Every breeding season brings tales of joy and sometimes sadness and the team at Cressfield have ridden the emotional highs and lows over the past month with Operations Manager Liesl Wickson sharing her story of two remarkable mares and a prized colt.

Equinome has announced the launch of ‘Checkmate’ a new online tool that checks potential matings in real-time for genomic inbreeding risk. High levels of genomic inbreeding - the amount of double copy DNA in an individual - have recently been linked to mid-to-late term pregnancy loss and lower racing durability in Thoroughbreds. Checkmate is a world-first enabling breeders to reduce th

This dark grey daughter of Capitalist is winning plenty of fans with her brilliant gate speed and natural talent with champion jockey Tommy Berry leading the cheer squad.

Despite looking at the crowd for most of the straight, The Autumn Sun gelding Plymouth broke his maiden at start two in the Avis Bendigo Maiden Plate (1500m) at Bendigo.

A half-sister to outstanding four time Group I winner Hartnell (GB), blue-blood Zoustar filly Dominetta opened her account at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a powerful all the way win.

Promising filly Donna Chiara put her hand up for upcoming stakes assignments with a dominant performance in the Seahorse Supplements Maiden 3YO (1200m) at Timaru on Wednesday.

Winner of the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas last spring, high class Zoustar mare Joliestar has been re- programmed as a sprinter this year and has been selected to take the Everest slot of her trainer Chris Waller and his stable client partners.

Well-known racing photographer Peter Rubery is used to being behind the lens capturing the action for winning owners, but at Waverley on Tuesday he was able to experience that winning feeling himself.

Some of the country’s most promising three-year-olds have taken out the Gr.2 AHD – Animal Health Direct Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) in recent years, and Pam Gerard is hoping Savaglee can join that esteemed group in Saturday’s contest at Hastings.

A barnstorming run into second place last Saturday in the Group II ATC The Shorts has seen the Bjorn Baker trained four year-old All Too Hard mare Stefi Magnetica selected for a slot in this year’s Everest with last year’s winning slot holders Newgate and GPI Racing moving to secure the Group I Stradbroke winner.

The most expensive and also the equal fastest heat winner at the official Sydney two year-old trials on Monday was the Widden Stud bred and sold $1.55million Zoustar colt Tuscany, whose dam Summer Sham is emerging as a serious producer for the farm to hopefully follow in the footsteps of celebrated Widden blue hen Solar Charged.

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

Split may have been the sole maidener and the $70 outsider in Tuesday’s NZB Airfreight Road To The Jericho (3200m), but that didn’t stop him from outstaying his rivals and booking a ticket to the Australian feature for Jo Rathbone.

Since the $1million Golden Rose was elevated to Group I status in 2009 it has been won in every single year bar one by a colt with the lone gelding to succeed being Manawanui in 2011, so we thought we’d take a look at the fortunes of the past winners who have gone to stud in Australia.

A field of 11 colts will face the starter in Saturday’s $1million ATC Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill with an intriguing clash between Godolphin glamour colts Broadsiding and Traffic Warden vs Coolmore contender Storm Boy or could there be an upset?

New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing celebrated a black-type double last week, with Group Three winners in Australia and Ireland, highlighting the success of their dual hemisphere strategy.

A bright new talent in Malaysian racing stepped on to the stage at Selangor on Sunday, with Duma (NZ) (Too Darn Hot) making a stylish winning debut in the RM50,000 NZB Ready to Run Sale Trophy (1200m). 

As the juvenile racing season gets in full swing our new crop of babies start popping up in barrier trials right around the country so if you are interested in the fortunes of first season sires our report detailing trial runs for all unraced two year-olds is a must read.

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.

Farnan's brilliant precocity was felt in full force at today’s Official Sydney 2YO trials when North England took out Heat 7 in blistering fashion. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt showed all of his sire’s class in what was arguably the most convincing win of the day.  

Here is the full list of 24 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The most visually impressive winner at the official two year-old trials at Randwick on Monday was the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Farnan colt North England.

Vinery Stud’s Ole Kirk has had a dream start with his first crop of juveniles this morning producing not one, but two winners at the official Sydney two year-old trials at Randwick on Monday.

The good times continue to roll for Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain, with his first crop Northern Hemisphere representatives breaking new ground.

Just 10 months after her career started, emerging mare Positivity (NZ) (Almanzor) became a three-time Group winner with a tenacious victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Catanach’s Jewellers MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.

All 2YO heats this morning run at Randwick over 850m.

All 2YO heats this morning run at Randwick over 850m.

All 2YO heats this morning run at Randwick over 850m.

The first stakes race of the new season in Hong Kong was run at sha Tin on Sunday with the Group III Celebration Cup (1400m) won by Aussie bred Deep Field gelding The Golden Scenery.

Here is the full list of 79 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The beleaguered board of the Melbourne Racing Club are attempting to cling to power with a plot to suspend three of their own committee members to prevent them voting in a new chairman.

In a new Breednet innovation we’ve decided to enter the podcast world so if you’re interested in racing and how it relates to breeding listen in to Craig “Clocker’ Tompson and Tara Madgwick each week during spring and this week we are kicking off early on Sunday afternoon given we’ll all be busy watching two year-old trials tomorrow morning.

Stakes racing at the Goldfields on Sunday, where the Starn Turn gelding Starry Heights made his stakes debut count in the Listed Blue Spec Drilling Boulder Cup (2116m).

The Waikato Stud colours were in winning form on Sunday carried by Hurry Curry to win the Oaks Preview at Flemington and also at Bairnsdale by a blue blood first starter by I Am Invincible.

Pint-sized gelding Stylish Secret may continue on a path to the Victoria Derby following a courageous victory in Sunday's Penfolds Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) at Flemington.

Fresh off a Bairnsdale maiden win, the progressive Ocean Park filly Hurry Curry entered the Victoria Oaks picture with a commanding performance in the Crown Oaks Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday.

Cody Cole had been quietly confident heading into Saturday’s Pilet Contracting LTD / Pioneer Seeds 2YO 800 with Landlock, and the debutant duly delivered in an exciting juvenile contest at Wanganui.

Spring Classics Preview Day got underway at Flemington on Sunday with a winner that can play a significant part in the 3-year-old Classics.

Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale concluded its record-breaking run on Saturday with total sales through the ring of $411,749,500 to be the highest-grossing Thoroughbred auction in the world.

Exciting 3YOs Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) and Angel Capital (Harry Angel) continued on their winning ways today with equally dominant performances in their penultimate runs before G1 quests await.

The build up to January's The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival is in full swing with today's announcement of the first confirmed runner being locked in for the $3 million TAB Magic Millions Sunlight (1100m) on Saturday January 4

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar produced a new stakes-winner overnight in Ireland where three year-old filly Je Zous took out the Group III Lanwades Stud Filly and Mare Stakes (1m1½ f) at Gowran Park.

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

Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible is renowned for his brilliant sprinting daughters and six year-old mare I Am Me has never raced better winning the $1million Group III ATC Concorde Stakes (1000m) first up from a spell and then adding the $1million ATC Yarraman Park The Shorts (1100m) to her tally at Randwick on Saturday.

Retired from stud duties earlier this year to a life of luxury retirement at Coolmore Australia, champion sire Fastnet Rock added a new Group I winner to his tally when Buckaroo (GB) won the Group I MRC Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday in a canter.

After a close and unlucky first up defeat last month when third in the Group I ATC Winx Stakes, six year-old Sebring mare Fangirl was back on her pedestal as the best mare in Sydney when scoring a soft last to first victory in the $1million ATC 7+Sports Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

The striking Harry Angel (IRE) colt Angel Capital raised the hopes of a local victory in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas after overcoming difficulties to win Saturday’s Group III Sportsbet Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m).

After becoming the first filly to win the Group III Up And Coming Stakes, Autumn Glow remained undefeated when delivering a no-fuss win over a quality field of 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s Group II Darley Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

The Group III ATC Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday was a muddling run affair and produced a blow out result when unheralded Shooting to Win gelding McHale enjoyed an inspired ride from Rachel King to snatch a last stride win.

The odd-on favourite Another Wil overcame a frightening moment when severely checked at the 250m before drawing clear for a well-deserved success in Saturday’s Listed Millennium Testa Rossa Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Hunterville gelding Jay Bee Gee is going from strength to strength as a spring seven-year-old, collecting the first two black-type wins of his career within the first two months of the 2024-25 season.

Never further back than second in eleven starts, the exciting stayer Eliyass (FR) kept his Australian record at a perfect three for three in Saturday’s Group III James Squire Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick.

Lightly raced Justify (USA) filly Lilac had her first crack at Black Type company at Caulfield on Saturday and emerged triumphant scoring a thrilling win in the Listed MRC Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m).

The most exciting thing that happened in the world of racing and bloodstock on Friday was a track gallop at a racecourse called Southwell in the UK where Epsom Derby winner City of Troy stepped out in an exhibition race against four stablemate rivals as he prepares for a tilt at the Breeders Cup Classic on November 2.

A first look at the 2YO progeny of Kia Ora Stud’s resident Golden Slipper-winning sire Farnan will take place at Randwick’s Official 2YO Barrier Trials this coming Monday, 23 September, with Farnan leading the way for first season sires. 

I Am Invincible colt Superluminal was the headliner at the 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale when fetching $2.7million for Segenhoe Stud when bought by Tom Magnier and he became a winner on Friday when scoring easily at Ballarat.

Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Lindsay Park’s Ben Hayes made his first trip to Newcastle on Friday and came out a winner, with Here To Shock making light of his top weight in the $250,000 Group III Australian Bloodstock Cameron Hcp (1500m).

After being disappointing as a confidently supported favourite in the Listed Wyong Cup, Etna Rosso (IRL) redeemed himself when again carrying the support of punters in Wednesday's $300,000 Group III Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m).

In the form of her life at age five, Terra Mater parlayed her success in the Listed Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong when capturing Friday’s $250,000 Group III Reward Hospitality Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle.

A share in G1 performer Osipenko (pictured), a draft of 18 racehorses from Godolphin and a number of quality breeding prospects are among several highlights in the Inglis Digital September (Late) Online Sale.

Promising filly Tristar (NZ) (Exceedance) earned herself a slice of history with a stylish victory in the $18,500 NZB Mega Maiden Series (1200m) at Taupo on Friday.

The most expensive yearling from the first crop of Vinery Stud’s promising young sire Exceedance , Jupiter Hills opened her account at Newcastle on Friday with a stylish victory.

Saturday will mark the return of racing to Ellerslie Racecourse and last season’s New Zealand Champion Three-Year-Old Orchestral.

Thoroughbreds Breeders’ WA is in capable hands with incoming President Troy van Heemst.

Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Once upon a time the official two year-old trials in Sydney were the biggest show in town to get a first peek at the cream of the new season juveniles, however times change and the trend to produce them later by many of our leading trainers means there will be just eight heats this year, but still plenty of interest.

It is time to pay homage to the Emirates Park Stud stalwart Al Maher with his most accomplished son, Private Eye, striving to break a year-long drought when defending his title in the $1,000,000 Group II Yarraman Park The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday.

The additional prizemoney won as part of the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Series today hit $500,000 when Lofty Arch (Snitzel) scored on debut at Cranbourne.

NZB’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is a story of success breeding success – the world-beating record of its graduates on the racetrack has created more and more demand from the buying bench, leading to an ever-increasing standard of pedigrees appearing in the catalogue.

This morning’s trials at Arawa Park in New Zealand witnessed the first member of the Cool Aza Beel (NZ) breed make a very positive impression in the new 2-year-old division when Cool Aza Rene showed brilliant innate speed throughout to score over 800m in the colours of Te Akau.

Bill Thurlow is looking forward to kicking off the campaigns of several exciting horses on Saturday at Wanganui, including Group One winner No Compromise in the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m).

Ballarat trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy are hoping they are in for an exiting spring with promising three-year-old Rue De Royale, with the ultimate goal being to gain a slot in next year’s $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m).

Te Akau Racing is putting another Group One-winning mare on the market with the auction of Romancing The Moon (NZ) (El Roca) on Gavelhouse Plus.

Yarraman Park are accustomed to seeing their champion sire I Am Invincible at the top of the Australian sire table, but the performance of his top class son Hellbent this season has been a source of pride for the Mitchell family.

The Save Rosehill group is petitioning for the removal of the Chairman and I would encourage all ATC members who haven’t already done so to have a read of the following.

At the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale, Yulong splashed out on four individual mares that sold for $1million or more and all of them are due to foal this spring with $2.3million acquisition Icebath (NZ) producing a filly by the farm’s exciting young sire Alabama Express.

Here is the full list of 41 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Standing at Alma Vale Thoroughbreds, Exceed and Excel’s superbly bred Group III winning million dollar earning sprinter Signore Fox has his first foals being born this spring and Verna Metcalf is happy with what she is seeing.

Te Akau Racing were unstoppable at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday, with their quartet of winners including an exciting return of promising three-year-olds Legally Binding and Cantatrice.

Widden Stud’s exciting young sire Zousain made it a two state metro double on Wednesday with Amelita scoring at Canterbury and shortly after that he sired Bollinger Miss to win at Doomben.

Three promising 3-year-old debutants fought out the finish of the Tile Importer Maiden Plate (1300m) at Sandown-Hillside, with the honours going to the Written Tycoon filly Andrina.

Tom Magnier has acquired a good number of high class racemares in recent years to add to the stellar broodmare band at Coolmore Australia and one of them was $1.3million Magic Millions National Broodmare purchase Invincibella, whose first foal became a winner at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Talented Zousain filly Amelita put the writing on the wall with her good recent trial form and she took it to race day at Canterbury on Wednesday to win at her first run back from a spell.

A daughter of the crack racemare Maybe Discreet, Too Darn Discreet broke the ice at start four with a brave performance in the Sportsbet Photo Finish Refund Maiden Plate (1500m) at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

Well-bred filly Sister Cynane promises to continue Wexford Stables’ successful partnership with the three-year-old’s owner.

Talented Kiwi stayer Trust In You has crossed the Tasman on a Cups pursuit and is set to make his Australian debut in Saturday’s Gr.3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick.

As the spring begins to unfold the cream is rising to the top in the third season sires table, but unfortunately for Australian breeders two of the top three sires on the list are not available to them this spring.

Seven year-old Pride of Dubai mare Bella Nipotina, soared to new heights last season and has become the third sprinter selected for a slot in the $20m The TAB Everest next month.

Stephen Marsh may have temporarily lost the services of his star youngster Velocious, but he still has enough firepower to be a major force to be reckoned with in upcoming age group features.

The career of one of the greatest horses ever sold through the Karaka Sales Centre has ended with the retirement of Hong Kong hero Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro).

While recent weeks have seen plenty of G1 Golden Rose candidates stepping out, we have not seen the favourite, Broadsiding fire a race day shot yet but he had his second barrier trial at Hawkesbury on Tuesday where he did not disappoint.

The Chris Waller stable have announced the sad death of their champion Riff Rocket.

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.

Emirates Park have announced the sad news of the passing of their 2005 Group I VRC Australian Guineas winner Al Maher at age 23.

Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Fierce Impact's first official 2 year-old to trial came in the form of the extremely impressive Zelia (2yo filly, Fierce Impact ex Kakariko Village (Shooting To Win)) who was the most impressive of the 2 year-old's to trial in Riccarton (New Zealand) over the weekend, streaking the field by 15 lengths to win comfortably.

There were two heats for juveniles at the Cranbourne trials on Monday morning and they were won by the progeny of champion sires Snitzel and Zoustar.

In a new Breednet innovation we’ve decided to enter the podcast world so if you’re interested in racing and how it relates to breeding listen in to Craig “Clocker’ Tompson and Tara Madgwick each week during spring and this week we’re diving into colts and what happened last Saturday.

There were some interesting heats at Rosehill on Monday with a couple of key winners trained by Bjorn Baker and a couple of stallion prospects looking to get back on track this spring.