Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Sentimental Miss returned to her best with a quality staying performance to take out the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m).

A bold front-running performance paved the way for tough as teak gelding The Mitigator to capture his first black type victory when he took out the Gr.III Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie.

Given plenty of time to find her feet by Hugh Bowman, I Am Invincible’s strapping daughter  Muntaseera came from last to round up her four rivals with a minimum of fuss in Saturday’s Sky Racing Active Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens and head to her summer hibernation as a major player in the rich two-year-old races in the autumn.

Lord Kanaloa’s champion daughter Almond Eye will not make the trip to Sha Tin for the Hong Kong Cup after spiking a temperature however Lord Kanaloa’s 2yo son Tagaloa did make it to Moonee Valley on Saturday to open his winning account in the Strath Haven Preston Plate (1000m).

There couldn’t be many graded stakes on turf that have eluded Chad Brown and he ticked off another one when Nay Lady Nay, a daughter of Coolmore’s popular No Nay Never, finished best to capture Friday’s $300,000 Grade II Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs.

The Frankel colt out of Simple Verse was the top price on an electric day of trade at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale selling for 600,000 guineas, one of 14 lots to sell for 300,000 guineas or more.

Trade stepped up a level on the second day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale with fifteen lots realising 100,000 guineas or more with a son of Bated Breath topping proceedings and Highland Reel and Ribchester among the top lots.

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh had a memorable day at Otaki on Friday, winning a stakes double and unearthing another Derby prospect.

Six stallions have sire two Group 1 winners in Australia this season to date but just one of them can separate themselves from the pack in Saturday’s $1 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot.

Despite being pensioned at Sun Stud earlier this year, the final chapter on the career of Statue Of Liberty (USA) is still to be written.

Promising filly Amal Rose has secured a tilt at stakes level after easily accounting for her opposition in the Jeremy Pryor Sotheby’s 1400 at Tauranga on Thursday bringing a pedigree update for her full sister headed for Inglis Classic 2020.

Shooting To Win has had an impressive run of late and he looks to have another likely type in the Henry Dwyer-trained filly Ms Catherine who made a winning career debut at Bendigo on Thursday.

By the leading sire for the past three seasons, out of a stakes-winning daughter of a leading broodmare sire who is herself a half-sister to one of the most charismatic champions of modern times, this week’s Best On Breeding picks himself.

The anticipation and excitement surrounding next year’s Inglis sales continues to build with today’s launch of the Inglis 2020 Sales Season Preview Magazine.

Golden Slipper winner Pierro has established himself as a premium source of classic horses and may well have another Derby winner in the pipeline in New Zealand.

Waikato stayer Aigne will undertake the ultimate test of endurance at Warrnambool on Sunday when he contests the A$300,000 The Jericho Cup (4600m), a race solely for New Zealand and Australian-bred thoroughbreds.

The 2020 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale is ready to deliver more life changing racetrack stars this February with a record number of yearlings revealed with today's release of the online catalogue.

The Tattersalls December Foal Sale got off to a solid start on the opening day with a colt by EL KABEIR and a filly by NIGHT OF THUNDER leading the way during a session that saw seven lots top 50,000 guineas. 

Talented Tasmanian trained sprinter I’m Wesley made it a back to back treble of wins in the $100,000 Listed Launceston Newmarket Handicap on Wednesday evening, giving his sire I Am Invincible his sixth stakes-winner of the season.

The $1m barrier has been smashed by Inglis Digital for the seventh consecutive time since switching to twice-monthly auctions, with a 156-strong November (Late) catalogue turning over an incredible $1.3m.

Blue hen Listen Here was sold for a whopping $3.4million at the 2016 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and has the perfect record of four winners from four foals to race $1million Inglis Easter Zoustar filly Zaniah winning her third race and first in the metropolitan area at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

The stud fortunes of former top class Group I winning sprinter Snitzerland have taken a rapid upswing in the past month with her second foal Hard Landing winning the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington and her first foal Saas Fee casting off maiden status at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, both winners sired by All Too Hard.

Joe O’Neil’s Prime Thoroughbreds colours were carried to victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday by talented Deep Field filly Fituese.

New Zealand-bred three year-old Hard Press made it back-to-back wins when successful at Sandown on Wednesday over 1000m bringing a good pedigree update for his full brother headed to Karaka Book 1 in 2020.

Peter and Paul Snowden are flying under the radar with some high profile two year-olds that all stepped out at the Gosford trials on Wednesday morning with the four juvenile heats all won by horses from their Randwick stable sired by Snitzel (2), I Am Invincible and Written Tycoon.

Cambridge trainer Andrew Campbell will head south to Otaki on Friday to line-up two Derby prospects in the Gr.3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m).

Retired from stud duties at the end of last year and now living a pampered life, Godolphin owned Reset provided a reminder of his reputation as a great stallion when Kiwia completed historic back-to-back victories in the Ballarat Cup.

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has a few races in consideration for smart two-year-old Not An Option.

It is with the deepest sadness that we heard this morning of the passing of Coolmore Australia Chairman Ken Barry. On behalf of both our immediate Magnier family in particular and our extended Coolmore family in general, we offer our sincerest condolences to Ken’s wife Lynne and the rest of the Barry family.

Thoroughbred Sport Horse action moved to Stonewall Equestrian on the Central Coast last weekend with a terrific weekend of showjumping featuring classes sponsored by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and some outstanding winners including Jessica Bott’s dashing grey mare Raise an Angel ridden by Nelson Smyth.

Phoenix Thoroughbreds have released a statement which “categorically denies all allegations made against it, and its owner, Mr. Amer Abdulaziz” following allegations made under oath in the US OneCoin trial of Mark Scott.

Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard has had a terrific start to the season churning out 50 winners including four stakes-winners with his star performer undoubtedly exciting three year-old gelding Alligator Blood, who was last seen finishing an agonizingly close second to Super Seth in the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas.

A busy set of trials at Randwick on Tuesday morning featured four heats for juveniles highlighted by the return of Mark Newnham’s brilliant Choisir filly Every Rose, who won the Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes at the start of spring and an impressive trial winner by first season sire Bull Point.

The Tattersalls December Sale got underway in Newmarket with a day of yearlings to kick off proceedings. The DUBAWI colt from Hazelwood Stud was the top price of the day with three lots selling for 100,000 guineas or more.

Talented Sebring filly Blossom on Snow opened her career with a dominant debut victory at Wangaratta on Monday carrying the colours of Sun Bloodstock.

14 runners in the open maiden over 1000 metres at Wangaratta on Monday and this three year-old daughter of Shooting to Win had them covered bringing a pedigree update for her Karaka 2020 bound half-brother by Medaglia D’Oro (USA).

Hugely successful WA owner breeders Bob and Sandra Peters went on their winning way at Ascot last Saturday winning the Group I WATC Railway Stakes with Regal Power, whose sire Pierro has given them a great deal of success, but it is another of the Coolmore sires in American Pharoah (USA), who has given them a foal this season that certainly has all the moves!

Worldwide bloodstock operation Phoenix Thoroughbreds, owners in Australia of Group One winner Loving Gaby has been embroiled in controversy after founder Amer Abdulaiziz was named in a US court as a key figure in a money laundering operation.

Toby Edmonds has confirmed multiple stakes winner Winter Bride for New Zealand’s major sprints and his Gold Coast stable could also have contenders in both Karaka Million events.

 A discussion on Twitter last week raised the issue of freeze branding on racehorses and some of the responses were genuinely mystifying from people that should know better, so in a bid to clarify some of what was said I will share my thoughts on the issue.

The Japanese import A Shin Rook (JPN) could not quite get the job done for Heart’s Cry in the Listed Kilmore Cup on Sunday but adequate compensation was not long in coming when Suave Richard improved on his third to Almond Eye last year to claim the Group 1 Japan Cup on a rain-softened track at Tokyo.

Winless in 15 starts since July last year, the 5yo Al Maher gelding Al Passem earned a maiden stakes win in Sunday’s $150,000  Listed Kilmore Cup (1600m) at Seymour.

Trainer Jamie Richards is in two minds about what to do with impressive maiden winner Star Of Bombay who opened her winning account with a dominant victory over 1200m at Te Rapa on Sunday.

The after effect of some vigorous celebrations the night before had Matamata resident Mark Lupton feeling a little weary on Sunday morning but still in a state of elation after Yearn, the bonny mare he owns with wife Cath, took out the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Pierro was not the only son of Lonhro to sire a stakes winner at Ascot on Saturday as Adam Durrant’s highly regarded Massimo rallied strongly in the closing stages of Saturday’s Listed Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) to credit his sire Sessions with his first stakes winner.

If you have a mare by Redoute’s Choice and she’s still not in foal you probably should read this story!

Racing NSW today announced that its BOBS Scheme will be enhanced by the addition of a Platinum and Gold Category. Commencing from January 2020, selected races will have a BOBS Platinum bonus of $100,000 or a BOBS Gold bonus of $50,000, offered for the winners of the race.

Exciting filly Euphoric Summer burst into contention for January's $2 million The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic after a thrilling win in the Clockwise Classic at Ballarat bringing a timely pedigree update for her MM 2020 bound half-sister.

Earlier this year exciting Pierro gelding Regal Power showed his quality and stamina when winning the Group II WATC West Australian Derby (2400m) and he upped the ante at Ascot on Saturday when he beat a hot field to win the $1million Group I WATC Railway Stakes (1600m).

The royally-bred Frankel mare Miss Fabulass came with a barnstorming finish to earn her second stakes win in Saturday’s Listed The Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) at Doomben.

Winless in eight starts since capturing the same race 12 months ago, local hero Kiwia showed his love of the track with a hard-fought win in Saturday’s $500,000 Ballarat Cup.

After Yes Yes Yes captured the $14 million The Everest and Kolding added the $8,500,000 Golden Eagle to his win in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap, the topweight Mister Sea Wolf (IRE) kept the run going for champion trainer Chris Waller when he scored a record-breaking win in the inaugural running of the $1 million The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday.

Aquis Farm’s expensive Fastnet Rock colt Rathlin looked to have the measure of Phoenix Thoroughbreds Not A Single Doubt filly Euphoric Summer in the closing stages of Saturday’s $250,000 Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic (1000m) at Ballarat but Euphoric Summer showed she had inherited plenty of the intestinal fortitude of her overachieving dam Mid Summer Music.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock was in hot form in New Zealand on Saturday with a stakes-winning double at Pukekohe where exciting two year-old Unition won the Listed Fasttrack Insurance 5K Bonus 2YO Stakes (1100m) followed by rugged stayer In A Twinkling taking out the Group III Ssangyong Counties Cup (2100m).

Ultra-consistent galloper Yearn finally put it all together in stakes company to record a deserved success at Group level when she took out the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Underrated mare Its Destinys Child upset the apple-cart to provide rider Sam Spratt with a winning black-type double at Pukekohe on Saturday when taking out the Listed Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m).

More than a decade after Darley took over the Ingham family’s Woodlands Stud, the families that were nurtured over many generations by Woodlands are still producing with the latest being the Exceed And Excel debutant Destination who opened his winning account over 1000 metres at Kembla Grange on Saturday.

Blue-blooded two year-old Unition showed plenty of grit as he made a winning debut at Pukekohe in New Zealand on Saturday when he took out the Listed Fasttrack Insurance 5K Bonus 2YO Stakes (1100m).

Bill Waterhouse, one of Australia's best known bookmakers and head of the famous Waterhouse clan, has passed away aged 97 years.

The racing and breeding industry are mourning the passing of legendary bloodstock agent, journalist and long serving committee member of Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Mr Les Young, aged 76.

There are two boxes to be ticked for the proven stallion... is he a reliable source of winners? Can he get sales results?

The committee of Thoroughbred Breeders NSW along with the breeding and racing industry together mourn the passing of legendary bloodstock agent and fellow committeeman Les Young, found deceased at his home.

The 2019 Karaka Ready to Run Sale achieved strong results and while the average was down slightly on last year, the median remained on a par at $60,000 and the clearance rate of 74% was up, creating opportunity enough to deliver pinhooking success, so let’s take a look at the big winners headed by the sale-topping son of Shamus Award.

The lure of a one million purse has been too attractive for leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller.

With his days as a barrier rogue seemingly behind him and a maiden victory under the belt, the Spreyton-trained Mywordis looks set to deliver on his early promise. 

As the dust settles on this week’s Ready to Run Sale, attention quickly shifts to New Zealand Bloodstock’s eagerly-anticipated showpiece – the National Yearling Sales Series.

Ocean Park may be something of a slow burner, but the Waikato Stud stallion is enjoying a breakout season in Australia.

Day 2 of selling at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2019 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds saw 257 lots go under the hammer and NZB’s Managing Director Andrew Seabrook was pleased with the final outcome of the Sale.

There was plenty of interest in lot 375, the Shamus Award colt out of stakes-placed mare Exchanges, on the second day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs, but when the dust settled it was Andrew Williams who came out on top.

The barrier trials at Warwick Farm this morning were abandoned after six heats due to smoke haze, but there were two heats run for the juveniles and both were won by the progeny of Darley’s champion sire Exceed and Excel.

Cambridge Bloodstock agent Garry Carvell has had plenty of success with progeny of Per Incanto he has acquired from Karaka, and he went back to the same well on Thursday.

Shaune Ritchie has backed his judgment once again at Karaka.

A new record for a colt foal capped a remarkable third day at the Goffs November Foal Sale as the Dubawi own brother to 2019 Group 1 winner Ghaiyyath out of the Classic winning Galileo mare Nightime sold for €1.2 million to Godolphin. 

Everyone that purchases an expensive broodmare from a sale would love to have a result like this and the news just got better this week with the arrival of a prized filly foal from this acclaimed blue hen.

Sam Beatson’s Riversley Park dominated proceedings on the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs at Karaka on Wednesday, selling seven of the top 10 lots.

It was a red-letter day for Fairdale Stud principal Duncan Fell at Karaka on Wednesday.

Day 1 of the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds saw an astute buying bench with both local and international markets active.

The juvenile maiden at Rosehill on Wednesday always promised to be an interesting contest with two outstanding colts in Hinchbeast and Volterra clearing away from their rivals to fight out the finish.

A very strong second day at Goffs November Foal Sale saw the clearance rate soar to 85%, up from 76% on Day 2 last year, as well as a 17% increase in turnover and 4% rise in average price. 

Boutique Hunter Valley breeder Bruce Neill of Cressfield would be well pleased to have kept this Fastnet Rock filly who won easily on debut at Sandown on Wednesday.

Celtic Dream is developing into a valuable broodmare.

Hong Kong trainer Dennis Yip struck early on the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs at Karaka on Wednesday, securing lot 9, the Press Statement colt out of Karata from Riversley Park’s draft for $420,000.

The juvenile maiden at Rosehill later this afternoon features a field of seven first starters including Volterra, an I Am Invincible colt bought for $1.3million at Magic Millions.

The leading North American Thoroughbred racing organizations have announced the creation of an industry-led effort to unify and enhance existing protections and work together to develop new reforms to ensure the safety of the sport’s equine and human athletes.

Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) is pleased to announce that it has purchased a new property ‘Touchstone Farm’ in North Dandalup, as one of the many commitments outlined in the WA Racehorse Welfare Plan.

Grandview Stud stallion Whittington is proving one of the better value QTIS stallions as he continues to notch up early wins in the second season sire standings.

With 28 two-year-olds set to go through the ring at Karaka this week, the 2019 Ready to Run Sale marks another big step in the rapid rise of Woburn Farm.

The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs will commence at their Karaka sales complex on Wednesday, November 20, at 11am.

A top price of €100,000 and a significant rise in clearance rate were among the highlights of the opening day of Goffs November Foal Sale . 

With progeny of 21 individual sires, Kilgravin Lodge  are offering quality in all sectors of the market at the 2019 NZB Ready to Run Sale this week.

Three significant winners on Saturday by this champion sire were all bred from daughters of Redoute’s Choice.

A big set of 15 trials at Hawkesbury on Monday morning included two heats for juveniles which were both won by Gooree Stud homebreds prepared by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with one of those winners a colt from an illustrious sire producing family.

Prestigious and highly competitive racing during Melbourne’s Spring Carnival attracts top gallopers from around the globe, and this year’s Carnival saw Mill Park Stud’s graduates come out on top in several of the feature races.

After a string of successes with his Ready to Run Sale purchases, Toowoomba trainer Matt Kropp has returned to Karaka in search of some more future stars.

Shaune Ritchie is going from chasing Group One glory at Riccarton on Saturday to attempting to win the longest flat race.

Keeneland’s 2019 November Breeding Stock Sale has concluded after 12 days of competitive trade fueled by a deep domestic and foreign buying bench. Kicking off the sale was the premier Book 1 catalog of stakes-producing mares, stakes-winning fillies and exceptional weanlings, which delivered 14 seven-figure horses led by the sale of champion Take Charge Brandi, in foal to 2018 Triple Crown wi

The great Fastnet Rock appeared in the pedigrees of two runners in Sunday’s Group 1 The Mile Championship (1600m) at Kyoto, as the sire of Fiano Romano and the sire of the dam (Mosheen) of Primo Scene, but they were to prove bit players in a race where Indy Champ became the seventh horse to claim the Mile Championship - Yasuda Kinen double.

Spring in Melbourne is one of world racing’s greatest stages, and the results of this year’s carnival have given a massive boost to the catalogue for this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds at Karaka.

The catalogue for the 2020 Classic Yearling Sale – the sale that has produced the winner of a Melbourne Cup, Golden Slipper, Victoria Derby and Inglis Millennium in recent years – is now available online.

Beaten only once in six starts, exciting Sebring three year-old gelding Aethero blitzed his older rivals to score a resounding win in the Group II Jockey Club Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday leading home an Aussie bred trifecta and bringing a big pedigree update for his half-brother headed to Inglis Easter 2020.