Justify (USA) had an impressive maiden winner at Bendigo on Tuesday and this lightly raced colt has a half-brother to be offered at Inglis Premier by Kia Ora Stud.

Tomorrow will bring to a close the Inglis Digital February (Late) online sale but it will also bring about the beginning of the new chapter in the story of young stallion Winning Rupert. 

Cootamundra based Twin Hills Stud, under the care of Olly and Amber Tait, is proving to be a fruitful source of winners and stakes horses, a fact well highlighted in the past week and their Inglis Premier draft features the only filly by Fastnet Rock and the only yearling by Justify (USA) from a daughter of Fastnet Rock – the magic cross!

Guy Lowry has been enjoying watching the success of a few of his stable graduates across the Tasman of late, and he is hoping they are not done yet.

It has been an anxious few months for the father-and-son training partnership of Ben and Ryan Foote with their star sprinter Babylon Berlin.

Southern Highlands nursery B2B Thoroughbreds only have two yearlings for Inglis Premier this year and given they are colts by Snitzel and Ole Kirk, Ricky Surace and his team can expect plenty of interest when they start parading at Oaklands this week.

As many of you would have noticed, I’ve written and commented extensively in the past few years on Darley’s ongoing fight with Revenue NSW to secure Land Tax Exemption for its breeding properties in NSW.

The Inglis Premier Yearling Sale starts this Sunday and there is a strong Victorian flavour to this sale as you would expect and first season sires in particularly are going to play a role with the most represented being Victorian based Hanseatic and Tagaloa with first season sire galleries now available on Breednet for quick comparisons.

Vinery Stud are heading to Inglis Premier with a draft of 14 and more than half of their yearlings are by the farm’s own stallions including exciting first season sire Ole Kirk, while the half-sister to Group I VRC Victoria Derby winner Johhny Get Angry is by the great Victorian favourite Toronado (IRE).

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

Gai Waterhouse has always been a fan of Pierro, having won the 2YO Triple Crown with the champion son of Lonhro and she and co-trainer Adrian Bott produced a talented debut winner by him at Newcastle on Monday.

A beautifully presented colt by Needs Further sold for $145,000 and topped the 2024 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale at Quercus Park today.

We tend to focus on the juvenile trials, but at this time of year there is a lot going on and three other trials at Warwick Farm on Monday  were super interesting for different reasons highlighting a comeback horse, a horse with a name change and a horse that might strike fear into the hearts of Fangirl and Mr Brightside.

There were four heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Monday morning that featured two winners for first season sire Microphone and the reappearance of talented Zoustar colt Growing Empire, who was sent back to the trials following his debut second at Randwick last month when he blotted his copybook with a spectacular dipsy doodle just after the winning post.

The emergence in Australia of the unbeaten three-year-old Immediacy has provided further impetus for breeders Cambridge Stud as they head into selling mode across the Tasman.

Expect to see promising stayer Snazzytavi feature prominently in next season’s Cups, that’s the call from co-trainer Graham Richardson following her win in the Gavelhouse.com 2000 at Matamata on Saturday.

The remarkable win of Hayasugi in the $2million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes last Saturday made a lot of people happy, but none more so than her breeders Mike O’Donnell and Michael Kirwan, who were both at Caulfield to share in the excitement.

The countdown is well and truly on for New Zealand's highly anticipated Slot Auction.

Champion jockey James McDonald was reunited with Irish bred Cox Plate winner Romantic Warrior at Sha Tin on Sunday with the pair combining to win the Group I Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) in an epic battle with Australian bred Deep Field gelding Voyage Bubble.

Sunday proved a good day for the Swettenham Stud sires with a  new stakes-winner for Rubick and a second winner for young I Am Invincible stallion I Am Immortal.

Here is the full list of 62 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

After finishing second with Flattered in the Listed Gold Sovereign Stakes, Patrick Payne was back on his pedestal when Wings Of Song swept the fillies series in Tasmania in Sunday’s Listed Kevin Sharkie Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston.

Julie Harris and her team at Holbrook Thoroughbreds have a diverse draft of six for Inglis Premier that includes the only yearling in the sale by outstanding staying sire Camelot and the three-quarter brother to Group II winner Comrade Rosa by Ole Kirk.

The top Tasmanian 2-year-old Geegees Mistruth extended her unbeaten sequence to four in Sunday’s Listed Little Giant Homes Gold Sovereign Stakes (1200m) at Launceston.

Based at Hesket in the Macedon Ranges, Miranda Park will present a quality draft of six at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale featuring one of only two fillies in the sale by reigning champion New Zealand sire Proisir.

Fillies dominated the $2million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday filling the first four places and providing her connections with a massive thrill to finish third was Kuroyanagi, a $390,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Yarraman Park draft last year.

David Vandyke plans to take his exciting 2-year-old gelding All Inclusive to Sydney for the Group II Todman Stakes after the son of All Too Hard made a stunning debut in the QTIS Jewel Prelude Plate (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday.

After a frustrating run of placegetters, Darley Stud’s 4-time Group 1 winner Blue Point (IRE) broke the ice in Australia when Blue Rocket made a winning debut in the National Pump And Energy Plate (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday.

There is a vast amount of time and money spent on looking for ways to enhance the chance of success in producing and /or purchasing elite racehorses and while there are key parameters that will put you above the curve it’s always worth noting we work in an unpredictable industry and sometimes just having a ticket in the lottery is all you need to win.

A $10,000 Inglis Digital broodmare sent to a first season stallion on a $10,000 service fee produced a $47,500 Australian Weanling Sale graduate who won the G1 $2m Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.

Respected racing journalist and administrator Dave Bradford passed away peacefully in Auckland on Thursday, aged 91.

Here is the full list of 114 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Bred and offered for sale by Gilgai Farm, two year-old Starspangledbanner filly Herastar might have been unfancied by punters at Morphettville on Saturday in the Listed SAJC Cinderella Stakes (1050m), but she’ll be favourite next time after unleashing a scintillating finish to claim victory.

 After winning the 1984 Hobartville Stakes with the champion Sir Dapper, Les Bridge added a second win in the Group II feature at Rosehill forty years later with the Dundeel colt Celestial Legend.

Top class Russian Revolution mare Revolutionary Miss won her second Group race in seven days when backing up from last Saturday to win the $200,000 Group III MRC Mannerism Stakes (1400m ) at Caulfield today.

A spring campaign that never really got off the ground was banished to history when quality Group I Zoustar mare Zougotcha burst back to top form to end the winning fun of Lady Laguna in the $300,000 Group II ATC Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

An incredible result for the South Australian’s Shane and Cassie Oxlade as the honest Queman scored a heartstopping win in Saturday’s $750,000 Group 1 Sportsbet Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield.

Kiwi bred megastar Mr Brightside added a sixth Group One trophy to his collection with another breathtaking performance in Saturday’s A$750,000 Lamaro’s Hotel Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

The Royal Meeting (IRE) filly Hayasugi may finally have earned the respect she deserves when leading home a 1-2-3-4 for fillies in Saturday’s $2,000,000 Group 1 Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Katrina and Simon Alexander celebrated one of their most satisfying moments on a racetrack with La Crique’s triumphant turnaround in the Gr.1 Trackside Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m) on Saturday.

Underrated So You Think mare Saint Alice added valuable winning black type to her blossoming career record when she took out the Listed Matamata Veterinary Services Equine Kaimai Stakes (2000m) in a blanket finish.

Two Melbourne Cup winners with a combined $14,000,000 in the bank and a Group 1 millionairess from New Zealand fought out a dramatic finish to the Group II Carlton Draught Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield, which was decided on the bob.

Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young know what it takes to win a Derby in Australia, and now they are setting their sights on Sydney with the unbeaten Immediacy.

Brought to Australia as a Melbourne Cup contender last year, Churchill gelding More Felons (IRE) announced himself as a serious Sydney Cup  candidate with a strong finishing last stride win in the $200,000 Listed ATC Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

All roads now lead to the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) for Captured By Love, after the talented juvenile maintained her unbeaten status in the Gr.2 J Swap Contractors LTD Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).

Written By was a dominant winner of the 2018 Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes before retiring to stand at Widden Stud and he featured on Saturday with with an exciting new stakes-winner when quality colt Straight Charge led all the way to win the $300,000 Group II ATC Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m).

A Breednet ‘One To Watch’ when making a winning debut at Sandown Lakeside on January 31, the Written Tycoon gelding Raikoke kept his record perfect with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Group III Sportsbet Zeditave Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Six days after winning a Benchmark 64 for fillies and mares at Sale, the Spirit Of Boom filly Sassy Boom broke through at stakes level in the Group II Sportsbet Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield.

A fruitless summer saw Savaglee slip under the radar in this season’s two-year-old crop, but that all changed with a brilliant upset victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Fairview Matamata Slipper (1200m) on his home track.

The opening race at Caulfield on Saturday was named in honour of an iconic New Zealand-bred champion, and it was fitting that Dunkel won it with some of the stamina and toughness that top-flight Kiwi stayers are renowned for.

Leading Victorian nursery Blue Gum Farm has a proven track record for success and under the new ownership of Jason and Melanie Stenning (Trilogy Racing) and Sean and Cathy Dingwall, the team were quickly into stride at Magic Millions last month selling nine youngsters for up to $1.3million.

Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Given a peach of a ride by Craig Newitt, the bargain-priced European import Monbaher (IRE) made his first attempt at stakes level count in Friday night’s Listed PKF Torney Night Cup (2500m) at Moonee Valley.

A Deep Impact (JPN) half-sister to Winx, City Of Lights appeared for the first time in fifteen weeks to claim a benchmark 72 over 1550m at Canterbury on Friday night, encouraging connections to target black-type in the near future.

The record breaking form of the 2024 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale continued today with the Book Two auction posting more lofty benchmarks

There was a short-priced favourite in the $50,000 Canberra Black Opal Preview (1000m) on Friday, but Capitalist colt Amazing Eagle came up short when beaten by the local home town hero Vella’s Best.

Aramco Racing's highly regarded Snitzel colt Gatsby's held a nomination for Saturday's Group II Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill before the decision was made to kick-start his career in the Ranvet Maiden Hcp (1100m) at Canterbury on Friday and he passed his first test with flying colours.

Sisters to G1 winners, mares in foal on highly commercial covers and the stallion Winning Rupert are among the highlight entries in the Inglis Digital February (Late) Online Auction, which is now open for bidding.

Dealt a blow when the colt they bred and part-owned Bodyguard was scratched on the eve of the Group 1 Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, Emirates Park played a vital role in the breeding of the nominal favourite Coleman.

Entries to the 2024 Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series – the most progressive in the country – are now open.

Waikato hoop Vinnie Colgan will trek down to Otaki on Saturday to partner exciting four-year-old Desert Lightning in the Gr.1 Trackside Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m), and he is hoping his charge can live up to his favourite’s tag.

This Saturday’s juvenile features at Matamata are set to paint a clearer picture for upcoming Group One targets, and Te Akau Racing co-trainer Sam Bergerson is hoping for good showings from his high-class trio.

While the Group I MRC Blue Diamond takes centre stage at Caulfield for the juveniles, in Sydney the Group II ATC Silver Slipper (1100m) has also attracted a good field with light to be shed on a couple of key Waterhouse Bott trained colts in Espionage (James Harron Bloodstock)  and Straight Charge (Yulong).

A beautifully related Playing God filly sold for $625,000 on a record breaking day of selling on Day One of the 2024 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale today.

Here is the full list of 45 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A dead heat in a competitive juvenile maiden at Pakenham on Thursday evening produced a fourth winner for Newgate Farm’s Brutal, but Barbaric Lad had to share the spoils as he hit the line at the exact same time as Brave Smash (Jpn) filly She Smashes.

With an extraordinary record for producing Group I winners over many years, South Australian vendors Mill Park Stud have been in hot form this season with a slew of new stakes-winners including budding sprint queen Benedetta, who runs in the Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate this Saturday with her half-brother one of the Mill Park stars for Inglis Premier.

There were five heats for juveniles at Randwick on Thursday morning and the winners included a couple of high profile colts in the Yulong colours, while the first appearance this year for Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis was well worth watching.

Milan Park’s Tony Rider went full-circle on gavelhouse.com on Monday night, buying back the multiple Group-winning mare Aromatic (NZ) (Sacred Falls) for $257,500.

The $2million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) this Saturday has attracted a full field with emergencies and on a sale mail front it’s an interesting one with three individual million dollar yearling purchases last year making the field and all three could figure in the mix.

Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Midweek stakes racing with the rescheduled Listed Morley Growers Market - Challenge Stakes (1500m) for 3-year-olds at Ascot proved the perfect spot for the Russian Revolution gelding Russian To The Bar to open his stakes account.

A good day at Sandown for Yulong Stud's champion stallion, Written Tycoon, with the 2-year-old filly Little Stirrer opening her account shortly after the 3-year-old colt Fury broke his maiden.

Team Hawkes may embark on a Sydney campaign in the autumn for the 3-year-old colt Fury after the son of Written Tycoon led at every call over the talented Shamus Award filly Quickster in Wednesday’s Sportsbet Same Race Multi Maiden Plate at Sandown-Lakeside.

Two younger members of Tony Pike’s team will spearhead the stable’s representation at Matamata with higher honours beckoning the duo if they race up to expectations.

The 2-year-old Super Seth colt Linebacker jumped straight to the front and led a competitive field of maidens a merry dance when making his career debut over 1300m on a heavy track at Hawkesbury on Wednesday.

Regally-bred mare Manifique is already assured of a broodmare career, however, trainer Peter Didham is keen to gain some black-type with her before she heads to the breeding barn.

Classic assignments could be in the offing for promising stayer First Innings following his impressive maiden win in the Cambridge Stud 2100 at Pukekohe on Wednesday.

The Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) this Saturday is the first G1 of the season for the two year-olds and will test the form of Sydney vs Melbourne and also the Magic Millions with Spywire an acceptor.

Gai Waterhouse and her yearling inspection team are doing the hard yards in the Hunter Valley this week and while checking out the Inglis Easter draft at Coolmore she also took time out to see what’s in the pipeline for the family of her glamour two year-old colt Storm Boy.

If you only read one thing today, make it this Racing Post Bloodstock story featuring Aidan O’Brien and his thinking on stallions, pedigree and what really makes the good racehorses and champions.

Here is the full list of 18 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There aren’t many grey horses by So You Think, but we saw one win on debut at Benalla on Tuesday and the horse he beat is a half-brother to boom filly Learning to Fly.

Memories of the mighty mare Ethereal continue to be rekindled and most recently by the emergence of her gifted grandson Pericles.

Go Racing’s Albert Bosma is resigned to the fact that Skyman is out of the chase for the lion’s share of the $650,000 summer series bonus, but he is hoping they can get their hands on some of the minor bonus cash up for grabs.

Simon and Katrina Alexander are hopeful the best of La Crique’s season is yet to come, with the Group Oner winner heading south on Saturday to tackle the Gr.1 Trackside Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki.

Former Kiwi galloper Pendragon got his Australian campaign off to the best possible start at Werribee on Monday, comfortably winning his 1100m jumpout for trainer Michael Moroney.

There is a changing of the guard looming on the Australian Broodmare Sires List with Fastnet Rock poised to pounce on division leader Encosta de Lago and the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes this Saturday holds the key.

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

Alwyn Park owner John Andrew came back to earth on Monday morning following a weekend to remember during Magic Millions Raceday at Pinjarra and TBWA Awards in the Swan Valley.

When Yarraman Park announced they would add Brave Smash (Jpn) to their roster in April last year he had a promising filly on the horizon in Kimochi, who is now a Group II winner of nearly $900,000, but most interestingly of all she is from a daughter of Yarraman’s champion sire I Am Invincible.

The Australasian racing industry are in mourning following the news of the passing of 11-time Group One winner Verry Elleegant when foaling in Ireland.

Cambridge couple Maxim and Samantha van Lierde celebrated a successful cross-code weekend, with victories in both the show jumping arena and the racetrack.

Trainer Sam Mynott and owner Ben Kwok are forming quite the formidable partnership.

Syndicator Go Racing are looking for their standout juvenile Velocious to become the first The NZB Kiwi (1500m) bonus eligible horse in the coming weeks.

The Australian Horse of the Year in 2020/2021, $14million earner Verry Elleegant has died in Europe as a result of complications during the birth of her first foal with her former trainer Chris Waller issuing a statement on behalf of her devastated ownership group.

Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The two favourites, Step Along and Sambuca singled out to a stirring dual in a 2-year-old maiden over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday, and it was Sambuca who got the bob to credit Kitchwin Hills’ Dubious with his second winner.

There is tremendous anticipation building ahead of the 2024 Group I ATC Surround Stakes in two weeks time and the winner in 2018 was blueblood Fastnet Rock filly Shoals, who produced her first winner at Werribee on Sunday.

It was impossible not to be impressed by the winning return of Fangirl in the Group II ATC Apollo Stakes with the daughter of Sebring now surpassing Criterion as his highest stake earner and this $7.5million earner has her pedigree origins in Western Australia, so not surprisingly there are a couple of Perth Magic Millions yearlings to be offered from her family.