Coolmore Stud’s unbeaten four-year-old and second favourite for the Melbourne Cup. Jan Brueghel has been ruled out by vets.

Belclare’s failure to reach her A$700,000 reserve at the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare sale earlier this year has proven to be a blessing in disguise for owner-breeder David Woodhouse.

A new pathway for young people to enter the thoroughbred industry has been established with Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) launching a graduate program. 

The Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale is a treasure trove of talent for Australian investors and Ciaron Maher struck early on day one of the sale to secure Go Daddy for 350,000 guineas.

Juddmonte Farms have announced their European fees for 2025 with Frankel again topping the roster at £350,000 and his Group I winning son Chaldean (GB), currently in New Zealand at Cambridge Stud, has been given a great opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his world renowned sire.

If you’re one of our Tara Talks Racing podcast listeners you’ll be wanting to know more about the two Northern Hemisphere raiders we spoke about as being the horses to beat in the $10million ATC Golden Eagle (1500m) this Saturday, so who are they?

Here is the full list of 18 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Winning the Group III ATC Breeders Plate last year was not enough to guarantee the winner Espionage a start in the Golden Slipper, so not surprisingly the $1million Golden Gift is being seen as an attractive spring option for a talented juvenile and a couple of heat winners at Hawkesbury on Monday will no doubt have the race on their radar.

British hoop Kevin Stott achieved his biggest moment in racing in the colours of Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay at Royal Ascot four years ago, and now he has made his way to their homeland for a riding stint.

The spate of bad luck with New Zealand tracks continued at Te Rapa on Monday, with the abandonment of racing at the Hamilton venue following several slips.

Summer Cups targets are on the horizon for stakes winner Ess Vee Are following his bold win in the SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Prelude (2400m) at Te Rapa on Labour Day.

Emerging three-year-old He’s Lucid provided Mapperley Stud’s Simms Davison with a bittersweet result when he downed a competitive age group line-up at Riccarton.

I've had a busy weekend with work and showjumping , but have found time to talk racing with Craig Tompson, who explains where Breednet is at with with data and the Black Type debacle.

A few big prizemoney races can skew sire tables, but with so many big prizemoney races on offer at this time of year there is a lot happening in the sire tables and you need a lot more than one big winner to make an impact with some value sires doing some pretty special things.

Here is the full list of 68 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It always had the potential to be a blockbuster year for Wootton Bassett (GB) with his first two year-olds conceived at Coolmore in Ireland taking flight in 2024 and the results have been spectacular with a Group I double for juveniles in France overnight putting the icing on the cake.

Pride Of Dubai retains his spot at the top of the Sires’ Title after the favourite Buckets Ridge captured Sunday’s Listed XXXX Northam Cup (1600m).

Prominent owner Chris Rutten knows a thing or two about the Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie, and he might be heading in that direction again after a debut victory by Too Sweet in Sunday’s Graham’s Painters 2YO (900m) at Trentham.

Storm Front’s pedigree, trial form and reputation within the Tony Pike stable created a buzz around his race-day debut in Saturday’s Dunstan Horsefeeds 2YO (1100m) at Ellerslie, and the promising colt produced a first-up performance worthy of the hype.

Less than 24 hours after watching her former star Belclare collect the A$2 million Gr.2 The Invitational (1400m) across the Tasman, Lisa Latta unveiled another Group One hopeful in the same colours at Trentham with Connello storming home to take out the Happy Hire 1400.

The Anthony Cummings-trained El Castello ran out a strong winner of the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday under a confident Josh Parr ride.

Tenacious stayer Red Aces (Dundeel) firmed into a $7 second favourite with Ladbrokes for next Saturday’s G1 Victoria Derby following his tough victory in today’s traditional lead up, the G2 Vase at Moonee Valley.

After disappointing on debut on a heavy track at Bendigo in July, Legacy Bay made no mistake at her second start when solidly backed in Sunday’s The Coffee Pit / No 1 Car Wash Maiden Plate (1100m) at Sale.

Backing up after finishing fifth in the Vobis Gold Star at Moonee Valley on Friday night, the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Pounding broke an 89-week drought in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Ladbrokes Sale Cup (1600m).

The 2-year-old Too Darn Hot (GB) colt Hotazhell stood tall in a monumental battle with the favourite Delacroix in the Group 1 William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes at Doncaster.

Last week, the 8-year-old Playing God gelding Comfort Me earned a belated stakes win in the Group III WATC Eurythmic Stakes at Ascot, and few horses were more worthy.

There were four races run at Randwick on Saturday worth $1million or more and the $1million Listed ATC Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) went the way of progressive Star Witness gelding Iknowastar.

Here is the full list of 124 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Yulong have plundered elite horses sales all over the world in recent years and one of their big ticket items was Group I winning mare Via Sistina (IRE) and the daughter of Fastnet Rock raced into the record books at Moonee Valley on Saturday when scoring a mind blowing victory in the $5million Group I MVRC Cox Plate (2040m).

Lady Jones and Lievore went toe to toe in the Group III Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (2040m) to round out a memorable Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley.

After snapping a 4-race winning streak at her most recent start in the Paris Lane Stakes, the lightly raced 6-year-old Rebel Raider mare Plenty Of Ammo was not about to be denied in Saturday’s Group II Schweppes Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

Disappointing in two top-class races since winning the Group III Sky High Stakes at Rosehill in March, Lindermann found Saturday’s Group III Cincotta Chemist Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick more to his liking.

An elite G1 winning sprinter miler in her home land of New Zealand, Belclare came to Sydney chasing spring riches and found the mother lode in the $2million Group II ATC The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.   

Scratched at the barriers seven days ago when kicking out in the Caulfield Classic, Red Aces was at his best behaviour in an action-packed Group II Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) at Moonee Valley.

El Castello’s sire Castelvecchio won the Group I ATC Champagne Stakes at two and was then second in both the ATC Spring Champion Stakes and Cox Plate before returning in the autumn to win the Group I ATC Rosehill Guineas, so it only seems fitting that his first Group I winner should arrive in a race like the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m).

Champion stallion Snitzel is enjoying a fantastic day, but his 6-year-old son Baraqiel must be among his most unlikely sons heading to the top.

Respected trainer Kevin Myers completed a winning treble at Riccarton on Saturday with a dominant performance by Aljay in the Listed Sothys Spring Classic (2000m).

Not much has gone right for the royally-bred Prost since capturing the Group III ATC Canonbury Stakes last season. Still, the son of Snitzel turned it around in Saturday’s $1,000,000 Group II Catanach's Jewellers Callander-Presnell (1600m) at Randwick.

It’s always nice to break your maiden in a stakes race and that is exactly what Capitalist colt Amazing Eagle did at Randwick on Saturday when leading his rivals a merry dance in the Listed ATC Sir Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m).

Saturday’s Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) raised as many questions as it answered in terms of the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), but the one thing the Ellerslie feature proved is the star quality of Alabama Lass.

Ciaron Maher had four of the seven runners in Saturday's Group III Schweppes JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley, and they finished 1-2-3-4.

Promising three-year-old He’s Lucid picked the ideal opportunity to break his maiden status and promote his chances for higher honours when he comfortably took out the Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.

A Group I winner at two and three, Castelvecchio has gained some real momentum this spring as his oldest progeny have turned three and posted his third stakes-winner this month when lightly raced filly Double Market took out the $300,000 Group II MVRC Point Motors Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Yulong purchased a stable full of Written Tycoon yearlings at Inglis Easter in 2023, and the majority display above-average ability. The latest is  Certain Rise, who backed up her 4-length demolition of a Mornington maiden with an all-the-way victory in Saturday's Listed Symal Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Zousain gelding Betterlucknextttime looks a natural runner and made it two wins from two starts when he produced another tidy effort to win at Doomben on Saturday.

An excellent start to the day for Snitzel, with the 2-year-old debutant Comedy leading home a 1-2-3 for Godolphin in the Kirkham Plate at Randwick before Bittercreek came with a barnstorming finish to capture the Group III Sharp Eit Solutions Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Cox Plate contender Via Sistina (IRE) was purchased from the 2023 Tattersalls December Mares Sale for 2.7million guineas and the catalogue for this year's sale is now online featuring another galaxy of stars.

Here is the full list of 63 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Purchased on Inglis Digital in March, Okita Soushi (IRL) chose the right spot to break his duck in Australia in Friday night's $750,000 Group II Ladbrokes Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m).

A field of promising three-year-olds contested Friday night's Broadside Lawyers (Bm70) over 1000m at Moonee Valley, and Rich Dottie saw them off in some style.

His sire Pariah has been on a winning roll of late with stakes-winners Lady in Pink and Ostraka and while three year-old gelding Pantoja has a ways to go to equal the deeds of his famous sibling Giga Kick, he is now a winner after bolting in at Mornington on Friday.

A lightly raced filly by D’Argento stamped herself as a filly with Oaks potential after storming to an impressive maiden win at Scone on Friday.

Cambridge Stud are enjoying a winning roll through the spring with Ceolwulf upsetting the favourites in the $5million Group I King Charles Stakes, while Almanzor (Fr) continues to churn out stakes-winners.

Nine horses - bred in six countries- will line up in the $5million Group I MVRC Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday and for pedigree enthusiasts a look at the genetics behind these elite runners is always interesting given we don’t breed a lot of horses like these in Australia and there are only two Aussie breds in the race and one of those is almost a Kiwi.

The highly anticipated Breeze Up videos and Mounting Yard parade videos for NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale are now available to view online at nzb.co.nz.

The Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) has produced all of the last six winners of the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and Matamata trainer Ken Kelso would love to see that trend continue with his classy filly Alabama Lass.

Stephen Marsh has nine three-year-olds still nominated for either the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) or Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton next month, and six of them will contest Group races during the Labour Day long weekend.

The Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) was not an easy watch for the connections of Captured By Love, and co-trainer Sam Bergerson is hoping some redemption can be served in Monday’s Gr.2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m) at Te Rapa.

No stakes racing for juveniles this weekend, but the $160,000 ATC Kirkham Plate (1000m) at Randwick does hold some interest with a field of largely unraced babies three of which went around in a recent key trial.

Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Group III Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (2040m) is the tenth and final race at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day and a tough spot for anyone looking to get out.

Heavily supported when making her debut in a super strong open fillies race on a Saturday at Caulfield won by Blue Diamond place-getter Kuroyanagi, this Snitzel filly couldn’t get the job done that day, but dropped back in grade today at Ballarat she lived up to expectation.

It’s not very often that a mare has a foal and comes back to racing and rarer still that she would come back and win, but Mahogany Girl did just that at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

With a $100,000 Inglis Xtra Bonus up for grabs on the 1000m maiden at Hawkesbury on Thursday there was a very competitive field assembled that included the half-brother to $11.6million earner Private Eye, but he had to settle for second on debut with victory going to an interstate raider.

All eyes will be on Ellerslie on Saturday for the running of the $175,000 Group Two Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) – the second leg of the NZB Filly of the Year Series, and an increasingly important spring fixture in its own right.

There is a distinct Kiwi flavour to the 191-strong nominations for December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), headlined by New Zealand-bred Australian stars Antino and Mr Brightside.

Group Three performer Waihaha Falls has returned to the care of co-breeder and part-owner Guy Lowry and is set to make his New Zealand debut for the Hawke’s Bay trainer at Trentham on Sunday.

The Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) is run at Randwick this Saturday and while it’s not seen as a key sire making race as such, the 2012 edition did produce two exceptional stallions and one of them is set to have an impact on the race this year.

Widden Stud are thrilled to announce a new partnership with WinStar Farm in North America that will see record breaking Group I-winning sprinter Cogburn (USA) shuttle to Australia in 2025.

Here is the full list of 39 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Promising 3YO How Rude (Snitzel) topped today’s Inglis Digital October (Late) Sale, selling to Nocab Racing and Kestrel Thoroughbreds for $250,000.

Promising I Am Invincible gelding The Three Hundred broke the ice with a maiden win at Rosehill three weeks ago and made it back to back metro wins when scoring again at Warwick Farm on Wednesday beating Hellbent gelding Komodo Dragon to make it a quinella for Yarraman Park graduates.

Making his Australian debut, Onesmoothoperator (USA) made sure of a Melbourne Cup start with a spectacular win in Wednesday's $500,000 Group III Ladbrokes Geelong Cup (2400m).

The odds of Snitzel siring a Derby winner increased dramatically at Geelong on Wednesday when the unstoppable Ciaron Maher stable sent out the Listed Roderick Insurance Brokers Geelong Classic (2200m) winner Saint Emilion.

Inglis is thrilled to announce the appointment of respected industry figure Nicky Wong to the role of International Business Development Manager.

Superstar Trelawney Stud-bred mare Pride Of Jenni out ran all of her rivals in her last attempt over 2000m, and she will be out to do that on the biggest stage in Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley.

Friday's Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) is looming as a crucial guide to New Zealand's chances of Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) success.

Two year-olds by Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) have been a phenomenon in Europe this year and he added another new stakes-winner to the tally in Ireland overnight where Whirl captured the Group III Staffordstown Stakes (1m) at The Curragh.

Youngsters by international sire sensation Justify stole the show at the 2024 Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale at the Gold Coast today.

Day Two of NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw a further 178 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa Racecourse with an average time of 10.72 reached.

Here is the full list of 31 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

As tough and courageous as they come on the racetrack, Cliff’s Edge is making his mark at stud despite being largely overlooked by breeders.

The two Justify entrants at the Magic Millions Gold Horses In Training Sale on Tuesday have produced excellent results, particularly for their pinhooking vendors.

Tuesday barrier trials at Randwick saw 14 heats including two for juveniles while an expensive colt was trying to get his spring back on track.

Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson was running on empty when he had the final say on the well-related mare Temolie at the Gold Coast.

Lindsay Park were runner-up in last year’s Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) with Mr Brightside, and they are hoping they can go one better in this year’s edition where they will be represented once more by the Kiwi-bred, as well as his compatriot Evaporate.

Kiwi Melbourne Cup hope Mahrajaan will miss this Friday night's Gr.2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) after suffering an insect bite at his Warrnambool base.

Marton horseman Fraser Auret has a number of Group One victories to his name as a trainer, but in the coming months he is hoping to add a maiden Group One breeding success to his record through the deeds of Hong Kong sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising.

The 2024 Cox Plate field and barriers are out for Saturday’s $5million weight-for-age championship.

Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (FR) featured overnight in France with a new juveniles stakes -winner with the Group III Prix des Reservoirs (1600m) won in good style by progressive filly Gezora.

The Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale is on today with a catalogue of 165 two and three year-olds after withdrawals featuring some well educated youngsters by a wide selection of sires.

Here is the full list of 33 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Day One of NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups kicked off on Monday at Te Rapa Racecourse with perfect weather and track conditions for the two-year-olds.

While The Autumn Sun continues to convalesce at Arrowfield Stud, his siblings have had a momentous week in Europe.

Lady Luck wasn’t riding on the shoulder of James McDonald aboard Cambridge Stud’s high-class mare Joliestar at Randwick, but the farm still had ample reasons to celebrate at the weekend.

Luke Koumi has been pleasantly surprised by how Lauda Sion’s story has kept improving since he decided to purchase the G1 winning grand-son of  Deep Impact just a few months ago and has been so impressed he is telling everyone who will listen that Lauda Sion (Jpn)  has GOT IT ALL.

Waikato Stud’s star sprinter I Wish I Win will head to the spelling paddock following his uncustomary subpar performance when finishing at the tail end of the field in Saturday’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.

Sadly not in Australia this spring, Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) is setting the pace by every parameter in the second season sires division leading by earnings, stakes-winners and winners.

With so much stakes racing going on over the weekend it was easy to miss first winners for a couple of first season sires with Widden Stud’s Doubtland and Newhaven Park’s Cool Aza Beel both producing debut winners.

The expected change to the Australian General Sires List duly played out last weekend and with Pride of Dubai’s key runners in the big races all collecting prizemoney he has surged to the top of the list.