It was just a few weeks ago that the horse fondly known as "The Iron Horse" Giant's Causeway passed away aged 21 at Ashford Stud, Kentucky.

The late Bede Murray was a great supporter of the annual Wagga Cup Carnival so it was only fitting to see his son Graham train the winner of the Inglis 2YO Handicap and collect a $50,000 bonus with Fighting Sun filly Miss Scorcher.

Hazelwood Stables are proud to announce that the handsome and extremely well related stallion Red Element will be standing at the Beechmont property from this spring.

Torcedor completed a unique treble overnight when he triumphed in the Group III Sagaro Stakes (3000m) at Ascot.

A successful year for Brighthill Farm stallion Dalghar will see his 2018 service fee rise from $8000 to $10,000 + GST.

Leading nursery Waikato Stud has adopted a highly professional approach to the Karaka May Sale by assembling its best ever offering of weanlings in a single draft for one sale.

gavelhouse,com Australia graduate More Patasi notched up his second win for his new connections at Grafton on Monday and has now returned more than three times his purchase price.

Aquis has announced their 2018 stallion roster comprising some thirteen stallions across both NSW and QLD.

Cambridge Stud has today announced a major addition to New Zealand stallion ranks with the purchase of the Southern Hemisphere breeding rights to European Champion Almanzor.

From Sha Tin to Warrnambool, it’s been a big week for the former shuttler Shamardal (USA).

NSW breeders will be pleased to know that Australia's Champion First Season Sire elect Zoustar will remain permanently in the Hunter Valley at Widden Stud where his stud career began.

The quality packed catalogue for the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale is now online.

From humble beginnings to Champion Freshman Sire in Europe, Sir Prancealot is becoming a truly international success story.

Champion trainer Chris Waller had the quinella in the opening juvenile event at Canterbury on Wednesday with two talented fillies by Yarraman Park sires I Am Invincible and Hinchinbrook fighting out the finish.

One of the greats of the Australian turf has made a dashing impact in New Zealand.

The quest to breed a superior horse for the racetrack and sale ring starts with the choice of stallion and if you’re looking for value at the top end of the market then this horse is one that can deliver on all levels and his progeny have no distance boundaries to limit their potential.

Roger James is on the trail of further Group success in Adelaide.

Absent from the Arrowfield roster in 2017, Choisir’s Group I winning son Olympic Glory (IRE) is listed to return to Australia this spring and was in the news overnight for siring his first winner in Italy.

There have been a lot of two-year-old trials around the country in the past week with loads of interesting runners including an improved performance from the $2,4 million Meticulous, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

A full sister to former brilliant sprinter Rich Enuff, two year-old filly Write Enuff made a winning debut at Warrnambool on Tuesday when taking out the $70,000 Gold Strike.

Jameka, one of Australia's most brilliant racemares, will go under the hammer at the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.

Blue Sky Bloodstock purchased runners have continued their stellar season, with no fewer than three Stakes-winners and another three Stakes-placings in April, including an exciting Stakes-winner at Woodbine (CAN) who won convincingly, only to lose the race on protest.

One of Queensland’s most prominent thoroughbred breeding properties is set to re-launch as Telemon Thoroughbreds in June when the lease to current occupant Sun Stud expires.

Willow Glen’s successful association with the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry has gone to another level with the Waimate stud to stand Mongolian Falcon.

New Zealand based stallions continue to produce talented offspring with performances on the track showcasing the distinctive Kiwi-bred traits to the world.

A sixth Group I winner for Mossman on Sunday with Ivictory capturing the Chairmans Sprint at Sha Tin only serves to highlight the loss of his sire, a perennial favourite at Vinery Stud that has now been retired from stud duties at age 22.

The Daily Debutants list for Tuesday includes the full sister to brilliant sprinter Rich Enuff.

De Gaulle – the half brother to recent Golden Slipper winner Estijaab, will stand this season at Bombora Downs on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

The first New Zealand-based son of Makfi will go to stud this year with Savile Row to stand at Valachi Downs, the Matamata breeding operation of the stallion’s owner Kevin Hickman.

Spendthrift Australia announced two new stallions for 2018, as well as service fees for its entire roster.

Champions Day in Hong Kong on Sunday proved a memorable one for the Aquis team here in Australia.

Swettenham Stud have been delighted to see High Chaparral’s top class dual Group I winning son Toronado (IRE) break the ice with his first runner in France saluting overnight on debut.

Group I winner Thee Auld Floozie has run her last race.

Every time a horse wins a stakes race he or she brings added value to their entire family so Breednet have taken a look at the dams of these horses to see what’s in the pipeline.

Waikato Stud’s champion resident stallion Pins passed away on Sunday due to complications from colic.

Maturity has been touted as the key to Golden Valkyrie breaking maiden ranks with the gavelhouse graduate successful at Wingatui last week with a smart performance over 1600m.

Almost exactly two years since his purchase on gavelhouse in the first online auction held by the New Zealand Bloodstock-owned site Merrygowin took his career earnings to nearly five and a half times his purchase price with a win at Happy Valley.

With three new stakes-winners in the past week and a rising star in The Autumn Sun, Arrowfield Stud’s legendary sire Redoute’s Choice is hot form, which made us think it was worth a look at overall stakes statistics for the most expensive sires in Australia this spring.

Australia’s leading second season sire Pierro featured with a winner in South Africa on Sunday with Don Pierro saluting at Scottsville.

For a horse that had won just three of his 14 starts, cult hero Pakistan Star must have the world’s biggest fan club.

Not unexpectedly, John Size-trained runners singled out to go 1-2-3 in Sunday’s Group 1 The Chairman's Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin and it was left to punters to put them in the right order.

Making full use of his inside barrier, Zac Purton sent the odds-on favourite Beauty Generation to the front in Sunday’s Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin and dared his opponents to run him down.

After witnessing a stylish win by two-year-old Total Excess at Hastings on the weekend, co-trainer Stephen Autridge admitted his thoughts immediately turned to Riccarton in the spring.

Former New Zealand galloper Kingsguard delivered on his undoubted promise for his patient connections when he raced away with the Group III Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m) on Saturday.

Co-trainer Graham Richardson couldn’t be happier as he gets set to send his star mare Volpe Veloce to Queensland later in the week.

Making her third trip to the races, the Matt Kropp-trained Spirit’s Choice found an early lead under Rebecca Goldsbury and despite racing erratically in the straight drew away to win a 1000 metre maiden at Dalby on Saturday by five and a quarter lengths to credit her sire Spirit Of Boom with his 14th first crop winner.

Trainer Steve Wolfe was rendered almost speechless when his 2-year-old gelding Lordhelpmerun clung to a rapidly diminishing half-head victory over the favourite Lady Cosmology in Saturday’s the Group III WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.

The news that Animal Kingdom (USA) would not be returning to Arrowfield Stud in 2018 was the cue for the Kentucky Derby winner to be represented by his first stakes-winner in Australia and this one looks something special.

Gelding might be the making of talented Fastnet Rock three year-old Sambro, who finally delivered an overdue stakes victory when taking out the $200,000 Group III Hawkesbury Guineas on Saturday.

Turangga Farm bred horses posted a stakes double on Saturday with Glenall winning the $125,000 Listed Gold Rush at Hawkesbury before the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained two year-old Let Me Sleep On It scored a resounding win in the Listed MRC Thoroughbred Club Redoute’s Choice stakes at Caulfield.

Champion trainer Darren Weir already has a strong hand for the upcoming Group I SAJC Australasian Oaks and unearthed an SA Derby contender on Saturday at Morphettville when the Yarraman Park bred and sold Leicester won the Group III SAJC Chairman's Stakes.

Sandown Guineas winner Villermont is likely to head to the Group 1 Queensland Derby following a nail-biting win in Saturday’s Group III Gunsynd Classic (1630m) at Doomben.

After a frustrating run of minor placings at the Sydney Autumn Carnival, the Not A Single Doubt filly Torvill was a well-deserved winner of Saturday’s Listed Aquis Park Gold Coast Bracelet (1630m) at Doomben.

Slated to begin his stud career at Darley’s Melbourne base later this year, Godolphin’s blue-blooded Lonhro colt Impending kick-started his farewell tour with a fighting win in the Group II Hiflow Industries Victory Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday.

Former New Zealander Kingsguard gave Hawkes Racing a stakes double at Hawkesbury on Saturday when he edged passed Ecuador to land his first stakes success in the $200,000 Group III Livamol Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m).

Godolphin discard Pecans put a dagger in the heart of the sponsor of Saturday’s Group III Godolphin Crown (1300m) at Hawkesbury when she edged the royally-bred Ghisoni in a driving finish.

Stuart Ramsey’s blue-blooded Redoute’s Choice stallion Glenall has always promised to win a stakes race and got the job done at Hawkesbury on Saturday when taking out the $125,000 Gold Rush.

A long-range plan had a happy ending, but only just, when Power O’Hata prevailed at Te Rapa in her first black type outing.

After knocking up winning valuable QTIS races, the battled hardened two-year-old colt Mishani Hustler took the step-up to stakes company in his stride in Saturday’s Listed Dalrello Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.

When the Adelaide carnival gets going you can trust Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas will have a stakes-winner and two year-old Stratum gelding Tequila Time put them in the frame when winning the Group III SAJC Breeders Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday.

Fastnet Rock gelding Tan Tat Diamond made the comeback of all comebacks at Doomben on Saturday when saluting in Race 2, the 6YO racing first-up after an astonishing 686 days since his last racecourse appearance.

Te Akau rider Shafiq Rusof celebrated his first New Zealand black type victory on Saturday with a polished display aboard the stable runner Our Abbadean.

Well known Sydney owner Alan Bell enjoyed plenty of success racing Star Witness’s brilliant son Star Turn and was back in the winner’s circle with another of his progeny at the Hawkesbury stand alone meeting on Saturday.

Danny Walker savoured a bonus win with the promising youngster Star Performance at Te Rapa.

Segenhoe are delighted to announce that Brian Clarke will assume the role of Assistant Manager.

Champion sire Redoute’s Choice produced his second European stakes-winner this week when three year old colt Sevenna Star won the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown on Friday.

Cornerstone Stud are pleased to announce our stallion fees for the 2018 breeding season with High Chaparral's Group I winning son Free Eagle (IRE) heading the roster.

It’s been a good week for Newgate Farm young guns Eurozone and Sizzling.

Australia’s leading first season sire Zoustar added another impressive winner to his tally when Solar Star raced away for an easy victory at Benalla on Friday.

The juvenile maiden at Benalla on Friday was won in dominant style by the red hot favourite, who is a half-brother to Group I ATC Australian Derby winner Levendi.

Less than two weeks out from New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2018 Karaka May Sale , low-priced graduates from the broodmare section of previous Sales have experienced major black-type upgrades.

Quality Hinchinbrook mare Spright will be looking to add another stakes success to her resume when she contests the Group III Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury tomorrow.

Left off the Arrowfield roster for 2018, Animal Kingdom (USA) sired a South African winner on Thursday with a Vaal success for promising staying filly Animal Lover.

Famed as the world’s toughest horse race, the Mongol Derby attracts adventurers every year and this year our very own Kilgravin Lodge chief Eion Kemp is contesting the 1,000km challenge along with 39 other riders from all around the world.

For the past few months, we have been lauding the inspired decisions of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum’s bloodstock agent Tim Stakemire in acquiring the dams of Oohood and Hiyaam relatively cheaply at broodmare sales.

Last Saturday Darren Weir produced So You Think filly Sopressa to score a dominant win in the Group III SAJC Auraria Stakes and on ANZAC Day unleashed another leading contender by the same sire for the upcoming Group I SAJC Australasian Oaks in Think Bleue.

Victorian trainer Colin Little’s $25,000 purchase of Vassilator (NZ) (Zacinto) at the 2017 Select Sale at Karaka was richly rewarded on Wednesday when the colt won the A$120,000 Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.

Yarraman Park have announced service fees for 2018 with flagship sire I Am Invincible at the top of the roster.

$1million Written Tycoon colt King will have to wait for another day to break his maiden after being thumped by this Sebring filly at Gosford on ANZAC Day.

The Southern Hemisphere breeding rights to the European Group Two winner and Group One-placed Time Test (GB) have been secured by Little Avondale Stud.

Carrying the colours of Anthony Mithen’s Rosemont Stud, the 3yo Manhattan Rain rig Runaway led every step of the way under Stephen Baster in the 161st running of the $200,000 Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) at Flemington on Anzac Day.

Precocious youngster Media Sensation continues to write her own headlines.

Ruby Armani’s breakthrough black type victory at Awapuni has opened up options for trainers Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard.

Towards the back-end of the season, two-year-old racing is all about highlighting juveniles that may make their mark in better races at three and Wednesday’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington, which was won by Merchant Navy twelve months ago, threw up a colt that fits the bill.

After two seasons at Arrowfield Stud, stunning Redoute’s Choice stallion Panzer Division is relocating this spring to Pepper Tree Farm in the fertile Lachlan Valley near Cowra.

A $500,000 Magic Millions purchase for the China Horse Club, dashing chestnut Sebring filly Eawase became the first winner for former flying filly Karuta Queen when she cast off maiden status at Randwick on ANZAC Day.

Highlighted this morning in the Daily Debutants story on Breednet, blue-blooded two year-old Redoute’s Choice colt The Autumn Sun made a winning debut at Randwick on ANZAC Day for the Chris Waller stable.

Slowly, but surely, a new international player is making Victoria home and there remain big things to come.

When Chris Waller and Guy Mulcaster paid $1,300,000 for a Snitzel filly from Azmiyna (IRE) at the recent Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale they were in part motivated by the knowledge her two year-old three-quarter brother had been pleasing them greatly.

Aquis Farm has wasted no time in securing Trapeze Artist for its slot in The Everest later this year.

Blue Gum Farm are pleased to announce the service fees for our stallions for the 2018 breeding season.

Sooboog is hot off the back of an incredible first season at stud where he covered 151 high quality mares including the likes of Bella Sunday, the dam of Group 1 Golden Slipper, Blue Diamond Stakes & Sires Produce runner-up Oohood.

Sire power, impeccable female bloodlines and the enviable reputation of the New Zealand thoroughbred’s performance on the track are set to combine in NZB’s Karaka May Sale .

Magic Millions is proud to release the catalogue for the Southern Hemisphere’s number one breeding stock sale, the 2018 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.

Vinery has announced its stallion line-up for 2018 with its trio of young guns Star Turn, Headwater and Press Statement consolidating their stud careers alongside legendary sire More Than Ready (USA).

Arrowfield Stud today announced the service fees for the Stud’s 2018 roster headed by dominant Champion Sire Snitzel, with Group-winning 2YO and 3YO Pariah joining the Stud’s powerful line-up of Redoute’s Choice sons.

Widden Stud is delighted to announce the purchase of brilliant Group I performed sprinter Supido, the fastest son of Widden’s flagship sire Sebring.

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.

Every time a horse wins a stakes race he or she brings added value to their entire family so Breednet have taken a look at the dams of these horses to see what’s in the pipeline.

By the time a stallion’s oldest progeny turn four and we move to the back end of the season it’s fair to say that judgement can be made on whether a sire can be seen as a success or otherwise.