Canberra horseman Matthew Dale made the most of Zafina’s failed attempt at a breeding career when the mare scored a lucrative victory in Saturday’s Magic Millions Country Cup (1200m) on the Gold Coast.

Platinum Mam’selle improved from a career debut second to the highly-regarded Sword Of Osman at Awapuni last month, to open her winning account in Saturday’s Kilbirnie Sports Premier (1200m) at Trentham to credit Sun Stud’s Fighting Sun with his first winner.

Problem Solver ($10) ended a run of narrow defeats in the best possible fashion with victory in Australia’s richest maiden race, the $250,000 Pacific Fair Magic Millions Maiden Plate (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

For the second straight day it was a colt by leading Yarraman Park based sire I Am Invincible who was on top of the leaderboard.

The third session of the Magic Millions yearling sale at the Gold Coast is underway and Racenet is there to bring you the action as it happens.

The 2018 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, kept up its record-breaking pace on Friday with the total of $1 million plus yearlings rising to eight.

Patience looks like being rewarded with expensive Hinchinbrook three year-old Smart Patch scoring a resounding debut victory at Matamata on Friday in New Zealand.

Scoring a brilliant debut win on Friday for the Nick Olive stable was promising filly Sizzling Belle, the second winner for Newgate Farm’s Group I winning Snitzel son Sizzling.

Most of the interest this weekend centres on the Gold Coast where we will have a throw at the stumps in the day’s feature, the $2m Magic Millions 2yo Classic.

Keeneland’s 2018 January Horses of All Ages Sale concluded Thursday with healthy results that signal continued buyer confidence and demand for quality that buoyed the recent September Yearling and November Breeding Stock auctions.

The New Year began with a bang for Tony Rider.

A live barrier draw at Karaka’s iconic sales complex will set the scene for the two $1 million Karaka Million races in the lead up to the twilight meeting at Ellerslie on the 27 January – the Karaka Million 2YO and the Karaka Million 3YO Classic.

It’s neck and neck at the top in the battle to be leading first season sire by average at the 2018 Magic Millions Yearling Sale with Newgate Farm’s Deep Field taking a small margin over his barn mate Dissident after the first two sessions.

A colt by leading Hunter Valley stallion I Am Invincible became the highest selling lot in ten years at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when he sold for $2 million on Day Two on Thursday.

The second day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale is underway and Racenet will bring you news of the significant sales as they happen.

The $2 million I Am Invincible colt sold at Thursday’s session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale set a new mark for his sire but it will certainly not be the last we hear from Yarraman Park’s highflyer.

The China Horse Club, Newgate Farm and partners enjoyed stakes success on Thursday when the Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford was won by four year-old gelding Calanda, a $200,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling purchase from the Yarraman Park draft.

The fact that 19% of all Group 1 winners in Australia over the past five seasons have first and/or second dams that carry the NZ suffix comes as no surprise to breeders, trainers and owners alike wanting to tap into New Zealand’s matriarchal strength.

Coolmore’s Group I winning War Front son Declaration of War (USA) posted his first Australian winner at Geelong on Thursday with a dominant debut victory for Declarationofheart.

Yarraman Park put some fireworks into the 2018 Magic Millions Yearling Sale on Thursday when their I Am Invincible colt from Tai Tai Tess sold for $2million setting a new record for his sire.

It was no surprise that Des and Janet Hawkins were on track at Caulfield on Sunday to cheer home their mare Shenandoah.

An outstanding crop of first season sires have made this year’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale an intriguing battleground for the young guns so as we head into day two let’s take a look at who is leading the way.

Bred and sold by Segenhoe Stud, Eagle Way made a swift swoop to grab victory in the Group III January Cup Handicap (1800m) on Wednesday night at Happy Valley.

A cracking Queensland bred colt by Fastnet Rock has sold for $1 million and topped the opening day of the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Aquis Farm’s Dream Ahead (USA) gave us the ‘One to Watch’ on Wednesday when this beautifully bred filly scored a debut victory for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.

The first day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale is underway and Racenet will bring you news of the significant sales as they happen.

Well, we missed the mark with a son of Snitzel out of the unraced War Emblem mare Madame Andree, that made $900,000 to the bid of James Harron Bloodstock to be the long-term clubhouse leader on the opening day of the Magic Millions Yearling sale, but had redemption late in the day when Element Hill's Fastnet Rock colt out of Risk Aversion made an even $1 million to the bid of Coolmore Stud.

Grade 2 winner Mrs McDougal, the final horse in the ring for Tuesday’s second session of Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale, became the sale’s highest-priced offering when she sold to Steven W Young, agent, for $1,6 million, while a yearling colt by American Pharoah sold for $1million.

Lime Country’s graduates have been impressively asserting their class around the world of late with Sunday’s Group III Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (1000m) win by Premiere(Dylan Thomas) marking the fourth international winner in as many weeks for the now New South Wales-based thoroughbred nursery run by Jo and Greg Griffin.

Cambridge Stud’s new owners have already made a significant move into the stallion market.

William Fell had big shoes to fill when he took sole charge of Goodwood Stud.

As the popular chestnut Burning Front is being readied for a crack at Saturday's Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington, his proud breeder Justin Lovatt is reflecting on the grand galloper's wonderful career.

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock sales at Karaka dominated Monday’s 2017 Singapore Racing Awards, winning nine of the 10 equine categories.

Opening her account with a dominant win at Durbanville in South Africa on Tuesday was promising Snitzel mare Marion Belle, who has a half-brother by Zoustar headed to the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in March.

Just hours away from the sale that sets the tone for the rest of the sales season, the ever-popular Magic Millions on the Gold Coast and we will examine some of the most talked about lots on the ground.

TRIPLE CROWN will have four chances at success in Saturday’s lucrative Magic Millions Gold Coast raceday on January 13,including Smartedge who lines up in the $2 Million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

The most expensive filly offered at the 2016 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was a blue-blooded daughter of Pierro from the royal family of Redoute’s Choice.

Global powerhouse sires from the ranks of Australasia’s best stud farms will be represented at the fast-approaching 2018 National Yearling Sales with preceding feature-race winners boosting their demand.

For the novice yearling buyer, the pedigree page is a mystery often casually explained away by the vendor, syndicator or trainer trying to steer you into this horse, so best we explain a few common pitfalls.

The favourites have had mixed fortunes with the barrier draw for this year'sMagic Millions 2YO Classic.

Four runners, three winners including a metropolitan double made for a very successful Sunday enjoyed by Larneuk Stud's consistent and undervalued stallion O'Lonhro.

Keeneland realized double-digit growth in gross, average and median prices during Monday’s opening session of the 2018 January Horses of All Ages Sale, which was highlighted by a $400,000 American Pharoah yearling and the $485,000 paid by Steven W Young, agent, for Bellavais, a stakes-winning daughter of Tapit from a successful female family developed and raced by Darby Dan Farm.

A new and highly rewarding category has been added to the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, in their fourth year of honouring and acknowledging participants across Australia’s thoroughbred industry.

We’re now well and truly in the shadows of the start of the annual yearling and breeding stock sales, so its only logical that the serious commercial breeder turns their attention to what stock is needed to replace the under performing or older stock that need to be ‘pensioned off’.

Japan’s leading first season sire Lord Kanaloa had his first stakes winner at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan on Monday and it was well worth waiting for.

The Rosehill trials on Monday morning featured four heats for the two year-olds with a sparkling return for Listed ATC Breeders Plate winner Performer and a promising effort from a million dollar filly with a full sister to be offered at Magic Millions this week.

I thought we had the biggest Snitzel in Australia at Daybreak Farm, but after seeing this horse win at Moruya on Monday, a new contender has emerged.

In keeping with the boast of something for everyone at the Magic Millions, overseas buyers will be delighted to see representation by the hottest young stallion in Japan, Horse Of The Year, Lord Kanaloa, and the perennial champion sire in North America, Tapit.

Proven Group I vendors Fairhill Farm always bring some likely types to the Magic Millions and their quartet of BOBS eligible youngsters by proven Group I sires are sure to hit the mark with buyers.

The field for the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic this year has delivered an unprecedented level of success for our first season sires with representation for Spirit of Boom, Zoustar and Epaulette, sparking keen interest in the new crop of freshman sires with progeny on offer in 2018.

A competitive line up of 18 three-year-olds has been finalised for Saturday’s 2018 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast with Pierro's star colt Pierata to carry the number one saddle cloth.

Segenhoe Stud under the ownership of Kevin Maloney and stewardship of Peter O’Brien has been selling at Magic Millions since 2014 and having sold Magic Millions 2YO Classic place-getters Nikitas (second in 2016) and Madeenaty (third in 2017) there is an air of expectation that their draft is overdue to produce the winner.

The NZ Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the following nine new inductees to the NZ Racing Hall of Fame.

Things are hotting up for the juveniles and some likely types were in action last Friday.

Karaka graduates have made a strong start to 2018 in Hong Kong, and that red-hot run continued on Sunday as the $13,000 weanling purchase Premier (NZ) (Dylan Thomas) took out the HK$3 million Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (1000m) at Sha Tin.

A trimmer Scott Base will be on display when he chases a major three-year-old prize.

Spicer Thoroughbreds would like to announce that Mick Sharkie will join its team in 2018 as Business Development Manager commencing at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Woodside Park Stud is thrilled to announce that they will be standing dual Australian Group 1 winner, Tosen Stardom (JPN) at stud in the spring of 2018.

Former superstar Australian race filly Mosheen featured in Japan on the weekend as the dam of her first stakes-winner when her three year-old Deep Impact daughter Primo Scene took out the Group III Fairy Stakes at Nakayama.

Farms all over the country are in sales mode at the Magic Millions festival this week in the hope of selling the big fish, and one farm that keep growing out the killer whale is Victoria’s Rosemont Stud.

Newhaven Park have sold some outstanding horses at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale over the years and many believe the best two year-old to come out of the sale last year was a colt they sold for $450,000, but he’s not in the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

The connections of exciting three-year-old filly Gift Of Power have some big decisions to make about her up-coming assignments after she made it seven wins from just 10 starts with victory at Awapuni on Sunday.

Segenhoe Stud under the ownership of Kevin Maloney and stewardship of Peter O’Brien has been selling at Magic Millions since 2014 and having sold Magic Millions 2YO Classic place-getters Nikitas (second in 2016) and Madeenaty (third in 2017) there is an air of expectation that their draft is overdue to produce the winner.

It’s tough not to be a fan of Encosta de Lago and Choisir and when they get together in a pedigree it often produces something special.

When you can produce sale-toppers and stakes-winners, your yearling draft will always be a must inspect and Edinburgh Park have four stunning youngsters to offer at Magic Millions this year that are guaranteed to please.

When US Group II winner Sharp Susan (USA) was offered at the 2012 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale by Tyreel Stud she attracted plenty of global attention with Badgers Bloodstock securing the prized mare for $1,050,000.

Romancer’s home track victory at Ruakaka on Saturday drew a celebration from afar.

Sebring filly Futooh shapes as a major player in the top juvenile races in the autumn after a hugely impressive win in Saturday’s TAB 2yo Handicap (1200m) at Randwick.

Northern Meteor’s champion son Zoustar is the sire of exciting filly Sunlight, who blitzed her rivals to win in scintillating time at the Gold Coast on Saturday in a stunning dress rehearsal for the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic next week.

The winning run being enjoyed by Golden Slipper winner Pierro continued at Randwick on Saturday with a determined victory for blue-blooded three year-old filly Aqua D’Ivina.

Top colt and leading Group I  New Zealand Derby (2400m) contender Demonetization is off limits.

Leading racing and breeding outfit Aquis Farm has kicked off its busiest year yet; swinging open the doors for inspections of its largest Magic Millions draft ahead of the inaugural Aquis Farm Ladies Race Day to be held at the Aquis Park Gold Coast Turf Club today.

Australian bred fillies Leaves of Grass and Raya Baya filled the quinella in the Listed Ardmore Jamaica Handicap at Kenilworth on Friday for the Candice Bass- Robinson stable.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable unleashed an interesting two year-old debut winner at Canterbury on Friday evening with a fast finishing victory for Sebring filly Whiskey Shooter.

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.

TRIPLE CROWN'S talented Your Song colt Brave Song has been sent for a short freshen up before returning to take on an Autumn Carnival campaign.

Most yearling buyers go straight to the sire index of any sale to see what’s on offer, but the sire of the dam of the yearling is in many ways just as important and in the case of this stallion his presence in a pedigree is fast becoming a major factor in stakes success.

John Thompson believes Rich Hill Stud is well-placed to build on all the success the Walton nursery enjoyed with the late stallion Pentire.

Stakes-winning filly Xpression has begun her build-up toward one of the most prized two-year-old titles.

Trainer Mark Newnham is hoping to capitalise on Pierro’s recent momentum at stud with promising juvenile Canyonero at Randwick on Saturday.

For the second year in a row Wicklow Lodge's Jeff Cullen has been looking forward to the rich Magic Millions race day, so very proud that a horse he bred is hot favourite for the feature two-year-old contest.

The Anthony Cummings-trained Golden Millennium won just one race in a 10-start career, the 2010 Listed Keith Mackay Quality at Randwick as a $61 chance, but it did earn her the honour of becoming the first Australian stakes winner for Dubawi (IRE).

Five juvenile heats at Warwick Farm on Thursday morning were won by some promising types including Magic Millions contender Bondi.

The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old Scream Park tackles the ATC Owners Benefit Card Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday in his final lead-up to the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie in Auckland on January 27.

The most expensive filly sold at the 2017 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, blue-blooded Fastnet Rock filly Angel made a winning debut at Geelong on Thursday.

Six Australian horses are among the entries for the 2018 Dubai World Cup carnival.

Haunui Farm graduates have enjoyed a stellar two months, as have the Haunui stallions, IFFRAAJ (GB) (Zafonic) and SHOWCASING (GB) (Oasis Dream).

Gather with friends at the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo, Sunday 7 January at Doug Jennings Park, Main Beach.

The Cornish family owned Torryburn Stud has enjoyed a year to remember in 2017 with a string of Group winners either bred/ sold by or raised at the picturesque farm including record breaker Deploy, multi-million dollar earner Terravista and unbeaten Hot King Prawn, one of the brightest sprint prospects in Hong Kong.

Springview Park's Swift Alliance continues to do the job off the back of severely limited opportunities; the handsome and speedy member of the Zabeel sire line last week represented by another smart winner.

Fifty Fifty (NZ) (Thorn Park) continued the outstanding start he has made to his Hong Kong career with a first black-type success in Monday’s HK$3 million Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.

Gavelhouse graduate Sacred Edge capped a stellar first year in training for Clare Cunningham.

Listed to make her debut today at Geelong is the most expensive filly sold at Magic Millions 2017, a half-sister to former outstanding filly Miracles of Life, winner of the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes and SAJC William Hill Classic.

This last to first winner by red hot sire Pierro was an easy choice as the ‘One to Watch’ on Wednesday.

Former champion racehorse and now leading sire So You Think top and tailed the Kembla meeting on Wednesday siring two very promising maiden winners to win the first race and the last.

Featured as a Breednet ‘One to Watch’ when she broke her maiden last September, this daughter of Fastnet Rock again showed promise of better to come when winning at Sandown on Wednesday.

Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic co-favourite EF Troop will jumpout at Eagle Farm on Friday morning in his last serious piece of work before next week's rich juvenile feature.

There have been 243 nominations received for the $10m Gold Coast Magic Millions raceday on January 13, excluding the rich 2YO Classic and 3YO Guineas races.

An oversupply of the very Danehill blood that has made our thoroughbreds so great has created the catalyst for a mythical stallion to arrive on the scene and capitalize on this situation and as we move into 2018 that horse would appear to have emerged.

Breednet is not just a source of daily news and race results, it’s also information central for all things related to upcoming sales so if you’re headed to the Gold Coast you need tyo check out our Magic Millions Sale page.