Tuesday August 8
Oaks heroine Pennyweka has returned a bigger and stronger animal in the eyes of trainer Jim Wallace and he is looking forward to tackling some big spring assignments with the now four-year-old.
Tuesday August 8
Outstanding racemare Kissonallforcheeks will be offered as an elite breeding prospect in a standalone Magic Millions Online Sale from August 15-17.
Tuesday August 8
Already one of the favourites for this year’s Melbourne Cup, the Willie Mullins trained stayer Vauban secured his place at Flemington when scoring a powerful win in the Group III Ballyroan Stakes (1m4f) at Naas in Ireland overnight.
Monday August 7
In April 2022, six year-old Written Tycoon gelding Write My Name was offered through Inglis Digital with the following comments that have proven to be freakishly on the money!
Monday August 7
Trapeze Artist had the short priced favourite in the 1400m maiden at Ballarat on Monday and duly got the cash when Theodor came with a well timed run to score a stylish win.
Monday August 7
Sarah Hurrell took out her trainer’s license to continue Half Of Nothing’s racing career, and the grey mare rewarded her efforts when recording her first training win at Hawera on Sunday.
Monday August 7
The star studded catalogue for this month's Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal Sale is now online.
Monday August 7
BOBS bonuses have been a huge success for Racing NSW adding considerable bang for buck to NSW racehorse owners, so let’s take a look at the most successful BOBS racehorses and stallions from last season.
Monday August 7
To put it mildly, Luke Ryland was over the moon to secure the services of promising stallion, Stratum Star, earlier this year.
Monday August 7
Best known in Australia as the Caulfield Cup winner Durston (GB), Lanwades Stud based sire Sea the Moon posted a unique achievement overnight when siring the trifecta in the Group I German Oaks (2200m).
Monday August 7
The New South Wales Racehorse Owners’ Association is pleased to announce the 2022/23 finalists for their flagship event, Racing’s Night of Champions.
Sunday August 6
Here is the full list of 63 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday August 6
The Victorian Thoroughbred Owners Association (TROA) has weighed in to support the recent widespread criticism of Racing Victoria by racing industry investors, participants and others.
Sunday August 6
Wexford Stables have locked in the Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as Dragon Leap’s next major target following his convincing win at Ruakaka on Saturday.
Sunday August 6
The 10yo gelding San Remo (IRE) is unlikely to make the first page of Frankel’s best, but what a fantastic performer he has been for connections who were out in force to celebrate his victory in Sunday’s $300,000 Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown-Lakeside.
Sunday August 6
A small but highly competitive benchmark 64 over 1200m for three-year-olds proved a dramatic way to open Grand National Hurdle Day at Sandown-Lakeside on Sunday.
Sunday August 6
The OTI Racing colours were in winning form at Rosehill with Holstein taking out the Highway event for the Matt Dunn stable and they were also carried to victory overnight in France by promising young three year-old staying prospect Sevenna’s Knight, winner of the Listed Prix Michel Houyvet (2800m) at Deauville.
Saturday August 5
Brilliant Hellbent mare Benedetta returned in winning form at Flemington on Saturday paving the way for a return to Black Type racing this spring.
Saturday August 5
Here is the full list of 122 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday August 5
Three weeks after winning in Benchmark 88 grade at Randwick, Kiwi-bred gelding Bold Mac stepped up in class and delivered a repeat result in Saturday’s A$160,000 Petaluma Premier’s Cup Prelude (1800m) at Rosehill.
Saturday August 5
The $300,000 Group II ATC Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday proved the perfect first up assignment for progressive I Am Invincible mare I Am Me, who scored a resounding win.
Saturday August 5
The swoopers fought out the finish of the Group III Aurie's Star Hcp (1200m) down the straight at Flemington, and swooping widest of all was It'sourtime.
Saturday August 5
New Zealand-bred mare Verona turned her form around in emphatic style at Rosehill on Saturday, charging home from last to score a runaway win in the A$160,000 Schweppes Handicap (2400m).
Saturday August 5
Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy claimed the first stakes race of the new season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton.
Saturday August 5
Exciting galloper Crocetti put his name to the forefront for the upcoming three-year-old features with a convincing return to racing at Ruakaka on Saturday.
Saturday August 5
It doesn’t come much better than to shed the maiden tag by two and three-quarter lengths on a Saturday at Flemington in the manner of the three-year-old Invader gelding Robrick.
Saturday August 5
Progressive Starspangledbanner mare Petulant has hit a real purple patch of form in recent weeks backing up from a tough win at Rosehill two weeks ago to produce a similar effort at the same venue on Saturday.
Saturday August 5
Placed in both the big Group I sprints at Royal Ascot this year, Highfield Princess broke back to winning form at Glorious Goodwood overnight with an utterly dominant performance in the Group II King George Qatar Stakes (5f) as a hot favourite.
Friday August 4
Here is the full list of 26 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday August 4
Winless for almost two years, the horse that defeated the likes of Anamoe, Jigsaw, Kallos, Extreme Warrior and Hitotsu in the 2021 Blue Diamond Prelude gets his chance to break back into the winner's circle in Saturday's Group III Aurie's Star Hcp (1200m) at Flemington.
Friday August 4
A catalogue of 381 lots has been finalised for the Inglis Digital August (Early) Sale which features many tantalising breeding prospects and multiple G1 racing prospects.
Friday August 4
Kitchwin’s newest addition, multiple Group winning 2YO Dubious (Not A Single Doubt) has returned home as he prepares to stand his first season at stud here in the Hunter Valley and you can test your mare with a Hypothetical mating.
Friday August 4
Racing NSW and Equestrian Australia today announced that registrations were officially open for the inaugural $1 million Equimillion equestrian competition exclusively for retired Thoroughbred racehorses.
Friday August 4
Spring was definitely in the air at Warwick Farm on Friday morning with a big set of trials featuring potential spring WFA stars Mo’Unga and Think It Over, plus Cups contenders such as Duais, Francesco Guardi, Soulcombe, Major Beel and Goldman and of course some promising three year-olds.
Friday August 4
Glorious Goodwood continued overnight and the Group I Nassau Stakes (1m2f) had a hot favourite in champion French filly Blue Rose Cen, but a luckless run saw an upset winner that was a new G1 winner for champion sire Dubawi.
Thursday August 3
Offering one of the most diverse – and promising – rosters in Victoria, Cornwall Park Stud will stage its 2023 Open Day/Stallion Parade on Sunday 20 August.
Thursday August 3
Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday August 3
A dazzling debut winner at two of the Inglis Nursery, Acrobat was a horse we never saw enough of, but that one brief glimpse of his freakish talent was enough to secure the blue-blood son of Fastnet Rock a slot on the Coolmore roster and James Bester could not wait to come and see his first foal.
Thursday August 3
Newgate is excited to announce the newest addition to our team. Lachie Pethica has joined Newgate’s Nominations and Sales team, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to further enhance our world-class breeding and sales operations.
Thursday August 3
Middlebrook Valley Lodge is delighted to announce that respected industry professional Bernie Kane, has been appointed to the newly created position of Sales & Bloodstock Manager with the farm.
Thursday August 3
Proud parents More Than Ready (USA) and Flying Single were senior citizens when their daughter Single 'N' Ready was born at Edinburgh Park Stud in October 2020.
Thursday August 3
The three-year-old Exosphere filly Zarrose gave away age and experience to most of the field in Thursday’s Ladies Day Sunday August 27, Maiden Hcp (1350m) at Wyong, which she overcame it in the style of a filly with better days ahead.
Thursday August 3
A good-looking field of new season three-year-olds contested the 1200m maiden plate at Wyong on Thursday, and with three of the six starters, Deep Field had the odds stacked in his favour.
Thursday August 3
The Group III Molecomb Stakes (5f) for two year-olds at Goodwood was won by the favourite Big Evs, backing up from a Listed win at Royal Ascot to become the first Group winner for his sire Blue Point (IRE).
Thursday August 3
Coolmore owned super Siyouni colt Paddington marched to a fourth consecutive Group I win at Goodwood on Wednesday handling the heavy ground to beat older rivals and win the Group I Sussex Stakes (1m).
Wednesday August 2
Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.
Wednesday August 2
Well named So You Think mare Howgoodareyou took another step forward with her first metro win at Randwick on Wednesday to become the first winner of the new season for outstanding sire So You Think, who finished runner-up for the second year in row on the Australian General Sires List by earnings to Champion Australian Sire I Am Invincible.
Wednesday August 2
Our Sydney and Melbourne workshops in July were sold out and we are delighted to announced one new workshop in Randwick 11th August and one in Melbourne 18th August.
Wednesday August 2
The first runner of the new season for Widden Stud young gun Written By returned a winner when three year-old filly Written Bligh saluted at Sale for Grahame Begg, who also put the polish on her sire.
Wednesday August 2
The most expensive yearling by Invader sold in 2022, Coincide opened his account at Randwick on Wednesday for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.
Wednesday August 2
After a luckless debut when backed off the board at Newcastle, Raf Attack took luck out of the equation when making all the running in the Furphy Maiden Hcp (1550m) at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.
Wednesday August 2
Neil Hocking arrived at Doomben with little expectations for his debutant Planned Encounter, although it has been all upside for the daughter of Tivaci since being plucked out of the National Broodmare Sale in May as an unraced 2yo filly.
Wednesday August 2
Emirates Park have a couple of mares based in North America that are in foal to champion US sire Gun Runner including Golden Slipper winner Estijaab and Group II winner One More Honey, who has produced a filly at Denali Stud in Kentucky.
Wednesday August 2
With mating options for this spring becoming increasingly limited as popular stallions fill their books, the late announcement of a new top class Group I winning sire prospect is always going to bring something fresh to the mix and Murrulla Stud’s Ellsberg is a Premium stallion on Breednet, so is available for Hypothetical Matings.
Wednesday August 2
Glorious Goodwood started in the UK overnight with the running of the Group I Goodwood Cup (2m) which was turned into a procession by the dazzling runaway winner Quickthorn.
Wednesday August 2
Barrier trials at Te Rapa in New Zealand on Monday included four heats for new season two year-olds and two were won by youngsters sired by Australian based first season sires in Zousain and Castelvecchio.
Tuesday August 1
Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday August 1
Glenlogan Park is sad to advise that one of Queensland’s truly great racehorses and stallions, Show A Heart, was humanely euthanized late last week at the age of 25.
Tuesday August 1
There were so many interesting barrier trials at Canterbury this morning it was hard to know where to look with heavy hitting colt such as Shinzo, Militarize and King Colorado out to stretch their legs albeit in third gear, while Montefilia stepped out for the first time for Chris Waller and Melbourne Cup hopeful White Marlin was doing his best work in the two furlongs after the winning post!
Tuesday August 1
Dual top-flight winner Prowess took her first steps toward another trip across the Tasman when she enjoyed a quiet trial at Te Rapa on Tuesday.
Tuesday August 1
Last season’s standout three-year-old filly Legarto pleased trainers Ken and Bev Kelso with her first public hit-out this preparation at Te Rapa on Tuesday.
Tuesday August 1
New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the running of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series will continue this season, with incentivised prize packages awarded to trainers across a series of domestic race sponsorships.
Tuesday August 1
Yarraman Park’s powerhouse stallion I Am Invincible made it back to back Champion Australian Sire titles finishing with 202 winners of $23.4 million highlighted by 22 stakes-winners, but who are his new stars going forward?
Tuesday August 1
At the yearling sales of 2022, I don’t recall anyone tipping either Justify (USA) or Brave Smash (Jpn) for first season sire honours based on their sale yearlings, but the racetrack is a very different thing and here we are.
Monday July 31
A new season lies ahead and this stud have such faith in their young stallion coming off a weekend featuring two impressive debut winners that they are offering mare owners a deal that is hard to resist and you just know you want to run a Hypothetical mating to see if this deal is for you!
Monday July 31
A brilliant four and a half length debut winner at Warrnambool on Monday, this three year-old filly is the last of 186 winners this season for Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar and she might also be his cheapest.
Monday July 31
Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday July 31
It’s an exciting spring for Newgate Farm with Extreme Choice’s Champion 2YO Colt Stay Inside producing his first offspring and the very first has arrived, a cracking bay colt who is an almost identical mould to his Golden Slipper winning sire.
Monday July 31
Yarraman Park’s Hellbent has had a very successful season and finished with a 12th two year-old winner after Canny Hell made a winning debut to score by three lengths on Monday.
Monday July 31
Young Fastet Rock stallion Mongolian Falcon got off the mark as a sire last Friday when Mumbo Jumbo broke through for her maiden win on Riccarton’s synthetic track.
Monday July 31
Karaka graduate Famous Jonathn (NZ) (Deep Field) claimed the biggest win of his career so far with a brilliant front-running performance in Sunday’s M$800,000 Chairman’s Challenge Cup (1200m) in Macau.
Monday July 31
Widden Stud already had three stallions on their roster for this spring in the century club for siring 100 Australian winners this season in Zoustar, Nicconi and Magnus and added a fourth over the weekend when Star Witness also achieved the feat for the sixth year in a row!
Monday July 31
The foaling season has started in the Hunter Valley with Willow Park reporting the arrival of their first baby, a lovely filly sired by a Golden Slipper winner from a mare by a Golden Slipper winner, so she’s born at the right time to be an early runner!
Monday July 31
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Monday July 31
The 2022-23 racing season has delivered another long line of triumphs for Waikato Stud, whose continued success has come on the back of two of its iconic stallions.
Monday July 31
Less than two months after The Oaks Stud made the bold decision to purchase U S Navy Flag outright from Coolmore Stud, their faith in the former shuttle stallion has been rewarded with the title of New Zealand’s champion first-season sire of 2022-23.
Monday July 31
The magic year for champion French sire Siyouni continued overnight in France when the Group I Prix Rothschild (1600m) at Deaville was won by his four year-old mare Mqse de Sevigne, fittingly a homebred for the Rothschild family.
Monday July 31
The Group III Prix Six Perfections (1400m) at Deauville overnight produced an exciting new stakes-winner for Starspangledbanner when two year-old filly Laulne nabbed her first Black Type win.
Monday July 31
The all conquering nick between champion sires Fastnet Rock and Galileo struck again overnight with a new stakes-winner in the UK when four year-old gelding Poker Face won the Listed Pomfret Stakes (1m) at Pontefract.
Sunday July 30
Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.
Monday July 31
Bluegrass Bloodstock principal Lenny Russo looks to have unearthed another treasure from his regular forays into the New Zealand tried horse market with Struck Gold, a three-year-old son of Castledale who romped home by four lengths at Echuca on Friday when making his Australian debut.
Sunday July 30
Spirit of Boom might be the front runner for siring two year-old winners this season with 23 on the board, but his Queensland rival Better Than Ready is not done with yet and added a 20th winner to his tally on Sunday.
Sunday July 30
Mark Walker put a winning seal on a stellar season when taking out the last race of the card at Te Rapa on Saturday with Hero Worship.
Sunday July 30
On Sunday, the 2yo gelding The Longest Yard made a winning debut against his elders over 1000m at Bairnsdale, completing an excellent weekend for Ponderosa Park and first-season stallion Lean Mean Machine.
Sunday July 30
After a series of near-misses for foundation stallion Pentire, Rich Hill Stud has finally broken through and taken top honours with New Zealand’s new champion sire Proisir.
Sunday July 30
The Group I King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1m4f) at Ascot overnight was billed as a generational clash with top three year-old colts Auguste Rodin and King of Steel taking on the older big guns and the race produced a thrilling finish as expected.
Sunday July 30
Darley shuttler Blue Point (IRE) is riding the crest of a winning wave with his first Northern Hemisphere bred two year-olds and added a third stakes-winner to his tally when exciting colt Rosallion landed the Listed Pat Eddery Stakes (7f) at Ascot.
Sunday July 30
The Victorian Breeding industry continues to go from strength to strength, thanks to the heart of the Victorian breeding and racing industry – the breeders.
Saturday July 29
Here is the full list of 114 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday July 29
One of the more interesting winners at the last Melbourne metro meeting of the season at Moonee Valley on Saturday was The Summit (Fr), an imported son of high profile shuttle sire Wootton Bassett (GB), whose first Australian yearlings will be offered at sales here in 2024.
Saturday July 29
I Am Invincible might have hit 200 winners for the season on Saturday but his Group I winning son Hellbent put the finishing touches on a great season of his own when posting a two state metropolitan double in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Saturday July 29
With the favourite Exploring scratched at the barrier on veterinary advice, it paved the way for the solidly supported Manhattan Rain filly La Danseuse Rouge to open her stakes account in the Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
Saturday July 29
Newgate Farm’s Russian Revolution has had an amazing season and is the leading Australian second crop sire by winners, earnings and stakes-winners and one of his most successful runners during the winter months has been super consistent three year-old gelding Insurrection.
Saturday July 29
The fleet-footed Rich Enuff filly Tiz Enuf appeared for the first time in nineteen weeks to put a field of smart fillies to the sword in Saturday’s Opus Group Hcp (1000m) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday July 29
In a thrilling finish to the Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m), Cambridge visitor and race favourite Itza Charmdeel got in the deciding stride at the winning post to claim the two-year-old feature at Otaki.
Saturday July 29
Gooree Stud based Your Song had a treble of winners on Friday and kept the ball rolling on Saturday when his progressive three year-old King of Naples scored a determined win in the Benchmark 72 event at Randwick.
Saturday July 29
While it was back to the drawing board for a few of his rivals, the Lean Mean Machine debutant Title Fighter looked the consummate professional in Saturday's Ladbroke It! Hcp (1000m) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday July 29
The 2yo Better Than Ready gelding Shamedy brought his season to a close at Eagle Farm on Saturday in the same fashion as it started while compiling an exceptional record of five wins, three seconds, and a third in eleven starts.
Saturday July 29
Champion sire I Am Invincible always looked to have a strong hand in a very competitive two year-old race at Randwick on Saturday and he duly got the trifecta with $1million colt Caballus overhauling a pair of very promising fillies in Estriella and Shaken.
Saturday July 29
Eureka Stud’s exciting young sire Encryption added a sixth winner to his tally on Friday when the Annabel Neasham trained Ozzie the Rabbit won at Ipswich on debut.