emma-Lee Browne and it may well end on another top note for the husband-and-wife training duo.

Three-year-old filly Third Time Round has yet to break maiden ranks from six starts, but the Chrissy Bambry-trained daughter of Tivaci shapes as a strong contender in Friday’s Listed Grangewilliam Stud "'Derryn" Oaks Prelude (1800m) at New Plymouth.

Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

On the day it was announced Vancouver had been sold and was relocating to Woodside Park Stud in Victoria, the Golden Slipper winning sire featured at Randwick with a return to form for his promising three year-old Cape Breton.