The Listed Catanach's Jewellers Dulcify Stakes (1600m) at Randwick was run at a solid speed, which suited the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Maurice (JPN) gelding Ganbare just fine.

A trifecta for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in the Group III Arrowfield Breeders’ Plate (1000m) at Randwick as the $1,000,000 Zoustar colt Espionage led home stablemates Straight Charge and Prost.

A fabulous start to the career of Newgate Farm’s Tassort and a welcome back to Tommy Berry as Manaal captured Saturday’s Group III Keeneland Gimcrack Stakes (1000m).

Working through a nice book of mares at Coolmore Australia this spring, Starspangledbanner sired a new juvenile stakes-winner overnight in the UK when Carla’s Way scored a dominant win in the Group II Rockfel Stakes (7f) at Newmarket.

An exciting spring beckons for lightly raced Proisir filly Coeur Volante, who will follow a path towards the Group 1 Thousand Guineas after opening her stakes account in Friday night’s Group III University Food Group Scarborough Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Brilliant I Am Invincible mare Imperatriz ran fast to break the course record at Moonee Valley earlier this month over 1000m and she went even faster tonight with regular rider Opie Bosson in the saddle, scorching turf to win the Group I MVRC Moir Stakes (1000m) in a blistering 56.47 seconds.

Given a positive ride by Damian Lane, Amelia's Jewel needed a track record-breaking performance to capture Friday night's Group II Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Griff stamped his credentials for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas when scoring a stylish victory in the Group II MVRC Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Talented galloper Ranting was back in the winner’s circle at The Valley on Friday night as he landed the MSC Signs Handicap (1200m) after a daring ground-saving ride by Blake Shinn.

A stakes-winner last season at two, the Grahame Begg trained Pride of Dubai gelding Maharba returned to top form at his second run back from a spell when powering home to win at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Racing NSW are trying something new this long weekend with the inaugural Equimillion featuring $1million in prizemoney offered on a range of classes covering four disciplines – show horse, eventing, dressage and showjumping – so if you are interested in what horses are competing on which days read on.

The excitement surrounding the looming meeting of top three-year-olds Tokyo Tycoon and Crocetti kicked up a gear following the latter’s comfortable victory in the St John’s College Foundation 3YO (1200m) at Te Rapa on Friday.

An injury has prevented Shaun Phelan from competing in one role over the last few months, but the versatile horseman has made giant strides in another one – earning the honour of the gavelhouse.com Newcomer to Training Award at the recent New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards in Auckland.

The familiar colours of John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds were in the winner’s circle at Pontefract in the UK overnight with a first victory for two year-old Kingman colt Sala Da Ballo

Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) will have his first Australian runners this season and the champion son of Dubawi had a great result overnight when his promising colts Alyanaabi and Boiling Point filled the quinella in the Group III Tattersalls Stakes (7f) at Newmarket.

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

It has been far from smooth sailing for this talented Zoustar colt, but he finally made it to the races at Wyong on Thursday and put the best foot forward.

One-season shuttler Sioux Nation (USA) is mounting a strong case for a return to Australia.

With key runners in two Group I races this weekend, this quiet achiever is on the up.

The catalogue for the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale features the progeny of 92 different sires, including some of the cream of the stallion crop from both sides of the Tasman.

With runners in action at four different venues, the influence of New Zealand’s leading stable is set to be felt far and wide this weekend.

As Ken and Bev Kelso prepare to saddle the hot favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings, the Matamata trainers are hoping the warm and windy weather predicted for Hawke’s Bay on Thursday and Friday will lift the track conditions up out of the heavy range.

With two year-old races in Sydney, Brisbane and New Zealand this Saturday we can expect to see the progeny of seven first season sires in action, so who are they?

In the week Robert Crabtree farewelled his homebred Magnus, the proprietor of Dorrington Farm will be hoping it's the dawn of a new era when Magnus' close relation Scampi goes off a short-priced favourite in Saturday's Group III Arrowfield Breeders' Plate at Randwick.

NZB Airfreight, one of the leading equine airfreight services in Australasia, has announced a new regular flight route for domestic travellers.

The Goffs Orby Yearling Sale Book 1 concluded with the second session overnight and it was a Frankel filly stealing the show when sold for €1.85million to MV Magnier.

Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The G1 Tatt’s Tiara during next year’s Brisbane Winter Carnival is the long-term goal for today’s Inglis Digital September (Late) sale-topper Boogie Dancer, who sold for “an incredible’’ $560,000.

Chris Waller has taken a softly softly approach with his high-priced Snitzel colt Snowman, and it is reaping dividends.

The decision of Annabel Neasham to bypass the 1200m maiden in favour of the 1400m maiden for Ostraka at Rosehill paid off spectacularly when the son of Pariah cruised to a two-and-a-half length win.

Following placings at her first two starts at Warwick Farm in June, the Frosted (USA) filly Arctic Glamour bounced back from a thirteen week break to outmuscle a handy field of 3-year-olds over 1200m at Rosehill on Wednesday.

There was a short priced favourite in the 1500m maiden at Bendigo on Wednesday in Shamus Award filly Roll on High, but she will have to wait for another day to break the ice having been outgunned at the finish by Pierro first starter Aztec State.

Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman sees a simple equation for his classy mare Mustang Valley ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m), the wetter the better.

The Goffs Orby Yearling Sale Book 1 kicked off in Ireland overnight and the first session was topped by the half-sister by Sea the Stars to Cox Plate winner State of Rest (IRE), currently serving his first Australian book of mares at Newgate Farm in the Hunter Valley.

There are still four vacant slots for the $20million The Everest on October 14 with news Annabel Neasham has been forced to withdraw Sunshine in Paris due to injury which will possibly put the spotlight on Espiona as a serious contender.

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

One of the true warriors of the Australian turf has been euthanized due to age related issues. On vets advice, he (Magnus) was humanely treated in his final hours.

A $1.4million Inglis Easter purchase for Go Bloodstock / Gai Waterhouse & Adrain Bott Racing / Kestrel Thoroughbreds, Snitzel colt Head of the Herd opened his account at Newcastle on Tuesday at his second start.

One of Australia's finest equine properties, Strawberry Hill Stud, is set to continue its role as an industry leader with the famed thoroughbred nursery purchased by Coolmore Australia.

The $1.5million Group I ATC Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday has drawn a full field of 20 plus emergencies with champion European sires Dubawi, Frankel, Siyouni and Lope de Vega all represented and Dundeel mare Hope in Your Heart has been installed favourite.

Two years after selling Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) for $800,000 on Gavelhouse Plus, Adrian Clark’s Challenge Syndications is set to offer another proven Group One performer for online auction.

Godolphin have today confirmed their star I Am Invincible mare In Secret will run in their slot for the $20million The Everest, while James Harron Bloodstock have taken the opportunity to secure Godolphin’s powerhouse three year-old colt Cylinder after losing their original candidate Giga Kick to injury.

Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The NSW breeze up session ahead of next month’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale at Riverside was completed on Friday, with eye-catching breezes from the progeny of stallions like Snitzel, Capitalist, Justify, Blue Point, Hellbent, Pierata, Cosmic Force amongst others.

The first two year-old races of the new season kick off at Randwick on Saturday with the Breeders Plate (G3) and Gimcrack Stakes (G3) where Scampi and Lady Of Camelot have been installed as the early respective favourites off the early nominations.

Earlier this year after the Magic Millions Yearling Sale we published a story about a stallion that tends to polarise people when he comes up in discussion and we raised the prospect that evidence suggested he had a second career on the way as a broodmare sire and eight months down the track what was an idea is fast becoming fact.

Outstanding racemare Sheeza Belter will be offered as a world class breeding prospect at a special stand-alone Magic Millions virtual auction early next month.

Two outstanding three year-old colts were making news in Australia on Saturday as much for their victories as their stallion potential for the future and their sires Dundeel and Zoustar are both represented at the 2023 NZB Ready to Run Sale, so we’ve gone through their entries looking for ‘nicks that click’.

There were two heats for juveniles run at Warwick Farm on Monday morning over 812m with both winners by I Am Invincible and Shalaa (IRE) trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

Racing NSW recently announced the launch of a first of its kind equestrian event with a minimum of $1 million in prizemoney exclusively for retired thoroughbred racehorses.

Singapore’s Horse of the Year Lim's Kosciuszko (Kermadec) continues to stand head and shoulders above all others at Kranji, rolling to the 16th win of his 20-start career with another dominant performance in Saturday’s S$300,000 Raffles Cup (1600m).

A tough and consistent campaigner in Hong Kong since his  transfer there in 2020, seven year-old Zoustar gelding Healthy Happy kicked off his new season with a win in the Group III The Celebration Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

A new addition at Yarraman Park this spring, Brave Smash (Jpn) sired a Hong Kong winner with his first runner in the region when three year-old colt Super Legends made a winning debut at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Here is the full list of 74 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There was drama before the Penfolds Victoria Derby Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday when Fistsoffury, Apulia, and Blooming Edge were scratched at the barrier.

John Sargent can send a shiver down bookmaker's spines when he heads a filly down to Melbourne. After winning the Kennedy Oaks Preview last year with So Dazzling, the Randwick-based trainer struck again at Flemington on Sunday with the undefeated Contributer (IRE) filly Harlow Mist.

Bryce Heys has been super patient with talented I Am Invincible mare Dancing Alone, who bounced back from her first defeat last start to win at Flemington on Sunday.

Trainer Nick Ryan will sit down with connections and contemplate a stat in the Group 1 Caufield Guineas for Wolfy after the son of Tivaci put paid to a handy field in Sunday’s Flemington Open Day (Bm64) (1420m) at Flemington.

The New Zealand Pattern Committee (NZPC) has completed its annual review of black-type racing in New Zealand, with several changes made to the schedule of feature races for 2023-24.

In the last two weeks, Gilltown Stud’s champion Sea The Stars has had three stakes winners, all from a handful of runners in Australia.

Coolmore shuttler Churchill (IRE) had a productive Saturday with a potential stakes-winner for the future at Caulfield in First Immortal and a new juvenile stakes-winner in the UK where talented filly Prime Art captured the Group III Firth of Clyde Stakes (6f) at Ayr.

Cox Plate winning sire Adelaide (IRE) featured at the big Toowoomba meeting on Saturday when Tony and Maddy Sears scored a popular hometown win in the $100,000 Toowoomba Guineas (1625m) with improving three year-old Adelad.

The $160,000 Weetwood Handicap (1200m) at Toowoomba on Saturday delivered a new stakes-winner for Spirit of Boom with progressive four year-old gelding All that Pizzazz scoring an emotional win for the Tony Gollan stable.

Here is the full list of 119 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.

Seven days after finishing second to the unstoppable Mr Brightside in the Makybe Diva Stakes, courageous All Too Hard gelding Alligator Blood scored an emotional win under Damien Oliver in the $750,000 Group 1 Live Life Foundation Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield.

Closing out his juvenile campaign with wins in the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes and Group 1 ATC Champagne Stakes, the Dundeel colt Militarize assumed his position at the top of the ranks at three with a barnstorming finish in Saturday’s $1,000,000 Group 1 Kia Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

Not a lot went right for Steparty in Saturday’s Neds Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m), but the son of Artie Schiller (USA) does not know the meaning of defeat.

A close-up fifth behind Charm Stone in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes proved the perfect appetizer for the Exceed And Excel filly Oz Empress to open her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Down Syndrome Victoria Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Deteriorating track conditions at Awapuni that saw a Soft5 surface turned to a Heavy10 due to persistent rain throughout the day, played right into the hands of local runner Belardo Boy who revelled in the conditions when taking out the Gr.3 Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile (1600m).

Champion trainer Chris Waller had a trio of Group I winning mares engaged in the $400,000 Group II ATC Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday with Espiona claiming the prize ahead of her stablemate Atishu.

The final chapter of the career of Buffalo River (USA) was to be written after failing at his most recent start, but a late change of heart resulted in the likeable 7-year-old son of  Noble Mission (GB) making the most of a late reprieve in Saturday’s Listed Equine Pathways Lamaro's Testa Rossa Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

OTI Racing’s import Athabascan (FR) made it back-to-back stakes wins when capturing Saturday’s Group III James Squire Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) at Rosehill.

Godolphin’s New Zealand-bred up-and-comer Marquess made a bold statement at Rosehill on Saturday with a commanding victory in the A$160,000 Irresistible Pools & Spas Handicap (1900m).

Trainer Less Ross and owner Mike Cooks' Mishani Enterprises had six of the nine staters for the first 2-year-old race of the season, Saturday's Pat O'Shea 2yo Plate (1000m) at Toowoomba, and duly supplied the trifecta.

The $200,000 Listed ATC Heritage Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday featured a competitive field of up and coming colts with unbeaten Zoustar colt Ozzmosis keeping his record at a perfect three for three when holding off a fast finish from dashing grey Dundeel colt Celestial Legend.

Saturday’s Tauranga meeting began on a perfect note for Te Akau Racing, who won the first two races including a smart debut performance by two-year-old filly About Last Night.

The lightly raced Shock ‘Em Ova lifted his promising career up a notch with an impressive win from well off the pace in Saturday’s Punters.com.au Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield.

Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) featured in France overnight where three year-old filly Quickstep carried the Godolphin blue colours to victory in the Listed Prix Coronation (1600m) at Saint-Cloud.

Widden Stud’s bargain priced Sebring son Supido will have a runner in the $20million Everest next month with confirmation on Friday that the Matthew Smith trained stallion Buenos Noches has been selected for the TAB slot.

Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Three of the best racing and breeding prospects to be offered online this year headline a catalogue of 289 for the Inglis Digital September (Late) Sale, which is now open for bidding.

With the changing of the guard in the sprinting ranks this year, the field for Everest would benefit, perhaps more than any other year, with the presence of a promising 3-year-old.

At this time of year you find well bred three year-olds popping up all over the place as they seek to put a win on the board before progressing to better things and we saw a  $1.1million Snitzel colt trained by Annabel Neasham fit that profile breaking his maiden at Goulburn on Friday.

The connections of promising three-year-old Danjuro have their eyes on a $1.5 million prize following his impressive debut win at Woodville on Thursday.

There were 14 trials this morning at Randwick and we got to see a serious Everest contender in Think About It, an unraced $1.25million Zoustar 3YO and there were two heats for new season juveniles with winners by Written Tycoon and Extreme Choice.

The first Australian juvenile race of the season will be run at Toowoomba on Saturday with the $85,000 Pat O’Shea Plate (1000m) attracting ten entries including one youngster by a first season sire.

The Australian second crop sires table is a very even one at present and on the score of winners it’s Widden Stud’s Written By leading the way with a quinella at Hawkesbury on Thursday giving him his eighth winner of the new season.

Dubai Honour (IRE) shot to fame in Australia earlier this year when starting twice in Sydney to win the Group I ATC Ranvet Stakes and then roll Anamoe in the Group I ATC Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and in the UK this year his three year-old  half-brother by Cracksman has been racking up the wins.

Back in 2018, champion trainer Chris Waller was about to win the Golden Rose with outstanding Redoute’s Choice colt The Autumn Sun and five years on he saddled one of his sons to break his maiden in style at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

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

Corumbene Stud's George Altomonte was impressed enough by Julius Sandhu's handing of Group II MRC Rubiton Stakes winner Lofty Strike to entrust the Cranbourne-based trainer with the full-sister Excess and was rewarded with a debut win at Cranbourne on Thursday.

It’s no secret Coolmore Australia’s powerhouse I Am Invincible sprinter Home Affairs is producing stunning first foals this spring, but a couple of the latest additions to the Breednet Foal Gallery are genuine crowd pleasers from champion mares Sunlight and Sea Siren, plus the half-brother to current star mare Fangirl.

Three-year-old filly Basilinna has stamped herself as a stayer of the future following a strong maiden victory over 1600m at Cranbourne on Thursday.

Emirates Park are committed to giving their young sire Tassort every opportunity to succeed in a joint venture with Newgate Farm and they’re no strangers to success at the business of creating a successful Group I producing stallion that can stand the test of time.

Woodside Park Stud’s value sire Vancouver will have a runner in the $20,million Everest next month with confirmation today that the Bjorn Baker trained gelding Overpass has been selected for the Australian Turf Club / RAM Racing slot.

A Tweet this morning from UK based auction house Tattersalls will have sparked plenty of interest from Australian breeders with news Zoustar’s 2022 Champion European 2YO Filly Lezoo will be offered for sale later this year at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

A last start winner over Cox Plate contender Light Infantry when capturing the Group III Superior Mile Stakes at Haydock, tough and talented Wootton Bassett stallion Chindit claimed another Black Type win on a quick back up overnight taking out the Listed Fortune Stakes (1m) at Sandown.

The Bob and Sandra Peters cerise and white colours were in the winner’s circle at Belmont on Wednesday when promising three year-old Justify (USA) gelding Pleasure Cruise made a winning debut.

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

Video footage of Monday’s breeze ups at Seymour and Cambridge – in the lead up to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on October 10 – is now available online.