Making her career debut, the Mitchell Freedman-trained filly Moonlight Maid made light of a heavy track and a three-wide trip to dominate a 2-Y-O Fillies Maiden Plate (1250m) at Geelong on Friday and credit Swettenham Stud’s Puissance de Lune (IRL) with his first winner.

It’s time to step back and draw breath on Saturday with just a Group III in Perth, a Listed race in Sydney and three Listed races in Brisbane.

The end of the racing season is fast approaching and several sires are vying for the title of leading sire by two year-old winners including Newgate Farm’s Deep Field, who had an eye-catching trial winner at Randwick on Friday.

Former Te Akau runner Torcedor is being set to tackle the Group I Melbourne Cup (3200m) later this year.

High Chaparral’s Group I winning son Free Eagle (IRE) shuttled for three seasons to Cornerstone Stud and produced his first winner in Ireland overnight with a stylish Leopardstown success for Justifier.

Selling for $500,000 at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale to James Harron Bloodstock, two year-old Spirit of Boom colt Warfare cast off maiden status with a decisive victory at Gosford on Thursday.

Entries are now open for the 2019edition of Australia’s most popular breeze up style auction, the Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale.

There was plenty of excitement at Armidale Stud last spring with the arrival of the first foals for the well credentialled young stallion Alpine Eagle, a particularly good looking and highly talented son of the late, great High Chaparral.

Woodside Park’s Cable Bay (IRE) has enjoy a sensational start to his first crop European runners, siring seven individual juvenile winners and currently sitting on top of the European First Season Sire table on prizemoney, wins and winners.

Redden Thoroughbreds is excited to announce that great value sire Delago Deluxe will be standing at Queensland’s Lucas Bloodstock for the 2019 breeding season.

The Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association aims to create a second career and a demand for retired thoroughbred racehorses with a successful program of events at the recent Aquis Champions Tour to be followed up in July by the next round of the competition at the Tamworth NNWSJC Winter Championships (July 18 – 21).

The first crop of Sun Stud’s multiple Group One winner, PALENTINO, will be on offer at Melbourne’s 2019 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale on Sunday and Monday - and they’re outstanding types.

Situated near Canberra in the ACT, Bellereve Stud are thrilled to be standing proven stakes producer Eurozone this spring, the quality son of Northern Meteor recently adding a third stakes-winner to his tally.

It was an exciting 35 minutes for Segenhoe Stud at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with both two-year-old winners Disruptor (Dissident) and California Salto (Fastnet Rock) consigned by the leading thoroughbred nursery.

Quality Dissident colt Disruptor scored a well-deserved dominant win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday for a happy group of Darby Racing owners.

Encryption has arrived on the Darling Downs ready to commence his stud career.

A strong supplementary catalogue of 74 lots – highlighted by an impeccably-bred mare in foal to one of the world’s most in-demand stallions and a number of quality weanlings from Aquis Farm - has been confirmed for the 2019 Inglis Great Southern Sale, taking the overall catalogue to 945.

The proof of success of any thoroughbred venture ultimately comes from the racetrack and boutique Victorian based Two Bays Farm has a growing list of winning graduates that reflects their commitment to producing top quality racehorses such as Military Zone and Kubrick.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum has already tasted Group I success with his homebred I Am Invincible filly Oohood and will be hoping for similar success with this homebred filly by the same sire who opened her account on Tuesday at Pakenham.

Since early 2016 we have regularly updated the racing industry about the ATO’s “Lifestyle Assets” data matching project it initiated at that time.

The Cox Plate is on the agenda for Australian Bloodstock’s 4-year-old Redoute’s Choice gelding Danceteria who powered home from the tail of the field under Jamie Spencer to win Sunday’s Group III La Coupe.

Dates for the 2020 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series have been finalised, with another big year of action ahead.

Leading weanling vendors Shadwell Farm present 10 well prepared youngsters for sale at this year’s Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale.

The Group I Melbourne Cup (3200m) has received a funding injection and will be run for a record A$8million on November 5 this year.

As the current thoroughbred racing season draws to a close, a question posed by many industry pundits just over 12 months ago has been answered in emphatic fashion.

Cornerstone Stud are looking forward to next week’s Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale with a stunning draft of 10 youngsters from the first crop of their exciting shuttle sire Sir Prancealot (IRE), a proven source of high class Graded stakes-winners.

Astute trainer Mark Newnham has high hopes for the two year-old half-sister to his Group I VRC Oaks runner-up Greysful Glamour.

Fresh from winning the Group II BRC Brisbane Cup last Saturday with talented import Sixties Groove (IRE), the Australian Bloodstock colours were back in winning form in France overnight carried by Redoute’s Choice gelding Danceteria to victory in the Group III Longchamp La Coupe.

After exploding on the scene with an eight and a quarter length romp over 1050 metres at Morphettville in January, the Phillip Stokes-trained Sizzlefly will be given her chance at the Melbourne spring carnival after she kept her record perfect with a dominant performance over 1000 metres at Mornington on Monday.

A gelding operation for what co-trainer Paul Snowden described as ‘an attitude problem,’ delayed the start to the career of Leviathan but it proved worth the wait as the 2-year-old son of Zoustar came with a barnstorming finish to make a winning debut over 1100 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Monday.

Pierro has joined The 100 Club over the weekend, while his former racetrack rival All Too Hard now waits on nervous 99.

I Am Invincible’s champion son Brazen Beau has sired his first Northern Hemisphere stakes-winner with talented filly Avengers Queen winning the Listed Premio Mario E Vittorio Crespi at San Siro in Italy.

Ocean Park gelding Kolding has emerged as the latest New Zealand-bred star for Queensland owner Neville Morgan, extending his winning sequence to four with a brilliant win in Saturday’s Group II Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

Fourth at Morphettville when favoured to make a winning start to her career back in December, the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Statement Of Faith came back from a 24-week break to open her winning account over 975 metres at Swan Hill on Sunday and credit her sire Jimmy Creed (USA) with his first winner in Australia.

Saturday’s Bruce Gadsden Handicap (1100m) for two-year-old fillies at Flemington was a bittersweet result for Godolphin as the very promising winner St Edward's Crown is a daughter of resident stallion Epaulette while the second-placed Lesage is the third and final foal of Lonhro’s Group 1 Doomben 10000 heroine Beaded.

Less than 24 hours after Signore Fox won his first Black Type race when taking out the Listed BRC Daybreak Lover Plate at Eagle Farm, it was the turn of his famed multiple Group I winning half-sister Oh Susanna, who landed the Group II Tibouchina Stakes at Greyville in South Africa.

Cox Plate hero Shamus Award has relocated to Rosemont Stud in Victoria for this spring and received a big boost when his talented son Mr Quickie captured the Group I BRC Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Following placings in the Group III Hawkesbury Cup, Group 1 Doomben Cup and Group II PJ O'Shea Stakes, Australian Bloodstock’s import Sixties Groove (IRE) was rewarded for his consistency with a fighting win over a game Grey Lion (IRE) in Saturday’s Group II Brisbane Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.

Once considered little more than an honest toiler for Godolphin, the most likeable Street Cry (IRE) gelding Trekking scaled the heights in Saturday's $1,500,000 Group 1 TAB Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

Fastnet Rock’s rising star Prince Fawaz brought an end to the unbeaten run of the thoroughly game Kubrick in Saturday’s Group 1 Magic Millions JJ Atkins Plate (1600m) at Eagle Farm, which set off wild celebrations from the winner’s 19 owners while trainer Anthony Cummings was left to cheer on from Randwick.

Carrying the colours made famous by star milers Rangirangdoo and Kermadec, the Chris Waller-trained Kolding will be given his chance to emulate those stars of the past following his commanding win in Saturday’s Group II Ascot Green Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

There are few more honest horses in training than the pride of Port Macquarie, Victorem, who put his 13 opponents to the sword in Saturday’s Listed Hinkler Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Sent off a disregarded $21 chance in Saturday’s Listed Radiotab The Wayne Wilson Plate (1600m), the Tony McEvoy-trained Vinland provided South African born jockey Barend Vorster with the perfect welcome to Queensland.

Star Thoroughbreds’ Invincibella returned to form to take her earnings to over $2 million as she defended her title in Saturday’s Group II Dane Ripper Stakes at Eagle Farm.

Everything finally fell into place for the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Signore Fox in Saturday’s Listed Daybreak Lover Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Blue hen Listen Here was sold for a whopping $3,4million at the 2016 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and made it a perfect four winners from four foals to race when $1million Inglis Easter Zoustar filly Zaniah saluted on Friday.

Saturday's Caulfield winner Bandipur topped the final day's selling at the 2019 Magic Millions National Sale this afternoon when he proved the star of the National Racehorse Sale.

Sent off a short-priced favourite to make a winning career debut in a two-year-old handicap over 1250 metres at Taree on Friday, the Clare Cunningham-trained Big Parade gave his supporters little cause for concern.

Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds took a punt on the first season stallions Brazen Beau and Shooting To Win at the sales in 2018 and have come away with two live chances in Saturday’s $600,000 Group 1 Magic Millions JJ Atkins Plate (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

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.

Hundreds of High School students have a much greater awareness of career opportunities in the Thoroughbred industry following presentations by Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) during the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran this week.

Darley young gun Brazen Beau posted an impressive winner at Haydock in the UK overnight with connections indicating Royal Ascot was next on the agenda for Dubai Station.

Tony Santic has bred some amazing horses under his Makybe Stud banner and two of the best are Makybe Diva and Starspangledbanner, who combined to produce a winner at Seymour on Thursday.

The all time record for the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale was smashed on the Gold Coast today when a colt by Dundeel sold for $850,000.

The catalogues for the upcoming Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling and Thoroughbred Sales are now online.

The colours of astute syndicator Joe O’Neill’s Prime Thoroughbreds were carried to victory at Seymour on Thursday in impressive style by talented Rubick filly Rubisaki.

Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will be hoping third time’s a charm for their talented three-year-old Savvy Oak when he lines up in the Group I Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Our story on Tuesday highlighting value sires in NSW priced below $10,000 that would suit owner breeders working to a small budget received such a positive response we decided to take the advice of one reader and expand the story to include Victoria and next week we’ll delve into Queensland.

Lloyd Kennewell has announced on Twitter that his star sprinter Viddora has been sold and will be retired immediately.

We’re proud to say that the special horse tax talks Carrazzo Consulting has conducted at major horse sales since 2003 have been a popular and welcome addition for serious horse investors and/or their advisors seeking valuable information on this topic.

At Doomben on Wednesday, Better than Ready posted a 19th two year-old winner for the season to poke his nose back in front of big guns Snitzel and I Am Invincible in the race to be leading Australian sire by two year-old winners.

An impeccably bred colt by Snitzel will head to the sire's former trainer after topping Day One of the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast today.

A long overdue victory for talented Sizzling two year-old filly Blazing Miss at Canterbury on Wednesday continued a hot run of recent success for Newgate Farm sold juveniles including last Saturday’s Brisbane stakes-winner Shadow Hero and highly promising Exceed and Excel colt Exceedance.

The subject of a Breednet ‘Juvenile Trial Watch’ story last month exciting Adelaide (IRE) filly Funstar put a smile on her trainer Chris Waller’s face when she romped home to win as she pleased on debut at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Switched to Melbourne after two midfield finishes in Sydney metropolitan races, promising two year-old Dissident gelding Pancho relished the heavy ground and hit the line hard to break his maiden at Sandown on Wednesday.

It’s that time of year again! As the breeding season approaches, so does Bloodstockauction,com’s annual Stallion Cover Charity Auction supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities, which will run from the 1st-6th of August 2019.

The latest gavelhouse,com fortnightly New Zealand auction features a special consignment with six-time New Zealand Breeder of the Year winners Waikato Stud offering a draft of 27 unreserved weanlings for sale.

The latest gavelhouse New Zealand auction is online now featuring quality youngstock, racehorses and breeding packages plus Waikato Stud's draft of unreserved weanlings.

With great excitement Valachi Downs announce exquisitely-bred three-time Group 1 winning Champion sprinter US Navy Flag (USA) (War Front {USA}) will stand at the Matamata property in 2019.

Magic Millions in partnershipwith the Gold Coast Turf Club aredelighted to announce a new International Raceday to coincide with Australia's premier breeze up style auction.

The outstanding catalogue for Friday's Magic Millions National Racehorse Sale on the Gold Coast has been unveiled.

Not all breeders are looking to turn a profit, some are just looking to breed a horse that can win them a share of the remarkable prizemoney we currently have on offer in Australia and in particular New South Wales.

Two wins in as many starts has made the Kris Lees trained Wandjina filly Wandabaa a popular girl with her large group of owners put together by Australian Bloodstock.

Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Yulong Investment Australia’s Chief Operating Officer Sam Fairgray, to the TBV Board.

The Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale saw great results for Victorians across all areas; buyers, vendors and breeders.

It’s not so long ago that including a major Australian stud in a story on a Japanese Group 1 trifecta would have been considered as unlikely as the Japanese rugby team beating the Springboks – which they did at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Gun Coolmore sires Pierro and So You Think have been having a quiet battle to reach the goal of 100 Australian winners for the season and while Pierro remains tonight on nervous 99, So You Think has smashed out a quick double on Monday to get his ton.

An extended Everest carnival will now be held over six weeks with a number of new races being introduced and significant increases in prizemoney for other races.

Spring racing in NSW will extend beyond the Everest Carnival in Sydney with Newcastle and Kembla Grange today announced as staging standalone Saturday race meetings with $1 million feature races.

Newgate Farm’s Deep Field added a 17th first crop winner to his tally when Scorpius saluted on debut at Moe on Monday for a happy group of United Syndications owners.

In what will be Vinery's last yearling draft for the year, we present eight beautifully conformed yearlings with pedigrees to match their good looks.

Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2020National Yearling Sales Series are now open with the Sale taking place next summer at the Karaka Sales Centre from 26 January until 2 February.

Exciting prospect Shoshone delivered the first win for her sire, the Waikato Stud-based Sacred Falls, in fine fashion when she led all the way over 1200m at Ellerslie on Monday.

Stakes-placed four times previously talented five year-old mare mare Coachwhip broke the ice at stakes level when scoring a commanding win in the $100,000 Grade III Matron Stakes at Arlington on Saturday.

We hope you are able to join us for the 2019 Grenville Stud Stallion Parade to be held this Saturday (8th June).

Progressive Hinchinbrook three year-old Champion’s Way stamped himself as one of the brightest prospects for next season in Hong Kong when winning the Group III Lion Rock Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

She won 10 off 11 starts and is widely thought to be the best horse ever sired by Fastnet Rock, so when four-time Group I winner Atlantic Jewel produces her first winner it’s always going to be news.

The 2019 Magic Millions National Sale moves into its third week at the Gold Coast on Wednesday with the yearlings taking centre stage and while there have been many horses offered at this sale so far, none are anything like this one.

When Darley Stud’s flagship stallion Exceed And Excel returns from his tour of duty at Kildangan Stud in Ireland to cover his 16th book of mares at Kelvinside, he lands with an all-conquering reputation as a broodmare sire and an emerging reputation as a sire of sires.

Graduates of the Karaka 2018 Sale finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Wanganui, headed by the talented and gutsy filly Flaunting (NZ) (Showcasing).

It may well have been an off-season a 2-year old handicap over 1100 metres however it would be no surprise if Saturday's opener at Rosehill proved to be an exceptional form race.

When Fastnet Rock mare Missrock topped the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week fetching $2,3million her UK based buyers John and Jake Warren announced she would be going back to the UK with the view of breeding fast Classic horses and they will be hoping she can produce something like Anthony Van Dyck.

Not A Single Doubt’s wonderful daughter Kenedna capped a remarkable season in Saturday’s Group II Bundaberg Rum PJ O'Shea Stakes (2200m) at Doomben.

A week after the death of Paul Makin, the Gary Newham-trained filly Winning Ways carried the Makin colours to victory in a roughhouse Group 1 Treasury Brisbane Qld Oaks (2200m) at Doomben on Saturday.

Te Rapa visitor Flaunting coped best with the testing Heavy11 track conditions prevalent at Wanganui on Saturday as she slogged through the mud to take out the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd.

Winner of the Group III PJ Bell Stakes at Randwick in April, the James Cummings-trained Multaja capped a wonderful day for Blake Shinn when she powered home to win Saturday’s Listed Mittys Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.

Blake Shinn is putting on an exhibition at Doomben with the 5-year-old gelding Redouble the third leg of a stakes 4-timer when capturing the Innovative Hire Spear Chief Handicap (1350m).

Godolphin’s Plague Sone had looked a stakes-winner in waiting from the time he ran the top-class Written By to a half-length in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield at his second start in February last year.

The greater part of Saturday’s Group II Sky Racing Moreton Cup (1200m) at Doomben was an easy watch for Segenhoe Stud whose colour-bearers Pretty In Pink and Winter Bride looked set to fight out the finish before the menacing presence Brave Song loomed large in the closing stages.

Mark Newnham said he had to pinch himself after his two-year-old Dawn Approach (IRE) gelding Diamond Thunder overpowered the erratic favourite California Zimbol in Saturday’s Listed Authentic Security Oxlade Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.