Dominance at the 2019 JRHA Foal and Yearling Sale last week for Japanese super sire Deep Impact has drawn attention to his four outstanding sons available to Australian breeders this spring including a horse that was undefeated at two and won the Group I English Two Thousand Guineas for Coolmore.

Hear about Stratosphere's exceptional ability and the huge wraps Peter Snowden and Glyn Schofield had on him.

It may be a far cry from the sunshine and 35-degree heat he is currently enjoying on a well-deserved Hawaiian holiday, but you can be sure that Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards will have an eye on Monday’s Te Rapa trials where the first of the spring horses go through their paces.

While he may have recently celebrated his eighty-second birthday, there is no suggestion that well-respected Central Districts horseman Kevin Gray is showing any signs of slowing down.

Offshore interest in promising galloper Mac Attacka was piqued yet again on Saturday after the impressive three-year-old produced a powerful closing burst to take out the last race on the card at Ruakaka.

Spendthrift Farm's Jimmy Creed (USA) has only had three runners from eight named foals from his first Australian crop of 16 live foals, but the son of Distorted Humor made it two from three following an impressive career debut by Knock Knock at Bendigo on Sunday.

Shuttling to Coolmore Australia this spring, No Nay Never (USA) was in the limelight overnight in the UK at Newmarket where his brilliant three year-old Ten Sovereigns won the Group I Darley July Cup, while his exciting two year-old Mystery Power won the Group II Superlative Stakes.

Purchased by Tom Magnier and Colm Santry Bloodstock for $750,000 at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale earlier this year, quality I Am Invincible mare Eckstein added another feature race win to her resume at Rosehill on Saturday taking out the Listed ATC Winter Stakes in the Coolmore navy blue.

Cambridge Stud sire Tavistock was the star of the show on Saturday, with his progeny Travimyfriend, Tavirun and Bedford all successful at Caulfield, while his six-year-old son, Curragh, was a winner in Sydney.

Making his first start since October last year, the 5yo Commands gelding Oak Door ran down a gallant Jungle Edge in Saturday’s Group III Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

Punters were on the ball in Saturday's Everest Carnival Handicap (1100m) for two-year-olds at Rosehill when they made Spendthrift Farm’s $1,550,000 Snitzel colt the 15/8 favourite at his career debut.

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales claimed four trophies at Hong Kong’s Champion Awards ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Friday night, headed by a second consecutive Horse of the Year honour for the record-breaking champion Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock).

There's not a lot of Star Surprise but he has some motor.

The Tattersalls July Sale concluded with NEW KING and INVERLEIGH selling for 450,000 guineas and 350,000 guineas respectively, resulting in increases across the board and four of the top ten prices in the history of the sale.

Yarraman Park’s super sire I Am Invincible has opened up a little break on his rivals in the race to be leading sire by two year-old winners posting his 23rd juvenile winner on Friday with a debut victory at Geelong for I Am Eloquent.

A bargain broodmare and a birthday present from Nick and Anne-Marie King to one of their sons produced an outstanding result for Brighthill Farm in Thursday’s Listed Grafton Cup (2350m).

We are down to single digits for number of stakes races left to run before the 2018-19 season is done and dusted and Snitzel will be crowned the Champion stallion for the third consecutive time.

Satono Aladdin’s youngsters were in strong demand during this week’s Japan Racing Horse Association’s buoyant Select Sale.

Ben Blay and Kate Roots are two very talented, dedicated horse people, still only in their mid-twenties they have already made a mark showjumping, in three-day-eventing and on the racetrack - and it is the thoroughbred which helped launch their careers.

A policy of sourcing thoroughbred talent from this side of the Tasman has produced rich rewards this season for Australian owner John Fiteni.

The Kiwi’s love nothing more than to winter in Queensland and they are finding it profitable to extend the stay and make the trip south across the border for the Grafton Cup Carnival.

Waikato Stud resident Ocean Park has brought his century of winners up in style and in good time.

Pierro delivered an impressive late season juvenile debut winner at Sale on Thursday for the powerful Lindsay Park team.

New Zealand Bloodstock are set to add another service to their burgeoning bloodstock business with the construction of a hotel, The DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka, on their Karaka property.

Last week we had a taste of things to come when 2020 Blue Diamond nominations were released and this week we have all the information on the nearly 2500 entries for the 2020 Golden Slipper to be run on March 21 at Rosehill.

The Tattersalls July Sale got off to a strong start on the opening day with a record price for a filly of 420,000 guineas for AT LAST and the third highest priced colt/gelding to be sold at the sale with ADMIRAL ROUS realising 325,000 guineas early in the evening.

Relocated to Woodside Park Stud in Victoria, Foxwedge has been making every post a winner this month siring his eighth winner for July when the Tony McEvoy trained two year-old Marndarra scored a dominant win at Morphettville on Wednesday as a hot favourite.

In a dramatic finish to Wednesday’s Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton, defending champion Havasay scored a last bound win, his first since taking the race 12 months ago.

Tamworth based owner breeder Errol Leicht has had a lot of success with his broodmare Time Release and she made it four winners from four foals to race when her two year-old filly by Sidestep scored her first win at Grafton on Wednesday.

A strong juvenile race at Sandown on Wednesday was won in brilliant fashion by exciting Rubick colt Excess Funds, who stormed clear of stakes-winning filly Mockery to win with authority.

A change of scene can put a new perspective on a sire and the Smart Missile example has been lost on nobody, which is why we're looking with fresh eyes on this stallion, who packed his bags and departed the Hunter Valley earlier this year.

  After splashing out on the top lot at Monday’s yearling session, big-spending Riichi Kondo was front and centre again at Tuesday’s foal session of JRHA Select Sale at Northern Horse Park.

When a $1million Fastnet Rock colt comes out and wins by seven lengths, he’s an obvious choice as the ‘One to Watch’ on Tuesday.

After banking $2 million in a brilliant career on the track, Darby Racing’s $10,000 money-making machine Yankee Rose, had her first foal, a filly by Deep Impact, sell for 210 million yen ($A2,750,000) at the JRHA Foal Sale at Northern Farm in Hokkaido on Tuesday.

Byerley Park trainers Peter and Dawn Williams had a memorable season with several quality fillies and they are hoping they can continue that form into the new season including I Am Invincible's Group I winning daughter Media Sensation.

Wellfield Lodge is encouraging broodmare owners to ‘breed with confidence’ this year after announcing their stallion fees for the upcoming season.

Riccarton trainers Pam and Kevin Hughes are looking forward to welcoming stable star Emily Margaret back into the team next month after her bone-chip operation.

The barrier trials at Warwick Farm on Monday morning included six heats for juveniles with first season sire Shooting to Win producing the quinella in one of those heats.

There were 246 lots catalogued for the yearling session of the JRHA Select Sale, which began on Monday and there was a good deal of Australian interest in the opening lot of the sale.

Boutique Southern Highlands thoroughbred stud Brisbane Meadows is delighted to announce an exciting new addition in blue-blooded Fastnet Rock stallion Fastnet Express.

One weekend, three states, three winners.

On Sunday we had a look at Sebring and his sire sons, so it only seems right we now turn our attention to the burgeoning sire dynasty being created by his former Widden Stud barn mate Northern Meteor, who despite his premature death in 2013 after just four seasons at stud has assured the future of the Encosta de Lago sireline for many years to come.

Red-hot jockey Zac Purton had to settle for second in Sunday afternoon’s feature at Sha Tin as Classic Unicorn, a son of Little Avondale stallion Per Incanto, made it two from two in the Class 3 Members Cup Handicap (1000m).

The Liston family would like to thank everyone for their support in the past week after Pauline’s unfortunate accident.

The Champion 2YO Colt in Europe last year when undefeated, classy Dubawi colt Too Darn Hot has had a mixed start to the new season when failing to win in his first three starts back, but dropped back to seven furlongs on Sunday for the Group I Prix Jean Prat at Deauville he emerged triumphant.

With 31 winners in the past 30 days the loss of Widden Stud's outstanding sire Sebring has never been more clearly illustrated and does bring into focus his young sire sons that offer breeders a chance to tap into the blood of the Golden Slipper winning son of More Than Ready (USA).

A potential spring campaign in Sydney awaits class mare Volpe Veloce as she eases her way back to racing trim for the new season.

Bloodstock agent Paul Moroney first spotted the promising Buffalo River (USA) at the 2017 Keeneland September Yearling Sale where he made the shortlist.

John Gosden had the perfect lead in to Enable’s victory in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes when Sheikh Hamdan’s Redoute’s Choice filly Enbihaar gave the champion trainer a record eighth victory in the Group II Lancashire Oaks at Haydock.

Khalid Abdulla’s statuesque champion Enable provided her legion of adoring fans what they craved when making a winning seasonal debut in Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Now based at Woodside Park in Victoria, Foxwedge featured in South Africa on Saturday when his talented four year-old Infamous Fox took out the Listed Greyville Engen Performance Stakes.

The late announcement of the return of champion sire More Than Ready (USA) to Vinery Stud this spring is sure to have been greeted with enthusiasm by leading WA owner breeders Bob and Sandra Peters, who have enjoyed Group I success with him through their glamour fillies Dreamaway and Perfect Reflection.

After Malibu Style captured the Listed Victorian Sprint Final, the Lindsay Smith-trained Reykjavik completed a profitable day for the West Australians when he stormed home under Linda Meech to claim the Listed VRC Winter Championship Final (1600m) at Flemington.

With three seconds from his last four starts, Malibu Style deserved a change of luck in Saturday’s Listed Vic Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington but it didn’t go to plan when the seven-year-old son of Magnus missed the start.

Still a maiden after five starts, the Robbie Laing-trained Fabulanski picked the right spot to break his maiden in Saturday’s Listed Taj Rossi Final (1600m) at Flemington to credit his sire Polanski with his first stakes winner.

Champion jockey Hugh Bowman made a winning return at Randwick on Saturday following a lengthy break, partnering promising Your Song three year-old Sir Elton to his third successive win.

The first Australian bred yearlings by American Pharoah will hit Australasian sale rings in 2020, the Triple Crown hero adding a fourth winner to his tally in North America on Friday when Envied made a winning debut at Ellis Park.

Bred and retained to race by Gooree Stud, dual Group I winner and promising young sire Hallowed Crown provided Gooree with an exciting two year-old winner at Randwick on Saturday when Rule the World made it two wins in as many starts.

The connections of impressive two-year-old debut winners at Te Rapa and Awapuni on Saturday are eyeing bigger things in the new season.

Woodside Park’s exciting young shuttle sire Cable Bay (IRE) has already posted 10 first crop winners in the Northern Hemisphere this year and now a has his first stakes-winner with talented filly Liberty Beach taking out the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Friday.

Medaglia D’Oro (USA) has provided some smart two year-old winners this season for Godolphin including Group II winning filly Tenley, who is closely related to this winner at Bendigo on Friday.

Opaki-based owner-trainer Kylie Little was over the moon when her gavelhouse debutant Easy Habit made light work of the Wanganui Jockey Club 1200m course yesterday.

Te Akau took out the trifecta in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) earlier this year with Probabeel, Aotea Lad, and Yourdeel dead-heating for third with Appellant, and trainer Jamie Richards said the rising three-year-olds are coming to hand nicely ahead of their spring campaigns.

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.

Entries are now open for the 2020 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series.

An interesting wild card entry for the Tattersalls July Sale next week is three year-old Galileo filly At Last, who is a half-sister to dual Group I winner and now leading sire Zoustar.

The half-sister by Exceed and Excel to champion racehorse Winx and the sale-toppers from Inglis Easter and Magic Millions are among a record 1767 rising two year-olds which have been nominated for the $1,5 million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes to be run at Caulfield next February.

Despite having the advantage of standing at Coolmore, Danehill Dancer (IRE) had to make his own way in the world as the cheapest stallion on Coolmoore’s roster in Ireland while in Australia he was hawked around a bit before eventually earning his place among the leading stallions.

Riccarton-based owner-trainer Taylor Burnett couldn’t be happier with his $2,500 gavelhouse purchase Gifted.

New Zealand-bred horses were active at Hong Kong’s Happy Valley racecourse on Wednesday, taking out half of the eight race card.

Turangga Farm’s Stuart Ramsey had a lot of fun with his former slick sprinting mare Our Quivira as a racehorse and a broodmare and is also now having fun with her talented two year-old daughter Havin’ Fun, who scored her first win at Canterbury on Wednesday.

It was always anticipated the progeny of Australian Horse of the Year Dissident might take a little while to hit their stride and as we move to towards the end of the season, the son of Sebring is churning out a steady stream of winners with the Tony Gollan trained Ingear winning on debut in brilliant fashion at Ipswich on Wednesday.

The two year-old colts and geldings maiden at Canterbury on Wednesday produced a deserved victory for Star Witness youngster Exceed the Stars, but there was a tale of woe from the second place-getter, the heavily backed favourite Mandela.

A bargain buy from the Gooree Stud Reduction in 2018, four year-old Commands mare Worldly Pleasure has been a busy and successful racehorse this season racking up a string of wins at country tracks with her trainer Dean Mirfin electing to bring her to town on Wednesday for a Benchmark 70 with happy results all round.

The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association have opened applications for their two annual scholarships.

Metropolitan juvenile maidens in Sydney and Melbourne today have drawn super interesting fields with loads of well bred babies looking to put a win on the board before season’s end including the full sister to HK Horse of the Year Werther, $1million Fastnet Rock colt Duty and a half-brother to More Joyous by Fastnet Rock.

The Bjorn Baker trained Rubick filly Turnstyle was an unlucky second on debut last month, but quickly made amends with a brilliant win at Gosford on Tuesday.

Exciting young sire Brazen Beau has had a sensational year at the sales with yearlings selling for up to $1,150,000, but it was one of his cheapest yearlings from 2018 that gave him the ‘One to Watch’ on Tuesday with a debut victory at Ballarat.

Racing NSW today announced major prizemoney increases to country racing carnivals right across NSW as a further boost to country racing which will commence from 1 August 2019.

Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) in conjunction with Victoria’s stallion farms, would like to invite you to the upcoming stallion parades across the state.

With stakes wins on both sides of the Tasman, imported European mare Igraine has earned herself a special place in Brent and Cherry Taylor’s broodmare band and hearts.

The Danny Shum-trained Green Energy, a New Zealand-bred son of Rip Van Winkle, returned from an eight-month injury absence to win Monday’s public holiday feature at Sha Tin, the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1200m).

Lauded as the likely next Australian bred super sprinter in Hong Kong, Classique Legend’s little half-brother Aethero kept his unbeaten record intact at Sha Tin on Monday when scoring a scintillating victory.

So You Think has had 24 winners in the past 30 days and the winning run extended to Sha Tin on Monday where his promising three year-old Buddies scored his third win with a commanding front running display.

Real Impact is certainly living up to his name with his first-crop 2YO runners in Japan, adding a new winner and four new placegetters from six runners last weekend.

The Sunshine Coast Guineas has launched the careers of three Group 1 winners since 2015 and Baccarat Baby could make it four when she returns from a spell in the spring.

Bought because she reminded her trainer Shane Nichols of his Group I winner I Am a Star, two year-old filly Kingstar Amber became the 22nd Australian two year-old winner for her I Am Invincible sire this season when saluting on Monday at Tatura.

Caulfield Cup winner BOOM TIME (Flying Spur - Bit Of A Ride) has been retired to stud to stand at Rangal Park Stud Euroa.

Karaka graduate Kante (NZ) (Postponed) came out on top in a tight three-way finish to the Listed RM200,000 Malaysia 3YO Championship Final (1200m) at Perak on Sunday.

Shaune Ritchie is hoping an annual winter stopover in Ruakaka will pave the way for an elusive win in the Group I Gavelhouse New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November.

24 hours after siring his ninth stakes-winner with a Listed win in Ireland for Insignia of Rank, Epaulette added a tenth when four year-old mare Lapulced'acqua took out the Group III Premio del Giubileo at San Siro in Italy.

The Group II Prix du Malleret at Saint Cloud in France overnight was won in commanding fashion by Frankel filly Mehdaayih, who is raced by Emirates Park.

Headed back to Coolmore Australia this spring, exciting young sire No Nay Never (USA) added a 12th stakes-winner to his tally overnight when the Godolphin owned colt Art Du Val took out the Listed Prix Saint Patrick Stakes at Saint Cloud in France.

If you are like me, you'll never have heard of this stallion, so if you want to find your 'one thing to learn' on Sunday, read on.

It was another typically good day at the office on Saturday for Darley’s Epaulette, who delivered a metropolitan double at Rosehill with smart three year-olds River Bird and Dulette as well as a new stakes-winner in Ireland with Insignia of Rank taking out the Listed Curragh Celebration Stakes.

After just missing in Friday’s Group II Curragh Cup with last year’s Irish Derby winner Latrobe, the Lloyd Williams colours were to the fore at The Curragh on Saturday when Buckhurst claimed the Group III International Stakes(1/14m).

The win of Trelawney Stud’s Galileo mare Igraine (GER) in Saturday’s Listed Caloundra Cup proved little more than an appetizer for what the great Coolmore stallion achieved a little later in Ireland.

Coolmore’s Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) has already made news this year with two promising winners in Maven and Monarch of Egypt and they both delivered Black Type performances overnight in Europe with the former winning the Group III Prix du Bois in France, while Monarch of Egypt was second in the Group II Railway stakes at The Curragh.

The six-year-old Redoute's Choice mare Galaxy Star reversed her last start defeat by Gatting in Saturday's Group III D'Orsogna-Strickland Stakes (2000m) but owner/breeder Bob Peters said it is likely to be her final start before she departs to the Hunter Valley for a date with Coolmore Stud's Triple Crown hero Justify (USA).

Saturday’s $175,000 Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast was the final stakes race of the Queensland Winter Carnival and it was one for the locals.