Melbournian’s are all too familiar with the unpredictability of mother nature which again has the potential to play a major role in the outcome of this years Melbourne Cup. 

Highview will continue its proud history with the Gr.1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) when proven distance performer Daqiansweet Junior makes his second appearance in the Flemington feature on Tuesday.

Irish bred Churchill gelding Encountered (IRE) has been working nicely through his grades in Hong Kong and landed his first Black Type win on Sunday when taking out the Group III Sa Sa Ladies Purse (1800m).

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

Super interesting racing in Australia on Saturday with three brand new Group I winners at Flemington, a Japanese winner of the $10million Golden Eagle and a broodmare sire on fire at Flemington with three stakes-winners – so let’s take a look at the pedigrees.

The Frankel mare inspiral (GB) came with a barnstorming finish to deny Sea Siren's daughter Warm Heart (IRE) a third consecutive Group 1 in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita.

A third consecutive win in the Breeders' Cup Mile for Godolphin as Master Of The Seas (IRE) came from second last on the home turn to overpower fellow Godolphin runner Mawj (IRE).

A $7,500 yearling by a stallion that stood for $5,000 and is now in South Korea, and a trainer not long returned from a 10-year suspension, the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park had something for just about everyone.

Bred to be something truly exceptional, Coolmore and partners have had a rollercoaster ride with Deep Impact colt Auguste Rodin, who produced his very best to win the US$4million Group I Breeders’ Cup Turf (1 ½ m) at Santa Anita on Saturday.

The onyl first season sire with a winner on Saturday was Deep Field’s brilliant son Cosmic Force, who has a very nice filly in the Chris Munce trained Devine Force. She made it two wins in as many starts when scoring another exciting win at Eagle Farm.

Bold front-running mare Pride Of Jenni broke her rivals hearts under a daring Declan Bates ride to score a thrilling victory in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

Here is the full list of 138 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Pride of Dubai is one of the value sires on the star studded Coolmore roster and his outstanding daughters Bella Nipotina and Pride of Jenni put him in the spotlight on Saturday, the former winning the $3million ATC Giga Kick Stakes at Rosehill and the latter scoring a dazzling front running win in the $1million Group I VRC Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

 The first emergency Cause For Concern took his place in Saturday’s Group II The Damien Oliver (1400m) at Flemington, following the scratching of Zoutori, and he made the most of it.

The $3million ATC Giga Kick Stakes (1300m) was supposed to be a benefit for Joe Pride and Proven Thoroughbreds with raging hot favourite Think About It and his stablemate Private Eye expected to fight out the finish as they did in the Everest two weeks ago, but nobody told Bella Nipotina and she stuck her chestnut head into the mix right on the line to snatch a shock victory.

With 50m to run in the $10,000,000 Golden Eagle at Rosehill, the Godolphin accountant was banking the first and second prize with Pericles and Golden Mile when Josh Parr spoiled the party when scything between them on the lightly raced Japanese colt Obamburumai (JPN).

Riff Rocket continued the NSW domination at Flemington when he out-bobbed Apulia in a thrilling finish to the $2,000,000 Group 1 Victory Derby (2500m).

Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar produced the trifecta in the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes in 2018 won by his champion daughter Sunlight and he got the winner again at Flemington on Saturday when his progressive colt Ozzmosis scored a scintillating win in the Darby Racing colours.

The Go Bloodstock bred and raced Queen of the Ball won the Group III VRC Furphy Sprint early in the day at Flemington and two races later the familiar gold and white silks were back in the frame when Amazonian Lass led all the way to win the Group II VRC Wakeful Stakes (2000m).

Tracking the runaway leader Najem Suhail, Jamie Kah needed to time it right on Spacewalk as the son of Exosphere held the chasing pack at bay in Saturday’s Group III Racing and Sports Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) down the straight at Flemington.

A multiple Group winner coming to Flemington on Saturday, talented I Am Invincible mare Queen of the Ball had superior form lines coming into the $200,000 Group III VRC Furphy Sprint (1100m) and showed her class to win by a length under Damien Oliver.

Kiwi import I’mintowin has made an instant impact for his new connections when leading throughout to land the Canadian Club Handicap (1500m) for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Rosehill on Saturday.

Kalapour (IRE) will likely join his stablemate Cleveland in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup after he led under Damien Oliver in Saturday’s Group III Lexus Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington).

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott drew first blood on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington when the Capitalist gelding Kaizad opened his stakes account in the Group III Network 10 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m).

Wootton Bassett (GB) added his name to a memorable day for Coolmore Stud when his son Unquestionable headed a quinella for Aidan O'Brien in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita.

Wow! What a day at Santa Anita for Coomore Stud's Tripe Crown hero Justify (USA).

An early strike for the Europeans at the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita with the Blue Point (IRE) colt Big Evs leading home a 1-2-3 finish for the internationals in the $1 million Group 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.

The dam of a VRC Oaks placegetter and a 16-strong Godolphin draft which includes G3 winners Alegron and Zethus, headline a strong Inglis Digital November (Early) catalogue which is now open for bidding.

If you are the least bit interested in pedigree there was a winner at Moonee Valley last night that really did jump off the page and he highlights the sort of quality and value that can be found in the European tried horse sales plundered in spectacular fashion by Aussie buyers in recent weeks.

Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Tiz Invincible has an important engagement at Flemington on Saturday in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, and connections will hope it is an omen that her half-sister Royal Mule broke her maiden over 1462m at Kilmore on Friday.

New Zealand has held a strong influence on the A$10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) since it was added to Sydney’s spring itinerary four years ago, and top-class Matamata mare Legarto has the opportunity to add to that record at Rosehill on Saturday.

The familiar colours of Lib Petagna will be carried by Kalapour at Flemington on Saturday in a last-gasp bid for a spot in Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Two heats for juveniles at Randwick on Friday morning and both were won by Capitalist colts, although a Godolphin homebred Exceed and Excel colt that ran second has found himself being put straight into my Black Book!

Trainer John Sargent is well-regarded as a master trainer of fillies, and the affable Kiwi expat has a strong contender in Saturday’s Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in Harlow Mist.

As the race for the second season sires title intensifies, we turn our attention to glorious Flemington where we find a host of interesting runners to keep an eye on this weekend that will bare considerable weight in the current premiership.

As we head into Cup Week Breednet are pleased to announce a new feature to our popular Black Book allowing people to track families, nominating a mare to then catch all of her relatives so we’ve given it a test with Procure (dam of Hips Don’t Lie) and Tricia Ann (daughter of My Tricia).

Darley have announced fees on their 2024 European roster with Dubawi topping the list at £350,000, while promising young guns Too Darn Hot and Blue Point, who are both in Australia this spring have been given increases.

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

I Am Invincible and So You Think have broken clear of the pack in the race for champion sire, and both have some serious firepower in the features at Flemington and Rosehill on Saturday.

The Maher and Eustace stable sent out a hot favourite in the 1400m maiden at Warrnambool on Thursday and the daughter of Pierro duly coasted home alone.

The most expensive yearling from the final crop of Arrowfield Stud’s much missed champion sire Not a Single Doubt broke his maiden at Gosford on Thursday, but not in the way connections probably hoped.

Bargain buy Zambezi Khan was set for the Melbourne spring carnival months ago and her lead-up form will now see the daughter of Mongolian Khan take on Australia’s best fillies.

Trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams are hoping Illicit Dreams can get her Gr.1 Barneswood Farm NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) preparation back on track at Ashburton on Sunday in the Juice Signs (1400m).

"Unbelievable... I've never had a horse like him... he's got a jet engine... no doubt the best two-year-old I've trained." - Just some of the accolades Aidan O'Brien has for the exciting City Of Troy who remained undefeated winning the Group I Dewhurst Stakes in sensational style last month.

The legacy of champion Japanese stallion Deep Impact has reached every corner of the globe with this year’s Epsom Derby falling to his exceptional son Auguste Rodin, who runs in the Group I Breeder’s Cup Turf at Santa Anita this weekend, but closer to home there is only one way to access his bloodline this spring in Australia and that’s through his triple Group I winner Fierce Im

The Group I VRC Victoria Derby at Flemington on Saturday is worth a whopping $2 million and the testing trip of 2500m means a lot of horses are not going to see it out strongly and in a year like this one with no established Group I class horses engaged, it’s going to be a lottery, so let’s take a look at the pedigrees.

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

Father time finally caught up with the seemingly ageless Towkay, who was retired from stallion duties at Little Avondale in 2017, and the decision was made earlier in the week to humanely euthanise the son of Last Tycoon.

The Galileo (IRE) gelding Interpretation (IRL) is off to the Melbourne Cup after opening his Australian account in Wednesday’s $500,000 Group III Apiam Animal Health Bendigo Cup (2400m).

Unfortunate enough to meet the next start Group III winner, The Novelist, when on debut at Kembla Grange last December, Runwiththetide had been a model of consistency without winning at his following three starts. After being gelded, the son of Headwater emerged from a 23-week spell to break his maiden over 1100m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

A luckless second on debut at Hawkesbury, the Snitzel filly Until Valhalla made no mistake at start two, leading at every call to open her winning account in a $100,000 super maiden over 1400m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

Recent events at Hallmark Stud have ensured the inclusion of a highly valuable daughter of Proisir in the farm’s draft to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in January.

Placed three times and fifth in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes from four starts, The Autumn Sun filly Alectrona had paid her dues and broke through for a deserved maiden success over 1400m on Bendigo Cup Day.

Coolmore Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of well-known and respected industry professional, Brian McGuire as part of the Sales and Nominations team.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale continues to go from strength to strength as the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds, producing an honour roll of racetrack stars that no other sale of its kind can match.

My recent article on farm vehicles and FBT created some great feedback from many in the industry, mainly along the lines of; “it’s about time you addressed a topic that is such a headache for the breeding and racing industry!”.

Straight track experience at Flemington is always vital and last Friday seven of the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes runners had a jumpout down the Flemington straight including three of the top four in the betting so here they are.

The field for the $10million Golden Eagle is out with several Kiwi bred contenders looking to keep up their domination of this rich race for four year-olds run over 1500m at Rosehill..

Outstanding staying mare Lunar Flare might not have the first Tuesday in November at Flemington after her retirement due to injury following her fourth place in the Group II Moonee Valley Gold Cup, but a Tweet from her trainer Grahame Begg would indicate she’s on her way to something more exciting.

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

The Lindsay Park training team picked a Swan hill maiden on Tuesday for the debut of this nicely bred Shamus Award filly who bolted in to win by four lengths.

The 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic  will come up quickly once the spring carnival finishes and a brilliant trial win for the sister to former star filly Outback Barbie will no doubt have her trainer Tony Gollan plotting a course to the lucrative juvenile feature in January.

In the wonderful word of sport and even more so racing, the element of momentum is quite simply the difference between winning and losing, it is a factor that can’t be understated and the Yulong brand has wind in its sails with some very important results where it matters most, on the track and in the breeding barn.

Wolverine showed she has lost none of her x factor when making her New Zealand return at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday.

Regular updates from across the Tasman have kept a constant smile on New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock’s face since his stable star Ladies Man left for Australia.

Babylon Berlin was the bridesmaid behind Imperatriz and Levante in the feature sprints last season and trainers Ben and Ryan Foote are hoping it is now her time to earn her elite-level crown.

The Australian Bloodstock colours had success in two hemispheres on Monday with Written By filly Solutionist a ‘One to Watch’ at Newcastle, while in France overnight progressive staying filly Understated won the Listed Prix Solitude (2000m) at Saint-Cloud.

Our trial report detailing unraced runners right around Australia for first season sires is popular reading for those following the fortunes of these young sires and looking for a glimmer of smoke that could burst into flame before the end of the breeding season.

The second season sires list has become super interesting as we work through spring with Group I winners for Harry Angel (IRE) and Trapeze Artist, who added a new maiden winner to his tally at Newcastle on Monday to lead his peers by earnings and share the lead by winners.

The Oaks Stud has a great association with the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and the Cambridge farm are hoping to extend their legacy in the Riccarton Classic next month with Burn To Shine.

War Decree ensured Inglewood Stud received plenty of bang for their buck as backers at Riccarton of one of the key lead-ups to the Classics on the track next month.

A barnstorming finish carried progressive galloper Matscot to his biggest career victory when he took out the Listed Sothys Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday.

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

A Written By filly that has hinted at talent at times looks set to deliver with a bit of maturity after a powerful win at the first start of a new campaign at Newcastle on Monday.

A commanding win by quality three year-old colt Tom Kitten in the $2million Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick last Saturday has added plenty of lustre to his young sire Harry Angel (IRE), who has two youngsters to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale.

Capitalist is proving a very good sire for Hong Kong and his most winning horse in the jurisdiction is progressive four year-old gelding Seasons Wit, who made it four wins straight when cruising to victory at Happy Valley on Sunday.

Here is the full list of 57 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.

After beginning his year in May with a romp in the Group 1 Sheema Classic, Equinox (JPN) added the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin three months later. The world’s highest-rated racehorse kept his record perfect for the year when defending his crown in Sunday’s G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo.

Australia's only national thoroughbred re-homing program "Thoroughbreds Are Go" returns to Sky Thoroughbred Central this Monday night with great advice on the best way to find homes for the horses we breed to race.

Backed into odd-on favouritism, Maktoob (GB) took an uncomfortably long time to run down the game pacesetter Keats (IRL), but he did it professionally in the end to earn a maiden stakes success in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Ladbrokes Sale Cup (1600m).

Big Saturday of racing with Group I events in Melbourne and Sydney throwing up a couple of first time Aussie G1 winners to put the spotlight on the Acclamation sireline, while G2 events for three year-olds produced three brand new stakes-winners.

Telemon Thoroughbreds’ Sun City rocketed to the top of the first season sire standings when the raw-boned grey Mishani Eclipse opened his winning account with a fast-finishing win in the Ladbrokes State Of Rest 2021 Hcp (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday.

The juvenile event at Ascot in Perth on Saturday was won by promising Churchill (IRE) filly Golden Vale, who saluted in the famous navy blue Coolmore colours.

Magic Millions has announced the introduction of The Queensland Off-The-Track Cup, a new showjumping class at 90cm open to all off-the-track thoroughbreds and their riders who are broadly involved in the thoroughbred industry – an industry that contributes over $9.1Billion annually to the Australian economy, in direct and indirect benefit.

Bold Bastille (Brazen Beau) – the “best filly at the Premier Sale this year’’ – scored a decisive debut all-the-way win in today’s Listed Inglis Banner at The Valley.

The last juvenile Group I in the UK this year went the way of Godolphin with €2million Arqana purchase Ancient Wisdom taking out the Group I Kameko Futurity Trophy (1m) at Doncaster to become the eighth G1 winner this year for champion sire Dubawi.

Here is the full list of 131 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It might not carry Black Type but the $2million ATC Invitational (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday saw the cream rise to the top with Group I winning mares Espiona and Ruthless Dame fighting out the finish.

The Better Than Ready colt Chrysaor rounded out a memorable forty minutes for Chris Waller and Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds when he returned to form in the $1,000,000 Group II Cincotta Chemist Callander-Presnell Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

So You Think gelding Burn To Shine threw his name into the mix of serious contenders for the Group I Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) next month with a determined effort to take out the Group III War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.

Classy filly Impendabelle is now a Group Two winner at the ages of both two and three, surviving a protest to take out a chaotic running of the Jamieson Park Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Superstar sprinting mare Imperatriz maintained her unblemished record at Moonee Valley with another scintillating performance in Saturday’s $2million Group I MVRC Manikato Stakes (1200m).

The curtain came down on Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley when the favourite Archo Nacho captured the Group III Sharp EIT Solutions Red Anchor Stakes (1200m), a fourth winner on the day for Mark Zahra.

High-class New Zealand mare Prowess put a frustrating early spring behind her in style with a bold Melbourne debut in Saturday’s Gr.2 McCafe Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

In an epic finish to the $5,000,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley, fans were on their feet as Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior (IRE) edged two of Australia’s most popular horses, Mr Brightside and Alligator Blood in a finish that fooled many on course.

Tom Kitten was in a class of his own in Saturday’s $2,000,000 Group 1 Moet and Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick to credit the Darley shuttler Harry Angel (IRE) with his first Group 1 winner.

With the retirement of the Fiorente (IRE) stalwart Lunar Flare after her fourth in Friday night’s Group II Moonee Valley Gold Cup, the baton has been handed to the 3-year-old colt Apulia, who stormed to victory in Saturday’s Group II Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) at Moonee Valley.

Always a standout in the parade ring, Skybird has the ability to back up her looks and kept her record at a perfect three for three in Saturday’s Group II Point Motors Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

A maiden that had never run in anything less than Group races in five previous starts, Zoustar filly Mumbai Muse justified the faith placed in her by connections when proving too good for the colts in the $200,000 Listed ATC Sir Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.