Golden Slipper favourites Sunlight and Written By will start in adjacent barriers for the world’s richest two-year-old race at Rosehill on Saturday.

An inspired purchase has New Zealand interest in the world’s richest two-year-old race centred on Seabrook.

The latest gavelhouse  New Zealand auction concluded on Monday night, with a pleasing total of $266,200 worth of bloodstock traded and an 87% clearance rate.

The Mayor’s luckless run in the Group I New Zealand Derby (2400m) convinced his New Zealand connections to try their luck across the Tasman.

Coolmore have announced the passing of Kentucky Derby winner and Group I sire Thunder Gulch (USA) who died on Tuesday due to the infirmities of old age at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud.

Records tumbled on Day One of the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale today as the progeny of Australia's first season sire sensation Spirit of Boom lit up the sale ring.

Continuing on from the hype of Karaka 2018, the National Yearling Sales Series heads south with the South Island Sale set to offer a solid second round of pedigree on Friday 20 April.

He’s not trendy or fashionable, and he’s getting a touch long in the tooth, but this stallion very nearly won a Golden Slipper and may well have a big role to play in the end result this year.

KINGSTAR FARM has thrown its support behind Inglis Digital’s Online Auction platform, entering dual G1-winning sire MONACO CONSUL in the unreserved section of the upcoming March Sale.

Making a winning debut at Hanshin in Japan last Saturday was Australian bred two year-old Frankel colt Fratelli, an $850,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Glastonbury Farm draft for Katsumi Yoshida.

Formerly trained by Gai Waterhouse with good success as River Wild, five year-old Fastnet Rock gelding Elite Excalibur claimed his first feature race win in Singapore on Sunday when taking out the Committee’s Prize Sng G3.

Chautauqua refused to take part in his barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday.

Ping Hai Star continued Highden Park’s impressive international strike rate on Sunday when he became the fifth New Zealand-bred winner of the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in the last decade.

The connections of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Dijon Bleu have yet to decide whether she will race again.

A four year-old son of Australian Derby winner Nom Du Jeu, talented stayer Ping Hai Star handed jockey Ryan Moore a first Group I BMW Hong Kong Derby victory with a stunning last-to-first drive at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Group I QEII Stakes winner and prolific sire Poet’s Voice (GB) suffered a fatal heart attack over the weekend at Dalham Hall Stud.

Opening her account with an easy win as favourite at Greyville on Sunday was three year-old Charge Forward filly Roy’s Stingray.

Today’s Inglis Autumn Thoroughbred Sale was a resounding success, with the move to a Sunday proving a winning one for vendors and buyers alike.

Following the final lead-up races at Rosehill on Saturday there are six exempt from ballot for the $3,5m Longines Golden Slipper with the David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig stable holding three of the top 20 positions heading into acceptances for the big race next Saturday.

Aquis based Husson (Arg) added a new stakes-winner to his tally when tough six year-old Raido scored a career best win in the $100,000 Listed Goldmarket Handicap at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Savvy Coup (NZ) (Savabeel) scored an outstanding win in the $400,000 Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on Saturday, which confirmed Dijon Bleu (NZ) (Burgundy) as the 2017-18 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year.

With runners such as Horse Of The Year Designs On Rome representing him in Hong Kong, it was no surprise that a gelding by Aquis shuttler Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) would set the sales ring alight when a half-brother to Epsom Derby winner Wings Of Eagles set an all-time Hong Kong International Sale record at Sha Tin Racecourse on Friday night.

The battle for leading first crop sire looks to have settled down to a two-horse war between Zoustar and Spirit Of Boom and while the former drew first blood on Saturday with the ruling Golden Slipper favourite Sunlight in the $175,000 Group III Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill, Spirit Of Boom countered with the quinella in the $250,000 QTIS 2yo Jewel at the Gold Coast.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock featured with a stakes double at Rosehill on Saturday with Oaks contender Unforgotten winning the Group II ATC Phar Lap Stakes, while newly gelded Comin’ Through scored a last stride win in the Group II ATC Ajax Stakes.

Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Blamey Stakes at Flemington proved bittersweet for the champion trainer as Darren Weir who cheered home the winner Humidor while he was left scratching his head over the failure of short-priced favourite Tosen Stardom (Jpn) who tailed off last.

A huge result for Aquis based Domesday in Saturday’s $600,000 Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens with his daughters Daysee Doom and Oregon's Day fighting out the finish.

Outstanding filly Savvy Coup has the right credentials to continue New Zealand’s run of success in next month’s A$1 million Australian Oaks (2400m).

Zoustar was not the only first season sire to post a stakes-winner in Australia on Saturday with Darley’s Epaulette siring progressive filly Khulaasa to win the Group III VRC TBV Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes at Flemington.

Daytona Red produced a career-best performance at Trentham on Saturday and trainer Shaune Ritchie believes there’s plenty more to come from the four-year-old.

It took stewards just 60 seconds to promote Dothraki to the winner’s stall for the first time since the Tatts Lightning Stakes at Randwick back in October 2015.

Outstanding three-year-old Scott Base overcame a chequered home straight run to snatch victory by a camera pixel in the Group II Phill Cataldo Bloodstock Wellington Guineas (1400m).

Short course specialist Ferrando has added to his travelling fund ahead of a South Australian venture.

The margin may have been smaller than supporters had hoped for but Written By kept his unbeaten record intact with a fighting win in Saturday’s $175,000 Group III Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) and top him off for next week’s big dance, the $3,500,000 Golden Slipper over the same track and distance.

Australia’s leading first season sire Zoustar has had a big week with a metropolitan double on Wednesday and now his star filly Sunlight cementing her place as Golden Slipper favourite with a sparkling win in the Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill.

Montoya Star’s latest success will prolong her northern campaign.

The Group III Sky High Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill Gardens was contested, in the main, by a race-hardened bunch of old professionals and it was the turn of the rejuvenated 7-year-old gelding Auvray (FR) to earn his reward.

Former star WA filly Whispering Brook had her first start for new trainer Darren Weir in the Listed MVRC Abell Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night and the daughter of Hinchinbrook scored a resounding victory.

Canford Cliffs (IRE) three year-old Cliff’s Edge predictably made all the running to win Friday night’s Group II MVRC Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley.

Ready to Run Sale graduate Luvaluva showed she was on track for the upcoming fillies staying features when scoring a strong win in the Group III Kembla Grange Classic on Friday.

European Classic winner and proven stakes sire Power (GB) will boost the Queensland sire ranks when he joins the roster at Oaklands Stud this spring.

Inspections for Sunday’s Inglis Autumn Thoroughbred Sale will commence on Saturday morning at Oaklands Junction.

gavelhouse graduate Longford rewarded his connections with a win at Ashburton on Thursday where in a notable accomplisment all seven races on the card were won by female jockeys.

Buyers that may be intimidated at the prices paid for the cream of the yearling crop at the Inglis Easter Sale, may find some solace in the two cheapest lots by Sebring at the 2015 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.

A homebred for Newhaven Park, this well related daughter of Delago Deluxe won on debut at Goulburn on Thursday to be our ‘One to Watch’.

Central Queensland thoroughbred breeders Kerrod and Glenda Smyth of Laurel Glen Equine are gearing up for the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale with a quality draft of four youngsters.

Brian Russell, a journalist who has been writing extensively on thoroughbred breeding for 55 years, is heading off to pasture.

With less than two weeks until the 2018 Golden Slipper it seems only fitting that the busiest sire in 2017 should in fact be a Golden Slipper winner.

Former Darley shuttler Elusive Quality (USA) was pensioned from stud duties in June 2017 and euthanized on Wednesday due to the infirmities of old age.

One-time Golden Slipper favourite Performer, which dislodged champion jockey Hugh Bowman at his last start in the Group II Todman Stakes, put in a faultless performance at the Randwick trials on Thursday morning.

Tony Pike has no doubt about Treasure’s depths of stamina and he’s also warmed to Caricature’s ability to master the classic distance.

A superstar in Hong Kong where he won the 2013 Hong Kong Derby and Longines Hong Kong Cup on International Day, Akeed Mofeed (GB) has been given every opportunity to succeed in his new career at stud by Goldin Farms.

Passionate and committed Victorian breeder Christine Mills had one of the biggest thrills of her thoroughbred industry career when debutant Sister Sledge ran a slashing third in the Group II Reisling Stakes over the weekend.

The Daily Debutants list for Thursday features a well bred two year-old Fastnet Rock colt from the powerful Lindsay Park training partnership.

The upward trend of Magic Millions' yearling sales in 2018 continued this week at the Adelaide Yearling Sale with increases across the board at the successful two day auction.

Champion trainer Chris Waller unleashed a winning two year-old double for Australia’s leading first season sire Zoustar on Wednesday at Warwick Farm with exciting wins for Lean Mean Machine and Madam Rouge.

Last season’s Breeders’ Plate winner Khan is bound for Perth but will be given a chance to repay some of his purchase price at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

A drop back in class enabled Handsome Rebel to post the first winning strike of his career at Matamata with a performance that is likely to see him back to stakes company next time out.

Australia’s leading first season sire Zoustar added another impressive debut winner to his tally on Wednesday with a first up Warwick Farm success for the Chris Waller trained colt Lean Mean Machine.

The curtain will come down on the New Zealand Filly of the Year Series for another year on Saturday when an outstanding field lines up in the tenth and final leg, the $400,000 Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham.

A total of 649 Lots have been catalogued for the Australian Broodmare & Weanling Sale, which will bring to an end a huge fortnight of Inglis sales.

A colt by Australia's first season sire sensation Spirit of Boom topped a healthy opening dayat the 2018 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale at Morphettville today.

Woodside Park Stud (Woodside) have announced that it has secured former Inglis Senior Bloodstock Consultant, James Price, as its new General Manager Commercial.

Coolmore have today confirmed Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winning colt Merchant Navy will join Aidan O’Brien’s string at Coolmore’s training operation Ballydoyle in Ireland in preparation for a tilt at Royal Ascot.

Ahalf-sister to Te Akau Racing’s cult-hero and multiple Group One winner Gingernuts is a highlight in the latest gavelhouse New Zealand catalogue.

As a three-quarter sister-in-blood to dual Group I winner Shoals it’s no real surprise this filly made $1million when offered at Magic Millions in 2016.

The future of the breeding history lies within the hands of the fillies performing on the racetracks today.

This nick has been a good one for a long time, but the success of spectacular near black colt Kementari in the Group I ATC Randwick Guineas last Saturday has put it firmly back in the spotlight.

It has been nearly a decade since Rich Hill Stud stallion Shocking won the Group I  Melbourne Cup (3200m) and this year he could have a contender in the race in the form of his Group One-winning daughter Fanatic.

Mighty Connor has made good progress ahead of his debut on his home track at Matamata.

A drop in weight is a major plus for Francaletta when the quality Kiwi mare runs in Saturday’s Group I Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill.

A sextet of Group I winners, as well as a host of other Group-performed females, are set to clash in Saturday’s $600,000 Group I Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill.

For a vendor approaching a major yearling sale it’s often said you are only as good as your last winner and in the case of Edinburgh Park, those winners are two pretty smart horses!.

Starspangledbanner first shot to fame as a sire through the deeds of The Wow Signal, who won the Group I Prix Morny in 2014 after first winning the Group II Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The Listed SAJC Matrice Stakes at Morp0hettville on Monday produced a stakes quinella for Widden sires with Nicconi mare It’s Been a Battle prevailing by a narrow margin over Star Witness gelding Stellar Collision.

Astute Bloodstock had a milestone result at Flemington on Saturday, with two of their European imports finishing first and third in the $1,5 million Group I Australia Cup.

Under an inspired ride by Michael Walker, race favourite Fanatic rounded out a wonderful weekend for the team at Lindsay Park when she claimed the Group II Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville on Monday.

A dual Group III winner for Fred Kersley in Perth earlier in his career, Lite'n In My Veins broke a long run of outs for his new trainer Aaron Purcell when winning on Morphettville at his most recent start, he parlayed that success in the C S Hayes Memorial Cup (1600m) on the same track on Adelaide Cup day.

Goldin Farms Champion HK racehorse Akeed Mofeed (GB) sired his second winner at Ballarat on Monday with an impressive win for the Team Hawkes trained colt Sunset Watch.

Just a day after Sizzling Belle ran the race of her life for a brave second in the Group III Black Opal Stakes in Canberra, her sire Sizzling was back in the frame in another juvenile feature with unbeaten filly Zizzis taking out the $200,000 Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic at Morphettville.

The final pieces of the Golden Slipper puzzle will fall into place this weekend.

REDZEL will head straight to the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on April 7 after dominating the Group 2 Challenge Stakes on Saturday, winning the race in track record time for the 1000m.

Sword Of Osman and Avantage will renew their Group One rivalry at Awapuni later this month.

Wrote’s long-term New Zealand future is guaranteed following a successful move by Highview Stud.

A “truly outstanding’’ catalogue has been finalised for the second edition of The Chairman’s Sale Breeding Prospects.

Aquis Farm’s high class shuttler Artie Schiller (USA) featured in the US on the weekend with a new Grade I winner after Bowies Hero took out the $400,000 Grade I Frank E Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita.

Carrington Park Stud is proud to offer the first yearlings by their new stallion Sheer Talent at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale this week.

Royall-bred colt Encryption completed a grand weekend for Godolphin and the much-loved stallion Lonhro when he ran down a game Sizzling Belle in Sunday’s $300,000 Group III Black Opal Stakes at Canberra.

With his hometown supporters cheering him on, Almost Court needed to call on all reserves of his courage to eek out a narrow win in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Canberra Cup (200m).

A solid pace in Sunday’s Listed Canberra Guineas allowed two Sebring colts to come from the tail of the field to fight out the finish.

A 1-2 for the locals in Sunday’s Listed National Sprint (1400m) at Canberra as the toothless tiger Tougherthantherest nosed out Coolring and the fast-finishing Snippets Land to earn a maiden stakes success.

When His Excellency Nasser Lootah of Emirates Park arrived at last year’s Australian Easter Yearling Sale, he did so with the intention of buying “two or three quality fillies’’.

Lord Of The Sky has run his last race after cooling down from his run in Saturday’s Group I Newmarket Handicap with an injury.

In a long and successful career on the track, Hula Wonder won 13 and placed in 16 of her 61 starts while banking almost $500,000 including a pair of Group III’s in Melbourne.

Last seen finishing fourth in the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas, exciting I Am Invincible filly She's So High returned from a spell to score a resounding victory in the Listed VRC Incognitus Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

Godolphin’s striking Lonhro colt Kementari consigned a top-class field of three-year-old in to also-rans in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Randwick Guineas.

Goldin Farms Champion HK racehorse Akeed Mofeed (GB) sired his first winner with an exciting victory for the Team Hawkes trained juvenile Heart Conquered over 1000m at Morphettville on Saturday.

Punters let out a collective groan when they let the straight track wonder Redkirk Warrior (GB) go off at 6/1 in Saturday’s $1,250,000 Group 1 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

Winless since capturing the Group III Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield last September, Lindsay Park’s French import Harlem (GB) pulled off a $61 shock under Michael Walker in Saturday’s $1.

With three stakes-winners, reigning champion stallion Snitzel is on fire at Randwick, the latest moment of glory coming when his sprinting star Redzel scorched the turf to lower the 1000 metre track record in the $500,000 Group II Challenge Stakes and in the process rocket his earnings past $8 million.