Connections of the exquisite Brazen Beau filly Bold Bastille will contemplate a start in next week's Golden Slipper after a dominant performance in the Listed Redoute's Choice Stakes at Caulfield.

Australian hoop Kyle Wilson-Taylor has made his first visit to New Zealand a memorable one by guiding promising filly Grail Seeker to a hollow victory in the Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham.

Saturday’s Gr.3 Wentwood Grange Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham delivered multiple milestones for the connections of Taranaki mare Hi Yo Sass Bomb.

Progressive stayer First Immortal has been promising to win a stakes race for some time and the four year-old son of Churchill (IRE) looks set for an outstanding preparation after resuming from a spell to win the Listed MRC Anniversary Vase (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Never a factor in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes when coming off a 16-week break, the Exceedance colt Dublin Down earned the final golden ticket to the Golden Slipper when leading at every call in Saturday’s $250,000 Group II Tab Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill.

It was a Widden Stud sired trifecta in the $350,000 Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday with first and third home Drifting and Chateau Miraval by first season sire Zousain, while Trapeze Artist filly Fly Fly split the pair to snatch second.

Southern sprinter Our Echo showed his northern rivals just how good he can be when he sat wide throughout before holding off a host of challenges to win Saturday’s Listed Lincoln Farms Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham.

The decision to bypass Friday night’s Pakenham Cup paid off the connections of Gear Up (IRE), who dealt punters a blow in the Listed Sportsbet Victoria Gold Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

John Kenneally isn’t a self-promoter – the style of which there is no shortage of in life.

A Northern Hemisphere bred Starspangledbanner gelding returned the highest price at the 2024 Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) at Sha Tin on Friday evening after attracting a bid of HK$5.4 million.

Friday was a good day at the office for Trilogy Racing, whose colours were carried by Pierro filly Queen of Dragons to win the Group III Kembla Grange Classic and then later in the day promising Extreme Choice filly Extreme Virtue scored easily for them at Pakenham to rack up their 100th win.

Seventh in the Melbourne Cup last year, the Willie Mullins trained French bred hurdler Absurde was back in the winning groove at the big Cheltenham jumping festival overnight scoring a brilliant win in the County Handicap Hurdle (2m1f).

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

Ashrun (FR) led home a 1-2 for Australian Bloodstock when breaking a drought dating back to the 2020 Hotham Handicap. He proved the superior stayer in Friday night’s $300,000 Listed Sportsbet Pakenham Cup (2500m).

The $250,000 Group III Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) attracted a big field of up an coming stakes fillies with higher aspirations and victory went to Pierro filly Queen of Dragons in the Trilogy Racing colours.

An I Am Invincible filly from the family of rising star three year-old Celestial Legend was an obvious choice as the One to Watch on Friday when she broke the ice at Kembla in style.

A $340,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase, the Ciaron Maher trained Savabeel gelding Vermillion Dragon made light work of a 1500m maiden event at Kembla on Friday to win as he pleased on debut.

Castanya holds nominations for all the top-two-year-old races and can earn a guaranteed spot in the Golden Slipper on Saturday week with a win in the $250,000 Group III Cincotta Chemist Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

Andrew Forsman will attempt to recreate the performance of a former stable star with his trio of fillies in this Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham.

Australian shores are beckoning Mustang Valley once more, and trainer Andrew Forsman is looking forward to seeing if she is up to the task when she heads to Tauranga on Saturday to kick-off her autumn preparation in the BOP Equine Vets Open Handicap (1400m) at Tauranga.

Here is the full list of 49 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The change of seasons is upon us and the $250,000 Group III Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) on Friday is usually won by an up and coming filly with Oaks aspirations and for Arrowfield Stud’s young sire The Autumn Sun it could prove a pivotal race.

Maven Belle (NZ) (Burgundy) is following in some famous Te Akau Racing footsteps, becoming the fifth Group One-winning mare from the stable to be offered for sale on Gavelhouse Plus.

It’s a long way from Boorowa in the South West of NSW to the Adelaide Magic Millions Yearling Sale (March 18 and 19), but John Kelly and his team at Newhaven Park are making the trip well worthwhile with a draft of nine that features the only filly in the sale by the sire of Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Hayasugi.

Stephen Autridge has triumphed in many of New Zealand’s most iconic races, and the Matamata horseman would rate a victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand Oaks (2400m) among the headliners.

Global breeding giant Coolmore have a high profile presence in the Australian racing and breeding industry with key race sponsorships such as the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic at Rosehill this Saturday to compliment a star studded stallion roster at headquarters in the Hunter Valley, but the addition of Coolmore Mount White Spelling Farm adds a new string to the bow.

Olly and Amber Tait have had a busy start to the year selling at Magic Millions on the Gold Coast and Inglis Premier in Melbourne under their Twin Hills Stud banner and the show now rolls into the Adelaide Magic Millions (March 18 and 19) where their draft of eight features one of only two fillies in the sale by exciting young sire Tassort.

Blinkers and gelding appear to have done the trick for talented Trapeze Artist three year-old Introducing, who fought like a tiger to score  a remarkable win ta Randwick on Wednesday.

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

An appealing three-in-one package and an undefeated 3YO shared top honours in the Inglis Digital March (Early) Online Sale today, realising $150,000 each.

Hugely desirable filly Autumn Ballet, Stakes winners including A Very Fine Red and De Sonic Boom as well as the dam of Saturday’s G1 Sistema Stakes winner Velocious are among a surge of recent high quality entries for The Chairman’s Sale.

Tassort has another star juvenile on the radar with exciting Anthony and Sam Freedman trained filly Ameena winning as she pleased at Caulfield Heath on Wednesday to make it two easy wins in as many starts.

A Group One challenge awaits Red Sea next month following the youngster’s runaway success in the AKW Farrier Two-Year-Old (1200m) at Matamata on Wednesday.

A $450,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Yarraman Park, promising Deep Field filly Hallett made a winning debut at Randwick on Wednesday to keep the juvenile winning run going for the all powerful Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.

Imwonderfultonight has been a standout performer for Cambridge trainer Sam Mynott this season and she is hoping her mare can be rewarded for her consistency with victory in Saturday’s Listed Lincoln Farms Lightning Handicap (1200m) at Trentham.

The odd-on favourite Roselyn's Star was two lengths in front of a smart field of two-year-old colts after going 50 metres of the Bivouac First Yearlings Maiden Hcp (1000m) at Randwick-Kensington, and that was the closest they came to the handsome son of Shalaa (IRE).

The latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com gives buyers access to a pair of blue-blooded broodmare prospects that have recently been retired from the Te Akau Racing stable.

An impressive winner on debut last spring, De Gaulle flyer – Prince Sonic – led throughout for a command performance at Warrnambool on Tuesday … winning by over 2 lengths.

Victorian based Cornwall Park Stud have targeted the Adelaide Magic Millions Yearling Sale (March 18 and 19) for their draft of six yearlings, which includes four from the first crop of Written Tycoon’s brilliant son Dirty Work, whose progeny have sold for up to $260,000 this year.

The full sister to Saturday's impressive Gold Coast winner Chinny Boom is heading to the same stable after she sold for $230,000 today and topped the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The were four heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning with unraced winners by Zoustar and Too Darn Hot (GB), plus an eye-catching place-getter for Yes Yes Yes.

Yulong had no joy in Australia with their expensive acquisition Alcohol Free, but may have a better experience with Fastnet Rock’s Group I winning daughter Via Sistina (IRE), who they purchased for 2.7million guineas at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale last year.

El Vencedor’s career-best performance at Ellerslie to triumph at Group One level was tinged with a bittersweet note for breeder-owners David Price and Mark Freeman.

Growing up on The Oaks Stud in Cambridge paved a way for a successful career in the thoroughbred breeding industry for Dean Williams, however, he got the racing bug young and is about to take an important step in fulfilling his dream of becoming a trainer.

Chris Watson and his team from Mill Park have had a busy start to the year offering drafts at the Gold Coast for Magic Millions and in Melbourne for Inglis Premier, but next week the focus will be a lot closer to home with the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale (March 18 and 19) set to feature 16 youngsters from South Australia’s leading thoroughbred nursery.

Entries for NZB’s 2024 National Weanling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on Thursday 20 June.  

Our analysis of Australian Studbook covering statistics for 2023 continues with a look at a very interesting group of sires whose oldest progeny are two year-olds, so when fees were announced last year they did not have runners, but as the spring unfolded things were changing rapidly and for some that meant a bonanza in terms of mare bookings.

The Australian Turf Club has advised the latest order of entry for the $5m, Group I TAB Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill on March 23rd, as at Monday, March 11th  following two more key Slipper lead up races last Saturday, while Lady of Camelot was in cruise control at the Hawkesbury barrier trials.

Here is the full list of 39 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A colt by Better Than Ready topped Day One of the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale with a phone bid from Los Angeles Airport coming up trumps.

Jamie Kah and Godolphin topped off a memorable long weekend when the 3-year-old Exosphere filly Austmarr spaced the opposition in the Listed Thomas Farms Manihi Classic (1100m) at Morphettville.

The Launceston Cup is shaping as an important lead-up to the Adelaide Cup. Last year Aurora's Symphony won the Tasmanian feature before being edged out by Rebel Racer in the Cup. This year's Launceston Cup hero Excelleration went one better in Monday's $350,000 Tab Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville.

A happy homecoming for Lloyd Kennewell and Jamie Kah as the Extreme Choice gelding Meridius broke a year-long drought in the Listed Quayclean C S Hayes Memorial Cup (1600m) at Morphettville.

A Group winner at two and a stakes-winner last spring, Air Assault had a class edge over his rivals in the Listed SAJC Morphettville Guineas (1600m) on Monday and led all the way for a determined victory.

Chalk up a fifth Australian winner and sixth overall for Alabama Express as the cleverly named Harpalee broke her maiden at start two in the Porter Plant Maiden Plate (1000m) at Ballarat on Monday.

When Luke Fernie learned Winning Rupert was on the market he seized the moment and bought the son of Champion Australian sire Written Tycoon to stand in Western Australia.

Wexford Stables will break new ground next month with their Group One-winning sprinter Waitak heading to Western Australia.

Quality Karaka graduate Lekvarte (NZ) (Reliable Man) produced an extraordinary finish to add a second stakes win to her CV in Saturday’s A$250,000 Group Three Mostyncopper Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick.

The Group I Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday drew a quality field with Irish bred Starspangledbanner gelding California Spangle (IRE) claiming the prize under a clever front running ride by Aussie jockey Brenton Avdulla.

Here is the full list of 64 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Placed behind stablemate’s Bodyguard in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude and High Octane in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview, Holmes A Court found his time to shine in Sunday’s $250,000 Group III John Mcgrath Auto Group Black Opal Stakes (1200m) at Canberra.

Kris Lees and Australian Bloodstock are a formidable team and won the Listed Canberra Cup in 2020 with the import Mugatoo (IRE), who went on to win the All Star Mile and they were back in the winner’s circle on Sunday winning the same race with Almania (IRE).

The $165,000 Listed Canberra Guineas (1400m) produced a thrilling finish with the favourite Port Lockroy edged out by up and coming Zoustar gelding Xidaki.

A top class stakes-winner in Singapore last season, Flying Artie gelding Coin Toss brought his A game to Canberra on Sunday scoring a bold front running win in the$165,000  Listed National Sprint (1400m) bringing a timely pedigree update for his yearling half-sister to be offered at the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale on Tuesday.

There were five Group I races run in Australasia on Saturday that produced five brand new G1 winners, but only one of them started favourite so let’s take a look at her first as she highlights an emerging nick between two champion Australian sires, is it a good one? And also we look at the fact rather than perception of sex bias in this G1 sire.

No stallion has a better strike rate with his 2-year-olds this season than Kobayashi, whose third crop of 32 live foals is doing him proud.

Outstanding 3YO Celestial Legend gave owner Bon Ho another G1 win and exciting 2YO Switzerland kept his unbeaten record intact and confirmed himself a serious Golden Slipper contender as Inglis graduates flexed their muscle on a big day of autumn racing.

Danica Guy’s talented three-year-old Lupo Solitario has been sold to Hong Kong.

Last season, Nikita Beriman guided Party For Two to consecutive wins at the Sunshine Coast and Doomben before finishing a courageous second to Exploring in the Group II Blue Diamond Prelude at Sandown Hillside.  

Four months after his triumph in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton, Mahrajaan earned himself a special place in New Zealand racing history by adding Saturday’s Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie.

Promising New Zealand-bred Von Hauke took his career to new heights with his first black-type victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington.

Here is the full list of 116 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It was a blowout for punters when the 3-year-old Wandjina filly Infancy came with a well-timed run to capture Saturday’s Listed Tokyo City Keiba Fireball Stakes (1100m) at Randwick.

Luckless in feature races in her two previous starts, Eternal Flame turned things around and collected a deserved first black-type victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 Matron Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

Two gifted 3-year-old sons of Dundeel fought out the finish of Saturday’s Group 1 The Agency Randwick Guineas (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday, with the honours going to  Celestial Legend.

The remarkable Overshare mare Lady Laguna turned giant killer at Randwick on Saturday, when leaving the Everest hero Think About It and Coolmore Classic heroine Espiona without an excuse in the $750,000 Group 1 James Squire Canterbury Stakes (1300m).

An inch-perfect front running ride by Irishman Joe Doyle paved the way for outsider El Vencedor to upset the applecart in the Group1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie. 

Not ready to become a mum after missing to I Am Invincible last spring, the Fastnet Rock mare Passive Aggressive returned to the track to defend her title in Saturday’s Group II Hyland Race Colours Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick.

Coolmore looks to have a stranglehold on the Golden Slipper after Switzerland announced himself a genuine threat to the favourite Storm Boy when downing a top-class field in Saturday’s Group II UNSW Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

Superstar filly Velocious cemented herself atop the country’s two-year-old ranks with a tenacious victory in Saturday’s Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie.

Autumn Angel found plenty under pressure to add Saturday’s Group II TAB Kewney Stakes (1600m) at Flemington to her resume.

Making her sixth start, the honest Rubick filly Erno's Cube came out on top in a three-horse war in Saturday's Group II Yarraman Park Reisling Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

Twenty years after his sire claimed the Group 1 feature, Cylinder gave Exceed And Excel a fitting farewell in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Yulong Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington.

Jamie Kah's positive ride from an outside barrier resulted in the striking Street Boss (USA) colt Traffic Warden leading at every call in Saturday’s Group II MSS Security Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.

Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It was a race for the long shots, but a blueblood six year-old gelding was the winner with Rustic Steel producing a career best performance to trounce 200-1 shot Sharp Shock and 100-1 shot Imatruestar in the $250,000 Group III Newcastle Stakes (1400m) on Friday.

An undefeated Hong Kong prospect, multiple desirable three-in-one packages and a yearling reduction draft from Kooringal Stud headline another intriguing catalogue for the Inglis Digital March (Early) Online Sale.

This weekend is set to be one of the biggest in Chad Ormsby’s career, and the Cambridge trainer kicked it off in style with Pulchritudinous winning Friday’s Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2000m) at Taupo.

There’s a lot to like about the first three across the line in the Paul Perry Hcp (1300m) for 2-year-olds at Newcastle on Wednesday, won by the talented Tassort colt Last Command.

The New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Members’ Council has appointed Rodney Schick as a Director of NZTR’s Board, effective immediately.

A gallant fourth as favourite in last year’s Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m), quality mare Aquacade is returning to the same meeting 12 months later but setting her sights on a different race.

Taranaki trainer Robbie Patterson was getting ready to head to Ellerslie with two contenders for the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) on Saturday until he got a shock when going through his emails on Thursday.

Seventeen stakes’ races on Saturday, four in the nation’s capital on Sunday, four in Adelaide on Monday, and not forgetting the Group III Newcastle Stakes on Friday, should test the stamina of the most ardent fan.

Our analysis of Australian Studbook covering statistics for 2023 continues with a look at the second and third crop sires last year and these are the guys whose first foals were being born last spring and whose first yearlings are selling right now.

Raheen Stud will be kept busy at the Gold Coast next week presenting 25 QTIS eligible youngsters at the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale (March 11 and 12) with the majority of the draft by the farm’s prolific sire of winners Heroic Valour, who has a couple of nice horses running for him in Hong Kong.

Edward Cummings released a statement on Thursday announcing the unfortunate news that his stable star Duais had suffered an injury and will be retired to stud joining the extensive broodmare band at Yulong.

Here is the full list of 34 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There were four heats for juveniles run at the Randwick trials on Thursday morning and two of them were won by unraced fillies by champion sire Zoustar.

The purchase of two-time stakes winner Live Drama (NZ) (Ghibellines) for $75,000 on gavelhouse.com this week means that breeder Warwick Jeffries is about to enhance his broodmare band with two of the South Island’s best-performed racemares from recent seasons.