Melbourne Cup winner Americain (USA) has brought an injection of stamina to a classy Aussie speed family to produce promising staying three year-old Costello, a strong winner over 1800 metres at Rosehill on Wednesday.

The most expensive yearling by Foxwedge sold in 2018, two year-old filly Villami made a winning debut at Rosehill on Wednesday earning high praise from her trainer Gerald Ryan.

A competitive juvenile maiden at Rosehill on Wednesday was won in determined style by Shamus Award colt True Detective, a $100,000 Inglis Classic purchase for Byron Rogers’ Performance Genetics LLC.

Caulfield Cup-winning jockey Pat Cosgrave will make a flying visit to Auckland this weekend to partner the Chris Waller-trained Nobu in the Group I  Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m).

The dual Group 1 winning entire Rebel Dane is heading to Glen Eden Stud to continue his blossoming breeding career in 2019.

Progressive racing and breeding operation Yulong Investments has bought 51 percent of dual Group I winner Grunt, a son of champion New Zealand sire O’Reilly.

Grenville Stud is very excited with resident sire Mawingo siring his first winner on Tuesday with Soldierof Love trained by Bjorn Baker winning convincingly over 1,400m at Bathurst.

If you thought Lonhro was having a good season with his two year-olds, you would be right and it got better on Tuesday when Godolphin unleashed another superbly bred debut winner at Bendigo.

Melody Belle is coming off the back of her fifth Group One victory, but her connections are resisting the urge of accepting a wildcard for the A$5million All Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington next month.

Ahead of Sydney Autumn Racing and the Longines Golden Slipper Carnival at Rosehill Gardens, the Australian Turf Club has teamed up with renowned personal fitness trainer Trent Langlands to create Toughest Champions, inspired by the elite athleticism of two of Australia’s star jockeys.

A rare opportunity to participate in the world’s most popular horse race has presented itself, with GPI Racing selling its slot in the 2019 The Everest.

Exciting three-year-old Surely Scared is favoured to add a third Auckland Classic scalp to his mantle when he lines-up in the Group I Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Hardly a selfie but a wonderful memory for myself and my family - Leading our beloved family member back after his Golden Slipper win in 2008 - Sadly missed, never forgotten, eternally loved.

The name of David Kobritz's Musk Creek Farm will forever be associated with Golden Slipper winner Pierro, who they pinhooked successfully and re-sold to champion trainer Gai Waterhouse at Magic Millions, but this burgeoning Victorian bloodstock enterprise is about more than just pinhooking success.

New South Wales breeder Ian Smith of Edinburgh Park is primed for the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale and believes there has never been a better opportunity to buy and race in Victoria with exciting times ahead for Victorian trainers and owners.

A colt by Fiorente sold for $115,000 and topped a record breaking 2019 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale in Launceston today.

Aretha displayed all the fighting qualities of her triple Group I  winning sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) when producing a ‘never say die’ performance to win Saturday’s Group II Matamata Breeders’ Stakes.

A bumper set of 18 trials at Canterbury on Monday morning saw star sprinters Redzel and Music Magnate winning their respective heats, while an avalanche of two year-olds contested 11 heats with winners including established stars Dubious and Hightail as well as two interesting up and coming colts bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds.

A new-look Oaklands Junction is ready to host its first Premier Yearling Sale, for which inspections begin today.

A plan to chase black type with Sasso Corbaro is now coming together nicely for the former Australian mare.

Mossman mare White Moss can add another notch to Vinery's winning record in the Coolmore Classic Group I following her return to form at Rosehill on Saturday.

More Than Ready colt The Executioner has raced his way into calculations for the Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic with a sterling first-up victory at Morphettville.

Yearlings by the likes of Written Tycoon, Exceed and Excel, Zoustar, Brazen Beau, So You Think and Dundeel headline a strong catalogue for the 2019 Melbourne Gold Yearling Sale, which is now available online.

With two Group 2 wins and 16 points already to her name, Imelda Mary (NZ) (Ferlax) will attempt to maintain her New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series lead in Wednesday’s eighth leg – the $100,000 Group 2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings.

Graduates of Little Avondale’s 2017 and 2018 Karaka Sales drafts recorded outstanding performances to win black-type events at Caulfield and Matamata respectively on Saturday.

Leading jockey Jason Maskiell swept both Magic Millions features at Mowbray today, setting the scene for the Tasmanian thoroughbred breeding industry's biggest day on Monday.

Purchased by trainer and part-owner Stephen Lockhart on Bloodstockauction for $3,300 as an unraced two-year-old, Shady Hustle gave her connections the thrill of a lifetime when winning Sunday's Listed Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston.

In the history of Breednet, which started in 2005, we have never had such a reaction to the passing of a sire as we have with Widden Stud's Golden Slipper winner Sebring, so we ask the audience to share your memories of this most popular sire and send us your 'Selfies with Sebring' for a special tribute.

Saturday’s victory by Aretha in the Group II J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) brought double delight for well-known Cambridge-based breeding operation Windsor Park Stud.

Talented Nicconi filly Lankan Star ran the race of her life in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday to be beaten half a length when second to the Godolphin filly Lyre bringing a big update for her full sister entered for Inglis Premier by Woodside Park.

Melbourne Premier star Booker became the sixth individual Inglis graduate to win a Group 1 race in 2019 when successful in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.

Until the running of Saturday's Group III Zeditave Stakes at Caulfield, you can be forgiven if you have never heard of the stallion Terango.

Widden Stud are in mourning tonight following the passing of Golden Slipper winning sire Sebring, who died quietly of a heart attack on Saturday afternoon.

There would be few more likeable mares in training than Alizee who took her Group 1 tally to three in Saturday’s $500,000 Yulong Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

The Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday featured a big field of 18 runners with victory going to talented Written Tycoon mare Booker, a $230,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Mill Park draft for Barry Griffiths.

Godolphin’s wonderful season with their juveniles rolled on to Caulfield on Saturday where the Anthony Freedman-trained Lyre stormed home to win the $1,500,000 Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes.

It may not have been the dominant win fans were hoping for, however, The Autumn Sun made a successful return to racing in Saturday's Group II Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

Winner of the Listed Debutant Stakes at Caulfield when making her career debut in October 2017, Shadwell Stud’s Not A Single Doubt filly Qafila took a further 12 starts and almost a year and a half to add a second, which came in Saturday’s Group II Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield.

Class mare Melody Belle secured her fourth Group One title for the season when she out-toughed her rivals in Saturday’s Haunui Farm Group One WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki.

Trainer Gary Portelli admitted he was gutted when Time To Reign lost his unbeaten record when out of a place in the Lonhro Plate at Warwick Farm on February 9, but the smile was back on his face when the Time For War colt downed the Golden Slipper favourite Tassort in Saturday’s $250,000 Group II Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.

By Manhattan Rain from a daughter of his half-brother Redoute's Choice, Jamaican Rain certainly has an interesting pedigree and claimed her first Graded win when taking out the Group III MRC Mannerism Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aretha upset the applecart when she produced a dogged finish to score at outside odds ($15) in the Group II J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) on Saturday.

Arrowfield Stud’s Dundeel has been riding the crest of a winning wave which continued into Saturday with a six length two year-old stakes-winner in New Zealand in Yourdeel and an impressive performance from promising three year-old colt Global Exchange to win the Group II MRC Autumn Classic at Caulfield.

Yu Long Investments Irish import Sikandarabad (IRL) opened his stakes account in a slogging finish to Saturday’s Listed Mornington Cup Prelude (2000m) at Caulfield.

Classy youngster Yourdeel gave his rivals a galloping lesson on Saturday when he cleared out over the final stages of the Group III Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) at Matamata.

The Group III MVRC Typhoon Tracy Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night produced a blow out result when unheralded Shamexpress filly Embrace Me descended from the clouds to win the 1200 metre sprint going away.

Coolmore young gun Rubick added a fourth metropolitan winner to his tally when promising filly Belitsa produced a tenacious effort to win at Canterbury on Friday night.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable don’t send many horses to Canberra, but produced a super impressive winner in the nation’s capital on Friday when Pierro colt Bellevue Hill coasted home in a class of his own.

Recently Grandview had the honour of being involved with the first export of live horses from Wellcamp Airport Toowoomba on Monday 18 February.

Bileena Stud will offer a yearling from good producer Who’s There at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale that had important updates from Canberra on Friday with not one but two of his siblings saluting.

When Exhilarates won the Magic Millions 2yo Classic in January, she propelled her sire Snitzel to the top of the juvenile standings, which comes under challenge by a quartet of gifted runners by his closest pursuer I Am Invincible in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

With the dust now settled on the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales series, a real highlight for Windsor Park at Karaka were the sale results produced by exciting freshman sire Mongolian Khan.

A surge of hugely desirable mares has been added to what is shaping as an outstanding catalogue for the 2019 Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

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 plenty kicking off in Hong Kong – all unraced triallers with breeding and sale data.

Prepared by Anthony Cummings, Fastnet Rock filly Mrs Madrid was successful at Hawkesbury on Thursday and has now won her past two starts over 2000 metres bringing an important update for her Inglis Premier bound half-sister.

With five barrier trials under her belt, the Bjorn Baker-trained Tuesday Special had a good grounding for her career debut in a 1300 metre maiden at Hawkesbury on Thursday and it paid off with a thoroughly professional performance.

A two year-old half-brother by Snitzel to world champion sprinter and successful sire Starspangledbanner was always going to be an obvious pick as the ‘One to Watch’ from Hawkesbury on Thursday.

It was a record breaking night for popular online auction site bloodstockauction with thousands of people across the country and beyond logging in.

A one time rogue headed for the broodmare paddock is now a Randwick winner thanks to an inspired purchase and the patience and skill of Adam Mackrell and his team at Bell View Park Stud.

Talented two-year-old Bavella is helping Karaka trainer Lance Noble break new ground.

The first Group I event for juveniles this season, the MRC Blue Diamond Stakes is run at Caulfield this Saturday and of the 14 runners, 10 were offered at auction so a look at the Sale Mail is full of interest.

Goldin Farms and Swettenham Stud are pleased to announce that Akeed Mofeed (Dubawi), a rising star of Australia's stallion ranks, will relocate to Nagambie to join the Swettenham Stud roster for the 2019 season.

Fresh from a super successful sale at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast, leading South Australian vendors Mill Park are now focused on the 2019 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale at the refurbished Oaklands complex in Victoria.

The Lindsay Park training team produced a promising winner for champion sire Fastnet Rock on Wednesday at Sandown with good looking colt Rona’s Rock casting off maiden status in style.

Astute bloodstock agent Carmel Size has a great eye for a yearling and looks to have unearthed another promising horse with a sparkling debut victory at Randwick on Wednesday for Classique Legend, who topped the 2017 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

A half-sister to Group III winner Estelle Collection, the dam of Australian Horse of the Year Lankan Rupee, promising three-year-old filly Spring Delight is a bridesmaid no longer.

With the first ballot order released last week, the countdown to the inaugural VOBIS Sires Showdown is well and truly on.

Woodside Park Stud did not have to wait long for the first dividend on their 2019 recruit Foxwedge, whose progressive daughter, Alassio, opened her stakes account in the Group III Robrick Lodge Triscay Stakes over 1200 metres at Randwick.

Te Akau Racing has enjoyed a stellar season on the track and principal David Ellis is hoping that will continue this weekend when Melody Belle lines up in the Group I Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki.

The first major rewrite of the rules governing Australia's Thoroughbred racing industry will take effect from 1 March.

A lovely filly by exciting young local sire Safeguard topped Book Two of the 2019 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale in the Swan Valley.

Sam Pritchard-Gordon is making the move to the Barossa Valley this week to start in the key role of Bloodstock and Nominations Manager at Cornerstone Stud.

A $240,000 purchase from the 2016 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale from the Bell View Park draft looks to have resulted in a very nice two year-old homebred for Sun Stud.

Dual Group One-winning three-year-old Madison County will head to Sydney in preparation for an autumn campaign after his sale to Hong Kong fell through.

Riccarton trainer Michael Pitman has never been afraid to travel his horses in search of lucrative prizemoney and the right conditions.

The field and barrier draw are out for the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield this Saturday with five colts and nine fillies accepting for the $1,5 million feature over 1200 metres.

A beautifully related colt by leading Hunter Valley based sire I Am Invincible has topped Book One of the 2019 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale.

Multiple Group I winning stallion Trapeze Artist was the obvious star at the Randwick trials on Monday morning with a dominant win, but there were also some interesting two year-olds in action including a couple of seven figure Magic Millions purchases with Golden Slipper aspirations.

The current order of entry for the Golden Slipper has no less than seven two-year-olds in the top 30 sired by Yarraman Park’s I Am Invincible.

Join Caroline Searcy for the one-hour 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale Preview, Tuesday February 19 at 9pm AEDST on Sky Thoroughbred Central (Foxtel Ch 528).

Karaka graduate Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) continued his spectacular dominance of Hong Kong racing with another emphatic victory in Sunday’s HK$10 million Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.

The $10million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday featured a hot field including Queensland Derby winner Dark Dream and last start Hong Kong Classic Mile winner Furore with victory going to another talented Australian bred four year-old in Mission Tycoon.

Voting closes today for the inaugural running of the rich All Star Mile to be run at Flemington on March 16 and those waiting until the last minute to make their decision would be wise to consider the exciting three-year-old O'Tauto.

Apprentice rider Shiarna Johnson was the quintessential picture of calm as she scored the first winner of her fledgling career when guiding home royally-bred filly Simogramor at Gisborne.

Impressive Group winners for High Chaparral's champion sons So You Think and Dundeel on Saturday highlight the need for diversity in our stallion rosters and give hope for breeders who think about more than producing a five furlong speedy squib that can win before Christmas.

Outstanding mare In Her Time secured her second Group 1 when winning the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at Flemington.

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike left Ellerslie racecourse on Saturday evening flush with the success of producing a winning treble on the day along with the anticipation of potentially snagging an even bigger prize in two weeks’ time.

Sir Mark Todd, New Zealand’s greatest Olympic eventer, has taken on a new challenge and is training regally-bred racehorse Eminent and plans to run the five-year-old son of Frankel at Group One level in Sydney in autumn.

Woodside Park Stud did not have to wait long for the first dividend on their 2019 recruit Foxwedge whose progressive daughter, Alassio, opened her stakes account in Saturday’s Group III Robrick Lodge Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

The Group II ATC Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday featured a crackerjack field of fillies including Group I winners Oohood and El Dorado Dreaming, but the race produced a surprise result and unearthed a potential superstar in Nakeeta Jane.

She may be a real plain Jane but under the unremarkable exterior of In Her Time beats the heart of a dual Group 1 winner.

Racking up his fifth consecutive win at Flemington on Saturday in the Group III VRC CS Hayes Stakes was exciting Tasmanian trained three year-old The Inevitable, a son of progressive young sire Dundeel.

It’s quite amazing witnessing the effect that Winx has on racing.

Talented five year-old mare Eckstein became the newest millionaire performer for her sire I Am Invincible when scoring a tenacious win in the Group III ATC Southern Cross Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Top class Sebring filly Amphitrite was the find of the 2018 Melbourne Spring Carnival rising from a maiden win in September right through to capturing the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas and she showed at Flemington on Saturday that she was ready to pick up right where she left off.

Waverley visitor Glory Days made her first visit to Ellerslie a memorable one when she fought tooth and nail to win the Group II Coca-Cola Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie.

Matamata raider Weaponry made up for some bad luck at his last start when he stormed to victory in Saturday’s Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Invercargill.

Godolphin’s embarrassment of riches in the two-year-old division rolled on to Flemington on Saturday with the Exceed And Excel colt Microphone turning a competitive looking Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) into a walk in the park.

Lightly raced three-year-old Surely Sacred showed he will be awfully hard to beat in the Group I Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in a fortnight when he scored handsomely in the Group II Schweppes Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie.