Stellar broodmare Pretty Penny has had five foals to race and all of them are Black Type horses and her sixth foal is entered to race at Pakenham on Thursday.

With four winners since Sunday, Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard is chasing hard to catch his arch rival Pierro on the score of winners and one of those winners is our ‘One to Watch’ on Wednesday.

Ponderosa Park blue-blooded stallion Niconoise has got the first winner of his stud career.

Every year brings a new generation of stallions into the marketplace to tempt and bedazzle yearling buyers, but sometimes the tried and true offers real value that is too good to ignore.

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.

For the first time in 41 years, it rained on Cambridge Stud's parade.

David Ellis’ business model continues to perform to Group One standards as the Te Akau principal’s favourite time of the year approaches.

A filly by leading sire Not a Single Doubt from the family of Redoute’s Choice is expected to make her presence felt at Ballarat on Wednesday.

The summer of 2015 will long live in the memory of accomplished horsewoman Janine Dunlop.

The late great Thorn Park was often lamented as the one that got away by Australian breeders after his rise to champion sire status in New Zealand, but the same mistake will not be made twice.

The upcoming Karaka Million Twilight Meeting and National Yearling Sales Series will showcase how exciting and rewarding the industry can be, and there are a number of different ways to get involved in the heart of the sport.

Exciting colt Merchant Navy could book a ticket to England later this year if he lives up to the stable’s expectations in the Newmarket Handicap in March.

Performance Genetics LLC announces today that Melissa Gillis will join the Performance Genetics team as its Australasian Representative.

Andrew Scott and Lance O’Sullivan have all but done their job with Nirvana In Fire and now they’re praying for a bit of outside help.

Rising star Pingwu Spark (Mastercraftsman) took his prizemoney earnings past NZ$1 million at Sha Tin yesterday when becoming the first horse in Hong Kong to win five races this season.

A special presentation to Sir Patrick Hogan will be part of this year’s televised coverage from Karaka.

Chris Waller had his Breeders Plate winner Performer stepping out at the Rosehill trials on Monday morning, but with six juvenile heats he was not the only winner of interest from the champion trainer.

Stolen Dance has left the Cambridge stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman to begin the next stage of her career.

Exciting Awapuni filly Dijon Bleu is flying the flag proudly for Dave Duley’s Landsdowne Park as the former Waikato Chiefs lock packs down with his biggest draft for the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales series at Karaka.

Handsome chestnut sprinter Nature Strip looms as Group I star in the making after recording a dominant win in the $250,000 Inglis Dash at Flemington on Saturday, his success one of many in the past week for his sire Nicconi.

Montevideo became another winner for the column when scoring at Kilmore during the week and there looked plenty of future winners at Friday’s heats.

Australia’s pin-up horse Winx has finished sixth in her first trial back from a summer break.

Husson (Arg) posted a new stakes-winner on Sunday with a powerful victory in the HK$10million Classic Mile at Sha Tin for rising star Nothingilikemore adding to a weekend of success for the Aquis Farm based proven Group I sire.

Well known racing commentator George Simon admits that he and wife Maryanne have been thrown in at the deep end a little as they prepare to submit their first draft to the annual NZB National Yearling Sale at Karaka.

The Brad Widdup-trained Sunfighter made a winning career debut in Sunday’s Pierro @ Coolmore Hcp (1100 metres) at Wyong to credit Sun Stud’s Fighting Sun with his second winner and first in Australia.

Twenty-four hours after Estijaab, the second top-priced filly of the 2017 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, broke her maiden at Randwick it was the turn of the sale-topping filly Al Naifa to break the ice at Sale.

Making it two wins from three starts at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday was promising Snitzel mare Marion Belle, who has a half-brother by Zoustar headed to the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in March.

Leading Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan had to settle for the minor prizemoney in the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but a week later his two year-old Hinchinbrook filly Snicki Minaj earned a shot at the $250,000 Inglis Classic in Sydney.

Royally-bred filly Supera put a disappointing debut performance behind her when she opened her winning account at Te Rapa on Sunday.

Top filly Dijon Bleu (NZ) (Burgundy) added to her lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series with a runaway win in Saturday’s $70,000 Group 3 Metroclad-Terracade Desert Gold Stakes (1200m) at Trentham.

Boom sprinter Nature Strip announced himself a Group 1 star in the making with a dominant win in the $250,000 Inglis Dash at Flemington.

Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra had three of the eight starters in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed VRC Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington and it was the outsider of the field, Rock ‘n’ Gold that saluted.

As a breeder, Wellfield Lodge’s Bill Gleeson appreciates the value of black type on the pedigree page and he doesn’t mind travelling to find it, especially when it's going to help the sale of his Fastnet Rock colt headed to Karaka.

Magic Chai is likely to be set for a feature two-mile double after his stout staying performance to win Saturday’s Group III Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham.

You need to go back five generations before the first sniff of black-type in the pedigree of Bat A Kat but there would be few more honest horses racing anywhere in Australia on Saturday.

Lisa Latta and Leith Innes’ confidence in Dijon Bleu’s ability to succeed beyond a mile was given a major boost on Saturday as was the appeal of her half-brother who will be offered at Karaka.

Dashing grey So You Think colt D’Argento kept his unbeaten record intact and stamped himself as a serious autumn stakes prospect with a stylish victory at Randwick on Saturday for the powerful Chris Waller stable.

A five year-old son of Testa Rossa bought for $15,000 at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale from the Royston Stud draft, Enzo’s Lad scored a shock in in the Group I JR & N Berkett Telegraph at Trentham on Saturday.

Emirates Park has not had the best of luck with four previous $1 million plus yearling purchases, which included the ill-fated $4 million colt Emaratee, however, the $1.

Racing dreams for Stolen Dance were fulfilled at Trentham when she earned Group One success in possibly her final appearance.

Highly-regarded three-year-old Jasd continues to press his claims for a classic call up.

A snap decision taken just over 20 months ago could pay off in spades if exciting two-year-old filly She’s A Thief can land the major spoils in next Saturday’s Karaka Million (1200m) at Ellerslie.

Widden Stud's Nicconi has been enjoying a winning run of late and it continued in Dubai on Thursday when Australian Group II winner Faatinah scored at Meydan for the Hayes Daberning partnership.

This year’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka will have more bearing on The Oaks Stud than usual.

An elite catalogue of 534 top-level yearlings will be the focus of the world’s thoroughbred industry at the 2018 Australian Easter Yearling Sale at Riverside Stables from April 9-11.

Gearing up for another busy Karaka are a host of returning vendors who continue to present strong drafts by proven and up-and-coming sires.

Arrowfield Stud's former New Zealand Horse of the Year Dundeel was successful on debut and his first winner as a sire has now followed suit.

Saturday’s opener at Randwick serves up a number of exceptionally credentialed bluebloods whose connections will be hoping to be players in the top two-year-old races this autumn.

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.

It started out as something that so easily may never have been, a mare too slow to race and a $3,000 stallion.

Not many mares produce seven winners, two at stakes level, but our one to follow for Thursday became the seventh winner for his dam after a winning debut at Kilmore.

The Hawkes Racing trained filly Bella Martini was a short priced favourite for the Listed Gosford Guineas on Thursday after posting dominant wins at Moonee Valley and Caulfield at her two previous starts and duly got the job done to the great delight of punters.

The quest to find Australia’s next life changing sprinter is underway.

The annual Magic Millions race carnival and world renowned yearling sale brought more success for Aquis Farm as yearling vendors, yearling purchasers and even more importantly as racehorse owners with star filly Sunlight providing the cornerstone of a magical week for their clients and supporters.

Yulong Investment Group, the parent of Yulong Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the formation of an executive management team to head its rapidly expanding global equine operations.

One of the most expensive fillies ever sold at an Australian yearling auction will make her debut at Randwick this Saturday, but with a stable different to the one advertised when she was first purchased.

The NZB Filly of the Year Series continues on Saturday with the sixth leg, the $70,000 Group 3 Metroclad-Terracade Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham, and it features the return of table-topper Dijon Bleu (NZ) (Burgundy).

This Gerry Harvey homebred made a pleasing debut at Caulfield on Wednesday keeping the perfect record for her dam River Serenade, who has had nine foals to race and all are winners.

Turangga Farm bred and sold horses featured at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a winning double courtesy of Akasaki and Ever So Natural.

Woodside Park Stud advised today that Sam Fairgray will be leaving Woodside Park Stud to take up a position at Yulong Park Stud.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock posted a rare trifecta in the 1400 metre maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with victory going to the Dynamic Syndications colour bearer Rockin’ Ruga.

In the big ocean of opportunity that is Book One of the NZB National Yearling Sale Series it can be tough for a smaller vendor to stand out, but with two stunning colts to present, Eva and Cam Heron are poised to make a splash at Karaka.

Kevin Hickman’s international search for quality bloodstock will add considerable interest to the upcoming New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales, which starts on January 28.

The countdown is on to the sale that provided last year’s Golden Slipper quinella, with the final touches being put on Riverside Stables ahead of next month’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

Through its first 10 years the Karaka Million has established itself as one of the biggest events on New Zealand’s racing calendar.

A new Group I winner last weekend has added further fuel to the fire that has ignited from this nick which might seem obvious, but has still surprised with its formidable potency.

The 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Salehas been declared the best ever with records tumbling across the board during a spectacular six days of selling.

The Federal Government’s announcement regarding enhanced access to ‘Horse Breeder’ visas today is warmly welcomed by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA).

Is there amore promising horse in Australia than Pierata at the minute?.

A busy morning of jumpouts for Flemington-trained horses at Werribee with two-year-olds standing out ahead of the rich autumn races.

Mick Price is giving serious thought to running the unbeaten Redoute’s Choice colt Ardrossan in next month’s Group I Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield.

Windsor Park Stud shuttle stallion Charm Spirit (IRE) will be represented by his first crop of yearlings at Karaka later this month and confidence levels are high in the stud’s camp.

A pair of talented Wexford Stables performers, one proven and the other potentially heading for higher honours, may be heading offshore.

New Zealand's thoroughbreds continue to plunder Australia's great group 1 races so why not have a closer look at their future racetrack stars and race them in your colours instead!.

When John Singleton named this horse The Greatest, it’s fairly safe to say he was not planning on it breaking its maiden on debut at Nowra as a four year-old.

The Magic Millions 2YO Classic might be done and dusted for another year, but there’s a new batch of babes waiting in the wings with races such as the Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond still to come, so let’s take a closer look at an Inglis Easter graduate that scored an easy trial win on Monday morning at Warwick Farm.

Blandford Lodge has a proud roll of honour with Group One winning graduates including the likes of Lucia Valentina, Criterion, Pasadena Girl and Singapore star Better Than Ever.

The year of 2018 brings a renewed structure to the National Yearling Sale Series and we’re excited for the fresh format to flow over with changes to the National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale.

Dual Group I winner She Will Reign ran an encouraging second in her first trial back from a spell at Warwick Farm on Monday and will soon be joined in the Gary Portelli stable by her her rising two year-old half-brother that was purchased from the Magic Millions Yearling Sale last week by Darby Racing/De Burgh Equine/ Portelli Racing for $325,000.

Proceeds from the sale of the stakes-winning three-year-old Formidable to overseas interests are earmarked for Karaka.

Dream Ahead (USA) three year-old Sensei will take on the older horses at Group One level at Trentham this Saturday.

James Cummings and Godolphin gave us the ‘One to Watch’ on Sunday with an impressive debut win for the full sister to Group II winner Ghisoni.

More records fell on the Gold Coast today as the Book Two section of the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale provided buyers with more opportunities to find their next life changer.

Curraghmore graduate Paris Rock followed up her winning debut on Boxing Day with another impressive win at Ballarat on Sunday adding interest to her yearling half-sister heading to Karaka.

The husband and wife training partnership of Shaun and Emma Clotworthy caught their rivals unaware when they produced August Edition to win the Collinson Forex Karaka Cup (2200m) at outside odds on Sunday.

While one Northern Meteor son in Zoustar was tasting success on the racetrack with his first crop daughter Sunlight winning the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic, another in Deep Field finished Book One as the leading first season sire by average and aggregate.

Widden Stud’s quiet achiever Nicconi has shown his worth in two ways over the weekend siring smart mare Caipirinha to win the Listed WATC Miss Andretti Stakes at Ascot and finishing the 2018 Magic Millions Book One as the most profitable sire by multiple of service fee.

Unbeaten filly Avantage gave her rivals a start and a beating in an impressive performance at Ellerslie on Sunday.

Choisir added a new stakes-winner to his tally with a victory in the Listed Fairview Wines Sophomore Sprint at Kenilworth on Saturday for Sir Frenchie, while promising Your Song filly Intothelimelight claimed her second win on the same program.

The Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale has smashed all records for its Book One auction with previous benchmarks obliterated during the action packed four day event.

Any questions about Viddora’s (I Am Invincible – Snow Flight) status as Australia’s sprint queen were answered in emphatic style at the Gold Coast on Saturday where the star mare scored an effortless win in the $1 million Harrolds Magic Millions Snippets (1200m).

At the Magic Millions Yearling sale on Thursday, Tony McEvoy was forced to go to $600,00 to purchase the Zoustar x Solar Charged filly, which was double he needed to purchase her sister Sunlight the previous year.

Greg Hickman and Corey Brown combined for the biggest payday in Queensland racing history on Saturday when Pierata (Pierro-November Flight) justified his short quote to win the $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m).

Champion sire Fastnet Rock added a 32nd Group I winner to his tally when classy colt Age of Fire captured the Group I Levin Classic at Trentham in New Zealand on Saturday.

The country life continues to bring out the best in the versatile Wait A Sec.

Care To Think (So You Think – Slippery Madam) stamped himself as one of the most exciting horses in Australia with a dominant win in Saturday’s $1 million Woodford Reserve Magic Millions Cup (1400m) on the Gold Coast.

Talented mare Invincibella ($8) shrugged her bridesmaid tag in emphatic fashion on Saturday with a deserved victory in the $1 million It’s Live! In Qld Magic Millions Fillies & Mares (1300m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

It was the longest race of the day but it was the barest of margins that split Tumultuous and Sedanzer in the finish of Saturday’s $1 million Sky Thoroughbred Central Magic Millions Trophy (2200m).

The connections of Von Tunzelman will let the dust settle on their Trentham celebrations before confirming the handsome grey’s immediate future.

Hardy Queensland galloper I’m A Rippa lived up to his name with a tenacious win in the $1 million Racing Queensland Magic Millions QTIS Open (1300m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.