Randwick Bloodstock’s Brett Howard will be in attendance at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton & Keeneland Breeding Stock Sales (November 6th – 18th) - “The World’s Greatest Annual Collection of Breeding Stock”.

Well known Australian owner breeder Robert Anderson, who won the Group I VRC Myer Classic with homebred Bonaria on this day in 2014, tasted success in a different jurisdiction on Friday when his exciting filly Beluga captured the Group III KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy Stakes at Kyoto in Japan.

Winx has gone for a holiday but next year she is likely to be given the chance to race in the hoofprints of Frankel at Royal Ascot.

Four juvenile heats at Canterbury on Friday held some real interest with a pair of colts by champion sire Lonhro the standouts for Gopdolphin.

The team at Clear Mountain Fairview in Queensland are delighted to report promising Choisir stallion Worthy Cause is getting his mares in foal with his early coverings testing positive at 45 days including the dam of a stakes-winner.

Keeneland has cataloged 4,147 horses for its 2017 November Breeding Stock Sale, the world’s largest and most important sale of its kind, to be held November 7-18 and will feature the first weanlings by Triple Crown hero American Pharoah, currently in Australia for Coolmore.

Larneuk Stud sent out a recent press release discussing just how well the stud's underrated Randwick Guineas winner ILOVETHISCITY is doing at stud, and what happens Thursday? The classy chestnut has two runners and both win!.

A debut two year-old winner for Kodiac at Lingfield overnight has given him the world record for two year-old winners held previously by Sunday Silence.

Gelding might be the making of this Pierro three year-old, who resumed from a spell to score a strong finishing win at Gosford on Thursday for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.

For the many fans at Randwick on April 27, 2013 the mood went from euphoric highs watching Hugh Bowman guide the magnificent grey Reliable Man (GB) to victory in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes to stunned disbelief when Bowman pulled up seconds later and removed the saddle, as Reliable Man (GB) was led hobbling back to the enclosure.

The Group I VRC Victoria Derby is worth a whopping $1,5 million making it the richest race for spring three year-olds in the country and we have just one Group I winner in Ace High engaged to battle a field of up and comers.

It could be a continual run of firsts for Ocean’s Fourteen on Saturday when he lines up in the Group I  VRC Derby (2500m).

Innisfree Thoroughbreds’ Andy and Carol O’Shea were rewarded as breeders again, with the victory of Blondie (Reward for Effort) in Saturday’s $120,000 Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Trade on the third day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale continued in buoyant fashion with 23 lots making 100,000 guineas or more and SOLOMON’S BAY topping proceedings at 390,000 guineas.

With a desirable environment and professional educators it’s easy to see why New Zealand is the ultimate nursery for breeding and raising world-renowned racehorses.

Aquis Farm’s Dream Ahead (USA) posted his third new stakes-winner this week when two year-old talented filly Sweety Dream took out the Group III Prix Miesque at Maisons-Laffitte on Wednesday.

When Kitchwin Hills stalwart Dane Shadow gets a good filly she can be seriously good, so the win of well related Lady Dane at Canterbury on Wednesday stamped her as a horse well worth following.

It’s not easy to win first up from a spell of nearly a year over 1400 metres, but this three year-old Sebring colt was able to do it and do it easily at Bendigo on Wednesday.

So You Think colt Tamasa was made a ‘One to Watch’ when he scored easily on debut at Warrnambool last month and the Darren Weir three year-old made it two from two when scoring at Bendigo on Wednesday.

Riverbank Farm's Russell Osborne and Dr Caroline Duddy have been enjoying watching the good run of form for the progeny of the late great High Chaparral.

Is it any wonder Godolphin likes to travel Qewy (IRE) to Australia where in four starts he has netted over $700,00 of his total earnings of $875,000 from 28 starts?.

With three winners and three seconds from six runners in the space of just three days, Brighthill Farm’s Dalghar (Fr) has enjoyed a winning run of late that looks set to continue.

PIVOINE, sold as part of the dispersal of Ballymacoll Stud, topped proceedings on the second day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 340,000 guineas as trade continued in robust fashion.

Although the luck of the draw may not have played entirely in his favour, ex-pat Kiwi trainer Trent Busuttin is confident that he and partner Natalie Young have the firepower to add another Derby trophy to their cabinet.

Recent Group I winner Cracksman put the icing on the cake for exciting young sire Frankel, whose fee has been raised on the back of a sensational start to his stud career.

Surely, asks Larneuk Stud's Neville Murdoch, it is just a matter of time until breeders notice just how well the underrated Ilovethiscity is performing at stud?.

World Champion jockey Hugh Bowman has donated his breeches worn on champion mare Winx, when they combined for their historic third Cox Plate victory, to the National Jockeys Trust.

Four juvenile heats at Randwick on Tuesday morning produced some interesting horses including a runaway winner for Widden Stud’s Star Witness, while his barn mate Zoustar also got into the picture.

James Cummings is looking for a gear change to bring success this Saturday for Godolphin in their bid to create a new stallion prospect with a win in the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes.

Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock’s hopes of success at the highest level rest with Hiflyer.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale made a strong start with a wide representation of international buyers and a new record price for the sale when Group 2 winning GALILEO filly ELIZABETH BROWNING made 700,000 guineas.

And what were they?.

The Northern Hemisphere racing season in Europe is fascinating for all sorts of reasons, but one of them is the rise of Kodiac and his quest for a record number of two year-old winners.

Sun Bloodstock’s Champion French 2YO, NATIONAL DEFENSE, has been retired to the famous Irish National Stud for the 2018 breeding season.

Two classy colts by champion sires Fastnet Rock and Snitzel will be out to boost their appeal as sire prospects in the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

36 horses were paid up for at the second acceptance stage of the Melbourne Cup on Monday including Aussie bred contenders Boom Time and Amelie's Star, who are both exempt from ballot while another Aussie bred in Single Gaze is high enough up the order of entry to be assured of a start.

Westbury Stud’s dashing grey stallion Reliable Man (GB) is set to have two well fancied runners in this Saturday’s Group I VRC Victoria Derby for the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable.

Three female gallopers from the past week’s racing in New South Wales can be followed with some confidence.

Third in the Group I Premio Lydia Tesio Stakes at Cappanelle in Italy last year, Irish trained Fastnet Rock mare Laganore made amends this year when returning to score a dominant victory.

Trained in the UK by Mark Johnston, consistent three year-old filly Peach Melba ventured to Germany over the weekend to win the Listed Grosser Preis des Gestut Haus Zoppenbroich at Hanover giving her sire Dream Ahead (USA) a new stakes-winner.

Smart three-year-old Warranty, the most expensive filly from the first crop of All Too Hard, is set to feature during Flemington's Melbourne Cup carnival after leading home an All Too Hard trifecta at Randwick on Saturday.

The powerful Te Akau Racing operation was well in winning mode on the weekend as they notched a successful treble including stakes success for promising mare Grazia in the Listed Christchurch Casino Spring Classic at Riccarton.

Winx etched her name into the record books when she held out a determined challenge from Humidor for a famous WS Cox Plate win at Moonee Valley .

Well-related mare Grazia (NZ) (Savabeel), who was bought for $100,000 at the 2014 Premier Sale at Karaka, greatly enhanced her value with a Listed win in Saturday’s $50,000 Christchurch Casino Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton.

Race experience proved to be the winning formula for Sestuna (Choisir x Longoria), as the filly claimed the Inglis Banner on Cox Plate Day.

As if realising the sense of occasion, the Deep Impact colt Saxon Warrior climbed off the canvas in Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster to credit trainer Aidan O’Brien with a record-breaking 26th Group One win in 2017.

Redoute’s Choice has been playing second fiddle to his headline-hogging sons Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt of late, however, the Arrowfield Stud legend continues to churn out the stakes winners, the latest of which is the Bob and Sandra Peters homebred Perfect Jewel.

It was perhaps unfortunate for connections the $200,000 Group II Moonee Valley Vase was programmed as the last race of the day because the huge crowd was still buzzing about the performance of Winx when Aloisia turned in the most dominant performance of the day.

Aquis Farm’s Husson (Arg) might have a new star on the rise in Hong Kong in the shape of Nothingilikemore, but it was his established flagbearer Lucky Hussler that had the stallion in the spotlight at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate day.

Jason Collett took the riding honours at Randwick on Saturday with a double, with the second coming on a pick-up ride.

Job done, however, Winx needed to smash her own track record to join Kingston Town in the record books with a third consecutive victory in the $3 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate at Moonee Valley while sitting alone at the top as the highest money earner in Australian history.

Progressive Godolphin galloper Interlocuter sent punters home on a winning note at Randwick on Saturday.

As the only filly foal of the stakes-winning Bernardini (USA) mare Meidung, Banish’s win in Saturday’s $200,000 italktravel Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley had special significance for Godolphin.

Chris Waller’s old warhorse Who Shot Thebarman earned a fourth shot at the Melbourne Cup after finding the winner’s circle for the first time in nearly two years in Saturday’s $300,000 Group II McCafe Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) at Moonee Valley.

Joe Pride’s recent stable acquisition Passage Of Time upset favourite backers when rolling odds-on chance Stonebrook at Randwick on Saturday.

Cambridge horseman Tony Pike has strengthened his hand for the Group I New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with exciting Sebring three year-old Ever Loyal booking his spot with a facile victory in the Listed Zacinto Stakes at Riccarton on Saturday.

Dijon Bleu has risen to every challenge this season and her latest success at Ellerslie sets up an intriguing meeting next month with another filly on a winning roll.

Group III placed last season in the Kembla Classic, talented Snitzel mare Lubiton has soared to new heights this campaign winning the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong last month and then breaking the track record to win the Group III MVRC Tesio Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

After being unplaced at his only start at two in Brisbane, the Gold Coast-trained gelding Eptimum made the trek south to earn wins at Ballarat and Bendigo before making it three on the trot in Saturday’s Group III Telstra Phonewords (Red Anchor) Stakes at Moonee Valley.

Talented filly Blondie was able to turn failure into defeat when leading throughout to win the Listed MVRC William Crockett Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Smart three-year-old Warranty is set to feature during Flemington’s Melbourne Cup carnival after leading home an All Too Hard trifecta at Randwick on Saturday.

Unbeaten youngster Sir Nate has earned himself a break ahead of his major summer target.

Narrowly beaten on debut in the Listed ATC Gimcrack Stakes last month, two year-old Choisir filly Setsuna made amends with a powerful victory in the MVRC Inglis Banner RL at Moonee Valley on Saturday for Inglis Sales graduates.

Danny Walker’s two-fold mission at Ellerslie was executed to perfection on Saturday by his first-starter Crystallize.

Racenet has analysed where the early money has gone for Saturday’s meetings at Moonee Valley, Randwick, Doomben and Morphettville.

The Tony McEvoy-trained Hey Doc won an incident-packed $1 million Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

A homebred for Turangga Farm, speedy filly Empress Matilda opened her account with a brilliant front running victory at Canterbury on Friday night.

Godolphin’s royally-bred Exceed And Excel filly Elessedil made a huge impression at her career debut over 1100 metres at Canterbury on Friday.

There is nothing better than cheering home the final leg to land a fat quaddie and Racenet’s analysts have put their heads together to give you a chance at a big dividend on Saturday.

It’s Cox Plate day and the Racenet analysts have put their heads together to give punters another tool to help them turn a profit with the Racenet lays of the day.

The big punters aren’t deterred by the short price about Winx in this Saturday’s Cox Plate with several big bets rolling in on the great mare of more than $10,000.

Racenet's stable of bookies have come to the fore with their selections for a big weekend of racing.

In-form filly Kapoor is an exception to the rule at John Bell’s Cambridge stable.

With a glittering honour roll featuring racetrack stars in New Zealand, Australia and across Asia, New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale of 2YO's is by far the most successful sale of its kind in Australasia.

Early betting markets suggest the Bjorn Baker stable will dominate at Bathurst on Friday but we have found a couple of good bets that can thwart the Baker challenge.

Two horses coming out of a class two handicap at Newcastle on October 7 head to different races at Scone on Friday and feature prominently in our best bets for the program.

A half-sister to a Group I winner by champion racehorse So You Think, this filly surprised a few punters with her barnstorming win at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

The Australian Second Season Sires list is an intriguing battleground as we move through spring with Pierro in front on earnings, while his former racetrack rival All Too Hard leads by winners, with both stallions represented by smart winners on Thursday.

Graduates from each of Inglis’ three major select yearling sales will be represented in Saturday’s $250,000 Restricted Listed Inglis Banner (1000m) at The Valley.

Back in January 1971 Gold Vink broke her maiden in Brisbane at her 17thstart and retired some 18 months later with a record of two wins from 26 starts with earnings of $4,410.

They may have been galloping 2,344km away from each other in distance, including a short 432km paddle across the Bass Straight, but Aristocat up in Ipswich and Toricain down in Launceston combined to give Melbourne Cup hero Americain (USA) his first Aussie double.

Racing fans across the country will have the opportunity to experience the excitement of racehorse ownership this Spring via Racing Connections.

An Australian filly is still in the mix for a trip to Christchurch for next month’s Group I New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).

Melbourne Books is proud to announce that work has begun on THE GAUCH, the official biography of champion jockey Darren Gauci.

The Darley roster for the USA has been announced featuring 11 stallions headed by Medaglia D’Oro (USA), who is currently at their Kelvinside base in the Hunter Valley.

For the eighth consecutive year, a foreign-bred has won the $315,000 Group III Geelong Cup.

Teofilo (IRE) was not the only Darley sire to post a stakes-winner at Geelong on Wednesday with Denman adding a new stakes-winner to his tally after progressive mare Deja Blue won the $120,000 Listed Rosemont Stud Stakes.

Earning a trip to Australia following a second in the Group II Champagne Stakes at Ellerslie on April 22, Teofilo gelding Weather With You captured Wednesday’s Listed Geelong Classic at his fourth start in Australia and booked a spot in the in the Group 1 Victoria Derby.

Berkley Stud stallion Highly Recommended has scored his first Group victory as a sire after Sumstreetsumwhere won the Group II James and Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa on Monday.

Australian racing’s first equine genetics research laboratory service is to be established at the centre of one of Australia’s premier Thoroughbred horse breeding districts, the Chair of Racing Australia, Ms Frances Nelson QC announced today.

New Zealand Bloodstock has announced the appointment of Robin Lee to the role of Bloodstock Representative - South Korea.

Some foals are more active than others and this one is in a class of her own as she should be given this little girl is a half-sister to the 2017 Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign.

Darley have released 2018 service fees for their European roster that is spread between Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket, Kildangan Stud in County Kildare and Haras du Logis in France featuring 39 stallions ranging in price from 4,000 euros to 250,000 pounds.

Two blue-blooded fillies filled the quinella in the 1600 metre maiden at Kilmore on Tuesday, both of them out of Oaks winners.

REDZEL, the winner of the first running of the $10 Million The Everest, arrived in Melbourne on Monday and will have a jump out on the Flemington course proper on Friday morning ahead of his next engagement in the Darley Classic over 1200m on November 11.

Coolmore’s Golden Slipper winner Pierro kept the ball rolling on Tuesday when siring his sixth winner in the past four days with a Kilmore success for Meazza.

A field of nine will contest the 97th edition of Australasia's weight-for-age championship in Saturday's $3 million Group I William Hill Cox Plate (2040m).

Windsor Park Stud welcomed another white thoroughbred rarity this morning.

Midweek racing in Sydney is at Warwick Farm and I’ve found a few at odds which should fill the pockets heading into Cox Plate weekend.

And what were they?.