It’s been a while coming for New Zealand to have its first raceday on a synthetic track, but for Darryn and Sam Weatherley it was well worth the wait.

Group One performer King Of Comedy will join Novara Park’s stallion roster this coming breeding season.

Malibu Moon, the foundation sire of B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm, died suddenly on Tuesday in his paddock of an apparent heart attack. The distinguished son of A.P. Indy was 24.

Weanlings by - and mares in foal to - some of the most in-demand stallions in the country highlight another outstanding renewal of the Great Southern Sale.

When a first season sire goes to stud he needs two things in his first book of mares to become a commercial success, he firstly needs numbers, but he also needs quality, so we’ve taken a look at the books of mares covered by first season sires in Australia last season.

The most expensive yearling filly by Nicconi broke the ice for her first win at Newcastle on Tuesday in the Star Thoroughbreds colours.

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

Tuesday morning began a series of lasts for 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle.

A stallion Cluster that will make you (Wolf) Cry-  OK, so we couldn’t manage any word associations for Wandjina.

107 lots catalogued at this week’s Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast are by first season sires and, as always, there’ll be plenty of eyes on them.

Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A pair of fillies both broke previous individual Gold Sale records on Day 2 action at Oaklands today, capping off an “extremely successful’’ renewal of the 2021 auction.

Coco Chanel is famous for a great quote, “Fashion comes and goes, but style lasts forever” and it made me think about the pedigrees of our two Group I winning sprinters from last Saturday that may be deemed by a modern commercial breeder or an auction house as somewhat unfashionable.

Last week we highlighted a Deep Field colt that impressed us at the Rosehill trials and Team Hawkes have wasted no time sending him around again, but at Warwick Farm this morning on the polytrack he was set a very different task.

The Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast this week features a cracking draft of five lovely youngsters that are all branded for success with the IKS from Edinburgh Park Stud.

In recent times one of the most dominant first season sires in Australia has been More Than Ready (USA), who would go on to sire over 200 stakes-winners worldwide and this year we are seeing Golden Slipper winner Capitalist give him a run for his money.

Rosemont Stud’s Starspangledbanner has had a productive weekend with new Group winners in two hemispheres – Brooklyn Hustle and Hermana Estrella – , while his Group I winning son The Wow Signal is now a Group I sire after his daughter Coeursamba won the Group I Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (1600m) at Longchamp.

Australian breeder Bob Scarborough has a small band of mares based in Ireland and one of them, 14YO Galileo mare Cabaret, is the dam of top class Siyouni colt St Mark’s Basilica, who won the Group I Poule d’Essai des Poulains (1600m) at Longchamp overnight.

Fresh from  siring Midland to win the $300,000 Inglis Guineas at Rosehill on Saturday, Brazen Beau added another new stakes-winner to his tally overnight when three year-old gelding Logo Hunter won the Listed Sole Power Sprint (5f) at Naas.

Here is the full list of 76 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There was a lot to like about the winning career debut of the Star Turn filly All About Eve in the Catanach's Jewellers Maiden (1100m) at Bendigo on Sunday.

The dominant juvenile in Tasmania this season, Outreach gelding Turk Warrior kept his undefeated record intact on Sunday when winning the $50,000 Tasmanian Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Hobart on Sunday.

A Capitalist colt realised the second-highest price ever recorded at a Gold Yearling Sale on a successful opening day of the 2021 renewal.

A gritty performance by Lord Vladivostok to land the Gr.3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday has given part-owner Tommy Heptinstall plenty to think about over the coming months.

Rosemont Stud’s Shamus Award is enjoying a ground breaking personal best season and for those breeders considering the Cox Plate winner for their mares this spring this nick is one you should probably consider.

After selling show stopping mare Celebrity Queen for $2.5million in Sydney two weeks ago, Julie Harris and her team at Holbrook Thoroughbreds have turned the focus back to weanlings and will present a quality draft of seven at the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale (May 20 & 21).

Newgate Farm's star sire Capitalist goes from strength to strength and added a 15th first crop winner to his tally on Saturday when the Mark Newnham trained colt Colour de Roy saluted at Kembla.

A bargain priced option on the Widden Stud Victoria roster, Squamosa sired an impressive debut two year-old winner on Saturday with Mimosas saluting at Flemington.

Progressive three year-old Achiever put himself in contention for a trip to Brisbane when scoring a brave front running win at Rosehill on Saturday.

The Gold Yearling Sale’s reputation as being the best value-hunting auction in Australia grew even stronger on Saturday when $8000 yearling purchase Savatoxl (Kuroshio) won South Australia’s greatest race, the G1 Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville.

Spirit of Boom was in hot form on Saturday with four winners highlighted by a stakes double at Doomben courtesy of exciting 2YO Prince of Boom and his top class mare Outback Barbie.

The near-white six-year-old Foxwedge gelding Albumin charged between runners at the 100m mark of Saturday’s Listed Kia Ora Stud Ortensia Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill a maiden stakes success at his 38th start.

A one-time Inglis Classic sale-topper, Midland (Brazen Beau) continued his rapid rise to the top with a tough victory in today’s $300,000 Listed Inglis Guineas at Rosehill.

Here is the full list of 124 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With just one of the eleven starters behind him inside the 200m, Warning's supporters would have all but sold out on the 2019 Group 1 Victoria Derby hero returning to the winners circle in Saturday's Group III  JRA Chairman's Trophy (2000m) at Doomben.

So You Think’s talented staying daughter Realm of Flowers won the Group III SAJC Fillies Classic (2500m) on this day last year and 12 months on has become the first horse into the 2021 Melbourne Cup after securing her place with a facile near five length romp in the Listed VRC Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday.

There have been some great stories recently surrounding Group 1 winners, but the narrative behind Saturday's $500,000 Group 1 Goodwood Stakes winner Savatoxl takes some beating.

Widden Stud’s perennial favourite Nicconi might be best known for siring champion sprinter Nature Strip, but he has more strings to his bow and showed it when unheralded three year-old Criminal Defence scored a bold win in the Group III BRC Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday.

John O’Shea left little doubt that he will be chasing a birth in the Everest for his promising sprinter Lost And Running after the son of Per Incanto (USA) earned a maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Vinery Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill.

Although he was running on empty at the end, the admirable Eduardo ran the chasing pack off their legs in Saturday’s $1million Group 1 Doomben Ten Thousand (1200m).

A savvy $15,000 investment at the 2018 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale for Slade Bloodstock paid handsome dividends in Adelaide on Saturday when progressive Shamus Award filly Mimi’s Award captured the Group III SAJC TAB SA Fillies Classic (2500m).

Consistent sprinter Pop Star Princess secured her first black type success when she took out the Gr.3 Rydges Rotorua Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, courtesy of a daring ride by Jonathan Riddell.

Just six days after making a sensational debut at the Sunshine Coast, Prince of Boom did the right thing by the sponsor when he turned a competitive looking Group II Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) (Champagne Classic) at Doomben into a two and a half-length romp.

It’s been a long time coming, but quality sprinting mare Brooklyn Hustle finally scored a valuable Black Type victory when taking out the Group III Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.

Consistent stayer The Good Fight left his race rivals in his wake as he scooted clear in the home straight to take out the Gr.3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m) at Arawa Park on Saturday.

There were a lot of very happy Tricolours Racing Syndication owners at Rosehill on Saturday when talented Smart Missile filly Ballistic Lover led all the way to win the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) claiming her first Black Type success and bringing an important update for her dam, who will be offered at Magic Millions.

Darley Stud’s Street Boss (USA) is enjoying an outstanding season with his juveniles.

Winless in fifteen starts since making a successful career debut at Rosehill in April 2019, the Chris Waller-trained Snitzel gelding Reloaded rewarded his patient owners with a dominant win in Saturday's Listed TRHA Members' Quality (1600m) at Doomben.

The Listed Woodlands Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday produced a thrilling finish with Extreme Choice’s talented daughter Xtremetime prevailing to win by a short head over I Am Invincible filly Ashema with Shihonka in third place giving her sire Capitalist yet another stakes horse.

A half-brother to Champion Australian sprinter and sire Zoustar, four year-old Galileo stallion Emperor of the Sun has found staying as his forte and won the Listed Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes (1m 6f) at Leopardstown overnight.

Flying Artie colt Artero produced a stunning turn of foot to come from last to first to win the $200,000 Inglis Challenge at Scone.

The six-year-year-old Ad Valorem (USA) gelding Laure Me In completed a good day for trainer David Pfieffer and jockey Rachel King when he powered home from near the tail of the field to win the Listed Darley Scone Cup.

Prominent judges made up a strong buying bench at New Zealand Bloodstock’s dedicated National Weanling Sale, with a buoyant market continuing an upwards trend. 

A conspicuous last early, the four-year-old Pierro mare Rocha Clock came with a barnstorming finish down the centre of the track to open her stakes account in the $200,000 Group III Coolmore Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone on Friday.

The Lindsay Park team delivered the 14th first crop winner for Capitalist at Albury on Friday when red hot favourite Alcudia ran out an easy winner at Albury.

The Newgate Farm young gun sires have been a fixture winning feature juvenile races this season and kept the golden run going at Scone on Friday when David Pfeiffer and the Darby Racing owners captured the $200,000 Inglis 2YO Challenge (1200m) with Flying Artie colt Artero.

Mark Baker has had plenty of success pinhooking out of New Zealand Bloodstock’s May Sale, and he believes he has found another promising youngster at Karaka on Friday.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

Inglewood Stud’s young stallion War Decree, a son of War Front, will stand the 2021 season at an unchanged fee of $4,500+GST.

Galileo’s triple Group One winning son Circus Maximus heads the 2021 stallion roster at Windsor Park Stud.

Juddmonte Farm’s champion sire Frankel has already sired a Classic winner for 2021 with Hungry Heart winning the Group I ATC Australian Oaks and he might have a second in the pipeline after undefeated colt Hurricane Lane captured the Group II Dante Stakes (1m 2 ½ f) at York overnight for Godolphin.

Lime Country today announced the purchase of Ballygrove in the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW after moving from New Zealand to the southern highlands five years ago.  A blue-ribbon stud address, Ballygrove is situated on the Pages River in the picturesque Blandford area, 37 kilometres north east of Scone. The farm is ideally located to walk mares into the country’s best stallions that stand

Here is the full list of 54 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.

The winners keep coming for Newgate Farm’s Golden Slipper winning sire Capitalist, who posted his 13th winner at Pakenham on Thursday evening.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock has had a very successful season with his two year-olds and posted another eye-catching debut winner at Wyong on Thursday.

With 18 stakes races around Australia on Saturday, we are hardly limping towards the back end of the season.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s dedicated National Weanling Sale, set to be held this Friday 14 May, is a prime opportunity for astute judges to purchase their next lucrative pinhooking investment.

Forty years of dedication and achievement, working in and managing some of the best thoroughbred breeding operations in Australia, a dedicated member of the community and leader in his field, Wayne Bedggood has been awarded the 2021 HTBA President’s Award for Life Time Achievement. 

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 best practice. This year’s Murray Bain Service to Industry Award is presented to the irreplaceable, Dr John Freestone BVSc, DACVIM (LAIM), FRCVS, MACVSc.

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.  When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

More than 350 industry leaders, clients and supporters, attended the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association 2021 Annual Awards in Scone to recognise the Hunter’s elite equine athletes.

A bargain priced member of the Widden Stud roster in NSW, young Exceed and Excel stallion Outreach has a rising star in Hong Kong with three year-old gelding Carroll Street posting his third win from four starts at Sha Tin last night.

A half sister to dual G1 winner Montefilia has topped the Inglis Digital May (Early) Online Sale, selling to Ben Kwok for $130,000.

Coolmore have already enjoyed success at the highest level through the use of the late Deep Impact, notably through dual Group I winner Saxon Warrior (Jpn), and they look to have another elite performer by the Japanese champion sire in Snowfall, who won the Group III Musidora Stakes (1m 2 and 1/2f) at York overnight.

Promising three-year-old Ayrton is one of the talk horses of Australian racing, with an unblemished three from three record.

There seems to have been a rash of bargain-basement priced yearlings winning at the elite level lately, and there is a chance of another one joining the club in the not too distant future.  

The stunning supplementary line up for the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling and Broodmare Sales has been enhanced again with more likely sale stars locked in.

There was a lot to like in the winning career debut of the Astern colt Dark Rebel in the Vinery Hcp (1400m) for two-year-olds at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

After 8 years without a QLD based talk, Carrazzo Consulting recently announced this year’s date for the Sport of Kings 2021 QLD Horse Tax Talk and Key Financial Indicators, with industry expert Paul Carrazzo CA.  Providing leading service and insight to the thoroughbred industry for over 25 years the event was scheduled to take place at the impressive new Rydges Gold Coast Airport Hotel

Grandview Stud has announced the 2021 service fees for QTIS stallions Under The Louvre and Whittington.

Australian yearling buyers will have a final opportunity to purchase the progeny of exciting young sire Caravaggio (USA) at the upcoming Magic Millions National Yearling Sale where he has 10 youngsters catalogued.

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

There were five heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Tuesday morning with some big margin winners including a filly by Zoustar and a colt by Deep Field.

Lost And Running will get his first opportunity at stakes level on Saturday when he contests the Listed Luskin Star Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill.

A select catalogue of 120 for this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale at Karaka boasts dozens of high-quality pedigrees, and black-type race results through the five weeks since the catalogue went to print have only added to those strong credentials. 

Talented stayer Quick Thinker showed enough in his 1030m trial at Rosehill on Tuesday morning to suggest a brief Queensland campaign could be on the cards.

Ilovethiscity winner of the Group 1 Randwick Guineas, and producer of Group 1 two year-old El Dorado Dreaming will stand the 2021 breeding season at Noor Elaine Farm.

The impending sale of champion mares Melody Belle and Arcadia Queen and where they may fit in the list of Australia’s most expensive mares sold at public auction got us thinking about the others on the list and where are they now?

Here is the full list of 20 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Champion mare Arcadia Queen will go under the hammer as an elite breeding prospect at this month's Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.

The Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 22 remains set as the final start in the storied career of Melody Belle following her midfield finish at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Dual Group One winner Enzo’s Lad has been retired after trailing the field home in the Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton on Saturday.

Bloodstockauction.com is holding an Online Broodmare & Weanling Sale before its regular weekly sale this May!

Due to shuttle to Widden Stud Victoria this spring, young Invincible Spirit stallion National Defense (GB) is on the board with his first two runners now both winners that include ultra-impressive filly Twilight Gleaming, a TDN Rising Star for her scintillating victory at Belmont on Sunday.

Three-year-olds bred and sold in New Zealand have been an unstoppable force in Australia this season, winning the Victoria Derby (2500m), Tasmanian Derby (2200m), West Australian Derby (2400m), Australian Derby (2400m), Randwick Guineas (1600m), Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and South Australian Derby (2400m). Explosive Jack (NZ) (Jakkalberry) has delivered three of those on his own, completi

Karaka graduates fought out the finish of a talent-packed edition of the $50,000 Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, with Turn the Ace (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) prevailing to keep his perfect record intact. 

Champion sire Galileo might be 23, but he’s showing no signs of losing his dominance delivering two blue-blooded three year-old stakes-winners at Leopardstown overnight in Joan of Arc and Bolshoi Ballet, who both may well be Group I winners before the end of June.

Here is the full list of 69 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A colossal week of trade at Riverside has come to a stunning end with today’s Australian Broodmare Sale enjoying extraordinary growth across all key financial indicators.

Relocating to Victoria this spring to stand at Swettenham Stud in conjunction with Coolmore, Rubick sired an impressive debut juvenile winner at Ballarat on Sunday in Sudoko.