Sunday December 1
Just days after her sire All American passed away at Geisel Park in WA, his best ever offspring Yankee Rose produced a new winner in Japan to add further lustre to her burgeoning record as broodmare.
Sunday December 1
Darley stallion Night of Thunder will stand at Dalham Hall in 2025 at a fee of €150,000, but earlier in his stud career he shuttled to Australia for one season in 2016 and a filly born in that foal crop won her first stakes race on Saturday at Caulfield at age seven.
Sunday December 1
Champion sire Snitzel has been enjoying a hot run over spring producing the quinella in the Group II MRC Sandown Guineas on Saturday thanks to Snitzanova and Bittercreek and he has also been making his mark as a broodmare sire delivering his tenth stakes-winner this season in that department from an unlikely source.
Sunday December 1
Better Than Ready’s impressive Hidden Wealth kicked off his “break out carnival” in brilliant fashion, cruising to an easy win in the Group III George Moore Stakes at Doomben on Saturday.
Sunday December 1
Newgate Farm’s handsome young sire North Pacific joined the growing list of first season sires to put a winner on the board before Christmas with the Liam Birchley trained colt Brazen Sailor saluting at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Sunday December 1
Edmonds Racing look to have found the bargain of a lifetime when they plucked out a yearling filly by Justify (USA) from the 2023 Inglis Digital March (early) Sale for just $8,000 and she won her first stakes race at Doomben on Saturday.
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Saturday November 30
Here is the full list of 93 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday November 30
The freak, Overpass, kept his Ascot record at a perfect four for four with another pulsating performance when defending his title in Saturday’s  $1,500,000 Group 1 MCA Polytrack - Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot.
Saturday November 30
A quickfire stakes double for Street Boss (USA) on Winterbottom Stakes Day at Ascot with Cashel Palace leaving punters stunned in the Tabtouch - Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic, while The Boss Lady was a more popular result in the Listed Ascend Trophies - Jungle Dawn Classic.
Saturday November 30
Following the win of Eagle Nest in the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill, Welwal (GB) brought up an interstate stakes double for Woodside Park Stud’s Shalaa (FR) in the Group III Manhari Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday November 30
Taking a step back from the silk department, Bjorn Baker’s fantastic money spinner Arapaho (FR) made a delayed trip to Melbourne worthwhile for Rachel King with victory in the $750,000 Group II Quayclean Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday November 30
When Private Eye finished a disinterested eighth in the Group II The Hunter at his most recent start, fans feared they had seen the $11 million earner for the final time.
Saturday November 30
As the most expensive yearling filly by Shalaa (IRE) sold at public auction, Eagle Nest had a bit to live up to, and it took until she was five to open her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Toyota Forklifts Starlight Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill.
Saturday November 30
A heavy 10 track at Doomben on Saturday did nothing to dampen the potential of exciting two year-old I Am Invincible filly Hi Barbie, who opened her account with a stylish victory in the $200,000 Listed BRC Phelan Ready Stakes (1110m).
Saturday November 30
The Listed MRC Doveton Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday produced a long overdue Black Type win for talented I Am Invincible five year-old Garza Blanca, who was gelded prior  to his current preparation.
Saturday November 30
Promising stayer Whangaehu claimed his biggest success when came with a bullocking late run to take out the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday.
Saturday November 30
Top-class Snitzel filly Snitzanova had to dig deep to lead home a Snitxel quinella in Saturday's $300,000 Group II Sportsbet Sandown Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield.
Saturday November 30
The decision to move the Listed O’Learys Fillies’ Stakes (1340m) to a new position on the calendar has worked wonders for Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh, who has now won both December runnings of the Wanganui feature.
Saturday November 30
A full sister to Group I winner Mizzy, Dorrington Farm’s homebred filly She’s Got Pizzazz lifted her worth immeasurably when claiming her first Black Type win at Caulfield on Saturday in the Listed MRC Twilight Glow Stakes (1400m).
Saturday November 30
Former Irish and Hong Kong galloper Meaningful Star (IRE) picked up his second win from just three New Zealand starts when he came from near last to down a small but quality line-up in the Gr.3 Bayleys Great Northern Challenge Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie.
Saturday November 30
With a well-timed finish in Saturday’s A$130,000 Vale Elvstroem (2400m) at Caulfield, talented stayer Kadavar improved his 2400m record to a perfect three-from-three as he should being a half-brother to G1 VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound from another VRC Oaks winner in Arapaho Miss.
Saturday November 30
The race now known as the Listed Armacup 3YO Stakes (1500m) is becoming a reliable springboard to bigger and better things for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, and that trend looks likely to continue after a smart win by Checkmate at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Saturday November 30
The Listed MRC Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday featured colts and fillies with the girls coming out on top as Rosemont Stud’s homebred Starspangledbanner filly Palm Angel was too nippy for the late closing Wootton Bassett (GB) filly Wiltshire Square.
Saturday November 30
A strong late run carried consistent juvenile Toretto to his maiden victory when he took out the Mondiale VGL (1100m) at Ellerslie.
Saturday November 30
Tricolours Racing very nearly got to the Magic Millions 2YO Classic in 2023 with speedy Written By colt The Novelist and may well get there in 2025 with The Playwright, a filly by the same sire in Written By.
Saturday November 30
Veteran White Robe Lodge stallion Raise The Flag has been humanely euthanised after battling health issues in recent months, aged 20.
Saturday November 30
In a first for Australian Thoroughbred Racing, the inaugural Magic Millions Gold Twilight Racemeeting will be broadcast live in prime time on Channel 7, as well as 7plus Sport.
Saturday November 30
The FRANKEL own-sister to 2000 Guineas winner CHALDEAN, currently at Cambridge Stud in New Zealand, equalled the European record price for a foal when selling for 2,500,000 guineas to Amo Racing on an extraordinary day of trade at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. The session saw the five highest priced foals to sell in Europe this year, and record turnover for a day at a European foal sale.
Saturday November 30
Thought good enough to contest a couple Group I Oaks races last season, Group III placed Trapeze Artist mare Concello produced a tenacious last to first effort to win at Canterbury on Friday night for Star Thoroughbreds.
Saturday November 30
Capitalist filly Miss Altair was one of two smart three year-old winners on Friday night at Moonee Valley for the Lindsay Park team and her connections are dreaming of a trip to the Gold Coast in January for the progressive three year-old.
Saturday November 30
Here is the full list of 68 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday November 29
Godolphin have a big stable in Australia featuring a lot of interesting blue-blood horses and a pretty unusual one cast off maiden status at Canterbury on Friday night.
Friday November 29
While the catalogue will not officially be finalised until mid-January, Inglis is today unveiling a preview with a selection of the best pedigrees to showcase some of the extraordinary confirmed entries for the sale, which will be held at Riverside Stables on April 6 and 7 next year.
Friday November 29
Another week and another stakes-winner in the Cambridge Stud colours, while a progressive mare is poised to step up to stakes class.
Friday November 29
La Bella Nera headlined an outstanding start to the two-day Cromwell meeting for trainers John and Karen Parsons, who collected four wins on Friday’s eight-race card.
Friday November 29
Saturday's Group III Henley Homes Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield is the seventh stakes race of the season for the 2-year-old and presents a golden opportunity for the first dual stakes winner.
Friday November 29
The best will be seen of promising colt Bourbon Proof when he transitions to middle distance racing, but he is still more than capable of making his presence felt over a shorter trip on Saturday.
Friday November 29
Midnight Blue has proven to be an astute purchase by Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis, and the eight-year-old gelding is looking to continue to prove his worth in New Zealand.
Friday November 29
Malaysian-born billionaire Ananda Krishnan, the owner of Kia Ora Stud and co-owner of Vinery Stud, died on Thursday at the age of 86.
Thursday November 28
Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday November 28
Group 1 racehorse and sire All American has died following a cardiac arrest at Geisel Park Stud in Western Australia.
Thursday November 28
Stakes-placed twice previously, this promising daughter of Yes Yes Yes appreciated a drop in grade to cast off maiden status with a stylish win at Caulfield on Thursday.
Thursday November 28
Bill Thurlow will have mixed feelings when gifted filly Movin Out leaves his stable for Australia this weekend.
Thursday November 28
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray collected their second Group Three success in a matter of days at Otaki on Thursday, with Tuxedo stamping himself as an early Derby prospect when winning the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m).
Thursday November 28
A tilt at the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in January is on the cards for promising juvenile Romanoff following his maiden victory in the Uza Bus Two-Year-Old (1100m) at Otaki on Thursday when he ran away from $1.1million Zoustar colt Fury of Fight.
Thursday November 28
Otaki trainer Johno Benner will be hoping for a late Christmas present when he heads to Ellerslie on Boxing Day with his promising gelding Tikemyson.
Thursday November 28
Idyllic is far from what Kate Hercock would describe the past 10 days, but a speedy mare with that name afforded her a moment of solace in Thursday’s Rose City Cars Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.
Thursday November 28
The catalogue of initial entries for the Southern Hemisphere Session - an innovative collaboration between Tattersalls Online and Inglis Digital - has now been published on the Tattersalls Online website.
Thursday November 28
Explosive filly Hankee Alpha made a big statement at Te Aroha on Wednesday, with a phenomenal performance putting her firmly in the conversation for the major three-year-old races this season.
Thursday November 28
The Tattersalls December Foal Sale stepped up a level on the second day with seventeen lots selling for 100,000 guineas or more and a MEHMAS filly leading the way at 200,000 guineas, alongside increases in turnover, average and median.  
Thursday November 28
Here is the full list of 49 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday November 27
The Tasmanian-bred gelding Geegees Gemstone came with a sweeping run down the centre of the track to defeat local hero The Inevitable in Wednesday night’s Listed Jacksons Security Tasmanian Newmarket (1200m) at Launceston.
Wednesday November 27
A series of exceptional results ensured today’s Inglis Digital November (Late) Sale was the most successful online auction in the Southern Hemisphere this year.
Wednesday November 27
The Listed Gold Edition Plate and $3,000,000 Magic Millions 3yo Guineas heroine Abounding returned from a twenty-one-week break to capture Wednesday's Listed Eureka Stud Tattersall's Classic (1200m) at Doomben.
Wednesday November 27
A rail-hugging ride by Robbie Dolan resulted in the well-travelled gelding Oughton opening his stakes account in Wednesday’s Listed Tattersall's Recognition Stakes (1350m) at Doomben.
Wednesday November 27
Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray’s stayer Nereus carried the colours of Waikato Stud to win last Saturday’s Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m), and at Te Aroha on Wednesday, their exciting three-year-old Tycoon Prince put Cambridge Stud’s name to the forefront with an impressive maiden success.
Wednesday November 27
The 900m juvenile maiden at Newcastle on Wednesday produced a quinella for champion sire Snitzel with a pair of unraced Magic Millions eligible colts fighting out the finish.
Wednesday November 27
Tony Gollan believes he has a Magic Millions 2yo Classic contender in the Spirit Of Boom filly La Bella Boom, who opened her winning account in Wednesday's Portland Sky First Crop Yearlings @ Widden Hcp (1200m).
Wednesday November 27
In any other year Group One-winning mare Skew Wiff would likely be on her way to the breeding barn, however, with the level of prizemoney now on offer, owner-breeder Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud has decided to continue with her as a racing proposition.
Wednesday November 27
As the breeding season winds down, the focus in the bloodstock world is fast switching to the yearling sales of 2025 and for the big colts syndicate investors it’s time to take stock and see maybe what has worked well and what hasn’t so we’re looking at all of the stakes-winning colts from last season and where they sit after the spring carnival.
Wednesday November 27
The four-day Tattersalls December Foal Sale got off to a solid start in the opening session with a colt by SPACE TRAVELLER heading proceedings at 82,000 guineas and increases in the median, average and clearance rate from the equivalent day in 2023.
Tuesday November 26
Here is the full list of 24 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday November 26
Ole Kirk’s first stakes-winner King Kirk was in action at the barrier trials at Randwick this morning, but in tragic news the winner of the Group III ATC Breeders Plate lost his life later in the day following an incident at the swimming pool.
Tuesday November 26
The Inglis Digital December Sale scheduled for early next month is set to feature the winner of the 2023 Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Tuesday November 26
Renowned by buyers for its quality and value, the Tasmanian Yearling Sale has a proud history of producing racetrack stars right across Australia and with a quality catalogue this coming February that tradition looks set to continue.
Tuesday November 26
The newly-established TAB Racing Club will have their first juvenile runners to the races at Ellerslie on Saturday, including Proisir filly Dorothea for trainer Pam Gerard and a Snitzel filly sourced from Inglis Easter for $400,000.
Tuesday November 26
There were some interesting juvenile heats at the Randwick trials on Tuesday morning with Magic Millions eligible youngsters out in force including several colts from the Waterhouse Bott stable, a blueblood filly with a full brother entered for MM 2025 and at Wyong first season sire Anders had a stylish winner trained by Sara Ryan that is also MM eligible.
Tuesday November 26
Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie will bid to continue their hot run of form since moving their operation to a new property with another trip to the Central Districts this week.
Tuesday November 26
The DARK ANGEL half-sister to Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère winner CAMILLE PISSARRO sold for 900,000 guineas at a record-breaking renewal of the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale that also saw Yulong purchasing under the name of Willingham.
Tuesday November 26
French auction house Arqana have announced a unique initiative to support breeders seeking to utilise elite European sires with the resulting progeny to be sold through their sales as foals or yearlings – is it a concept that could be explored for the Australian market?
Monday November 25
Here is the full list of 10 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday November 25
NZB have released an outstanding catalogue of 1088 for their Karaka Book 1 and 2 Yearling Sales in January, so we’re taking a look at the leading sires and vendors to form a better picture of just what will be drawing the Aussie contingent across the Tasman in the New Year.
Monday November 25
Hot on the heels of a record-breaking Ready to Run Sale, the cream of New Zealand’s yearling crop has been revealed for Karaka 2025.
Monday November 25
Prima Park has accrued an enviable record with their New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduates, and farm principal Kelly Van Dyk is hoping they can add another to that list from their 2024 draft.
Monday November 25
Vendor Barry Donoghue enjoyed a lucrative two days at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale last week and he’s now celebrated a significant result in another role.
Monday November 25
The owners of Winx have announced the champion mare has foaled a healthy colt by Snitzel early on Monday morning.
Monday November 25
Yulong released a video Tweet last week recapping their sensational spring carnival results and also revealing the passing of their dual Group I winning Frankel mare Hungry Heart.
Sunday November 24
The spring carnival might be over, but the G1 action is now in Perth and a Queenslander took the top prize and we are also looking at a few other stakes-winners that hold the promise of more to come.
Sunday November 24
Here is the full list of 72 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday November 24
The visitors were once again humbled by the locals in the 44th running of Sunday’s Group 1 Longines Japan Cup (2400m) at Tokyo Racecourse.
Sunday November 24
A rapidly deteriorating track at Kilmore proved the winning formula for the Irish import Cosmic Vega (IRE) and visiting English rider Saffie Osborne to open their Australian accounts in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Bet365 Kilmore Cup (1600m).
Sunday November 24
At the 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast US investors Richard and Tammy Rigney of Rigney Racing purchased two yearling fillies by I Am Invincible for $2million and $1.2million and got a result with one of them in Canberra on Sunday.
Sunday November 24
Currently finishing his seventh season of shuttling to Coolmore Australia, Churchill has had a productive year and sired his 16th stakes-winner of 2024 when progressive three year-old filly Some Skye landed the Listed Grand Prix de Fontainebleau (1900m) at Chantilly.
Sunday November 24
Exciting southern mare The Grey Goose continued her faultless preparation with an impressive performance to win Sunday’s Hyde Landscaping and Wash Rite Winton Cup (1400m) at Ascot Park.
Sunday November 24
The highest priced yearling by Xtravagant sold in 2022, progressive sprinter Nadal (Xtravagant) produced an explosive turn of foot to come from near last to win the inaugural running of today’s $1m The Ladbrokes Meteorite at Cranbourne.
Sunday November 24
The Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) has been the goal for Sierra Leone from the moment she was purchased at the Yearling Sales, and she took an important step towards the $1 million feature with a game second in Saturday’s Listed Counties Challenge Stakes (1100m).
Sunday November 24
Australian Group I winning half-sisters Youngstar and Funstar are both at stud in Japan and the former has a very smart two year-old colt in Eri King, who made it three wins from three starts when taking out the Group III Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nissai Stakes (2000m) on Saturday.
Saturday November 23
Here is the full list of 117 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday November 23
Interstate visitors have a poor winning record in the $1,500,000 Group 1 Swan Draught - Railway Stakes, but Port Lockroy played his part in squaring the ledger when choosing the perfect spot to end a run of bad luck in stakes races.
Saturday November 23
The WA Champion Fillies Stakes heroine Storyville earned a shot at the Group 1 Northerly Stakes after she gave the colts a start and beating in Saturday’s $500,000 Group II White Claw - WA Guineas (1600m) at Ascot.
Saturday November 23
The $100,000 WATC Magic Millions Crystal Slipper (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday drew a competitive field of 13 and Yes Yes Yes filly Yes Queen produced a brilliant performance to score a dominant debut victory.
Saturday November 23
Kiwi bred Gringotts continued his coming-of-age campaign with a powerhouse front-running performance under 60kg to win Saturday’s Group III A$1 million The Illawarra Mercury Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange.
Saturday November 23
The super-talented Globe put a troubled 14 months behind him with a powerful all-the-way win in Saturday’s A$500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m).
Saturday November 23
The super-consistent Headwall reaped a just reward in the $300,000 Group III Snap Print Solutions Wollongong The Warra (1000m) at Kembla Grange.
Saturday November 23
La Crique sprouted wings in the Pukekohe straight on Saturday to come from a near-hopeless position and win the Gr.2 Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in a photo finish.
Saturday November 23
Ciaron Maher has a stranglehold on pop-up and slot races and was back in the winner's circle again after the inaugural running of the $1,000,000 The Ladbrokes Meteorite (1200m) at Cranbourne.
Saturday November 23
A star of the carnivals in Tasmania and South Australia, Wings Of Song made a triumphant return from a 30-week break to capture Saturday’s Rosemont Stud Pendant (1400m) at Cranbourne.
Saturday November 23
Promising stayer Nereus put his current campaign back on track when he captured an action packed Gr.3 TAB Counties Cup (2100m) on Saturday.
Saturday November 23
The Fastnet Rock x Galileo cross is a formidable one and has produced this spring’s elite Group I winners Via Sistina (IRE) and Buckaroo (GB) with another lightly raced import bred the same way opening his account at Kembla on Saturday carrying the colours of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Saturday November 23
Luberon’s heroics in the Gr.3 Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) gave trainer Lance Noble reason to expect something special from her trackwork companion Frostfair in the very next race on the card at Pukekohe on Saturday, and so it proved.