A winner and stakes-placed three times when carrying the royal colours for Sir Michael Stoute, Circle Of Fire (GB) opened his Australian account at his third start for Ciaron Maher in Saturday’s Group II Schweppes Chairman's Quality (2600m) at Randwick.

A determined winner of the Group III ATC Breeder's Plate on debut last spring, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Espionage missed a run in the Golden Slipper when his prizemoney total left him just outside the final field, but he made amends when making light of the heavy ground at Randwick on Saturday to win the $250,000 Group III ATC Kindergarten Stakes (1100m).

Due to the significant rain event of the past 48 hours, Day 1 of the 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale will now start at 12pm AEST tomorrow, Sunday April 7.

Success comes in all shapes and sizes and for the Bowness Stud bred Zoustar gelding Zounate, that success has come in the show ring with the eight year-old gelding taking out the 2024 Pope Cup at Sydney Royal last week for the best show hacks in Australia over 15 hands.

The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale starts tomorrow and Maree McEwan has been out and about at the sales catching up with our vendors, so what are they saying as we countdown to 10am on Sunday morning.

Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A 35-strong draft from powerhouse Yulong and a share in dual Stakes-winning sprinter Malkovich – who was this week confirmed as a runner in the $5m The Quokka – headline the Inglis Digital April (Early) catalogue, which is now available online.

The highly anticipated William Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale gets underway at Riverside Stables on Sunday. With 500 lots catalogued over two days, it is nothing short of breathtaking.

Mapperley Stud has announced their stallion service fees for the 2024 season with their proven son of High Chaparral – Contributer (IRE)  spearheading their roster at a fee of $18,000+gst.

The 2023-24 season has already delivered countless highlights in both New Zealand and Australia for Te Akau Racing, and the powerhouse Kiwi syndicators are hoping the next few days will produce more of the same.

Vinery Stud have a long list of successful graduates to emerge from the Hunter Valley based nursery and the most recent is exciting Zoustar colt Growing Empire, who carried the Yulong colours to victory in the Listed MVRC Moonee Valley Pearl last month.

An expensive Zoustar filly that wins at her third start by a couple of lengths is always an interesting horse, but when the race is over 2000m and she has a half-sister to be offered at Inglis Easter it becomes a One to Watch!

Here is the full list of 33 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The first foal of Australia’s world champion racehorse Winx will be offered at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next Monday and was shown to the media in a special event at Riverside Stables on Thursday.

The Randwick ritual is back on song this weekend with a huge card of racing accompanied by drenching rains and world class athletes. Up to 150mm is predicted to wreak havoc on the east side suburb as the very best from across the country and beyond get ready to fight it out in some of the most prestigious races on our calendar.

Andrew Forsman commenced a big week of racing in winning fashion on both sides of the Tasman and out of his Cambridge stable, The Patron Saint raced to an impressive front-running win at Ruakaka on Wednesday to become the 12th winner from 12 foals to race from blue hen Imposingly.

Top juvenile Velocious moves into serious bonus territory at Trentham on Saturday. The Written Tycoon filly will attempt to not only double her tally at the highest level, but also race for an extended prize pool in the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).

From the first crop of young Newgate Farm sire Cosmic Force, Full Force fitted a formula that vendor Kilgravin Lodge has previously enjoyed racing success with and that process could take them to the highest level this weekend.

Owned and run by the Kelly family at Boorowa in the south west of NSW, Newhaven Park has a long tradition of excellence at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and their draft of 10 this year features a Snitzel colt from one of the best fillies they have ever bred and raced.

Triple Group I winning Dubawi stallion Benbatl (GB), who won the Group I MRC Caulfield Stakes in 2018 and chased Winx home for second in the Cox Plate, will be a new addition at Woodside Park Stud in Victoria this spring.

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

North might be a new name in the vendor index at Inglis Easter this year, but it’s familiar faces with Mick and Pauline Malone acquiring and putting their stamp on the former Kanangra Stud to reinvigorate this proven Hunter Valley farm as an elite nursery for future thoroughbred stars.

The admirably consistent Wandjina mare Terra Mater booked her ticket for the $1,000,000 Midway Championship final on Day Two of The Championships at Randwick with a hard-fought victory in Wednesday’s Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championship Wildcard Plate (1400m).

Sporting the silks carried by her sire I Am Invincible, the 2-year-old filly Rantan overcame difficulties to make a winning career debut in the prophetically named I Am Invincible Easter Yearlings Midway Maiden (900m) at Newcastle on Wednesday.

An imported 3-year-old daughter of Camelot (IRE) winning over 1000m augers well for the future of Spirit Of Camelot (IRE), who is likely to step straight up to stakes class following her win in the Haymarket Maiden Plate at Ballarat on Wednesday.

As a half-sister to the Group 1 VRC Oaks heroine Personal (Fastnet Rock), First Person has a bit to live up to and took the first step when breaking her maiden over 900m at Newcastle on Wednesday.

Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Opening her account with a soft debut win on heavy ground at Geelong on Tuesday was the Anthony and Sam Freedman trained Hellbent filly Irrefutably, who has a full brother entered for the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale.

All is in readiness for the highly anticipated Australian Easter Yearling Sale, which begins on Sunday at Riverside.

NZB’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the quality 100-lot catalogue available to view on Gavelhouse Plus.  

Southern Highlands nursery B2B Thoroughbreds are expecting to be busy this week showing a draft of seven for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale that features a top class colt and exceptional filly by champion sire Snitzel.

The field and barriers are out for the $4million Group I ATC Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday with a full field of 20 plus four emergencies and it’s reassuring in an elite race over a distance longer than a sprint - that is packed with intrigue and differing form lines - to see Australian breds make up the lion’s share of the field accounting for 17 runners.

Kia Ora Stud have moved into exciting territory this year with the launch of the first yearlings by the farm’s Golden Slipper winning foundation sire Farnan, who is poised to make his presence felt at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

This time last year Pride of Dubai gelding Dubai Honour (IRE) was in Sydney getting ready to win the $5million Group I ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes in which he defeated Anamoe and 12 months on he’s back in the UK and kicked off his 2024 season with a powerful win in the Listed Magnolia Stakes (1m2f) overnight at Kempton.

It’s been a strong start to the year for the newly created Alma Vale /Kitchwin Hills Partnership run by Verna Metcalfe (General Manager of Alma Vale and Kitchwin Hills) and Stud Manager Oscar Englebrecht with the show rolling into Riverside Stables this week for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale where they will present siblings to a couple of current season stakes-winners, plus the

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Kandinsky Abstract was the most expensive yearling in Australia in 2022 when sold by Widden Stud for $3million at Inglis Easter and the Zoustar colt posted his second win at Warwick Farm on Easter Monday.

A competitive juvenile maiden over 1300m at Warwick Farm on Easter Monday produced a new winner for Zousain wit the Ciaron Maher trained filly Froebel Star doing best in a tight finish to snatch a narrow victory.

Domain Ace may find himself back on a truck to the Central Districts chasing Group One glory this weekend, after an impressive debut win at Otaki.

Trainer Greg Eurell will search for a suitable race at the Adelaide Carnival for Icarus after the 3-year-old son of O’Lonhro sprouted wings to make a winning career debut in the Sportsbet Photo Finish Refund Maiden Plate at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.

It’s been a busy start to the year for Chris Watson and his team from Mill Park in South Australia and while the next generation of yearlings are being offered at sales around Australia, the past graduates having been doing the business on the racetrack and three outstanding youngsters to be offered at Inglis Easter hold promise for the future.

Cootamundra based Twin Hills Stud under the care of Olly and Amber Tait is steadily producing a growing track record of success and an eight strong draft for Inglis Easter has a nice mix of the proven and promising with one of only two colts on offer by much loved sire Lonhro a likely highlight along with the one and only Kingman in the sale.

Inglis Easter inspections kick off at Riverside Stables from today with a catalogue of 500 set to draw buyers from around the world and if you need a reminder of what is on offer the sire and vendor break up show us I Am Invincible as the leading sire by numbers (44) and Arrowfield the leading vendor with 61 entries, which is 20 more than their nearest rival.

Here is the full list of 56 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Yesterday's brilliant Group One New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes winner Belclare will turn heads when she is offered at the upcoming 2024 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast.

The Torryburn Stud brand has been on fire in in recent years achieving Group I victories with Champion Hong Kong Sprinter Hot King Prawn, outstanding 3YO sprinting colt Home Affairs and more recently with Espiona and Voyage Bubble and their success has travelled to the global stage with not one, but two runners at the Dubai World Cup meeting on Saturday night.

This year's running of Hong Kong's most prestigious race, the Hong Kong Derby, saw a stirring finish between two exceptionally exciting horses - the Irish bred Massive Sovereign and the Australian bred Galaxy Patch.

The jaw-dropping highlight of the Dubai World Cup meeting was reserved for the US$12 million feature, when the lightly raced Laurel River (USA) gave last year’s winner Ushba Tesoro (JPN) and Saudi Cup hero Senor Buscador an eight-and-a-half-length thrashing.

The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale is a week away and if you’re doing homework and looking for something in particular Breednet’s Family Search and Nicks page will provide good information – are there any relations to Orchestral, Estriella and Olentia, yes there are.

She’s the best filly Kevin and Vikki Payne have owned 'by 100 miles’' and Estriella could get her chance at G1 glory within weeks following another devastating victory in the Listed Sunlight Classic at Flemington.

A few jockeys will reflect on their rides in the US$6,000,000 Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan, but Godolphin's 6-year-old Dubawi gelding, Rebel's Romance, was undoubtedly a worthy winner.

After winning five from seven at three, including his first four on the trot, the Jerome Reynier-trained Facteur Cheval raced consistently in top company in Europe last year without winning.

There were no Aussie trained horses competing at the Dubai World Cup meeting overnight, but Australian jockey Brenton Avdulla was in the winner’s circle for the Group I Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) aboard the Irish bred and Hong Kong trained Starspangledbanner gelding California Spangle (IRE).

Brenton Avdulla guided the Tony Cruz-trained California Spangle to a famous win for Hong Kong in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) at Meydan on Dubai World Cup night.

The 2018 Melbourne Cup hero Cross Counter won the Dubai Gold Cup (3200m) at his next start five months later, and  Tower Of London would not be out of place in the famous 2-miler at Flemington judging by his performance in Saturday’s edition of the Group II staying feature at Meydan on World Cup night.

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar is in overdrive as we head through the autumn and sired six winners on Saturday including a stakes double with quality mare Olentia winning the Group II ATC Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill followed later in the day by Celsius Star, who claimed his first Black Type win in the $140,000 Listed Harcourts Hills Railway Stakes (1100m) at Oakbank in South

Here is the full list of 128 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The short-priced favourite Own The Queen did it the hard way in Saturday’s Group III Drummond Golf - WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot, extending her winning sequence to five.

Another Wil has been promoted to short-priced favourite for next week's Doncaster Mile after a bloodless win in the Group III Racing and Sports Doncaster Prelude (1500m) at Rosehill.

From last to first - Emerging stayer Mark Twain capped a dream day for Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood when he won Saturday’s Listed Lexus Roy Higgins (2600m) at Flemington and secured himself a ballot-free entry into the Melbourne Cup (Gr.1, 3200m).

A year after winning the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) with Prowess, Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood returned to Rosehill on Saturday and achieved a repeat result with another special filly.

The 7-year-old War Command gelding Kalapour (Ire) ascended to new heights with  a hard-fought win in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill.

With the sun reflecting off his rich chestnut colt, Godolphin’s magnificent warrior Cascadian (GB) motored home from last to run down the gallant front-runner Pride Of Jenni to go back-to-back in the $3,000,000 Group 1 Tab Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington.

The $500,000 Listed VRC Sunlight Classic (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday produced another impressive stepping stone on the path to future Group I glory for progressive I Am Invincible filly Estriella.

Bandi’s Boy earned a maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Group III EGroup Security Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill, a pipe opener for next Saturday’s $1,000,000 Newhaven Park Country Championships final at Randwick.

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 $300,000 Group II ATC Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Wymark’s connections are likely to pay a late nomination fee for next week’s Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) after the rapidly improving three-year-old collected his fourth win in a row in Saturday’s Gr.2 Toyota Forklifts Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.

Perennially under-rated mare Belclare had a richly deserved day in the Ellerslie sun on Saturday, bringing her high-class New Zealand racing career to a close with a successful defence of her title in the Gr.1 NZEA New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m).

The 4-year-old Not A Single Doubt mare Sans Doute has looked a different horse since switching to Te Akau Racing’s Cranbourne stable, stretching her winning run to four in Saturday’s Listed - ATA/Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) at Flemington.

A $200,000 Inglis Premier purchase from Widden Stud, Pierata filly Tobeoronottobe went into the $200,000 Group III VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday as a talented maiden and came out a stakes-winner when she downed the favourite Ameena with a powerful late surge.

A milestone for Waikato Stud's Super Seth, as the highly promising Linebacker credited the son of Dundeel with his first stakes-winner in Saturday's Group III - Hyland Race Colours BaillieuStakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

When Epsom Derby hero Serpentine (IRE) was shown the door at Ballydoyle after a spectacularly unsuccessful 4-year-old season, his career looked all but over.

Just days after the news of Think It Over’s retirement comes the announcement of another great warrior calling it a day with Zaaki (GB) set to begin a new chapter of his life after finding fame and fortune in Australia with Annabel Neasham.

There was only one stakes race in Australia on Good Friday and it produced a new stakes-winner for Pride of Dubai when Willie Pike steered Buckets Ridge to an impressive win in the Listed WATC Melvista Stakes (2200m) at Ascot.

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

Linebacker is a pure product of the Jonathon Munz/ Dean Hawthorne academy, so it would be fitting if the John O'Shea-trained colt credits Super Seth with his first stakes-winner in Saturday's Group III Hyland Race Colours Baillieu Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

Impressive last-start Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Pulchritudinous will continue her racing career in Australia following her sale this week.

Ken Kelso is hoping lightning might strike twice when Legarto makes her second start at Flemington in Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m).

Hi Yo Sass Bomb has become a horse of a lifetime for New Plymouth trainer Kim Reid, and she is hoping to further her dream ride with her pride and joy at Ellerslie on Saturday.

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

Alpine Edge will stand at Clear Mountain Fairview on the Darling Downs, Queensland as a 2024 freshman sire.

While there is no Australian representation on the Dubai World Cup card this year, there is plenty to keep fans enthralled in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Up and coming trainer Jack Pilkington broke the ice at his home track of Hawkesbury on Thursday when Alabama State beat the older horses to become the seventh first crop winner for his young sire Alabama Express.

One of the most potent nicks in the world has been with Fastnet Rock over Galileo mares and we saw it on Saturday in the shape of Group I winner Via Sistina (IRE) and again at Hawkesbury on Thursday in a promising maiden winner from the Ciaron Maher stable.

Quality performer Fashion Shoot has yet to win beyond 1400m, but the in-form mare’s camp is confident she can go the distance at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Australian Group Two winner and multiple Group One performer Hilal will commence stud duties at Mark and Jane Corcoran’s Grangewilliam Stud at Waitotora this spring.

At the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on April 7 and 8 it will be wall to wall bluebloods, but the most interesting horse in the Ciaron Maher stable is one whose pedigree would not have made the grade at Australia’s premier yearling sale.

Eight year-old So You Think gelding Think It Over has run his last race with his trainer Kerry Parker notifying stewards this morning that his stable star would be retired following consultation with his owner breeder Richard Johnston.

Exciting mare Pride of Jenni has dazzled racegoers with her free running style of racing that has her rivals off the bit turning for home, but can she stretch that speed to the 2000m of the $3million Group I VRC Australian Cup at Flemington on Saturday.

The true benefits and diversity of the Inglis Digital platform were on full display today when Asian Bloodstock’s Marie Yoshida bought a March (Late) Sale feature lot while on a flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles.

The Yulong colours are seen in the winner’s circle all over the world and were in action at Happy Valley last night where Mark Newnham produced their latest winner in Irish bred gelding Show Respect (IRE).

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

After missing a run when balloted out of last Saturday’s Group III Epona Stakes (1900m) at Rosehill, City Of Lights earned a consolation of sorts in a benchmark 78 over 1800m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale is getting very close now and this time next week inspections will be underway at the Riverside Stables complex ahead of the sale on April 7 and 8 and that means yearling images are flooding in and for those keen for a sneak peek at some of the stars let’s take a look.

The 2-year-old Dundeel colt Epimeles will likely jump straight to stakes company after making an impressive career debut in the Sportsbet Fast Form Hcp (1300m) at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.

The two year-old fillies maiden over 1100m at Randwick on Wednesday held plenty of interest with several runners well fancied, but it was the John O’Shea trained More Territories that blew them all away on debut with a booming late finish.

Showing he taken benefit from his debut third behind the promising Shalaa (IRE) colt  Roselyn's Star on March 13, the Too Darn Hot colt Hezdarnhottoo (NZ) made no mistake at start two in Wednesday's Toyota Forklifts Hcp (1100m) at Randwick-Kensington.

Cambridge’s Kingsclere Stables is in for a busy trans-Tasman weekend, headlined by their glamour filly Orchestral tackling the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

The last few days have delivered a series of unforgettable moments for Te Akau Racing, and there could be more to come for the syndication powerhouse with Star Of Justice (Justify) and Grace ‘N’ Grey (NZ) (Spirit of Boom) now available for sale on the latest 56 Lot fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com.

There are a couple of very interesting juvenile maidens over 1100m at Randwick on Wednesday featuring some unraced youngsters that have shown up at the trials and while the established juvenile stars are engaged with the Sydney Autumn Carnival for these youngsters Brisbane may loom large on the horizon.