Carrying the colours of the Taylor family's famed Trelawney Stud, the Galileo mare Igraine (GER) bowed out of racing on a winning note in Saturday's $175,000 Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) and booked a date with Coolmore Stud's champion Fastnet Rock.

Despite racing three wide the trip, Baccarat Baby had her supporters full of confidence when she cruised to the lead under a stranglehold from Michael Hellyer in Saturday's Group III Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) and when the reins were let out a notch the daughter of Casino Prince put the race to bed in a matter of strides.

Rachel King kept up her remarkable strike rate for Godolphin when she guided the Street Cry (IRE) gelding Gaulois to a maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Listed Civic stakes (1350m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Winter wonder or genuine spring contender, King Of Hastings will likely be given his chance to answer that question when he takes aim at stakes level following his courageous win in Saturday’s Super Vobis 2-Y-O Hcp (1200m) at Caulfield.

Galileo’s myriad of sire sons have been stepping up this year with his Epsom Derby winning son Ruler of the World featuring overnight at The Curragh in Ireland where his three year-old filly Iridessa won the Group I Pretty Polly Stakes.

Astute trainer Grahame Begg has already had one good colt since switching to Victoria in Written By and he might have a good filly in the stable judging by the debut win on Friday for this two year-old daughter of champion sire Redoute’s Choice.

The end of the season is coming fast but there are still plenty of two year-olds getting ready to race and we saw 10 juvenile heats at Randwick on Friday with winners including a colt that has the distinction of being the most expensive first crop yearling in Australia for Swettenham Stud’s promising young High Chaparral son Toronado (IRE).

With another season of G1 racing in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong now over, Inglis is thrilled to again be the leading provider of G1 winners across the three jurisdictions.

Woodside Park shuttler Cable Bay (GB) has been busy producing winners in the Northern Hemisphere and had the quinella in the juvenile event overnight in the UK at Newmarket with a head separating Tomfre and Flash Henry.

Sheikh Mohammed’s Australian breeding operation under the Godolphin Australia banner enjoyed incredible success this season producing five individual Group I winners, but the vagaries of breeding were highlighted by a winner at Townsville on Thursday that is a full brother to one of those Group I winners.

Since it’s elevation to Group III status in 2014 the Sunshine Coast Guineas boasts a very respectable honour roll.

One of the emerging sirelines highlighted in Breednet’s analysis of Australian G1 races this season is that of High Chaparral (IRE), whose sire sons Dundeel and So You Think both posted Group I winners this season and it’s not hard to think Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (IRE) could emulate their success.

There will be an air of excitement at Ruakaka on Saturday when Drops of Jupiter makes his debut in the Racing Sunday August 11 (1600m).

Regally bred filly Set Goals (Snitzel x Your Life Style) set a new southern hemisphere Online Thoroughbred Auction record last night, selling for $321,000 through Inglis Digital.

Group One winner Sacred Elixir returned to New Zealand from his former Hong Kong base on Wednesday morning and a scan has revealed positive signs that the injured son of Pour Moi will make a raceday return in his homeland.

Analysis of our 58 Australian Group I winners for this season reveals the Danehill sireline as still being the dominant force producing 15 Group I winners which is more than double the number of elite winners produced by the next best sireline.

Darley’s Epaulette keeps producing smart winners and delivered a debut three year-old winner at Randwick on Wednesday in Covert Operation that looks to have a bright future.

Yarraman Park’s super sire I Am Invincible sired his 21st Australian two year-old winner of the season when dashing grey filly Lucicello charged home to score a dominant win at Randwick on Wednesday.

Vibrato shook off his rivals at Rotorua on Wednesday to score a comfortable victory in the At Cook Contraction 2YO (1230m).

Westbury Stud have developed two acceleration programmes to attract and retain talent in the thoroughbred industry.

Vinery announce the exciting news that Champion Stallion, More Than Ready (USA)  will be returning to Australia for the 2019 breeding season.

Analysis of our 58 Group I winning horses this year shows that while domestic commercial thoroughbred auctions might seem the best place to find your next Group I winner, the reality is that more Group I winners this season were sourced from overseas or retained to race by their breeders.

Bred and retained to race by Vinery Stud, blue-blooded two year-old filly Night Flyer made light of the heavy ground at Hawkesbury on Thursday to keep the winning run going for her sire All Too Hard.

The Group I Cox Plate (2040m) has been a long held ambition for connections of dual Group winner Te Akau Shark, but the Jamie Richards-trained runner is being set for another Group One target before he heads to Melbourne.

Talented Australian 2YO Sansom scored a decisive win at Pakenham in Victoria on Friday evening to preface a 2YO weekend-winning double for his sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) whose daughter Intimidate was successful the following day at Riccarton.

Group I racing in Australia for this season is at an end and analysis of the horses lauded as the best of the best backs up the decision of Winx's owners to choose I Am Invincible as her first partner as we find Winx as the most successful Group I horse with seven wins and I Am Invincible the most successful Group I sire with four individual Group I winners.

Godolphin’s Royal Ascot sprint king Blue Point has been retired to stud with a fee and location still to be set and Australian breeders may be wondering if he could be headed to Darley Australia this spring before kicking off his Northern Hemisphere stud career in 2020.

Golden Slipper winner Pierro might be renowned for his classic three year-olds, but he also gets his share of juvenile winners and we saw an impressive one on Monday at Wangaratta bred on a direct cross that has already delivered an eye opening 21% stakes-winners to runners.

Darley young gun Brazen Beau sired an impressive winner at Scone on Monday with the Kris Lees trained Iconic Star galloping clear to win as she pleased.

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 with $1million Inglis Easter Zoustar filly Zaniah winning her second race at Scone on Monday.

Class performer Sleeping Beauty headlined a great weekend for her sire Rip Van Winkle (Galileo) when scoring back to back black-type victories in the 1400m Listed Weight-For-Age Tauranga Classic on Saturday.

Leading rider Zac Purton enjoyed a rocket run on young sprinting sensation Voyage Warrior in the Class 3 Ma On Shan Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday to take home a treble.

Worldwide speculation as to which stallion would be chosen for champion Australian mare Winx has ended with her ownership group issuing a media release today revealing I Am Invincible as the chosen one for the great one.

Toby Edmonds Racing have Tweeted this morning that brilliant sprinting mare Houtzen will remain in work after her eighth place finish in the Group I King’s Stand Stakes and join the stable of Martin Meade before being covered by one of the best sires in Europe.

The Group I success of Invincibella in the Tatts Tiara last Saturday added to a growing list of stakes-winners bred on a nick involving two of Ireland’s best sires.

Australian Group 1 winner Real Impact is taking a break from the southern shuttle run this year, but his first-crop Japanese 2YOs are making sure he stays on Australia’s radar.

Already a two time stakes-winner, four year-old Pierro entire Roy Had Enough scored a career best win on the weekend taking out the Group III Track and Ball Derby at Scottsville in South Africa.

New Zealand has been well-represented in the four-carriage Royal Procession on the final day of Royal Ascot with Rosehill-based trainer Chris Waller enjoying a memorable 24 hours.

On the track, Mystical Miss wiped off just under $50,000 of the $425,000 she had cost Bob Peters at the 2012 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale but she has made a quick start in the broodmare barn with her first foal Mystery Miss winning her second stakes in Saturday’s Listed Belmont Guineas.

The Simon Miller-trained three-year-old Valour Road took his earnings to over $842,000 following his win in Saturday’s Listed H G Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont.

Kerrin McEvoy was not at Royal Ascot on Saturday having made the trip to Newmarket to partner Godolphin's Saqqara King in a 7-furlong Novice where he claimed bragging rights as the first winner in Britain and the second in Europe for Coolmore's Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA).

There would be plenty of breeders in Australia that would relish another chance with the father and son combination of Shamardal (USA) and Lope De Vega (IRE) who started the final day of Royal Ascot when the father sired the winner of the Chesham Stakes, Pinatubo, at the expense of his son’s better fancied Lope Y Fernandez.

The Triple Crown colours were carried to victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday by talented Your Song gelding Brave Song, who ended a frustrating run of three consecutive second placing in stakes races with a well-deserved victory in the Group III BRC WJ Healy Stakes.

Yarraman Park’s super sire I Am Invincible has had a record breaking year as the most successful sire of Australian stakes-winners in history so it only seemed fitting that the last Group I event of the Australian racing season, the Tatts Tiara, should be won by his high class daughter Invincibella.

The Gordon Richard’s trained Gytrash gave Australia another reason to regret the departure of Lope De Vega (IRE) following a brilliant performance in Saturday’s Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m) at Flemington.

In a slogging finish to Saturday's Listed GH Mumm Stakes (1820m) at Eagle Farm, Godolphin's import Duca Valentinois (IRE) earned his first win in over a year.

If Danny O'Brien was using Saturday's $200,000 Group III Tattersall's Cup (3000m) as a guide to the chances of Vow And Declare in the Melbourne Cup, then the three-year-old son of Declaration Of War (USA) passed with flying colours.

Class performer Sleeping Beauty underlined her credentials on the deep winter tracks when she out-toughed her female rivals to take out the Listed Ultimate Ford and Mazda Tauranga Classic (1400m) under weight-for-age conditions at Tauranga on Saturday.

The colours of astute syndicator Joe O’Neill’s Prime Thoroughbreds were carried to victory in impressive fashion at Flemington on Saturday by progressive Rubick filly Rubisaki, who was one of two metropolitan winners for Rubick on Saturday.

It was looking grim for favourite backers when Kordia was well back on the fence turning for home in Saturday’s Listed Winning Edge Presentation Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm, but under a cool and confident Blake Shinn, the son of Epaulette found clear air halfway down the straight to charge home and earn a maiden stakes success.

The first winner for Cox Plate hero Adelaide (IRE), exciting Chris Waller trained filly Funstar made it two wins in as many starts when scoring a narrow but impressive victory at Randwick on Saturday.

Group I racing at Royal Ascot overnight delivered Group I winners for two sires well known in this part of the world in former New Zealand shuttler Showcasing (GB) and Choisir’s top class son Olympic Glory (IRE), who has shuttled to Arrowfield Stud for three seasons.

So You Think’s winning run extended to Coffs Harbour on Friday with an impressive debut juvenile winner from the powerful Kris Lees stable.

Sunday week's Perth Winter Sales Series has received a major boost with a quality supplementary and racehorse catalogue released.

Regally bred Snitzel filly Set Goals is a stunning highlight in a strong catalogue for the Inglis Digital June Online Auction.

This Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara is the final Group 1 of the season and Vinery has four acceptors ready for a battle-royale over 1400m at Eagle Farm.

We are down to the final Group 1 race of the season, Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm, and for many the final race of their careers before embarking on a new career in the broodmare barn.

Fresh from Group I success at Royal Ascot on the second day with Crystal Ocean, Galileo’s half-brother Sea the Stars was the dominating force on the third day with his champion stayer Stradivarius winning the Group I Royal Ascot Gold Cup for the second year in a row while his 3YO filly Star Catcher won the Group II Ribblesdale Stakes.

In a coup for the King family's Brighthill Farm, Group One performed son of Frankel, Eminent, will retire to their Tauwhare property for the forthcoming breeding season, where he will stand for a fee of $8,000+GST.

Regally bred Snitzel filly Set Goals is a stunning highlight in a strong catalogue for the Inglis Digital June Online Auction.

Swettenham Stud's promising young shuttle sire Toronado (IRE) featured overnight in France siring his second stakes-winner when talented three year-old filly Stone Toronado won the Listed Prix La Sorellina at La Teste De Buch.

The Nigel Tiley-trained Riodini kicked-off his raceday career in perfect style at Counties on Thursday, winning the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) and securing the $8,000 bonus for his connections.

Gooree Stud would be well pleased to see their blue-blood Front Sight cast off maiden status as a short-priced favourite at Wyong on Thursday.

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.

Breeders supporting Coolmore’s young Galileo shuttler Churchill (IRE) will be interested to see another of their young Galileo sons in Gleneagles featured overnight at Royal Ascot when siring his first stakes-winner with Southern Hills capturing the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes.

Blueblood Sea the Stars stallion Crystal Ocean made light of the pouring rain at Royal Ascot overnight to score his first Group I win in in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1m2f).

So You Think has been churning out the winners this month with 29 winners in the past 30 days including progressive three year-old filly Guise, who was an eye-catching winner at Canterbury on Wednesday for the powerful Chris Waller stable.

A G2-placed mare stole the limelight on the final day of the Great Southern Sale, capping off a “truly outstanding’’ four days of trade.

Three year-old Fastnet Rock filly Tides may never be as good as her multiple Group I winning sister Shoals, but she is ending the season with a flourish after scoring an easy win at Sandown on Wednesday.

Bred and retained to race by Gooree Stud, dual Group I winner and promising young sire Hallowed Crown provided Gooree with a promising debut two year-old winner at Canterbury on Wednesday in Rule the World.

Scat Daddy’s brilliant sire son No Nay Never (USA) is headed back to Coolmore Australia this spring and featured overnight at Royal Ascot where his exciting colt Arizona won the Group II Coventry Stakes as favourite.

Australian entry Houtzen stumbled leaving the gates in the Group I King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot overnight in wet conditions making her task all the harder with Godolphin runner Blue Point prevailing to win the race as he did last year beating the same horse again in Battaash.

The lure of more classic international bloodlines was the catalyst for Three Bridges Thoroughbreds and Paul Willetts to stretch their budget to secure the top lot on day 3 of the Great Southern Sale.

Rich Hill Stud will have a full hand to play in the coming breeding season after securing the dual Group One winner Ace High to join their stallion roster.

Michael Pitman’s prayers for a good track at Royal Ascot were answered ahead of the King’s Stand Stakes Group I  tonight.

Star Boy secured a start in black-type company with an on-pace victory in the Aberdeen Cup(1280m) on Sunday.

Vinery sire Casino Princeis on the cusp of a career-best month at the elite level starting with Baccarat Baby and Lim’s Cruiser this Saturday.

Earlier this month we published two very well read stories highlighting some of the value sires priced below $10,000 that might offer owner breeders a better chance of producing that much longed for winner and this week we've turned the focus to Queensland which in the past two years has produced two bargain priced stallions that have achieved astonishing results.

Widden Stud’s Zoustar was the dominant force at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale in Victoria this week finishing as leading sire by aggregate and average as well as siring the equal highest priced colt and top priced filly, while young guns Capitalist and Extreme Choice also made their mark.

Christchurch trainers Michael and Mathew Pitman will be looking to add another Kiwi name to the list of Royal Ascot victors when Enzo's Lad contests the Group I King's Stand Stakes (1000m) overnight (New Zealand time) at the prestigious meeting.

Three-time Group Two winning son of Zabeel, Ocean Emperor, has been retired to Gary and Jenny Hennessy’s Weowna Park ahead of the forthcoming breeding season, where he will stand for a fee of $7,000+GST.

Held on the eve of Royal Ascot, the Goffs London Sale was conducted overnight in the picturesque grounds of Kensington Palace Gardens featuring 22 select lots, 10 of which were sold for £3,150,000.

Two outstanding days of trade have resulted in new records for both gross and sale average for the weanling sessions of the Inglis Great Southern Sale.

A two year-old filly by Tavistock that wins her second start over 1600 metres beating older horses is a horse we want to know more about as a potential Oaks filly next season.

Cornerstone Stud have been delighted with the response to the first Australian bred weanlings by their proven stakes producing shuttle sire Sir Prancealot (IRE) that have been offered for sale in recent weeks selling for up to $62,000 at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale.

The seasonal winners to runners strike rate for a sire, and particularly a young sire, is often a great indication to show he has a wide spread of horses with the ability to win at least one race somewhere.

A full brother to a Group I winner, this promising two year-old has won two of three starts and appears to have many more wins in store.

Strong bidding throughout highlighted a competitive opening day of the 2019 Inglis Great Southern Sale.

One of just 10 named foals from the first crop of the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy winner Crowded House (GB), the lightly raced 4yo gelding Impi made plenty sit up and notice when winning a maiden over 1675 metres at Bunbury by six and a quarter lengths on debut and the chorus grew louder when he backed that up with a six-length romp over a mile at Echuca on Sunday.

The Group 1 George Ryder Stakes and Group 1 Yasuda Kinen winner Real Impact is off and running with his first crop of two-years-olds in Japan with the Kiyoshi Hagiwara-trained colt Try For Real making a winning debut over 1400 metres at Tokyo on Sunday.

Speedy Dissident filly Yitai Synergy scored her second win with a brilliant front-running effort at Muswellbrook on Sunday.

A fortnight after the Group III winning Exceed And Excel mare Believe'N'Succeed earned worldwide acclaim as the dam of the Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck, her brother Kuroshio earned his own small part in history after his daughter Kurious became his first stakes-winner when claiming the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown.

We thought last season we were seeing something exceptional when bargain priced sire Spirit of Boom churned out 18 Australian first crop winners, but lightning has struck twice with another modestly priced Queenslander in Better than Ready equalling and surpassing his figures.

Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse had never won the race named in her honour, but she and co-trainer Adrian Bott claimed the spoils in the Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic at Ipswich today with talented Smart Missile filly Ready to Prophet.

The Group II Western Australian Guineas winner Man Booker has not been a factor in three runs at the highest level in Brisbane this winter, but he paid for expenses when dropped back in class in Saturday’s $175,000 Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich, which saw him become Australia’s latest equine millionaire.

Winning for the first time since his shock victory in the Listed Bernborough Quality (1600m) at Doomben back in December, the Steve Tregea-trained Bergerac gave apprentice Michael Murphy a career highlight in Saturday’s $175,000 Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m).

Six years after he earned his first stakes win in the Listed Winter Cup, the 'little Aussie battler' Destiny's Kiss did it again at start number 97 at Rosehill on Saturday.

Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard celebrated bringing up his 100 individual winners for the season in style by siring the winners of the two-year-old features at Sandown and Ipswich on Saturday.

Gelding might be the making of talented youngster Enforcement, who scored a brilliant front running win at Rosehill on Saturday for the Peter and Paul Snowden stable.

Pierro might have got there first, but his old rival All Too Hard has not been far behind posting his 100th winner of the season during the week from just 200 runners.