The 2019 Southern Hemisphere breeding season will see the arrival in the Hunter Valley of the only undefeated US Triple Crown winner.

With the Queensland breeding industry flourishing with the likes of Spirit of Boom, Better Than Ready, Whittington and Sidestep it is easy to forget that on our own doorstep resides a Group 1 winning Stallion with bloodlines that are very rare in this country.

They say ‘timing is everything’ and for Stuart Ramsay of Turangga Farm that couldn’t be truer as his select draft of three yearlings for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale includes a close relation to this year’s Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi and Australian Derby contender Cossetot.

Resident Little Avondale Stud stallion Per Incanto has already recorded two Group One wins as a sire this year and the Wairarapa farm has subsequently increased his service fee to $17,500+GST for the forthcoming breeding season.

Aquis Farm started operations in April 2016 when it took over the Patinack Farm property at Canungra, Queensland.

The $2million Group I ATC Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday has drawn a full field of 18 and with The Autumn Sun off enjoying a well earned break we have a very even field so a look at the pedigrees might be helpful for those planning a trifecta or two and hoping the long shots will come home.

Prince Of Sussex, a brilliant first-crop representative of Swettenham's resident stallion Toronado, showed his raw talent at Bendigo when he demolished his rivals in the highly competitive Avenue Press Gold Rush over 1000 metres.

Breaking her maiden in good style at Kenilworth on Wednesday was three year-old Zoustar filly Boomps a Daisy, while later on the program undefeated Foxwedge filly Run Fox Run scored her third successive win bringing an update for her Inglis Easter bound half-brother.

With eight winners in the past seven days , So You Think is a sire on fire and his well-bred daughter that won easily at Randwick on Wednesday will be aiming up at Black Type races during the Queensland Winter Carnival.

Verna and David Metcalfe and their team at Middlebrook Valley Lodge have a first rate reputation for producing quality athletes and their Inglis Easter draft features four cracking colts including the half-brother to Ivictory, the Champion Hong Kong Sprinter of 2017/2018.

Hard on the heels of announcing the acquisition of top rated 3YO, ALMANZOR, to stand in 2018 – Cambridge Stud is delighted to announce the acquisition of the southern hemisphere breeding rights to World Champion 3YO ROARING LION.

The Sledmere Stud draft for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale features a treasure trove of talent with 15 stunning youngsters sure to tempt buyers seeking quality youngsters by leading sires from a proven Group I vendor.

Global powerhouse Godolphin and the increasingly influential Phoenix Thoroughbreds fought out the finish of last Saturday's Dubai World Cup at Meydan with Godolphin's Helmet 5yo Thunder Snow nosing out Phoenix's Lonhro 4yo Gronkowski and those owners go toe to toe again in Saturday's $1 million Inglis Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

After a concerted look through the budget detail by the Carrazzo team, we provide the main 2019 Budget announcements that affect your industry.

Astute trainer Mark Newnham unearthed a very promising youngster at Randwick on Wednesday in the juvenile maiden with a debut victory for Deep Field gelding Deep Sea.

Already the winner of the first and second legs of the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series, Emily Margaret (NZ) (Pins) goes into this Saturday’s third leg with an almost unassailable lead.

From the first-ever crop of foals born and raised on the Kerrie Valley property in the heart of the Macedon Ranges, the statistics from Spendthrift Australia are a positive sign of things to come.

Australia's runaway, leading first season sire by winners BETTER THAN READY  has had his fee deservedly increased for 2019.

I Am Invincible’s Group I winning son Brazen Beau has already proven his worth in Australia with smart winners Tassort and Accession and started his Northern Hemisphere stud career in a similar vein with his first winner overnight in the UK.

Invincible Spirit’s high class son Cable Bay (IRE) has shuttled to Woodside Park Stud in Victoria for the past two seasons and had his first winner overnight in the UK with a debut Lingfield victory for Electric Ladyland.

The 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale is fast approaching and if we needed any further evidence of Torryburn Stud being a serious Group I vendor we saw it in the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic last month with the first two past the post, Dixie Blossoms and El Dorado Dreaming both foaled and raised at the Cornish family run farm.

Japanese media have reported super sire Deep Impact has been suspended from covering mares at Shadai Stud due to neck pain, but have stressed the condition is not life threatening, although any possibility of his long term stud future being curtailed would certainly put the spotlight on his four yearlings entered for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next week.

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.

This week’s barrier trial report on the older unraced horses for the past week including all unraced triallers with breeding and sale data.

The business of horse breeding and/or racing is inherently high risk, unforgiving and not surprisingly when it goes wrong, it can go very wrong.

The dam of one of this season’s star 2YOs – in foal to I Am Invincible - and a blueblood race filly are among the latest Wildcard entries confirmed for The Chairman’s Sale.

Fresh from siring two stakes-winners in the past month in Krone and Mystery Love, quality Northern Meteor stallion Eurozone will be heading to a new home this spring with the announcement he will be leaving Newgate Farm to stand at Bellereve Stud near Canberra.

Seven juvenile heats at the Warwick Farm trials on Monday morning featured some interesting winners including talented Deep Field colt Spaceboy, while a $1,1 million two year-old taking on older maidens in a 1200 metre heat made them look like hacks.

Newgate Farm’s Sizzling followed up a winning treble on Saturday with another impressive two year-old winner in Calescent at Wagga on Monday.

Quality Te Akau two-year-olds Yourdeel and Equinox may have just entered their spelling paddocks, but trainer Jamie Richards is already looking forward to their return and is eyeing some rich Classic spoils in the spring with the pair.

Grangewilliam Stud principal Mark Corcoran experienced one of his biggest moments in racing on the weekend when Verry Elleegant secured Group One glory in the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.

The passing of champion sire Redoute’s Choice has put a premium worth on his yearlings to be offered at the 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next week and among them is a half-brother to Champion 3YO and currently leading young sire Dundeel – how do you put a price on a colt like that?.

Karaka Million 2YO placegetter Yourdeel(NZ) (Dundeel) is now a two-time Group One winner having stormed home from near-last for a brilliant victory in Saturday’s Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes following a win in the Group One Sistema Stakes three weeks ago.

A total of 204 yearlings have been catalogued for the HTBA Scone Select Yearling Sale at White Park on Sunday May 12.

Two-time Karaka graduate Yourdeel(NZ) (Dundeel) is now a two-time Group 1 winner, having stormed home from near-last for a brilliant victory in Saturday’s $225,000 Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni.

Pierro colt Bellevue Hill  dominated the G3 The Schweppervescence at Rosehill with a strong all the way win to mark himself one of the best 2YO colts in Australia.

The Golden Slipper is an iconic race that yearling buyers would all like to win, but as we head towards The Championships starting this weekend the Group I ATC Australian Derby and Oaks take centre stage and with a combined worth of $3million it’s a target not to be ignored.

A $250,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Katsumi Yoshida from the Kia Ora Stud draft in 2016, Fastnet Rock stallion Fiano Romano scored his first Black type win in Japan when taking out the Group III Lord Derby Challenge Trophy at Nakayama.

The Redoute’s Choice filly Dark Choice gave owner Bob Peters his fifth successive Group III WA Oaks win and his 10th victory in the classic at Ascot on Saturday.

Zoustar isn’t the only son of Northern Meteor making his mark this season with his Group I placed son Eurozone posting his second stakes-winner at Bendigo on Saturday when undefeated filly Mystery Love won the Listed $150,000 Bendigo Guineas.

Star Witness added a 15th stakes-winner to his tally in Adelaide on Saturday when progressive three year-old filly Cosmic Alert won the Listed SAJC Laelia Stakes at Morphettville.

Daughters of Charge Forward are highly prized at stud so was easy to understand the delight of trainer Will Clarken when the four-year-old mare Everyday Lady opened her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Manihi Classic (1100m) at Morphettville.

You would be hard-pressed to find a better-looking thoroughbred than Prince Of Sussex, who disappointed when backed off the map at his debut at Pakenham before making amends when opening his winning account in Saturday’s $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush at Bendigo.

The Japanese love to showcase their best on the world stage and they don’t come much better than Almond Eye.

No luck for the Aussies Viddora, Brave Smash (JPN) and Illustrious Lad in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan on Saturday night but the winner Blue Point is top-class and wouldn’t be out of place in The Everest.

He won the Melbourne Cup in the style of a future topliner so it was great to see Teofilo’s son Cross Counter make a successful return to racing in Saturday night’s Dubai Gold Cup.

The Australian flag may not have been flown after the running of Saturday night’s Dubai World Cup at Meydan but what a great result it was for the industry down under when Helmet’s son Thunder Snow defeated Lonhro’s son Gronkowski in an epic duel.

The Champion 2YO in South Africa last year, Epaulette colt Soqrat added a third Group I win to his tally when taking out the Group I HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday.

Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro had a great day on Saturday with a two state stakes double featuring exciting two year-old Bellevue Hill in Sydney and classy three year-old Regal Power in Perth, the latter with a half-brother headed to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Some of the greats of the turf have their name on the Group 1 Tancred Stakes honour board and even though Saturday's field at Rosehill Gardens was far from vintage, Avilius (GB) treated his opponents with contempt to keep his record in Sydney at a perfect five for five.

Short-priced favourite Verry Elleegant came down the Rosehill straight like a drunken sailor in Saturday's Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes however she proved a class above under James McDonald to earn her maiden win at the elite level.

Winless since taking out the Group II ATC Missile Stakes in August 2017, talented mare Invincible Gem finally got her nose back in front when scoring a tenacious victory in the Group II ATC Emancipation Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.

Group I winning filly Verry Elleegant was not the only stakes-winner for Zed on Saturday, with former Wellington and Auckland Cup placegetter Jacksstar making an emotional return to the winner’s enclosure when he out-stayed his rivals to capture the Group II City Of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) on his home turf on Saturday.

With just five runs under her belt since winning the Group III Dark Jewel Stakes at Scone 11 months ago, the 5yo Myboycharlie (IRE) mare Siren’s Fury scored a slogging win in Saturday’s Group III Star Kingdom Stakes at Randwick.

Missing the Golden Slipper may prove a blessing in disguise for progressive Pierro colt Bellevue Hill, who made light of the heavy conditions at Rosehill on Saturday to kick away and win the Group III ATC The Schweppervescence as he pleased.

The winner of three races on his home track at Kembla Grange, the Glenda Markwell-trained Angel Of Truth made a winning trip to the big smoke on Saturday when leading all the way in the Group II Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill and in the process earned his chance in next weeks Group 1 ATC Australian Derby.

Former Champion 3YO and now exciting young sire Dundeel is the sire of flashy youngster Yourdeel, who produced a performance that had to be seen to be believed as he stormed home out wide to capture the Group I Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni.

With half of the acceptors scratched, just six went to the post for Saturday’s Group III Neville Selwood Stakes (2000m) on a heavy 10 at Rosehill Gardens and it proved the perfect spot for Taikomochi to open his stakes account.

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable’s four-pronged attack on Saturday’s Group III Higgins Concrete Manawatu Classic (2000m) at Awapuni paid a handsome dividend when they emerged with the quinella in the event.

The Group I ATC Australian Oaks will come too quick for this talented High Chaparral (IRE) filly, but she may find something else to suit at the back end of the season.

Choisir featured with a stakes-winner in South Africa on Friday when four year-old gelding Sir Frenchie captured the Listed East Cape Sprint Cup at Fairview.

Twin Hills Stud’s prolific winner getter Smart Missile has joined the century club of sires with over 100 winners this season.

A champion sire, a champion sire of sires and a champion broodmare sire, the Redoute’s Choice legacy is on display in Saturday’s Group III Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.

It was all happening at the Randwick trials on Friday morning with Group I stars Trapeze Artist, Happy Clapper and Vega Magic all winning heats on their way to next week’s The Championships, while three year-old Zoustar colts Zousain and Lean Mean Machine gave notice of their Group I intentions.

Multiple Group 1 winning Grunt(NZ) will spearhead Yulong Investments move into the stallion market in 2019, standing at the operation's Yulong Farm in Nagambie, Victoria for a fee of $13,750 inc.

Breednet’s Melbourne photographer Grant Courtney has found himself in Dubai this week and has been keeping tabs on the Aussie trained runners set to compete at the Dubai World Cup meeting this weekend including a stallion that may well be on the roster of one of Australia’s biggest farms this spring.

Sensibility – a beautifully bred G1-placed Redoute’s Choice mare in foal to I Am Invincible – is among the first confirmed Wildcard entries to The Chairman’s Sale.

The decision to triple the service fee of Golden Slipper winning sire Sidestep from $7,700 to $22,000 has placed him into a hugely competitive middle market price bracket, so we thought a look at the most popular sires priced from $16,500 to no greater than $29,700 last year would be interesting.

Matamata trainer Jamie Richards said he has no reason not to give even-money favourite Yourdeel his chance to complete his set of domestic Group One two-year-old wins in Saturday's Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni.

Group One performer Staphanos will join the stallion ranks of Novara Park Stud, just outside of Cambridge, in the new season.

Thanks to a metropolitan quinella on Wednesday at Toowoomba, Grandview Stud’s promising young sire Whittington brought up his fifth individual winner from only twelve starters.

Former champion racehorse and now a leading sire, So You Think can get a good looking filly and one of those is our ‘One to Watch’ on Wednesday from Warwick Farm.

Winning his second race at his second start at Warwick Farm on Wednesday was the Bjorn Baker trained three year-old Snitzel gelding Green Aeon, who was a One to Watch when winning ion debut at the same venue two weeks ago.

SIDESTEP, the sire of Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes winner Kiamichi, will remain at Telemon Thoroughbreds in Queensland for the 2019 breeding season under an existing arrangement with Darley.

Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Snitzel has been rocketing through March with what seems like multiple winners every day of the month and Wednesday was no different with a flurry of winners including the juvenile trifecta on the fillies maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Arrowfield Stud might have lost their beloved Redoute’s Choice, but they can take solace from his champion sons including Not a Single Doubt who posted a quick two year-old double on Wednesday with the first winners at Warwick Farm and Seymour.

The Mill Park brand is synonymous with quality and what better place to bring the best of the best than to the 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale (April 9 and 10) at Riverside Stables in Sydney.

Champion sire Snitzel produced a trifecta in the second juvenile heat of the morning at Rosehill on Tuesday with the Spendthrift Farm colours carried to victory aboard a colt bought from Inglis Easter for $1,550,000.

Chris Waller has announced that Redoute’s Choice’s five-time Group One winning three year-old son The Autumn Sun will be spelled immediately.

I Am Invincible has three runners set to represent him in the Group One Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai on Saturday at the rich Dubai World Cup meeting.

Since the first foals by Redoute’s Choice hit the ground in 2001, the champion stallion has to date produced 163 stakes winners, 34 of them at Group One level so here they are crop by crop.

It's with great sorrow Arrowfield Stud have announced their glorious Champion Sire Redoute's Choice has died .

The first yearling images for the 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale are being uploaded and among them is the three-quarter brother to Australia’s best three year old colt The Autumn Sun.

For the next two Tuesday nights at 9pm on Sky Thoroughbred Central Caroline Searcy will present two 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Previews.

Rubick moved to second on the first season winners list after an impressive debut winner on Monday.

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.

This week’s barrier trial report on the older unraced horses for the past week including all unraced triallers with breeding and sale data.

A stunning collection of top-class mares will be offered at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, for which the catalogue is now available online.

The tough southern-bred product has left impressions not only in the South Island racing scene, but further north in New Zealand and across the Tasman in Australia.

With flat racing returning in the UK and Ireland, Aussie shuttler Epaulette had the first two-year-old winner of the season in Ireland on Sunday.

As if to celebrate his elevation to the top of the First Season Sire and Champion 2yo Sire title following the win of Kiamichi in the Golden Slipper, Sidestep was represented by his third winner when the Brett Cavanough-trained Longbottom made the best possible start to her career at Muswellbrook.

Dundeel has had some exciting winners this year and unleashed a six length debut juvenile winner at Ballarat on Sunday.

A gutsy performance for third in Saturday’s Group I Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill has all but ensured class performer Danzdanzdance has booked a battle with a world champion next month.

With the eyes of the racing world fixed on the superb Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill, it may not have been the most oppurtune time for Sun Stud’s ultra-consistent Magnus to record another stakes double.

The team at Telemon Thoroughbreds are ecstatic with the Group 1 Longines Golden Slipper win by Godolphin filly KIAMICHI (Sidestep x Ouachita)  and what it means for her first season sire SIDESTEP and breeding opportunities in Queensland.

The Autumn Sun continued his dominance of Sydney’s 3YO autumn features while Nature Strip provided his sire Nicconi with a maiden G1 victory in a huge day of action at Rosehill .

Progressive Sebring mare Semari was only eighth when she visited Rosehill last year to contest the Group I ATC Vinery Stakes, but 12 months on and she returned triumphant to take out the Group III ATC Epona Stakes.

Scintillating speedster Nature Strip has long been regarded as one of the fastest horses in the country, but at times can be his own worst enemy, although not at Rosehill on Saturday where he at last posted a Group I victory in the ATC The Galaxy.

By a Golden Slipper runner-up, Sidestep, out of a mare by a Golden Slipper winner, Canny Lad, who is out of a daughter of Golden Slipper winner Vain, who is out of a mare by Golden Slipper winner Marscay, from the family of Golden Slipper winners Dark Eclipse & Storm Queen, Godolphin's outsider Kiamichi led home a sea of blue in Saturday's $3,500,000 Longines Golden Slipper at Rosehill.

After disappointing in the Australian Cup, Godolphin's import Avilius (GB) kept his unbeaten record in Sydney intact with a dominant performance in Saturday's Group 1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.