With nine winners in the past seven days and 21 in the past 30, Cox Plate hero Ocean Park is riding the crest of a winning wave heading towards the start of the 2019 NZB National Yearling Sale Series with a winning double at Canterbury on Wednesday adding to his timely success.

Fresh from siring brilliant two year-old debut winner Sizzlefly last weekend at Morphettville, Newgate Farm’s Sizzling has added another impressive juvenile winner to the tally on Wednesday in Sizzling Babe.

After nearly seven years at Cornerstone Stud, Ross Hatton has established his own business, Rathmore Bloodstock.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Grand Bernini scored his maiden victory at Moe on Wednesday, which was nearly as eye-catching as his colour.

Lindsay Park Racing have their sights set on the Million dollar prize at Ellerslie on Saturday when they contest the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) with dual stakes winner Long Leaf.

A live barrier draw at Karaka's iconic Sales Centre has confirmed the final fields for Saturday's $1 million Karaka Million 2YO and $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie.

Sometimes when you see the progeny of a first season sire, you just know this stallion has got something.

The sale that has produced the likes of The Autumn Sun, Merchant Navy, Estijaab, Russian Revolution, Mossfun, Pinot and Flying Artie in recent years has again attracted a stunning catalogue for 2019.

All roads lead to Karaka this week with the annual New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale Series set to begin on Sunday January 17 and given the significant number of yearlings offered that have been previously sold as weanlings, pinhook information for this sale is always a must read.

There is excitement in the air at Larneuk Stud and at the Cranbourne stables of Greg Eurell with the exciting three-year-old O'Tauto nominated for the inaugural running of the rich All Star Mile to be run at Flemington on March 16.

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.

Our coverage of the two-year-old barrier trial placegetters is always very well read so we thought we’d expand it a little and also produce a report on the older unraced horses, so here they are for the past week – all unraced triallers with breeding and sale data.

Connections of Group One winning filly Media Sensation are confident she can bounce back to her best when she lines up in Saturday's Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie.

The barrier trials at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning featured five heats for juveniles and while undefeated colt Time to Reign was an obvious standout, there was another exciting colt by champion sire Exceed and Excel that actually clocked quicker time.

The stars of the 2018 Singapore racing season were honoured during Monday's Racing Appreciation Night at the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach, with Karaka graduates claiming three titles.

The race to find the next Group One star is underway with the release today of the online catalogue for the 2019 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale.

Novara Park manager Ray Knight hopes lightning will strike twice when the first yearlings by Sweynesse go through the sale ring during Karaka 2019.

Two-time Group 1 winner Norzita is the latest high-profile entrant confirmed for this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale – in foal to dual Champion Australian sire Snitzel.

Woodside Park Stud have announced that Australia’s Champion Second Season Sire Foxwedge will join the stud’s stallion roster in 2019.

While the fields are shaping up for the two million dollar Karaka Million races at Ellerslie this Saturday, the performances of the runners that have placed them high in the order of entry are making an impact on their relations catalogued at Karaka 2019.

ShamExpress (O'Reilly) filly Shamwow could not have been more impressive when beating a highly regarded field of gallopers at just her second raceday start yesterday.

Exciting young stallion Safeguard will now stand permanently at Mogumber Park in WA, following the purchase of a 50% share by prominent thoroughbred owner Santo Guagliardo.

Steve and Kirsty Lawrence celebrated on the big stage at Trentham on Saturday with her $2,600 gavelhouse purchase Pep Torque winning the $40,000 WRC Gazely Mercedes Benz Handicap while paying $71.

Tony Pike is pleased he took advantage of Monday morning's gallops session at Ellerslie to further educate the unbeaten Whiskey Neat in preparation for Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO (1200m).

Vinery Stud's champion sire More Than Ready (USA) is never without a good horse and his North American star Roy H showed he was set for a big 2019 with a victorious return at Santa Anita on the weekend.

Testa Rossa raider Enzo's Lad has created history with a second stunning victory in the Telegraph Hcp Group I at Trentham.

Superstar Select Sale graduate Beauty Generation(NZ) (Road to Rock) is building a reputation as one of Hong Kong's all-time great milers, and he gave that growing reputation another big boost in Sunday's HK$10 million Group 1 Stewards' Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin.

Quality Hinchinbrook sprinter Beat the Clock has always promised to win a Group I in Hong Kong and did so at Sha tin on Sunday when taking out the Centenary Sprint Cup.

A hit-out at Ellerslie on Monday morning will put the final piece of the puzzle in place for Australian raider Neptune's Spear who is set to tackle the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie next Saturday.

Four-time champion and three-time Breeders' Cup winner Beholder delivered a bay filly by Curlin Saturday afternoon at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington.

Some Sale maiden this on a lazy Sunday– a Godolphin three-quarter sister to dual Group 1 winner Impending defeats a $1million Deep Impact filly out of a sister to Horse Of The Year Lankan Rupee.

There were several very impressive two year-old winners around Australia on Saturday but this one scored by the biggest margin.

Newgate Farm’s quiet achiever Foxwedge delivered a winning double at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday highlighted by an impressive debut victory for three year-old filly Run Fox Run.

Tropezina continued to build an impressive career record with a tough victory in the $250,000 Inglis Dash.

Easter colt Accession firmed into TAB equal favourite for the $2m Inglis Millennium while Melbourne Premier graduate Enzo's Lad secured back-to-back wins in the Telegraph Handicap on a big day for Inglis stars.

The 5-year-old Bel Esprit mare Belwazi made her first stakes attempt a winning one in Saturday’s Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington and in the process provided a welcome to Victoria for the champion South Australian jockey Jamie Kah.

Darley stallion Epaulette is building a solid record at stud and shortly after his 2yo daughter Epaumada earned a shot at the Karaka Million with a dominant performance at Eagle Farm, it was the turn of the Henry Dwyer-trained filly Tropezina to earn her stripes in the $250,000 Inglis Dash (1100m) at Flemington.

Underrated galloper Shadows Cast gave his rivals weight and a beating when he took out the prestigious Group I Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday.

A desperate finish to the feature sprint at Trentham was decided by the photo-finish camera as South Island sprinter Enzo's Lad pipped Ferrando by the barest of margins to take out his second Group I JR&N Berkett Telegraph (1200m).

The Lisa Latta-trained Secret Allure secured her biggest career success when she stormed to victory in Saturday's Group III Williment Travel Group Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.

It was a day for close finishes in the feature events at Trentham, so it was no surprise that the result of the day's iconic two-mile feature would go right down to the wire.

Riccarton visitor Air Max upset some well-fancied rivals when he flashed home late to capture the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) on Saturday.

Brazen Beau is hot on the heels of Better Than Ready for leading first season sire and the dual Group 1 winning son of I Am Invincible drew a little bit closer on Saturday with the Chris Waller-trained Accession putting on a masterclass in an 1100 metres handicap at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

Connections of Epaumada will need to do some quick thinking after the daughter of Epaulette kept her unbeaten record intact following a dominant performance in Saturday’s QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Despite doing his best to throw the race away over the final furlong, the Unencumbered colt Free Of Debt kept his record at a perfect two for two when defeating Lindsay Park’s highly regarded Fastnet Rock colt Viking Warrior in Saturday’s Super Vobis 2-Y-O Plate (1200m) at Flemington.

The juvenile maiden event at Canterbury on Friday night was supposed to be an easy target for the much hyped expensive Zoustar filly Just Zerene, but she had to settle for second after being run down by the half-brother to Group I ATC Spring champion Stakes winner Maid of Heaven.

Exciting young Rich Hill Stud stallion Proisir got off the mark in outstanding style at Tauranga this afternoon.

Godolphin’s return to the sales ring in 2018 has already reaped a huge reward with last week’s Magic Millions 2yo Classic winner Exhilarates and they will look to double up with a filly making her second start at Rosehill on Saturday.

Top-class sprinter Snitty Kitty, a Group 2 winner at weight-for-age and Group 1 placed when beaten a head by Russian Revolution in last year’s Oakleigh Plate, will be offered as a racing and breeding prospect at this year's Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

Orbis Bloodstock has announced its Snitzel 2yo stakes winner Ducimus will cover his first book at Rivercrest Park Stud in Western Australia this year.

The first edition of the new-look Karaka yearling sales last summer provided great satisfaction for the team at Hallmark Stud, and they are now eagerly counting down to Karaka 2019.

Mark Chittick plays down any talk of a sixth successive vendors' title at the 2019 National Yearling Sale, but that doesn't remove the air of certainty around Waikato Stud's continuing top dog status at Karaka.

After 15 months out of the winner’s circle, the 6-year-old Pins gelding Sir Plush earned a career highlight win in Thursday’s $150,000 Listed Gosford Gold Cup (2100m).

Sun Stud's evergreen sire Bel Esprit featured at Gosford on Thursday when the Australian Bloodstock colours were carried to victory in the $150,000 Listed Takeover Target Stakes by Tactical Advantage.

A hot winning run for champion sire Snitzel in the past week continued at Gosford on Thursday with a tenacious victory for speedy three year-old colt Schnapps bringing a welcome pedigree update for his Inglis Premier bound half-brother by Vancouver.

Vinery Stud’s exciting young sire Press Statement enjoyed great success with his first yearlings offered at Magic Millions last week adding further interest to the much anticipated debut of his two year-old full brother at Rosehill on Saturday.

After a busy two weeks inspecting yearlings on the Gold Coast, the Victorian-based and US-owned Spendthrift Australia purchased Lot 117, a colt by champion first season sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) for $900,000.

The Benchmark 64 event at Sandown on Wednesday was supposed to be n easy return for royally bred Fastnet Rock colt More Sundays, but talented Fiorente (IRE) gelding Hawkshot went past him like he was tied to the fence.

With the first breeding season under new ownership nearing completion, the next important stage in Cambridge Stud's evolution is set to take place at New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka sales complex.

The countdown to a young stallion's yearling sale debut is a time of great excitement for any stud farm, and Mapperley Stud has double the anticipation in the lead-up to Karaka 2019.

Dundeel continued his rise in stocks with another new promising winner at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

The countdown is on to the inaugural $2m Inglis Millennium and a bumper Classic Yearling Sale, which this year will run for a record five days and see 1013 yearlings catalogued.

Tineke Balcombe’s $2,600 gavelhouse,com New Zealand purchase Car Pie proved too good for her rivals at Hokitika yesterday to break her maiden with a dominant display.

Our coverage of the two-year-old barrier trial placegetters is always very well read so we thought we’d expand it a little and also produce a report on the older unraced horses, so here they are for the past week – all placegetters with breeding and sale data.

An exciting New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series continues on Saturday with the sixth leg, the $70,000 Group 3 Williment Travel Group Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.

The 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale has been confirmed as the best ever with records tumbling across the board during a sensational six days of selling which concluded on Tuesday.

Two impressive debut winners in Sydney last year for the Snowden stable appeared at the Pakenham trials in Victoria on Tuesday and both were successful, the pair potentially set to bring major pedigree updates for their Inglis Easter bound siblings.

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.

Connections of New Zealand-bred stakes performer True Excelsior are hoping a return to her homeland will result in the addition of a valuable Group One victory to her record.

Talented four-year-old Supera landed her first stakes success last weekend when winning the Group III Tui- Backing A Winner Since 1889 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) and the well-related mare will now be set for bigger targets.

On Monday we looked at sire profitability at the 2019 Magic Millions in terms of multiple of service fee which tends to highlight the modestly priced stallions, but today we’re looking at stallions that delivered the biggest profits for their supporters and that shows cream really does rise to the top.

Half way down the famed Flemington straight, the good looking bay still had several lengths to make up.

Winx is set to take the first step on her autumn campaign on Tuesday morning in a barrier trial at Rosehill with five other Group One winners to trial also.

A record breaking Magic Millions Yearling Sale last week made for some big returns in the area of pinhooking with one sire producing four of the six best and a modestly priced first season sire delivering an outstanding result.

Join Caroline Searcy Tuesday night at 8pm AEDST for the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale Preview produced by SearcyMedia for Sky Thoroughbred Central (Foxtel Ch 528) and streamed live on racingnsw.

On both sides of the Tasman there is an all-conquering stallion rewriting the record books and creating a powerful and enduring legacy.

The sky appears to be the limit for some of Australasia's emerging star stallions, and Karaka 2019 will be the perfect time to get on board with their progeny.

Karaka 2019 will showcase the first crops of yearlings by a quality group of new sires, including some who themselves went through the ring and are now bringing their careers full-circle.

The leading sires by profitability in terms of multiple of service fee is always interesting and at Magic Millions frequently reveals young stallions standing at a lower fee that have produced types that have outsold expectation.

A lovely filly by exciting first season sire Brazen Beau has topped Book Two of the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

The intrigue around the upcoming Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) took another twist at Ellerslie on Sunday where exciting filly Probabeel laid claim to the favourite's tag for the rich two-year-old dash on January 26.

Not all the best Magic Millions graduates were in action at the Gold Coast on Saturday with this Randwick winner stamping himself as a likely new stakes-winner for outstanding young sire Zoustar.

Boutique Victorian breeder Macedon Park has had plenty of reason to celebrate 24 hours of Magic Millions action on the Gold Coast.

Karaka graduate Manolo Blahniq (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) is now a stakes winner on both sides of the Tasman.

Australian Horse of the Year Dissident posted his first winner at Trentham in New Zealand on Saturday with a powerful debut victory for Louis Luck.

The second foal of Magic Millions 2YO Classic runner-up Oakleigh Girl by record breaking stallion I Am Invincible has topped the 2019 Gold Coast Yearling Sale after selling for $1,7 million on Saturday night.

Not to be left out after his sons Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt provided the quinella in the $2m MM 2yo Classic, the ground old man Redoute’s Choice featured as the sire of the $1 million Magic Millions Cup hero Redouble.

The $2million Magic Millions 2yo Classic proved a triumph for Godolphin who made it’s first foray to the Magic Millions in 2018 and came away with the winner Exhilarates.

In a huge result for the thoroughbred industry in Queensland, Chris Munce’s gallant Spirit Of Boom gelding Boomsara refused to be beaten in a thrilling three-horse war in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at the Gold Coast.

Champion trainer Chris Waller posted an early double on Magic Millions Day at the Gold Coast with top class I Am Invincible mare Invincibella claiming the $1million MM Filly and Mare (1300m) for the second year in a row, just after her stablemate Tumultuous did likewise when winning the $1million MM Trophy.

Champion trainer Chris Waller knows horses for courses, his handy stayer Tumultuous started 2018 with a win in the $1million Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) and 12 months later was able to return to the Gold Coast and win it again.

Third in the Magic Millions Guineas at three, sixth in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares at four and third in the Magic Millions Sprint at five, the Bjorn Baker-trained Egyptian Symbol made her fourth trip to the Magic Millions race day count when powering home from the rear of the field to win Saturday's $1,00,000 Magic Millions Snippets Sprint (1200m).

Tough-as-teak three-year-old Madison County became a dual Group One winner when he overcame some home-straight difficulties to take out the Group I Fusion Electrical Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham.

Promising mare Supera added some significant value to any potential broodmare career she may have, when she captured her first black-type success in Saturday's Group III Tui-Backing A Winner Since 1889 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham.

Elite-level performer Consensus reminded racegoers about her genuine class when she dominated her rivals in the Group III Barneswood Farm Trentham Stakes (2100m) on Saturday.

A last start second in the Listed Gosford Guineas, talented Star Witness filly Terminology was a short priced favourite in the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden at the Gold Coast on Saturday and duly got punters off to a flying start.

With some beautifully pedigreed newcomers, it would be no surprise if Saturday’s Super Vobis 2-Y-O Plate (1000m) down the Flemington straight threw up several future stakes-winners.

A $900,000 colt by Written Tycoon has topped Day Three of the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Friday .

After three sessions of the 2019 Magic Millions Yearling Sale Book One, Golden Slipper winner Vancouver has moved to the top of the first season sire averages for sires with three or more yearlings sold.

Racking up his fourth consecutive win at Hobart on Friday in the Listed $100,000 Tasmanian Guineas was promising Dundeel three year-old The Inevitable.