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.

From one of the most iconic Kiwi female families of them all, Kiwi bred Shamexpress gelding Ka Ying Rising continued a relentless march towards the Group I LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December with a commanding win in the Group II Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) on Sunday.

Here is the full list of 69 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

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Caroline Searcy’s thoroughbred re-homing program Thoroughbreds Are Go returns to Australian TV screens this Monday night at 7.30pm AEDST on Sky Thoroughbred Central, Foxtel Channel 528.

Te Akau Racing’s winning form in the Central Districts continued at Waverley on Sunday, with promising three-year-old Class claiming his maiden on debut in the Summit Electrical (1400m).

The Group III Eyrefield Stakes (1m1f) at Leopardstown overnight in Ireland produced a new stakes-winner for Starspangledbanner with the Joseph O’Brien trained Sigh No More scoring a dominant win.

Magical mare Bella Nipotina (Pride of Dubai) scored the win of her career at Randwick today, defying a wide run to defeat a field of world class sprinters in the G1 $20m The Everest.

Promising three-year-old Legally Binding made it two wins in succession when he led all the way at Ellerslie to take out the NZB Ready To Run Sale Trainers Series (1200m).

Outstanding sprinter Overpass (Vancouver) took his career earnings to almost $9m with a dominant front-running display in the $2m G3 Sydney Stakes at Randwick today.

Racing in Australia on Saturday was dazzlingly good in Sydney and Melbourne, but we weren’t the only place on the planet celebrating the very best in thoroughbred racing with Ascot in the UK hosting Qipco British Champions Day featuring four Group I races, so let’s take a look at the winners.

It proved a red-letter day for Oaklands Stud’s Pariah, as Lady In Pink opened her stakes account in the Group II  Sharp Eit Solutions Tristarc Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, while Ostraka solidified his chance in the $10 million Golden Eagle with an impressive win in the $1,000,000 Group III Silver Eagle (1400m) at Randwick.

Two weeks after his brilliant Group One breakthrough in the Epsom Handicap (1600m), the New Zealand-bred rising superstar Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock) conquered an even stronger line-up over the same course and distance in Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

Duke De Sessa (IRL) chose the perfect spot to get off the mark in Australia when leading at every call in Saturday's $5,000,000 Group 1 Sportsbet Caulfield Cup (2400m) and provide  Ciaron Maher with a memorable half-hour after Bella Nipotina captured the $20,000,000 The Tab Everest at Randwick.

A second stakes-winner on the day at Caulfield for Too Darn Hot (GB) as Too Darn Lizzie went coast to coast in the Group II  Manhari Thousand Guineas Prelude after Too Darn Discreet captured the other 3-year-old fillies feature, the Group III Ethereal Stakes.

She’s the Iron Lady of Australian racing and Pride of Dubai’s brilliant sprinter Bella Nipotina again showed her special brand of speed and tenacity to win the $20million Group I ATC The Everest at Randwick on Saturday in front of a sell out crowd.

Making his first outing since his triumph in the $5,000,000 The Kia Quokka at Ascot in April, Darby Racing's money-making machine Overpass had another thoroughly enjoyable day out in Saturday's $2,000,000 Toyota Forklifts Sydney Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

Dropped back in grade from G1 races at her past two starts, talented I Am Invincible mare Estriella came out humming in the $300,000 Group II MRC Millennium Sprint (1000m) and had enough left at the finish to post a narrow win.

The 2024 The Everest has been won by the gallant Pride Of Dubai mare Bella Nipotina, beating 2022 winner Giga Kick with Zoustar colt Growing Empire a brave third.

The admirably consistent All Too Hard gelding Far Too Easy, scaled new heights with an emotial success in Saturday’s $2,000,000 The Kosciuszko at Randwick.

Kiwi-bred mare Lekvarte (NZ) (Reliable Man) collected the third Group Three win of her career with another barnstorming come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s A$250,000 James Squire Angst Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

Talented mare Niance landed some valuable black-type for connections when prevailing in the Listed Alinghi Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Royally-bred Too Darn Hot (GB) filly Too Darn Discreet continued her upward trajectory, making it three on the trot with a hard-fought victory in Saturday's Group III Schweppes Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield.

Widden Stud’s brilliant Not a Single Doubt stallion Doubtland made the best possible start to his stud career when siring a winner with his first runner at Bendigo on Saturday.

The favoured Dundeel colt Red Aces was a late scratching in the Group III Sportsbet Classic (2000m) at Caulfield, but the Arrowfield stallion had another ace in Kingofwallstreet.

Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds had much racetrack excitement and financial reward from Group I winning mare Invincibella and the familiar purple and white stars were carried to victory at Randwick on Saturday in the Group III ATC Reginald Allen Stakes (1400m) by a three year-old Castelvecchio filly that is closely related to the $3million earner.

Caulfield Cup day started with a new stakes-winner for champion sire Snitzel with lightly raced colt Lofty Arch scoring an all the way win in the Listed MRC Gothic Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

A fantastic start to the day at Caulfield and Randwick for John O’Shea and Tom Charlton, with Getafix winning the opener at Caulfield while Athabascan (FR) scored a fighting win in the Group III The Star St Leger Stakes (2600m) at Randwick.

Te Akau Racing had more than one reason to celebrate after winning Saturday’s Cavallo Farms Chris Rutten Bloodstock 2YO (800m) at Otaki with Cool Aza Rene.

Newgate Farm mare Ariaz (Charge Forward) was herself a Group placed 2YO who has already proven herself as an effective producer.

Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Group III James Squire Angst Stakes plays a minor role amidst a sea of multi-million dollar races at Randwick on Everest Day, but it presents a chance for Hinged to break a drought stretching back over two and a half years.

The NZB Ready to Run Sale’s class of 2023 has wasted little time in delivering returns to buyers with several having already won races, including highly impressive starts to the careers of three of the highest-priced lots.

Breeze Ups for the world’s best sale of two-year-olds are set to take place next week on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October at Te Rapa Racecourse.

This weekend is a pivotal one in terms of the Australian General Sires List with the $20million Everest (1200m) and $5million Caulfield Cup (2400m)and King Charles Stakes (1600m) poised to deliver a big shake up and there is only one stallion that has a legitimate contender in all three races and that is a feat in itself given the distance range involved and the quality.

It’s been another huge week for the Cambridge Stud team with Group I success courtesy of Snazzytavi, a new stakes-winner for Embellish in homebred mare Luberon and a new stakes-winner bred and sold by the farm in El Castello.

The departure of 10-time Group One winner Imperatriz has done little to slow Te Akau Racing’s progress in Australia, and trainer Mark Walker hopes the stable’s strong spring momentum will continue at Caulfield on Saturday.

Interesting set of trials at Rosehill on Friday morning featured a two year-old heat won by a son of Zoustar as well as two intriguing stakes-winning older horses that both won heats and all three were bred and or sold by Widden Stud.

Andrew Forsman is no stranger to big-race success on Caulfield Cup Day, and he is hoping the 2024 edition of one of Australia’s biggest racedays will deliver more of that winning feeling.

Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

This three year-old son of Trapeze Artist was a popular winner at Ballarat on Thursday going two for two to the great delight of his trainer Charlotte Littlefield and his big group of happy owners.

John Sargent loves his Oaks fillies and may have another in the pipeline with James McDonald travelling to Hawkesbury on Thursday to test out Kiwi bred Powers of Opal, who duly bolted in by five and a half lengths.

The breeding season is in full swing at Lovatsville and Sam White and his team are seeing all blue sky with new recruits Gold Trip (Fr) and Generation working well in the covering barn and achieving excellent fertility.

Another day and another winner for Yes Yes Yes, who posted his tenth winner of the season at Hawkesbury on Thursday to put himself right in the picture on the leading sires of three year-old winners table.

This Saturday we see the 12 best sprinters in Australia doing battle in The Everest and during it’s seven year history some special horses have won it and from a pedigree perspective at this elite level it takes more than speed on speed, there has to be an element of real toughness in the genetic mix and ALL past winners have had it.

The first 1,000,000 guineas yearling colt in the history of the sale provided a fitting climax to Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. The sale saw wide margin year-on-year increases across the board and records set for turnover, average and median. There were 42 lots that realised 300,000 guineas or more and 93 above 200,000 guineas at the three-day sale, figures that bettered all oth

Kiwi-bred sprinter I Wish I Win will be flying the New Zealand flag high when he heads to Randwick on Saturday where he will be seeking redemption in the A$20 million The Everest (1200m).

Lib Petagna’s stayer Kalapour will be tasked with the topweight when attempting to add another Group One to his resume in Saturday’s A$5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) in Melbourne.

How to find The Everest winner based on history is an interesting exercise given its short seven year run but given history has a habit of repeating itself, here’s the stats.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

An honest performer in Ireland, Kingswood (GB) earned his second win from as many starts for Gavin Bedggood with a dominant performance in Wednesday's Group III Sportsbet Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.

The 2-year-old Magnus debutant Miss Celine left fans stunned when she came from tailed-off last for the unlikeliest of wins in Wednesday’s  Listed Magic Millions Debutant Stakes (100m) at Caulfield.

Worth a staggering $20million, The Everest is designed to showcase the very best the Australian breeding industry can produce as a 1200m sprint open to all aged horses with the vast majority of horses bred in this country featuring the basic genetics to put them in the mix, so who bred, bought and sold this years contenders?

Queensland’s favourite son Spirit of Boom is a ‘king of the kids’ as a sire and has his first two year-old winner on the board for a new season with a debut victory at Doomben on Wednesday for Cuddles for Kimmy.

Ken and Bev Kelso have a knack for unearthing quality fillies, and they may have another one on their hands in Levakia, who broke through for her maiden win in impressive fashion in the Dunstan Horsefeeds 1400 at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday.

It took Blue Point (GB) a frustratingly long time to register his first winner in Australia last season, but the son of Shamardal is off the mark with his first 2-year-old runner of the new season.

There were some fascinating pinhook results at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale this week with a filly that was the equal third cheapest of 23 by champion sire Written Tycoon sold at Inglis Easter this year topping the sale at $1million.

ook 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continued its record breaking pace on the second day with the highest grossing session in the history of the sale and six lots realising 500,000 guineas or more. Turnover surpassed 20,000,000 guineas for the second consecutive day, the average and median both realised double figure increases and the clearance rate was a remarkable 91%.

In-form mare Joliestar has been a centre of interest on more than one front heading into Saturday’s A$20 million The TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick.

New Zealand-bred galloper Warmonger will take his place among some of Australia’s elite stayers in Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in Melbourne.

The $20million The Everest (1200m) is the richest turf race in the world and the barrier draw on Tuesday night at Randwick was always going to be pivotal in what is seen as an even race this year.

The first $1m horse to ever sell at a Southern Hemisphere 2YO auction was the star of today’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale which saw the top of the market explode and pinhookers enjoy any number of dream results.

Here is the full list of 16 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Yes Yes Yes has had a flurry of recent winners that have him as the leading second crop sire by wins and at Kilmore on Tuesday he sired a promising three year-old that broke the track record for 1100m.

Two heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning and winners for champion sires I Am Invincible and Zoustar, both prepared by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr.

Wednesday meetings around Australia feature a number of juvenile races in the eastern states with Warwick Farm and Doomben both hosting two year-old races and at Caulfield we see the $175,000 Listed MRC Debutant Stakes (1000m) which has attracted a full field of 13.

The sustained demand witnessed at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continued on the opening day of Book 2 with thirteen lots realising 300,000 guineas or more and a top price of 875,000 guineas. The average and turnover were both up on last year’s opening session and the clearance rate was an impressive 90%.

The Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale is on today starting at midday with a terrific catalogue of 148 after withdrawals and if you are interested in the pinhook info then read on.

Here is the full list of 13 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It’s been an intense 48 hours for Team Coolmore with two outstanding colts in the running to take their slot for this year’s $20million Everest and the decision has been announced this afternoon that Storm Boy will get the nod ahead of Switzerland.

A $1.4million yearling that was on-sold through Inglis Digital earlier this year unraced for $80,000 made a winning debut at Bairnsdale on Monday.

A quality packed catalogue for the NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.

Mark Baker anticipated Nikau Spur would be a horse that would only improve with time, and he has continued to be proven correct as the evergreen galloper collected the Listed Queensland Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

We’re getting into the swing of things in podcast land so here we go again in a new episode, listen in to Craig “Clocker’ Tompson and Tara Madgwick each week during spring and this week we’re talking colts with a surprise winner of the Caulfield Guineas and a Coolmore conundrum ahead of the Everest, also we talk Equimillion with special guest Jo McKinnon.

Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) and Pony Club Australia (PCA) are proud to launch the second season of the National Pony Racing Series, this time with a new initiative that gives young riders an even more accessible point into pony racing.

After three decades of dedicated service to His Excellency Nasser Lootah and Emirates Park, long serving director of operations Dr Shalabh Sahu will ease into retirement at the end of this month.

Taranaki horseman Aidan Schumacher has put his faith in the family of his foundation broodmare Mini Manday over the last few decades, and his loyalty paid off in a big way on Saturday when Spencer took out the Gr.3 Valley D’Vine Restaurant Spring Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa.

The Champion Australian 3YO Colt of 2018/2019 and now a G1 producing sire, The Autumn Sun has a talented three year-old half-sister racing in the Northern Hemisphere and she won her first stakes race overnight scoring a dominant win in the Listed Garnet Stakes (1m) at Naas in Ireland.

Larneuk Stud in Victoria is home to value sire Wandjina, whose talented son Galaxy Patch has been acclaimed as the next rising superstar in Hong Kong racing following his dominant return in the Group II Sha Tin Trophy (1600m) on Sunday.

Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Group I racing in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday produced four newly minted G1 winners, so we’re taking a look at the pedigrees that produced this intriguing quartet who include a colt that started the day with no Black Type on his resume at all.

Cambridge Stud’s outstanding weekend continued at Rotorua on Sunday, with their exciting mare Luberon adding a valuable black-type success to her name in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m).

Midnight Blue was purchased by Te Akau Racing’s David Ellis for $92,500 when offered by Bob Peters through Inglis Digital after finishing fifth in the 2023 Seymour Cup. Twelve months on Midnight Blue captured Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Bet 365 Seymour Cup (1600m).

Fresh from siring Attrition to win the $2million Group II ATC Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, Churchill (IRE) made it an international stakes double on Saturday when his three year-old colt Fast Tracker won the Listed Prix le Fabuleaux (1800m) at Chantilly.

A four-win horse in a special conditions maiden is a rare sight, and rapidly improving mare Lux Libertas proved to be as dominant on the Te Rapa track in Saturday’s Three Wise Birds (1400m) as she was on paper.

A G2 winner of the Todman Stakes as a 2YO - bought from breeders Arrowfield Stud by Coolmore’s Tom Magnier for $1.5 million at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling sale - Switzerland powered up the inside to score going away by two lengths.

Starspangledbanner had yearlings sell for up to 420,000 guineas at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 last week and was also making news on the racetrack with his progressive two year-old Starzintheireyes winning the Group III Zetland Stakes (1m2f) at Newmarket overnight.

Group I racing in the UK has continued for the juveniles with the Fillies Mile and Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Friday and Saturday and both were won by homebreds from the powerful Godolphin breeding empire.

Here is the full list of 113 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Mark Walker-trained Bellatrix Star has continued her stunning run of form with an impressive victory in the Group II MRC Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday becoming the first three year-old filly in more than 20 years to win the race against older sprinters.

Former Kiwi galloper Nikau Spur has provided Toowoomba trainers Corey and Kylie Geran with their first stakes success when running out a dominant winner of the Listed Queensland Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Chris Waller and Star Thoroughbreds have had some outstanding mares over the years and Zoustar mare Olentia is on her way to adding to that list after taking out the $250,000 Group III ATC Nivision (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Rounding out last season with success in the Listed Spear Chief Hcp at Eagle Farm, Yellow Brick opened his new campaign with a win in the Listed Weetwood at Toowoomba on September 28 before making it three in a row in Saturday’s Listed Tattersalls Members Cup (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

On this day last year talented Churchill (IRE) stallion Attrition defeated Antino to win the Group I MRC Toorak Handicap (1600m) and while that rival returned to Caulfield to avenge his defeat on Saturday , Mitch Freedman elected to chase the big prizemoney on offer in Sydney with happy results.

The Tony Gollan-trained Antino trounced his rivals to win the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) under a masterful ride by Blake Shinn at Caulfield on Saturday.

In-form galloper Here To Shock provided connections with a lucrative payday after a dogged victory in the A$1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

There was a major upset in Saturday’s $3,000,000 Group 1 Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas (1600m) as the Written Tycoon colt Private Life rounded out a red-letter day for Coolmore following Switzerland’s triumph in the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill.

Pride of Dubai mares can never be under-estimated and tough stayer Deny Knowledge (IRE) soared to new heights at Caulfield on Saturday when she led in the Group I MRC Might and Powers Stakes (2000m) and kicked away to beat hot favourite Mr Brightside by three-quarters of a length.

The 8-year-old Frankel gelding Herman Hesse (GB) is in the form of his life, backing up his win in the Listed Ansett Classic at Mornington with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Group II Sportsbet Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield.

Switzerland’s return to form in Saturday’s Group II Canadian Club Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill has set Coolmore a conundrum for their slot in The Everest next week.