A mare Susan Keating purchased for just $19,000 at the Sydney Broodmare Sale back in 2009 has produced the winner of the $855,000 The Showdown as Khoekhoe (Turffontein) charged late to claim the 2YO feature.

Trainer Gordon Richards had a day out at Morphettville on Saturday with stable star Gytrash downing Sunlight in the feature R N Irwin Stakes while the promising 3yo gelding Garner opened his stakes account in the Listed Redelva Stakes (1100m) to credit his sire Barbados with his first stakes-winner.

Progressive gelding William Thomas scored a career best win in the Listed MRC Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday with his sire Nicconi making it a race to race double when Group I placed Lankan Star won the very next race.

The rich Showdown program at Caulfield is designed to showcase the best Victoria has to offer and the day finished off in style with Fiorente 3YO, Florent, producing a withering burst to capture the $430,000 The VOBIS Sires’ Guineas over 1600m.

For a long way down the Caulfield straight in Saturday’s $855,000 The Showdown, it looked as if River Night would vault her sire Night Of Thunder (IRE) to a challenging position to long time leading first season sire Pride Of Dubai, then along came Fred Kersley on the Matt Cumani-trained Turffontein colt Khoekhoe.

Coolmore Stud have confirmed that it has purchased a major share in star 2YO colt and dual Group 1 winner, King’s Legacy.

Asked to compete in just one stakes race in 14 starts, Hawkes Racing’s five-year-old Master Of Design gelding Greyworm led home a quartet of Group 1 winners in Saturday’s Group III TAB Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

In a Best On Breeding feature on Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes winner Funstar and her Group 1 QTC Oaks winning half-sister Youngstar, it was noted that their dam Starspangled (IRE) arrived in Australia carrying a filly foal by the great Galileo.

The Group III SAJC RN Irwin Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville on Saturday featured the return of champion sprinting mare Sunlight taking on local hero Gytrash, fresh from a super successful Melbourne campaign mixing it with the best sprinters in the country.

As you would expect from a $1,400,000 yearling King’s Legacy looks the part and the son of Redoute’s Choice has ability match, notching his second Group 1 success in succession in Saturday’s Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

Fresh off a win in a 1600 maiden at Wyong, the Chris Waller-trained Kinane put a top-class field to the sword in Saturday’s Group III Cactus Imaging Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick.

Joe O’Neill’s Prime Thoroughbreds have raced a lot of good horses over the years, but three year-old Rubick filly Rubisaki is on track to be the best of them all after posting her sixth successive win on Saturday at Randwick when taking out the Group III ATC JHB Carr Stakes (1400m).

Sun Stud colour-bearer Macleay came with a barnstorming finish to make a winning debut over 1400 metres at Kembla Grange on Saturday to credit his sire Ready For Victory with his first winner.

There was plenty of juvenile action at the Warwick Farm trials on Friday with seven heats for two year-olds including one taken out by the sibling to a Golden Slipper winner and a Silver Slipper winner.

On the eve of the Super Vobis Owners and Breeders race day at Caulfield, we at Blue Gum Farm are pleased to announce the service fees for our stallions for the 2020 breeding season.

Easter Round Two – the live auction scheduled for July 5 of yearlings originally passed in at Easter One and those targeted specifically at the sale – will also now be open to select supplementary entries.

Odds-on favourite Girls Kick On made short work of her 13 overmatched opponents in a 1000 metre maiden at Port Macquarie on Friday to credit her sire Scissor Kick with his first winner.

In 2006, a filly by Zabeel out of Carmina Burana came into the world in the usual way, but her appearance was anything but normal.

Inspections for mares entered in The Inglis Chairman’s Sale will be by appointment with their respective consignors, with most set to be available by early next week.

Holbrook Stud’s Julie Harris has revealed that her father Alan Harris passed away suddenly last Friday at the age of 91.

Outstanding race filly Fundamentalist (Not A Single Doubt) – in foal to Zoustar - is among the latest wildcard entries confirmed for The Chairman’s Sale.

Fasig-Tipton will offer online bidding at all its future live auctions, the company announced today.  The platform will be available for Fasig-Tipton's next scheduled auction, the Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held June 29-30 in Timonium, Maryland.

The world economy has collapsed, and many in the breeding industry are heading into a 2020 breeding season full of uncertainty about how the future will unfold so we thought we’d look at what happened the last time the world economy hit a hurdle.

Darley have announced the passing of dual champion racehorse and leading sire Shamardal, who has been euthanised at Kildangan Stud as a result of health issues.

There’s a baldy face and a BALDY face and this one is impossible not to watch, so he’s the ‘One to Watch’ on Thursday.

A $120,000 Magic Millions purchase for Triple Crown Syndications from the Marquee Stud draft in 2014, Redzel has delivered riches beyond anyone’s wildest dreams as the winner of $16million and change.

One of the most popular Group I winners last spring was Begood Toya Mother and his three year-old half-brother Prince of Helena opened his account at Wangaratta on Thursday.

The curtain comes down on an historic Sydney Autumn Carnival at Randwick on Saturday and the hope is it brings a change of luck for this week’s Best On Breeding.

Former champion racehorse and now champion sire Frankel has a great strike rate in Australia with 17 winners from 23 starters with his most recent winner coming at Wyong on Thursday.

Racehorse ownership and breeding is about creating and fulfilling dreams and that will come in spades again this Saturday afternoon with the running of the sixth annual Victorian Owners & Breeders Raceday.

Recently retired three-year-old colt Soul Patch will start his stud career at Rangal Park Stud, Euroa this season.

When service fees were set last year there was great optimism surrounding the prospects of the young guns whose oldest progeny were two year-olds with Deep Field, Rubick, Brazen Beau, Better than Ready and Toronado (IRE) all given significant service fee increases, so we thought it was worth taking a look at how they measure up 12 months on.

Quality three-year-old colt Super Seth will get an opportunity to add another elite-level victory to his resume when he contests Saturday’s Group I All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

In conjunction with parent company New Zealand Bloodstock, industry leader in online thoroughbred and standardbred sales, gavelhouse.com, will launch an enhanced platform in May named Gavelhouse Plus.

Electrifying Group 1 winning sprinter Exceedance will commence stud duties at Vinery Stud for the 2020 breeding season.

Striking Written Tycoon colt Ocean Emperor lived up to his impressive barrier trial form when leading all the way at his career debut over 1100 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday.

The most expensive yearling sold at the 2018 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale cast off maiden status on Wednesday at his second start with a brilliant fast finishing win.

Supporters of the heavily-backed Kukeracha would have the heart in the mouth when he stepped away a length behind the field but the son of Night Of Thunder (IRE) powered home in the straight to make a most impressive career debut over 1200 metres at Geelong on Wednesday.

The Mark Newnham trained Fastnet Rock filly Panna Cotta returned from a lengthy spell to score a stylish victory at Randwick on Wednesday.

The Hong Kong International Sale has been pushed back further as the fallout from Covid-19 continues to impact on all walks of life.

US Bloodhorse have reported well known US owner/breeder Charles Fipke will be waiving the 2020 breeding fees on all his stallions in order to provide some relief to small breeders that could be particularly hard-hit by the economic downturn from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to longtime consultant Sid Fernando.

After six barrier trials and never winning any of them, you’d be beginning to wonder if your horse was any good at all.

In the aftermath of the surprise success of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale last week it’s worth revisiting the statistics with a more analytical eye as the reality is one in three yearlings were not sold and for their owners some tough decisions will need to be taken.

Triple Group One winner Humidor (NZ) will headline a trio of Group One winners trainer Lindsey Smith intends racing in Perth this winter after revising plans to campaign in Queensland.

The juvenile maiden at Sale on Tuesday was won in eye-catching style by a promising son of Rosemont Stud’s Starspangledbanner.

Reward For Effort has enjoyed a scalding hot start to April with twelve winners in the past twelve days. Eight of which are three-year-olds, headed by Final Man.

A classy son of Arrowfield stud's recently pensioned Not a Single Doubt, Not An Option will be carrying the weight of his stable when he contests the Group I Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Well-related filly Excelida has South Australian black-type features in her sights after a strong win at Sandown on Monday.

We learned that Australian racing is the most resilient sport in the country as while everything else has gone by the wayside, amazingly we are still going thanks to the dedication of participants in regards to all the rules and regulations and the lawmakers, who appear to have done something right.

It was worth the wait, Archanna, a $1.3 million three-quarter sister to The Autumn Sun, defied an alarming betting drift to canter home at her career debut over 1300m at Warwick Farm on Monday.

Purchased by Peter Collier for $240,000 from the Teeley Assets Dispersal in 2014, the stakes-placed Northern Meteor mare Mount Zero is proving to be a gilt-edged investment.

Hong Kong based Legend Racing was the third biggest buyer at last week’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale signing for nine horses for a total of $4,325,000 and their colours were carried to victory at Newcastle last Saturday by Madam Legend and again at Warwick Farm on Monday by progressive three year-old All Time Legend.

The Chris Waller-trained Spokesman had the honour of being the first winner for Vinery Stud’s Press Statement when successful at Canterbury on January 31 and following a 10 week break and burdened with 59kgs the Star Thoroughbred colour-bearer ground out another meritorious win over 1300m at Warwick Farm on Monday.

Regally bred filly Toffee Tongue added to her family’s rich legacy when finishing runner-up behind Colette in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Second favourite Daring Tact kept her record at a perfect three for three when coming from near the tail of the field to overpower last season’s Champion 2yo Filly Resistencia in Sunday’s Group 1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas)  (1600m) at Hanshin.

Fans of Caroline Searcy’s new show Thoroughbreds are Go on Sky will have to wait until next Monday night for a new episode which will be the last in the current series, but for those who missed last week’s show here’s a chance to see the best thoroughbred showjumper in the country.

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman were delighted with the gallant performance of The Chosen One, who finished second to fellow New Zealand raider Etah James in Saturday’s Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m).

The full sister to our ‘One to Watch’ is still for sale having been offered and passed in at Inglis Easter, but if she’s anything like her full sister that won today, it might be time to go back and have another look.

The Brisbane Winter Carnival is back, in a fashion, a great result given it was abandoned completely a few weeks back so here are the races that are in, and the ones that are out, including six Group Ones.

When you pay $600,000 for a yearling you want to do it on more than sentiment but for Ciaron Maher and the McKenna family it looks to be working out just fine.

Bellereve Stud’s new recruit Eurozone had an interstate double on Saturday with Diplomatic Measure making it three wins and a second from her last four at Morphettville while Mystery Love bounced back to her best when she resumed at Caulfield.

The Tony Gollan stable unleashed a super impressive debut juvenile winner at Doomben on Saturday when Deep Field filly Isotope won by daylight.

Living Legends have Tweeted sad news of the passing of two time Australian Horse of the Year Might and Power at age 26.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock was in hot form on Easter Saturday with his star filly Tuscan Queen scoring a glorious victory in the Group II WATC Derby (2400m) and his tough staying son Inverloch taking out the Group III MRC EAster Cup (2000m) at Caulfield..

Charismatic grey mare White Moss returned to the winner's circle for the first time since winning the same race twelve months ago with a dominant display in Saturday’s Group II Sapphire Stakes at Randwick.

An astute investment at one of the breeding stock sales in North America in 2018 by Newgate Farm and SF Bloodstock has paid dividends beyond their wildest dreams.

They came, they saw, they conquered – the William Haggas-trained Addeybb (GB) backed up his fighting win in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill on March 21 with a two and three-quarter length romp in Saturday’s $2 million Group 1 Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.

New Zealand can claim the bragging rights after the seven-year-old mare Etah James and the four-year-old Savabeel entire The Chosen One turned back the European challenge in Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick.

After current leader Pierro quinelled the Listed Fernhill Mile, Snitzel has countered with a quickfire two stakes-winners at Randwick, Away Game in the Group II Percy Sykes Stakes and the progressive Splintex, who had the honour of becoming his champion sire’s 100th stakes-winner, with a hard-fought win in the Group II Arrowfield Sprint (1200m).

The Group I ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday provided a tough staying test that brought about the undoing of established Group I fillies Probabeel and Shout the Bar with progressive Hallowed Crown filly Colette claiming victory as a heavily backed favourite.

What a tough, durable top-class filly Away Game is!.

Racing Queensland has announced its winter programming including 15 Group races across the Metro North and Metro South West regions.

Gerry Harvey tried not once but twice to sell Sebring three year-old Indy Car and it may prove a blessing in disguise that he twice passed him in as the gelding charged home to score a stylish win in the $150,000 Listed ATC South Pacific Classic (1400m) Randwick on Saturday.

The second day of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday started well for leading sire Pierro who produced the quinella in the Listed $150,000 Fernhill Mile (1600m) for two year-olds with Untamed and Wheelhouse hitting the line together.

Keeneland’s 2020 September Yearling Sale, the world’s most significant Thoroughbred auction, will begin as planned on Monday, September 14.

All the racing action is at Randwick today for the second day of The Championships featuring nine stakes races, so if you want to know who bought and sold the runners on one of the great days of racing read on.

Newgate Farm rose to the challenge of a virtual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale to achieve some good results for ourselves and our clients as well as securing promising new stock for the future.

A world first virtual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale this week presented plenty of challenge for vendors and buyers with the team at Yarraman Park adapting to the changed circumstances to achieve some good results for ourselves and our clients.

In trying circumstances and the new look virtual auction room the Inglis Easter sale was a triumph for the Thoroughbred industry who stuck together and traded strongly. 

The unique 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale format was deemed a success by many considering the testing circumstances. 

Victorian trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr are excited about the prospects of two recent New Zealand acquisitions, but it is unknown when the pair will be able to join their Australian barn.

Former New Zealand galloper Verry Elleegant will be looking to ascend her throne and be crowned Australia’s new darling of the turf when she contests the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Some of Australia’s best race mares – many in foal to the most sought-after stallions available – will be offered at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, for which the catalogue is now available online.

Gooree Stud enjoyed some good results at Inglis Easter online this week selling all bar one of their draft of five including two yearlings closely related to our Juvenile Trial Watch horse from Randwick on Thursday morning.

They are Champion sons by three Champions in their own right, and as a group they are arguably the finest selection of first-season stallions ever to be offered by Darley in Australia.

There was a time when the Fernhill Handicap was an important guide to the following seasons classic hopefuls and while it may not carry the same importance today the race still boasts an impressive rollcall of winners.

Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr are looking forward to lining up Tavistock duo Tavisan and Contrition on Saturday, albeit 1400km apart.

Despite being beaten at her first two starts at Seymour and Sale, the Anthony Freedman-trained filly Lunakorn would have been in plenty of black books, the only problem being the daughter of Puissance De Lune (IRE) was already building a rap sheet with stewards.

The Group I ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) on Saturday at Randwick has attracted an interesting field with all the key runners stepping out to the classic distance for the first time so we thought a look at pedigree might bring some insight into their prospects.

The 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale online was a unique sale that brought out innovation and a can do spirit between vendors, buyers and the auction house to deliver an outcome few would have dreamed possible a month ago.

The hammer this evening came down on a memorable Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, arguably its most remarkable in the firm’s 153-year history.

Champion sire Snitzel weighed in with his first seven figure lot at Inglis Easter online when a handsome bay colt from Group I winner First Seal fetched $1.8million to the bid of Tom Magnier.

Champion sire Snitzel has been churning out those two year-old winners this season adding a 16th to the tally on Wednesday with a Sandown success for Itzhot.

Te Akau Racing will be hoping their trio of Sydney runners can finish their autumn campaigns on a high at Randwick on Saturday.

Racehorse trainer Rui Severino has been aware of the threat of Covid-19 for longer than most.  

Segenhoe Stud have had some good sales at Inglis Easter online and were well rewarded for a Deep Impact colt with a big international pedigree that sold for $1.1million to Ciaron Maher Racing.

Kia Ora Stud started the second session of Inglis Easter online on Wednesday morning with some real fireworks when their I Am Invincible colt from Group II VRC Sires Produce Stakes winner Twilight Royale made $1.4million.

The top priced filly sold in the first session of Inglis Easter online on Tuesday fetched $1million and vindicated the judgement of Tom Magnier, who purchased her dam Srikandi for $2million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale last year.

Visit the Breednet Sales Centre for the best Inglis Easter sale results for analysis, find out what leading buyers Tom Magnier and Hawkes Racing signed for and which vendors were able to meet the market best.

One of the most monumental days in Inglis’ history saw three yearlings realise $1m or more in the first ever Easter Yearling Sale void of horses and people.