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.

Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Platinum Jubilee, arguably Australia's best bred three-year-old filly, will attract global bloodstock attention when she goes under the hammer at May's Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast.

There were six juvenile heat winners at Warwick Farm on Tuesday that included talented Zoustar colt Espionage, who missed a start in last Saturday’s Golden Slipper, but one of the most anticipated triallers of the morning was Roselyn’s Star, however things did not go to plan for the son of Shalaa (IRE).

Diss Is Dramatic is establishing a strong base for her future broodmare career, adding the Gr.2 Japan Trophy (1600m) to her burgeoning record at Tauranga on Saturday.

Gavin Sharrock is confident his young protégé Sergeant Major can sign off his New Zealand career in perfect style.

There has been a slight change in plans for Group One-winning filly Molly Bloom.

Quality mare Town Cryer performed with distinction in her first appearance at Ellerslie and trainer Roydon Bergerson has every reason to expect another bold showing there on Saturday.

Woodside Park have had good reason to be happy for adding proven stakes sire Shalaa (IRE) to their roster last year with the Group I winning son of Invincible Spirit siring a string of smart metropolitan winners since the start of this year including exciting juvenile winners Roselyn’s Star, Sassy Jenni and Southern Charm, plus a new Hong Kong stakes-winner.

Breednet is the only place where you can see distance sire tables that highlight the merits of stallions according to the distance aptitude of their progeny which pits apples against apples rather than apples against oranges.

With The Championships just around the corner and the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale featuring the best of the best there is a growing interest in the state of play as regards our leading sires and the deeds of their progeny on the racetrack and while there is usually a fierce fight at the top of the sires list by earnings, that is not the case this year.

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

An incredible collection of the finest fillies and mares to be offered at public auction this year has been finalised for The Inglis Chairman’s Sale, for which the catalogue is now available online.

Nucleonic is proving to be a broodmare gem for Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis, who shares in the ownership of the mare with Westonlea Bloodstock’s David and Matthew Peacocke.

Yarraman Park’s young sire Brave Smash (Jpn) had a stakes-winner at Rosehill on Saturday in Brave Mead and also impressive debut winner at Sha Tin on Sunday when three year-old gelding Divano powered clear to win the opening race on the program.

Last week we did a story on the rise of Fastnet Rock mares which proved somewhat prophetic when he sired the dams of three stakes-winners last weekend, two of them new Group I winners in Lady of Camelot (Written Tycoon) and Veight (Grunt), while new stakes-winner Climbing Star (Zoustar) has G1 ambitions, so we’ve updated the nicks data for yearlings from Fastnet Rock mares for Inglis Easter.

It was a truly ‘Super Saturday’ for the Victorian breeding industry, as several of the state’s prominent stallions stamped their class in some of the country’s biggest races.

There were six Group I races  run in Australia last Saturday and four of them were won by new G1 winners so let’s take a look at the pedigrees which highlight some super successful nicks.

West Australia’s favourite son Playing God added a new stakes-winner to his tally on Sunday when six year-old gelding Holy Enchantment scored a dominant win as favourite in the $150,000 Listed Pinjarra Cup (2300m).

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

For all but the final 50 metres of Sunday's BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin, Andrea Atzeni looked to have stolen the valuable feature on the Churchill (IRE) gelding Ka Ying Generation (IRL) before the swoopers Massive Sovereign (IRE) and Galaxy Patch launched down the centre of the track.

Weanlings by over 100 different stallions including the likes of Frankel, I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Zoustar, Written Tycoon and Proisir headline a fantastic catalogue for the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, which is now available online.

Monday night on Sky Thoroughbred Central Caroline Searcy presents the first of two 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Previews ahead of the elite thoroughbred sale at Riverside Stables, Warwick Farm on April 7 & 8.

Mick Price and Michel Kent Jnr celebrated a stakes double with young jockey Thomas Stockdale on William Reid Stakes Day at Moonee Valley.

While Coolmore Stud's senior citizen Fastnet Rock may be in the twilight of an extraordinary career, his influence only grows stronger through his daughters, who have the son of Danehill on the verge of his first Champion Broodmare Sire title.

Zoustar had a productive Saturday with two new stakes-winners starting with two year-old colt Growing Empire, winner of the Listed MVRC Moonee Valley Pearl and followed later in the day in Adelaide by four year-old mare Climbing Star, who took out the Listed SAJC Matrice Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.

Here is the full list of 118 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With Ozzmosis jumping in the air and almost unseating Rachel King and several jockeys coming back with hard luck stories, the Group 1 Kia Ora Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill had an air of what might have been. Still, it did have a most likeable winner in Zapateo.

With a big weight advantage Cylinder was able to win the G1 VRC Newmarket Handicap at the expense of mighty I Am Invincible mare Imperatriz, but he was not a factor when she added a 10th Group One victory to her collection with another supreme performance in Saturday’s $1 million Group I MVRC William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Runner-up in the Caulfield Guineas and Australian Guineas, Veight put a well-deserved Group 1 win on the board in Saturday's The Agency George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill.

The Melbourne form stood up big time in Saturday’s $5,000,000 Group1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill, with the Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Lady Of Camelot rallying under Blake Shinn to deny the game Coleman, who was under an injury cloud during the week.

New Zealand’s Group One three-year-old form was to the fore at Moonee Valley on Saturday, where Antrim Coast edged out Quintessa in a thrilling finish to the A$500,000 Gr.2 DCE Alister Clark Stakes (2040m).

Riff Rocket put a stamp on the champion 3-year-old stayer title when leaving his opponents without an excuse in Saturday’s Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas (2000m).

Talented mare Burgie turned a frustrating campaign around with a powerful finish to win Saturday’s Gr.3 Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.

Vibrant Sun is eyeing the Group 1 Australasian Oaks after the daughter of The Autumn Sun ran down the game frontrunner Grinzinger Belle in Saturday’s Group III Dynamic Print Group Alexandra Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

Yulong purchased two of the most expensive mares in the world last year paying 2.7million guineas for Via Sistina at the Tattersalls Mares Sale and €4,025,000 for Place du Carrousel at Arqana and they ran the quinella in the $1million ATC Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday at their first appearance in Australia.

Underrated mare Diss Is Dramatic found her winning groove again when she stormed home to claim the feature event at Tauranga, the Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m).

Saturday’s A$300,000 Gr.2 BMD Group Sunline Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley provided a special reward for a part-owner who has spent the last few years wondering what might have been.

A stakes-winner last season at two, Brave Smash (Jpn) colt Brave Mead has kept up the good work this year and added another stakes victory to his tally at Rosehill on Saturday when taking out the $200,000 Listed ATC Darby Munro Stakes (1200m).

It has been a good couple of days for the former Coolmore shuttler Zoffany (IRE), as his daughter Osmose (FR) added Saturday’s Group III Bisley Workwear Epona Stakes at Rosehill to the victory of Fawkner Park (IRE) in the Albury Gold Cup on Friday.

Ten European breds and two New Zealanders had won the past twelve Group III Manion Cups, so few batted an eyelid when Post Impressionist (IRE) made an auspicious Australian debut with an almost embarrassingly easy win to credit William Haggas with his third win in the 2400m Rosehill feature.

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar racked up a milestone on Saturday at Moonee Valley posting his 50th stakes-winner when talented colt Growing Empire scored a stylish victory in the Listed MVRC Valley Pearl (1200m) carrying the Yulong colours.

Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A recent Royal Ascot winner, a dual Group-producing mare, a stallion share in Better Than Ready and mares carrying pregnancies to the likes of Justify and Russian Revolution headline a stellar catalogue for the Inglis Digital March (Late) Online Sale.

Winless in six starts since stringing four on the bounce last winter, Fawkner Park (IRL) gave his opponents a start and a beating in Friday’s $200,000 Listed Commercial Club Albury - Albury Gold Cup (2000m).

There were four heats for juveniles at the Randwick Trials on Friday morning and some interesting unraced winners by I Am Invincible, Blue Point (IRE) and Hayasugi’s sire Royal Meeting (IRE).

Celestial Legend won the Group I ATC Randwick Guineas two weeks ago and while the colts he defeated Militarize, Café Millennium and Tom Kitten are all set to contest G1 races at Rosehill this Saturday, the Les Bridge trained son of Dundeel was given a tick over trial at Randwick this morning.

Last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) heroine Pulchritudinous could head to Sydney for the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick next month, it just may not be with current trainer Chad Ormsby.

Golden Slipper day at Rosehill on Saturday features nine stakes races, five of them at Group I level so this is the big leagues and not surprisingly the two best stallions in the land are the two with the highest representation.

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