Saturday April 13
Here is the full list of 119 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday April 13
A Group winner at two and a stakes-winner last spring, Air Assault is now a four time stakes-winner after adding the Listed SAJC Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) to his tally at Morphettville on Saturday.
Saturday April 13
With five stakes-placings, A Lot Of Good Men chose the right spot to break his stakes drought in Saturday’s $400,000 Group II Schweppes WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot.
Saturday April 13
Last year’s winner of the $1million Group I ATC Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m) was looking to go back to back at Randwick on Saturday, but gallant Savabeel mare Atishu could not quite catch her stablemate Zougotcha with just a short half head separating the pair at the post.
Saturday April 13
The Victorians closed out The Championships at Randwick with a Group II success in the Cincotta Chemist Sapphire Stakes (1200m) with the 4-year-old Snitzel mare Wee Nessy
Saturday April 13
Going into the $5million Group I ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday there was no clear front runner for 2024 Australian Horse of the Year honours with so many wonderful horses doing amazing things in the current racing season, but coming out of the race there is only one candidate and it’s Pride of Dubai’s exceptional daughter Pride of Jenni.
Saturday April 13
Globetrotting jockey Andrea Atzeni dedicated the win of Circle Of Fire (GB) in Saturday's $2,000,000 Group 1 Schweppes Sydney Cup (32000m) at Randwick to the memory of his friend Stefano Cherchi.
Saturday April 13
If ever a horse deserved a big race victory it is the consistent sprinter I Am Invincible mare Imwonderfultonight, and the mare got that result at Otaki on Saturday when she took out the Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m).
Saturday April 13
The Listed Riccarton Park Function Centre Welcome Stakes (1000m) has been moved to a new position on the South Island’s racing calendar, but its first autumn running at Riccarton on Saturday brought no change to Te Akau Racing’s dominance of the two-year-old feature.
Saturday April 13
Underrated filly Epee Beel claimed her first career stakes victory in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) on Saturday, and in doing so brought up a special milestone for co-trainer Michael Pitman as she became winner number 2000 in New Zealand for the Riccarton maestro.
Saturday April 13
New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar secured the seventh black-type win of her career in Saturday’s Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Otaki, and this one meant more than most.
Saturday April 13
The Championships at Randwick have proven rich pickings for Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman. The statuesque The Autumn Sun filly, Autumn Angel, claimed the $1,000,000 The Star Australian Oaks (2400m) after the stable celebrated success earlier in the day with Eneeza in the $1,000,000 Group II Percy Sykes Stakes.
Saturday April 13
The Listed SAJC Without Fear Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday produced a new stakes-winner Vinery Stud’s value sire Headwater with promising filly Pure Aqua casting off maiden status with a Black Type victory.
Saturday April 13
Last seen winning the $1.5million Group I MRC Thousand Guineas (1600m) back in November, exciting Zoustar filly Joliestar was set a task taking on the colts first up in the $1million Group II ATC Arrowfield Sprint (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday but rose to the challenge.
Saturday April 13
The in-form stable of Michael Freedman notched another stakes success during the Championships when Panic scored a narrow victory in the Listed South Pacific Classic (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Saturday April 13
Zac Lloyd weaved a passage down the Randwick straight on Territory Express to give trainer Paul Niceforo a career highlight in Saturday’s $1,000,000 Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships Final (1400m).
Saturday April 13
Only two fillies in Saturday's $1,000,000 Group II Tab Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick were backing up after running in the Golden Slipper, and they fought it out.
Saturday April 13
Promising stayer Samuel Langhorne came with a well-timed run under jockey Blaike McDougall to claim the lion’s share of the prize in the Carlton Draught BM78 Handicap (2400m) at the standalone Bendigo meeting on Saturday.
Saturday April 13
Godolphin won the Listed Jericho Capital Fernhill Mile (1600m) at Randwick last year with a future Group 1 winner, Tom Kitten and looks to have another lively prospect in the Too Darn Hot (GB) colt Broadsiding.
Friday April 12
Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday April 12
There were five heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Friday and two of them were won by unraced youngsters sired by Everest hero Yes Yes Yes.
Friday April 12
If eighteen-stakes races in Australia on Saturday, fail to quench the thirst for top-class action, back up on Sunday, with Southern Speed’s son Cosmo Kuranda contesting the $4,200,000 Group1 Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas) over 2000m at Nakayama.
Friday April 12
After 10 wins, more than $4 million in stakes and three seasons of putting Go Racing’s name in lights in Australia, the Kiwi syndicators’ remarkable ride with Atishu is set to come to an end in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queen of the Turf (1600m) at Randwick.
Friday April 12
The rise of stallion syndicates where multiple like minded investors join forces to secure colts they believe can become the sire prospects of the future has been a powerful phenomenon that is ever gaining in force at our elite Australasian sales and for many vendors the pursuit of delivering the product they seek is becoming a primary factor in the planning of matings.
Friday April 12
It is with great sadness that Yarradale Stud said goodbye to War Chant (USA) on Thursday. The 27-year-old stallion succumbed to the infirmities of old age at the Gidgegannup nursery that he had called home for over a decade.
Friday April 12
Two foals born in 1994 for David Moodie's Contract Racing were destined to begin a dynasty that continues to thrive two decades later.
Friday April 12
Bidding is now open on Gavelhouse Plus for NZB's National Online Yearling Sale, a 100-lot catalogue set for sale on the premium online platform.
Friday April 12
Whatever people might be saying right now, at this point last year when the major yearling sale season had finished it is very unlikely any bloodstock expert would have predicted the first season sires table would look like this and Saturday looms as another intriguing day at the office for this talented cohort.
Friday April 12
2024 G1 Newmarket Handicap winner Cylinder has been retired to stud and the highest-rated sprinter of his generation well join the Darley Victoria roster for the 2024 breeding season.
Thursday April 11
Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday April 11
The record breaking $10million sale of the first foal of Winx earlier this week put the spotlight on champion mares and one undefeated champion whose offspring have never hit the sale ring is Black Caviar and she featured as the grand-dam of a winner at Wyong on Thursday which got us thinking about how many babies are now in this tightly held family.
Thursday April 11
Australasia’s darling of the turf, Imperatriz, has been retired from racing.
Thursday April 11
The Melbourne arm of Andrew Forsman’s operation has been boosted by the arrival of feature race contenders Positivity and Good Oil.
Thursday April 11
Te Akau Racing will continue their raid on The Championships in Sydney with a pair of in-form chances at Randwick this weekend, including quality filly Quintessa in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m).
Thursday April 11
Four year-old Deep Field gelding Sports Legend started life in Australia trained by Les Bridge winning twice at Randwick and Warick Farm last year before his transfer to Hong Kong and he was back in the winners list at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday April 10
Here is the full list of 47 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday April 10
Gary Portelli has had plenty of success starting talented horses off in the country before they make their way to town and one Hellbent filly following that path is Miss Hades, who resumed from a spell to win at the metro meeting at Gosford on Wednesday.
Wednesday April 10
A carefully curated group of broodmares will be offered in a standalone Inglis Digital auction next week as part of a Boutique Thoroughbreds dispersal.
Wednesday April 10
Victorian trainer Dominic Sutton has made a strong start to his training career highlighted by a pair of two-year-olds sourced from New Zealand.
Wednesday April 10
Two of Wexford Stables’ star gallopers have taken the next step towards respective Australian features in the coming weeks.
Wednesday April 10
The enthusiastic owners in the MyRacehorse syndicates swelled the midweek crowd at Sandown-Lakeside, and they found plenty to cheer about in the first two races with Our Sassy Lady and Etincelle returning to Group 1 receptions.
Wednesday April 10
Here's one for the blackbook: Seascape, a strapping daughter of I Am Invincible who turned a competitive-looking 2yo handicap over 1100m at Gosford into a walk-in-the-park.
Wednesday April 10
The flat season in Europe is starting to roll along and there were a couple of super interesting three year-stakes races in France overnight at Deauville with glamour Justify filly Ramatuelle beaten in her return by an expensive Godolphin purchase, while the colts race was won by an undefeated gelding that will prick the ears of Australians seeking quality Euro tried horses.
Tuesday April 9
When the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale is in progress the headlines are mostly generated by the million dollar horses and the sires that produce them, but further down the line some sires achieved their best ever results at this historic sale so let’s take a look at the quiet achievers.
Tuesday April 9
Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday April 9
Maree McEwan has been out and about at Inglis Easter for the past week and if you’ve missed the interviews that have been rolling through our Twitter account now is the time to catch up on what people were saying.
Tuesday April 9
The catalogue for NZB’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale features the progeny of a diverse range of sires, from established stars to newer names with reputations on a rapid rise.
Tuesday April 9
Dual Group One winner La Crique has certainly been a test of patience for trainers Simon and Katrina Alexander, with the couple faced with their sternest test with the mare in the last couple of weeks.
Tuesday April 9
The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale tends to be dominated by the established champion sires, but there was still a selection of youngsters by first season sires with Wootton Bassett (GB) again proving super popular with buyers.
Tuesday April 9
The 2024 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale was highlighted by 18 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was eight less than last year when 26 were in the millionaires club at Riverside Stables.
Tuesday April 9
To take advantage of the generous Small Business Capital Gains Tax (CGT) concessions, one of the main criteria is that the asset must be an “active asset”.
Tuesday April 9
It was a day of staggering drama, global records and the most incredible bidding and theatre ever witnessed in a thoroughbred sales ring as the much anticipated daughter of Pierro and Winx set a world record price for a yearling filly at Riverside.
Monday April 8
Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) has established himself as one of the best young sires in the world and he finished the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale with a flourish as his last colt through the ring on Monday sold for $1.3million.
Monday April 8
US investor John Stewart of Resolute Racing came to Australia with the aim of securing the Pierro filly from Winx at Inglis Easter and while he missed out on our national treasure, he did get a nice consolation bidding $3million on the Coolmore consigned I Am Invincible filly from Group I winner Booker.
Monday April 8
A milestone first $1million sale for Mick and Pauline Malone’s North as a bid of $1,100,000 by Rosemont Stud/Suman Hedge Bloodstock for a son of Snitzel went unanswered on the final day of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Monday April 8
When you’re on a good thing, stick to it!
Monday April 8
The burning question that has baffled Australian bloodstock experts and our entire racing and breeding industry for pretty much all of this year finally had an answer on Monday when the first foal of Winx stepped into the sale ring at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and the daughter of Pierro was later led out with a sale price of $10million lighting up the bid board.
Monday April 8
An investment in an English mare more than 30 years ago is continuing to reward Blandford Lodge, with a homebred descendant successful on the opening day of The Championships at Randwick.
Monday April 8
Arrowfield Stud had their first million-dollar lot of the sale with the Written Tycoon half-brother to Shoals and Groundswell and then struck again moments later with a Dundeel colt from the same family.
Monday April 8
2024 has been a pivotal year for Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice with the first of his better bred yearlings being offered and he produced his fourth individual million dollar yearling this year at Inglis Easter when the flashy chestnut colt from Tempt Me Not made $1.4million.
Monday April 8
There were six heats for juveniles at Randwick this morning and some interesting unraced winners including the $2.6million Zoustar filly Clean Energy, a full sister to Champion Filly Sunlight, whose yearling colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) sold for $1.4million at Inglis Easter earlier in the day.
Monday April 8
Group II winning Not a Single Doubt mare Summer Sham is wedded to Zoustar at Widden Stud and her yearling colt sold for $1.55million at Inglis Easter on Monday with the full brother to stakes-winner Schwarz purchased by China Horse Club/Newgate/Go Bloodstock/Trilogy.
Monday April 8
The latest chapter in the story of Widden Stud’s star producer Solar Charged played out at Inglis Easter on Monday when her colt by Zoustar sold for $850,000, then her champion daughter Sunlight made a splash when her Wootton Bassett (GB) colt sold for $1.4million and at the Randwick trials her 2YO daughter Clean Energy was an impressive winner.
Monday April 8
Sledmere Stud got a big result on Monday at Inglis Easter when they sold a stunning Justify (USA) colt from Stockton Abbey for $900,000.
Monday April 8
Hong Kong’s sprinting superstar Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) notched up his 10th black-type victory with an emphatic defence of his title in Sunday’s HK$5.35m Group Two Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Monday April 8
Widden Stud’s exceptional stallion Zoustar was the star on Day 1 of the Easter Yearling Sale, providing the top two lots and four of the top six on a day where blue chip fillies rose to the fore.
Sunday April 7
It was a stellar day of trade for Widden Stud on Sunday at Inglis Easter with Zoustar producing four of the top six lots sold and Widden had the honour of selling the session topper with the stunning filly from Group I winner Prompt Response fetching $2.2million to the bid of James Harron Bloodstock.
Sunday April 7
Here is the full list of 71 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday April 7
On Day Two of the William Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, there will be standing room only when the Pierro x Winx filly takes centre stage.
Sunday April 7
Yarraman Park have had a busy day offering nearly all of their Inglis Easter draft for this year on Sunday and starring late in the day was the I Am Invincible filly from Notting Hill that sparked an intense bidding war before finally selling for $1.8 million.
Sunday April 7
Some families have a real commercial appeal that represents gold in the sale ring and Black Type on the track and we saw one of them in play at Inglis Easter on Sunday when four members of the Procure - Hips Don’t Lie family were offered for sale including a Snitzel filly from the mare herself that sold for $1.1million.
Sunday April 7
Fresh from siring Straight Charge to win this year’s Group II ATC Silver Slipper, Widden Stud’s young sire Written By hit a home run at Inglis Easter on Sunday when his colt from Mandalong Snitjess sold for $700,000 to set a new benchmark in the sale ring for the sire son of Written Tycoon.
Sunday April 7
John Singleton is more usually seen on the buyers list at Magic Millions, but he swung into action at Inglis Easter on Sunday purchasing the Elsdon Park consigned I Am Invincible filly from triple Group I winning Champion 3YO Filly Lucia Valentina for $700,000.
Sunday April 7
Kia Ora Stud have had great results for their foundation sire Farnan at yearling sales so far this year and the trend continued at Inglis Easter on Sunday when a stunning filly by the Golden Slipper winner from Gypsy Robin (USA) sold for $725,000.
Sunday April 7
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar has his first million dollar yearling sold at Inglis Easter 2024 with Segenhoe Stud’s colt from Fundamentalist selling for $1.9million to the bid of Tom Magnier.
Sunday April 7
Widden Stud will offer some sensational yearlings over the next two days at Inglis Easter and one of the best on paper was the Written Tycoon half-brother to dual Group I winner Zougotcha and Mick Price believes he’s gotten unbeatable value paying $500,000 for the flashy chestnut.
Sunday April 7
Fresh from Group I success in New Zealand on Saturday with Australian bred two year-old I Am Invincible colt Move to Strike, Te Akau principal David Ellis was straight into the buying groove at Inglis Easter moving early to secure Lot 9 from Newhaven Park, the Snitzel colt from Champion 2YO and 3YO Filly English.
Sunday April 7
Platinum Thoroughbreds lightly raced Pierro stallion Bellevue Hill is off the mark, with the heavily backed favourite Diva Las Vegas overcoming difficulties to make a winning debut over 900m at Newcastle on Saturday.
Sunday April 7
The dazzling victory of outstanding three year-old colt Celestial Legend in the $4million Group I ATC Doncaster Mile will have a lot of people thinking hard for a lot of reasons and with not one but two of his close relations to be offered at Inglis Easter on Monday there is time enough for consideration about a colt that could one day be the stallion Australia really needs.
Saturday April 6
Here is the full list of 98 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday April 6
The Listed SAJC Dequetteville Stakes (1000m) at Morphettville on Saturday was supposed to mark the winning return of spring Group winner Karavas, but she came up short against Rosemont Stud’s homebred Starspangledbanner filly Lincolnshire, who led for home on debut and couldn’t be caught.
Saturday April 6
Star mare Amelia's Jewel lost her unbeaten first-up record when playing second fiddle to the 3-year-old Rich Enuff gedling Oscar's Fortune in the Group III PKF AS Roma - AC Milan Cup (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday.
Saturday April 6
After the Frosted (USA) colt Bustling scored a dominant win as odds-on favourite in the Listed Amelia Park - Perth Stakes (1100m), it was the turn of the Rich Enuff filly Siren Assault to throw her hat in the ring for the Karrakatta Plate with an equally impressive performance in the Group III Furphy - Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) at Ascot.
Saturday April 6
Australia’s leading second crop sire by earnings and winners, Trapeze Artist finished the first day of The Championships at Randwick with a Group race double courtesy of progressive three year-old colt Ducasse, winner of the Group III ATC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) and talented three year-old filly Facile, who was tenacious in winning the $250,000 Group III ATC PJ Bell Stakes (1200m).
Saturday April 6
Kiwi breds won all three stakes races at Caulfield on Saturday with Captain Envious following on from early Black Type success for Gold Wolf and Here to Shock - A ground saving ride by Thomas Stockdale paved the way for the Paul Preusker-trained Captain Envious to upset the applecart when he prevailed in a thrilling finish top the Gr.3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.
Saturday April 6
Racing on or near the pace has been a hallmark through most of Here To Shock’s career, but the talented New Zealand-bred changed things up at Caulfield on Saturday and powered home from off the pace to win the Gr.3 Victoria Handicap (1400m).
Saturday April 6
Promising three-year-old staying prospect Gold Wolf showed he could be a contender for the Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) next month when he produced a strong finish to tip out fellow kiwi-bred galloper Antrim Coast in a thrilling conclusion to the Listed Elvis Thurgood Galilee Series Final (2400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday April 6
A ride for the scrapbook by James McDonald resulted in Riff Rocket winning Saturday’s $2,000,000 Group 1 ATC Australian Derby (2400) at Randwick and joining an exclusive club to win the classics in Sydney and Melbourne.
Saturday April 6
With 200 metres to run in Saturday’s $4,000,000 The Star Doncaster Mile at Randwick, there were a dozen horses still capable of winning, then Tyler Schiller lowered the boom on Celestial Legend.
Saturday April 6
Bradman scored an upset victory for Wiremu Pinn in the Listed Bramco Granite & Marble Flying Handicap (1400m) at Trentham on Saturday with the son of Pins becoming the fourth stakes-winner for blue hen Baggy Green, who was bought for $1.75million from the Valachi Downs Dispersal in 2022 by Yulong, who will offer her current yearling filly at Inglis Easter.
Saturday April 6
Despite her last start win in the Group III Birthday Card Stakes and superior wet track form, the market disregarded the 5-year-old Fighting Sun mare Chain Of Lightning in Saturday's $3.000,000 Group 1 James Squire T J Smith Stakes (1200m) and paid the price.
Saturday April 6
Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible posted his 15th Group I winner in New Zealand on Saturday when the Te Akau owned colt Move to Strike won the Group I Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) to become the very first G1 juvenile winner for his sire.
Saturday April 6
Emirates Park homebred filly Manaal won the Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes on debut last spring and has gone from strength to strength as her juvenile season has unfolded putting the icing on the cake at Randwick on Saturday when beating the colts to win the $1million Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m).
Saturday April 6
While the mood may have been momentarily gloomy at Kooringal Stud when the favourite Bandi’s Boy did not run to expectations, it would have picked up considerably when The Brothers War (USA) mare Asgarda launched down the centre of the track under Kayla Nisbet to spring a surprise in the $1,000,000 Newhaven Park Country Championships Final (1400m) at Randwick.
Saturday April 6
Waikato horseman Chad Ormsby is making a habit of landing major prizes at Trentham with three-year-olds that he was unable to sell at the Ready to Run Sale.
Saturday April 6
Fresh from an incredible interstate double in Australia last weekend with Orchestral and Mark Twain, the Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable picked up another black-type feature in New Zealand this time when race favourite Apostrophe ($3.50) claimed victory in the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2100m) at Trentham.
Saturday April 6
Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray continued an outstanding season with their stayers when up-and-coming star Nereus powered home to win the Gr.2 City Of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup (2100m) at Trentham on Saturday.
Saturday April 6
Winning for the first time since breaking her maiden on a heavy track at Kembla Grange twelve months ago, the heavily backed Good Banter needed all of her 8kg pull in the weights over the brave Autumn Angel in Saturday’s Group III TAB Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) at Randwick.
Saturday April 6
Bred and sold by Segenhoe at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for $280,000, Trapeze Artist colt Ducasse was not beaten far in Group I races at his last two starts and struck winning form at Randwick on Saturday in the $250,000 Group III ATC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m).
Saturday April 6
An outstanding few weeks for Waikato Stud’s freshman sire Super Seth continued at Caulfield on Saturday with the unbeaten Feroce winning the A$150,000 Vale John Russell (1200m).