Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton has been booked to ride Kiwi raider El Vencedor in the Gr.1 FWD QE II Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin next month.

Promising three-year-old Mustang Morgan will get his first taste of Australian racing when he heads to Rosehill on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m).

Crocetti will carry the hopes of the Kiwi sprinting ranks in Perth next month as the Trackside NZ / Perth Racing slot runner in the A$5 million KIA Quokka (1200m).

Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Trials were at Hawkesbury and the Gold Coast on Tuesday with a half-brother to a Group One winner looking ready to go with another brilliant trial, a couple of winter carnival hopefuls winding up, a quinella for Tagaloa and a double for All Too Hard.

A colt from the first Southern Hemisphere crop of former Champion European juvenile Pinatubo today topped the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale when selling for $290,000.

The Listed WATC J.C Roberts Stakes (1800m) is a race where WA Derby dreams grow brighter for some connections while others are left reviewing their options and the winner this year has a female family that definitely says Derby!

One of the most difficult and contentious tax matters in the horse breeding and racing industry is determining whether an activity is an “enterprise” for GST purposes.

Group One winner Aegon took trainer and part-owner Andrew Forsman on a whirlwind ride over the last five years, but that journey has come to an end with the announcement of his retirement on Tuesday.

When a trainer takes on an expensive colt for a stallion syndicate there is a considerably higher degree of pressure placed on that trainer to turn that investment into a stallion of the future and when you lose your juvenile season due to a paddock accident, that task becomes a hell of a lot harder.

Arrowfield Stud is proud to announce that the two-time Group 1 2YO winner Vandeek (Havana Grey-Mosa Mine by Exceed and Excel) will shuttle to Arrowfield from Cheveley Park Stud, UK in 2025.

Family runs deep and fast for Northland couple Dirk and Nicci Oberholster who are enjoying a magical run with their small broodmare band.

The $5million Group I ATC Golden Slipper used to have a massive bearing on the 2YO sires list by earnings and whoever sired the winner was a moral to take Champion 2YO Sire honours, but with a proliferation of $1million juvenile races that is no longer the case.

Rising star Watch Me Rock unleashed a blistering turn of foot to seize an unlikely victory and announce himself as a serious contender for Perth Autumn carnival features in the Listed Grandstand Cup (1500m) at Ascot on Saturday.

Top-class 3YO filly Too Darn Lizzie, one of the best of her generation, is the latest addition to the already stellar cast for The Chairman’s Sale at Riverside on May 8.

A colt by Golden Slipper winner and Newgate Farm sire Capitalist topped Day One of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale today.

Quality European galloper Alflaila (GB) has been secured for stud duties by White Robe Lodge, introducing one of the world’s great sire-lines to New Zealand through his champion sire Dark Angel. 

Pearl Of Alsace came desperately close to a fairytale finish to her racing career, with the Group One performer retiring off the back of a second placing in Saturday’s Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m).

David Walsh’s golden run continued at Riccarton on Saturday when he collected a winning double at his home track courtesy of in-form runners Zelia and Toa Haka, and now he has his sights on black-type targets.

Pam Gerard came close to scoring Group One success in Australia earlier this month when runner-up in the Australian Guineas (1600m) with her star three-year-old Savaglee, and she is hoping she can go one better when she returns across the Tasman with a well-credentialled stablemate.

Mark Corcoran went to Trentham with understandably high hopes and events subsequently exceeded all expectations with a massive result at Rosehill topping off a super Saturday.

Imposing filly Machine Gun Gracie decimated her rivals with a bold front running display of relentless speed and stamina to take the Listed WATC Natasha Stakes over 2200m at Ascot on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 65 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

“Mate, you broke your maiden in the Derby. Good boy” – quote of the day from Craig Williams, chatting to his mount after he’d won the Hong Kong Derby aboard a horse that’s related to Makybe Diva, cost $1.4mil, but hadn’t won a race in his 16 starts prior.

There were seven G1 races in Australasia on Saturday, plus the lucrative Hong Kong Derby on Sunday that featured five horses winning at the elite level for the first time and they included two horses and very nearly three from the revered Dancing Show (USA) female family, plus a close relation of Winx.

A perennial source of juvenile talent, Spirit of Boom has stepped on the gas this season with winners of 15 x 2YO races including 4 individual stakes races.

First season sire Anders put a third winner on the board at Morphettville on Saturday and Frothy Macaw is an interesting filly that carries the colours of John Singleton’s Strawberry Hill Stud.

On a red letter day for Widden Stud, champion sire Zoustar has scaled the mountain and swept past Pride of Dubai to take over at the top of the Australian sires List by earnings courtesy of his Group I winning stallion Schwarz and his expensive filly Clean Energy, who returned to top form to win the Group III MVRC PKF Don Casboult Classic (1200m)

Here is the full list of 117 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The $5million Group I ATC Golden Slipper (1200m) was seen as a lottery this year with no clear standouts going into the race and luck in running seen as essential with that scenario played out in full with Snitzel filly Marhoona winning by a head over highly rated Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Wodeton with the favourite Tempted a close third beaten three-quarters of a length.

Two hours after his close relative Vegas Queen won Saturday’s Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham, quality New Zealand-bred gelding Gringotts took the family’s day to even greater heights with an Australian Group One triumph in the A$1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill.

Another commanding performance in Saturday’s A$500,000 Gr.2 DCE Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley has booked rising star three-year-old Shanwah a shot at the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) ahead of his move to Hong Kong.

The Harry fairytale reached the top step with three-year-old colt Private Harry brilliant in the Group I Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill and looking forward to even more.

Rosemont Stud and partners have been hoping for a while to win a Group I with their royally bred Zoustar stallion Schwarz and the dream turned into reality at Moonee Valley on Saturday when he led all the way to win the $1million Group I MVRC William Reid Stakes (1200m).

Broadsiding went from the cheap seats to the balcony on the roll of a dice and a tough display following saw him get Group I win number 4 in the Rosehill Guineas (2000m).

Leica Lucy signed off the New Zealand stage of her career with a Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) victory that showcased all of the class and courage that has made her this season’s standout filly.

A day of high-quality racing and tight finishes at Trentham was topped off by another ding-donger in the last race as the favoured pair of Glamour Tycoon and Platinum Lightning went head-to-head in the Listed Bill Tito Book Repair Specialist Lightning Handicap (1200m).

Australian racing fans got their first look at Via Sistina (IRE) when she won the $1million Group I ATC Ranvet Stakes (2000m) last year  and the champion daughter of Fastnet Rock has taken all before her ever since.

Unfancied filly Vegas Queen survived a post-race protest from runner-up Archaic Smile to collect her biggest victory after an incident-packed finish to the Gr.2 IRT Wellington Guineas (1600m) at Trentham.

The $1.8million Inglis Easter sale-topper in 2023, unbeaten filly Autumn Glow returned from an injury enforced spell to score a dazzling first up win in the $200,000 Listed ATC Darby Munro Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

For the second year in a row, a big autumn stage at Riccarton has brought the very best out of talented local mare Epee Beel.

Rising staying star Alalcance is looking a particularly good northern hemisphere buy after winning the Group III N E Manion Cup (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson kicked off his assault on the stakes races at Trentham on Saturday with a bang as underrated mare Our Jumala prevailed in a titanic struggle in the Gr.3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes (1600m).

Chris Waller has had a lot of success with Torryburn Stud graduates – think Home Affairs and Espiona – and he was on the board early on Golden Slipper day with another Torryburn bred horse when progressive Dundeel mare Mare of Mt Buller claimed her first Black Type win in the $250,000 Group III ATC Epona Stakes (1900m).

Vinery Stud’s young gun sire Ole Kirk added a new stakes-winner to his tally at Moonee Valley on Saturday when talented colt Prestige Forever kicked away to win the $175,000 Listed MVRC Moonee Valley Pearl (1200m) with a dominant display.

Sizeable drafts from leading Hunter Valley and Victorian nurseries, Group winners in foal on enticing pregnancies and a Stakes placed 3YO with significant racing and breeding upside highlight a strong and large catalogue for the Inglis Digital March (Late) Online Sale.

Amongst the 15 rivals that she defeated in the Tea Rose were the likes of Tropical Squall, Zardozi, Kimochi, Tutta La Vita etc.

Here is the full list of 51 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Racing NSW vets inspected all Golden Slipper runners on Friday with West Of Swindon found to still have an issue with the foot which caused his late withdrawal from the Pago Pago Stakes and he will be re-inspected on Saturday morning.

Six trials for the two year-olds at Warwick Farm on Friday and there were plenty of big banger yearling buys at the pointy end, along with a bargain by Written By and yet another Farnan colt showing talent.

Kia Ora freshman sire Farnan has made an incredible start to his stallion career, and with tomorrow's Group 1 Golden Slipper featuring three Farnan colts — 19% of the field, his reputation as a sire-to-watch could reach new heights.

Trainer Stephen Marsh and syndicators Go Racing filled the quinella in Friday’s Stella Artois (1200m) at Pukekohe with a pair of promising two-year-old fillies on debut.

Lucrative QTIS bonuses are a great incentive to race in Queensland and Raheen Stud will offer a draft of 24 for the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast next Monday and Tuesday with opportunity aplenty from a respected vendor that can produce a top class horse with the current star graduate being Stretan Angel.

Saturday’s $1m Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham will be the 11th and final leg of an NZB Filly of the Year Series that has been completely dominated by Leica Lucy (NZ) (Derryn).

Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott will take a trio of three-year-olds to Trentham on Saturday in search of a second straight win in the Gr.2 IRT Wellington Guineas (1400m).

With six winners in the past week including a metro double at Sandown on Wednesday, Trapeze Artist is finding his winning groove with exciting three year-old Big Swinger making a brilliant return at Pakenham last night for the in form Charlotte Littlefield stable.

Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Bella Nipotina will be offered for sale at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale at Riverside on the evening of May 8.

Last season’s Champion 2YO Sire in both Australia and New Zealand, Written Tycoon will have three runners in the Golden Slipper on Saturday in Tycoon Star, Skyhook and Military Tycoon and the Yulong heavyweight produced a debut winner at Pakenham on Thursday evening that could also be headed to stakes company.

The Yulong broodmare band contains a bewildering array of exceptional mares but on the score of proven producers, Baggy Green is up there on her own and made it five winners from five to race at Pakenham on Thursday evening.

Chris Waller has announced outstanding three year-old filly Lady Shenandoah will be heading home to Hermitage Thoroughbreds for a well earned spell following her brilliant unbeaten autumn campaign which culminated with a pulsating win in the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic last Saturday.

While distance may be a query for Island Life in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m), the talented filly has given Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie every reason to attempt the million-dollar Classic.

Breednet is looking for a journalist on a casual, ongoing basis.

The Valley will once again play host to a leg of the National Pony Racing Series, with the Victorian event set to take place on 3 Point Motors William Reid Stakes Day, Saturday 22 March.

The world’s richest race for two year-olds, the $5million Group I ATC Golden Slipper runs this Saturday and is often a showcase for expensive yearlings with the favourite this year also the most expensive horse in the race.

Fancy Like Lass has been no stranger to adversity and a black-type credit would be just reward for the gallant mare.

Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Are you a pedigree nerd? We’ve got something to make your day with five generation pedigrees for all the Slipper runners offering a mine of information on the 18 juveniles including emergencies that will line up at Rosehill on Saturday.

The Pride of Jenni colours were back in the winner’s circle at Sandown on Wednesday with progressive Too Darn Hot (GB) gelding The Muffin Man opening his account as a red hot favourite.

Darby Racing had plenty of fun with high class Zoustar colt Ozzmosis and their colours were carried to victory at the metro meeting at Wyong on Wednesday by his three year-old brother Olufsen.

Chris Waller had a stakes double on Saturday with the progeny of Snitzel courtesy of Lady Shenandoah and Lazzura with the champion Arrowfield stallion also delivering the stable a promising two year-old winner at the metro meeting at Wyong on Wednesday.

Derby placegetter Golden Century will travel to Sydney next week to contest the Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill, ahead of a possible tilt at the A$2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m).

Promising three-year-old Sought After is to head down a familiar route for Waikato Stud and continue his career in Australia.

Wyndsong, a promising 3yo filly trained by Forsman Racing, delivered a strong performance after her race win for an impressive fourth-place finish in the Group 3 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Sunline Vase. It became clear from that run that she would benefit from more ground, and she is now being targeted for the prestigious Group 1 New Zealand Oaks on March 22nd.

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) and Aushorse have appointed Andrew Hore-Lacy as its next Chief Executive Officer.

A filly by leading sire Zoustar has topped the 2025 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale after selling for $350,000 at Morphettville today.

Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Record-breaking sprinting mare I Am Me (I Am Invincible) is the latest headline act confirmed for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

A $250,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Newgate Farm for Cambridge Stud / McEvoy Mitchell Racing / Belmont Bloodstock, well bred Exceed and Excel filly Excenia opened her account at Bendigo on Tuesday.

Queensland based Snitzel stallion Dracarys hasn't had big numbers to the races but his haul of four winners in the past week have drawn attention to his increasingly strong stats.

At this time of year there is a lot of opportunity for staying three year-olds with Classic races to unfold in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane in coming months and two lightly raced maiden winners on Tuesday by Dundeel both have siblings to be offered at Inglis Easter.

Five-time Group I winning mare, iron horse, and crowd favourite, Bella Nipotina has been retired, the second highest earning Australian horse of all time, to be sold at auction in May.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred may have thrown a spanner in the works for Queensland breeders forcing the delay of the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, but with clear skies and a chance to regroup, the sale will proceed next Monday and Tuesday with half a dozen yearlings by Prince Fawaz well worth inspection.

The Simon  Miller-trained mare Generosity,  provided Highview Stud's  resident sire Divine Prophet with another stakes winner on Saturday. 

Robbie Patterson couldn’t have wished for a smoother preparation with Leica Lucy into Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham where the filly will make her Kiwi swansong as hot favourite in the $1 million feature.

Cambridge Stud are hoping Snazzytavi will continue to draw on all her fighting qualities to win out in her battle against illness.

NZB’s 2025 National Online Yearling Sale  is now live, with the quality 102-lot catalogue available to view on Gavelhouse Plus.?? 

The catalogue for the HTBA Yearling Sale is now available online.

The two Golden Slipper favourites drew the two inside gates at Tuesday’s barrier draw for the Group One feature with Tempted in one, Wodeton in two - here is the full field and barrier draw.

Skyhook’s managing owner, Matthew Ennis has revealed a stud deal could be done on the highly rated Golden Slipper contender before Saturday’s race when joining as our guest on the Tara Talks Racing podcast this week.

A lovely filly by champion sire Written Tycoon topped Day One of the 2025 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale today when selling for $260,000 to international interests.

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

A connection to their homeland attracted Emma-Lee and David Browne to Mcgaw as an yearling, and twelve months later, the inexpensive gelding delivered the couple’s biggest victory since moving to Australia in Saturday’s $1 million Showdown (1200m). 

For people that work in the world of racing, breeding and bloodstock, we see it more as a way of life rather than a job and if you have the passion to commit completely to the cause then the FBAA are offering an amazing opportunity for the right people to hone their skills and broaden their horizons.

Wexford Stables took home the major spoils at Tauranga on Saturday, and this weekend, they will venture further afield with class three-year-old Checkmate contesting the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) in Sydney.

There were five heats for 2YOs at Rosehill on Monday morning with winners including unraced youngsters by Wootton Bassett (GB), Lucky Vega (IRE) and Ole Kirk, while we had a second look at $3million I Am Invincible filly Ernaux and three winners have siblings for Inglis Easter.

Progressive Starspangledbanner mare Lady Claypoole has been in great form this year in easier races and stepped up in class for the Group III Santa Ana Stakes (1 ¼ m) at Santa Anita on Saturday she kept the winning run going to claim her first Black Type victory.

Here is the full list of 57 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There’s a well proven recipe for success in finding an expensive yearling colt that shows ability, but not enough to remain a colt that then heads to Inglis Digital.

Bargain buy McGaw produced a rags-to-riches result in the TBV VOBIS Platinum Showdown (1200m) for the training team of David and Emma-Lee Browne and for Swettenham Stud, whose stallions continue to dominate the $1 million marquee contest on Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday at Caulfield.