Godolphin’s blueblood I Am Invincible filly Shaken has had some ups and downs in her career so far, but ability has never been in doubt and she showed what she is made of with a resounding win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

First up in 23 weeks, the promising sprinter Katsu opened his stakes account in Wednesday's $200,000 Listed Resimax Group Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington to credit Deep Impact's dual Group 1 winner Mikki Isle (JPN) with his second Australian stakes-winner.

The 3-year-old Spirit Of Boom filly Heyoka made an exciting career debut in the Seasons Greetings From BRC Maiden Plate (1200m) at Doomben on Wednesday.

Raheen Stud made a sizable investment at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this year paying $350,000 for two year-old Written Tycoon filly Certainlycan, who had gained a Black Type placing on debut in the week before the sale, and the now three year-old filly cast off maiden status with an impressive win at Doomben on Wednesday.

As one door closes, another opens, and that is the case for leading New Zealand eventer Amanda Pottinger.

The Per Incanto (USA) filly Photographics (NZ) made a winning career debut in the Hyland Race Colours Maiden Hcp (1000m) on a rain-sodden Warick Farm track on Wednesday.

Regally-bred filly My Annie Belle is set to make her much anticipated debut at Matamata on Friday in the Cunningham Decorating Services (1200m).

A huge festive period of racing awaits Wexford Stables, and Christmas has come early for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott with the exciting return of Asterix headlining their team on Saturday at Te Rapa.

With three winners from four runners, Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) has the opportunity to add another winner to his tally with the juvenile maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday featuring a colt by the champion son of Dubawi.

Here is the full list of 16 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Too Darn Hot (GB) debutant Too Darn Lovely led home a first-season sire quinella for Darley Stud stallions in the Buy An Arrowfield Graduate Maiden Plate (900m) at Scone on Tuesday.

At this time of year when a Spirit of Boom 2YO wins a trial by a space you assume Magic Millions, but not in the case of this filly, who was bought from Inglis Premier and has a half-brother headed to the same sale in 2024 for Eureka Stud.

Betty Spaghetti’s impressive run of form during her spring preparation has connections focussing on northern targets for the four-year-old.

Regally-bred mare Manifique will get her chance to continue her family’s stakes legacy when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to tackle the Gr.3 Humphries Construction Manawatu Cup (2300m).

The Thoroughbred Racing Industry is today mourning the loss of Mr Alan ‘Jock’ Gollogly who passed away overnight following a long illness, aged 72.

One of the most exciting features of the New Zealand thoroughbred industry at the moment is the exceptionally strong crop of up-and-coming stallion talent, and those emerging stars are set to feature prominently at Karaka 2024.

The art of racing lays within the heart of the breeder, with each match up comes a stroke of the brush, a blank canvas turns to magic and history is made. For most it’s a small slice of paradise and pride but for those lucky enough to breed an above average specimen it is life changing in many ways.

As we head towards the Christmas break yearling images are starting to be uploaded to the Magic Millions website and among the first farms to go on is Yarraman Park Stud, home to Australia’s reigning champion sire I Am Invincible and their draft features the first foal of one of Queensland’s favourite daughters in Outback Barbie.

Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Four heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Monday morning and winners by Snitzel, Capitalist and first season sire D’Argento with the quickest of the heat winners sired by Justify (USA) and trained by Annabel Neasham.

The Magic Millions order of entry for the $3million 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast on January 13 has been released with the big mover this week being the James Harron Bloodstock owned $900,000 Snitzel colt Highness.

Patience paid big dividends for Robyn and Russell Rogers at Te Rapa on Saturday when their mare Zecora broke through for her maiden stakes victory in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m).

The past week’s winners hold some Karaka intrigue with an unbeaten three year-old from a super popular Kiwi family, a quality mare on the cusp of a G1 win and an expensive two year-old on track for the Gold Coast all with a connection to New Zealand.

How wealthy would I be if I received a dollar for every query I have had on these issues!

As we get closer to the yearling sales vendors have their eyes on the prize and while they can control everything to do with the physical preparation of the horse, it’s pedigree and the possibility of a timely stakes update is in the lap of the gods and for some of them the cards fell the right way last week.

Here is the full list of 77 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Bendigo racing on Sunday produced a couple of interesting Kiwi bred winners from big stables that both started hot favourite and saluted.

Flamin' Romans (NZ) seems to have inherited a good deal of ability and toughness from his brother, Smokin' Romans and dam Inferno.

With the contenders just announced for our Breednet 2023 Favourite Foal of the Year it only seems fitting that the foal that won in 2019 should pick today to cast off maiden status and he did it at the Sunshine Coast as a short priced favourite.

We thank everyone for their participation in this year’s Foal Gallery with an amazing selection of babies from all over Australia and New Zealand making it a real showcase for breeders big and small and the task of selecting just six for our audience to vote for is not an easy one.

Anode was not the only exciting debut winning two year-old by I Am Invincible on Saturday with Te Akau Racing unleashing $525,000 Magic Millions purchase Move to Strike for a thoroughly impressive debut victory that brought up a career milestone for Opie Bosson.

Former northerner Diamond Girl announced her arrival on the South Island scene with a remarkable front-running performance in Saturday’s $50,000 Shoe Clinic Handicap (1400m) at Ascot Park.

Underrated three-year-old Pendragon upset the Te Akau Racing party when he downed favourites Tokyo Tycoon and the previously unbeaten Quintessa over 1200m at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Champion sire Zoustar is stuck on nervous 99 in his quest to be the first sire to hit 100 winners for the season and helping his tally on Saturday were progressive fillies Zouphoria and Ginger’n’ Pink, who scored at Randwick and Caulfield and they both have siblings headed for Magic Millions 2024.

Here is the full list of 107 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A ride to put the stamp on an incredible career, Damien Oliver scythed between runners from near last on the turn to capture the $1,500,000 Damien Oliver Gold Rush at Ascot on the Nick Ryan-trained Munhamek (GB).

With six winners in the past two days, Pierro is in hot form and had a winning double at Caulfield on Saturday courtesy of Pascero and Regal Power.

It says a lot about Australian racing: a horse can bank over $1,200,000 without stakes next to their name.

Smart four-year-old gelding Grebeni recorded his sixth career victory when running out a strong winner of the Cactus Imaging Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

The admirably consistent Rich Enuff filly Abounding earned a just reward with a first stakes success in Saturday's $200,000 Listed Channel 7 Gold Edition Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

No one is about to pretend this was a vintage edition of the Group III Ladbrokes Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm but that's not about to worry the connections of Encoder.

Consistent stayer Dionysus provided Roger James and Robert Wellwood with a positive end to a tough week when scoring a fighting victory in the Gr.3 SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) on Saturday at Te Rapa.

Handy stayer Commander Harry returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in more than 800 days when winning the Quayclean Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield under a perfect Jamie Mott ride and has a yearling half-brother for Inglis Classic by first season sire Circus Maximus (IRE) .

Under-rated filly Still Bangon stepped up to stakes class and prevailed in a nail-biting finish to the Gr.3 LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday.

Hellbent has had a great year with a slew of winners including his first Group I winner Magic Time and progressive three year-old Boston Rocks might be a stakes-winner of the future judging by his strong return at Randwick on Saturday.

A commanding victory in Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa completed a rare fillies and mares’ feature double for Campionessa.

Promising mare Zecora made a welcome return to the winners’ enclosure at Te Rapa when she stormed home out wide to secure a thrilling victory in the Gr.3 J Swap Sprint (1400m).

The Street Boss (USA) colt Traffic Warden franked the form of the exciting Justify (USA) colt Storm Boy when breaking his maiden in the ive > Hcp (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Unbeaten in two barrier trials, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained I Am Invincible colt Anode did everything right on race day at Randwick on Saturday to open his account with a dominant win over the much hyped race favourite Amazing Eagle.

A Hong Kong Derby candidate, a share in a dual G1-winning stallion prospect, a half sister to current G1 Golden Slipper favourite Shangri La Express and multiple Chairman’s-quality mares highlight a spectacular Inglis Digital December Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.

Trapeze Artist is riding high as the leading second crop sire by earnings and winners with an exciting new winner at Cranbourne on Friday in the shape of Trapeze Warrior, who was an $850,000 Magic Millions purchase and is his highest priced yearling to date.

Anthony and Sam Freedman enjoyed an amazing spring with high class stayer Without a Fight (IRE), but issued a statement on Friday announcing the unfortunate news that their stable star will be out of action in the autumn.

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

Four unraced two-year-old trial winners at Wyong on Friday look fertile ground for future winners including a Written Tycoon for Singo and Clarry Conners, a Zousain for Maher/Eustace and a Pierata for Kris Lees.

Nick Wakim’s Hilldene Farn shelled out $750,000 for the Frankel mare Dream In Colour (GB) at the 2018 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, but unfortunately, Wakim was not on track when her Exceed And Excel daughter Exceed The Dream broke her maiden over 1200m at Moonee Valley on Friday.

Placed in her last three starts, the All Too Hard filly Miss Emma scored a long overdue win in The Agency Real Estate Maiden Hcp (1250m) at Canterbury on Friday and did it in a manner that suggests there are better days ahead.

Frankel (GB) has put up some mind-boggling numbers this season on his way to his second Champion Sire title for Great Britain/Ireland, and third consecutive title for Europe combined.

From last to first, this lightly raced Dundeel filly was an eye-catching winner at Kembla on Thursday in a $60,000 Super Maiden.

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

There have been some handy winners of the Listed Channel 7 Gold Edition Plate (1200m) in its thirteen-year history, including Sizzling, Winning Rupert, Whypeeo, Zoustyle, Alligator Blood and Isotope.

The cheapest filly by champion sire I Am Invincible sold at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale made a winning debut at Caulfield on Thursday.

It’s a very well read report at Breednet when you want to know what or indeed if anything is in the pipeline for our young gun first season sires, so let’s take a look at which sires have had unraced trial runners and winners in December.

Talented three-year-old Tokyo Tycoon will commence his path towards next month’s $1.5 million TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Wentwood Grange 3YO (1200m).

Wessex is in good order to resume at Te Rapa on Saturday, although trainer Andrew Forsman believes the four-year-old will improve as she steps up in distance this preparation.

Scoring your first win in front of a bustling home crowd is what dreams are made of for most aspiring trainers, and for Leah Zydenbos that became a reality at Hastings on Wednesday.

Trapeze Artist posted his 20th winner of the season on Wednesday with Star Thoroughbreds celebrating the first win at Eagle Farm for promising filly Leitzel, who has a full sister headed to Magic Millions 2024..

Tasmanian star galloper The Inevitable was expected to win the $125,000 Listed Conquering Stakes (1400m) at Launceston on Wednesday evening, but the eight year-old son of Dundeel couldn’t overhaul 25-1 shot Indispensable, who credited champion sire Fastnet Rock with yet another stakes-winner as a broodmare sire.

Here is the full list of 49 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series is often the moment when exciting young stallions announce their arrival in the Australasian industry, with huge demand for the debut crops of Almanzor and Super Seth among the notable recent examples. Now another batch of well-credentialled newcomers are about to make their mark at Karaka 2024.

While New Zealand is renowned for the lush, natural environment that produces some of the very best thoroughbreds on the planet, buyers are also privvy to a quality Karaka 2024 catalogue littered with international families. The best of both worlds.

With wins in the Group 1 SAJC Goodwood Handicap and Group II SAJC Tobin Bronze Stakes, Royal Merchant was the class act in Wednesday’s Magic Millions Wyong 3yo & 4yo Stakes (1200m), but she was put to a stern test from stablemate Semana.

The $900,000 Snitzel colt Highness is off to the Gold Coast for the $3,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic following a dynamic performance in Wednesday’s $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2yo Classic (RL) (1200m).

Domeland has spent up big over the years without a commensurate amount of success but may have picked the best winner of all in trainer Sara Ryan who rewarded them by capturing last month’s $3million The Big Dance at Randwick with Attractable.

We’ve seen five months of the Australian racing season unfold so far and from the two year-old perspective it’s a very small percentage of what we will ultimately see, however with the Magic Millions Yearling Sale to be held in the second week of January the performance of first season sires is important to vendors, so we’re taking a look to see how race track reality has related

Set to hit 100 Australian winners for the season some time this week, Zoustar has been in overdrive since the start of the month siring winners all over the world and there was an interesting winner at Southwell in the UK overnight bred by Widden Stud and raced by a partnership headed by Suman Hedge.

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

The build up to February’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale reached a major milestone today with the online release today of the outstanding 2024 catalogue.

The iconic TAB Karaka Millions raceday will become even bigger with New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) joining forces with Entain to introduce an additional $400,000 in available bonuses for horses offered at the 2024 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.

The $200,000 Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic RL (1100m) at Wyong on Wednesday has drawn a field of nine with the hot favourite being Trapeze Artist colt Spywire, who was scratched from Saturday’s Listed BRC Phelan Ready Stakes in preference for this assignment.

The 2024 Inglis Premier Yearling catalogue has been released with 800 youngsters and we know we’re in Victoria when the top seven sires by representation are all Victorian based.

Outstanding Group I winning mare Prowess has run her last race with Kingsclere Stables announcing the daughter of Proisir has been retired due to a degenerative hoof condition.

As we get closer to the yearling sales vendors have their eyes on the prize and while they can control everything to do with the physical preparation of the horse, it’s pedigree and the possibility of a timely stakes update is in the lap of the gods and for some of them the cards fell the right way last weekend.

Here is the full list of 16 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Two talented fillies have shot into contention from last weekend’s racing with Too Darn Hot (GB) filly Arabian Summer shooting to the top of the list, while Outback Barbie’s little sister Barbie’s Sister will get the chance to emulate her older sibling who finished third in the race to Sunlight in 2018.

Beau Dazzler (NZ) (Ardrossan) added some Australian flavour to the order of entry for the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) with his black-type victory in Brisbane over the weekend.

There were two new Group I winners in Australasia on Saturday and one was bred in New Zealand and the other is from a New Zealand bred mare so of course there will be some family connections catalogued for Karaka, plus a young Aussie bred, but Kiwi based sire that buyers need to know more about.

Randwick trials on Monday morning featured four heats that were won by some interesting horses including the half-sister to multiple Group I winner Hartnell and two of the winners have siblings in upcoming sales.

Loch Eagle added a massive boost to his career earnings at Randwick with a New Zealand-dominated syndicate cheering the five-year-old home.

Excitement is building at Ellerslie, with racing set to return to the Auckland venue following its first set of official trials on its new StrathAyr track on Monday morning.

The star studded Hong Kong International race meeting on Sunday at Sha Tin featured some outstanding performances with Golden Sixty’s crowd pleasing victory in the International Mile a highlight and chasing him home for second was the Torryburn Stud bred and sold Voyage Bubble.

If you’re somebody like me that spends their life looking at pedigrees in the context of racing, you’ll be enjoying Breednet’s new family search of upcoming sales yearlings which makes it so much easier to find horses from families that are on the move and we’ve found a good one over the weekend featuring three fillies all on the up.

Here is the full list of 58 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The catalogue for the 2024 Premier Yearling Sale – the auction responsible for Spring stars such as Think About It, Griff, Attrition and I Am Me etc – is now available online.

After Lucky Sweynesse won the Sprint and Golden Sixty claimed a third win in the Mile, it was the turn of the Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior (IRE) to defend his title in the Group 1 The Longines Hong Kong Cup (2000m) and send the packed-out crowd home happy.

When Vincent Ho let the reins out a notch on Golden Sixty at the 300m mark of the Group 1 The Longines Hong Kong Mile, it was a spontaneous eruption from his adoring fans who had waited 32 weeks since his last start in the Champions Mile in April.

It all went pear-shaped for Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) in last year’s Group 1 The Longines Sprint, when unplaced for the only time in his career, and for a worrying moment, it looked like a repeat was on the cards.

Andre Fabre and Maxime Guyon turned the clock back nine years when Junko came from last on the turn to capture the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

A Group III winning juvenile by Zoustar, Telemon Thoroughbreds young sire Sun City always had the profile to get early winners and has delivered the goods for the ‘Mishani army’ producing his third winner for trainer Les Ross and owner/breeder Mike Crooks at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday where Mishani Fearless scored at his second start.

Widden Stud’s Trapeze Artist is the leading second crop sire by winners and earnings and he also gave us a One to Watch on Sunday with an impressive maiden winner in the Star Thoroughbreds colours at Hawkesbury.

While not making the first page of leaders, bloodstock agents from Australasia were kept busy on the opening day of the Arqana Vente d'Elevage.