Highview Stud newcomers Divine Prophet and Santos are receiving warm welcomes from the New Zealand breeding community.

Former Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Sherwood Forest made his first public appearance this year at the Foxton trials on Tuesday and he pleased trainer Bill Thurlow with his hit-out.

Heavily backed favourite Mount Olympus enjoyed a pleasant day out at Ballarat on Tuesday, barely breaking a sweat in a seven-length romp in a 1200m maiden on the synthetic track.

Australian bred triple Group I winning Fastnet Rock mare Sea Siren was making international news last month when her classy three year-old Galileo filly Warm Heart won the Group II Royal Ascot Ribblesdale and overnight in Ireland that filly’s younger full brother opened his account with an impressive maiden win.

Ian's Finale proved far too good for the older horses at Devonport on Sunday winning in dominant fashion and becoming Stratosphere's 7th individual first crop winner in the process.

The response to our ‘red flags’ stories regarding factual data from the Australian Studbook has led to another story, this time highlighting a stallion that is setting the pace for two year-old winners this season.

Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Boutique Hunter Valley nursery Cressfield have a great record for securing Group I winning racemares and giving them every opportunity at stud and one of their younger mares Secret Agenda produced her first winner on Monday at Echuca.

A stellar campaign in Hong Kong for Lucky Sweynesse has increased the focus on his New Zealand-based sire.

The powerful Godolphin stable did not win a juvenile Group I this season, but they did produce plenty of stakes-winning two year-olds and we saw four of their stakes-winning colts step out and win trials at Hawkesbury on Monday morning, so which looks to have more to offer?

The Hong Kong racing season has concluded with the final meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday featuring multiple winners for champion Australian trainer and jockey John Size and Zac Purton and the leading sires list was also topped by Australian bred sires.

It’s been a super weekend for Australia’s soon to be crowned champion first season sire Justify (USA), whose star two year-old filly Ramatuelle thrashed the colts to win the Group II Prix Robert Papin (1200m) at Chantilly on Sunday.

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

Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) has teamed up with Pony Club Australia (PCA) to launch a National Pony Racing Series, which is scheduled to kick off in Brisbane next month and run across five states (Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, and South Australia), culminating in 'The Finals' during the Autumn carnival in Sydney next April.

Darby Racing has a likely type in the Capitalist filly Omilana who shed her maiden tag over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

Spirit Of Boom is seemingly on an unstoppable quest for leading 2yo sire of individual winners as the Stewart and Taylah Mackinnon debutant Allow Me launched down the centre of the track to make the perfect start to her career at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

The Group II Superlative Stakes (7f) at Newmarket was won in spectacular fashion by exciting two year-old colt City of Troy, a son of Triple Crown winner Justify (USA), who returns to Australia this spring for Coolmore.

By former Windsor Park Stud shuttler Charm Spirit, talented three year-old colt Shaquille backed up from his win in the Group I Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot last month to claim his second G1 win when taking out the Group I Darley July Cup (6f) at Newmarket overnight, wonder if his connections have heard of The Everest!

Here is the full list of 120 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Sessions filly Ihts Closing Inn extended her winning Sequence to five when proving much the best in Saturday’s Listed Montague - Belmont Classic (2200m) at Belmont Park.

A look through the winners list at any metropolitan meeting in Australia invariably features a selection of European bred winners, but few are better bred than Fastnet Rock gelding Tazaral (IRE), who won at Randwick on Saturday for Peter and Paul Snowden.

Multiple Group One performer Young Werther notched the second victory of his career when prevailing in a close finish at Flemington on Saturday over 2000m for trainer Danny O’Brien under a well-timed Billy Egan ride as he claimed runner-up Milford on the line.

When Shamus Award gets a good horse it tends to be seriously good with the Joe Pride trained gelding Brutality becoming his sixth individual million dollar earner when lugging 62kg to victory at Randwick on Saturday.

The $150,000 VRC Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington on Saturday is a trial race for the Derby and Oaks next season designed to highlight up and coming young stayers and victory went to progressive Zoustar colt Sunsource.

A brave performance by Millefiori to take out the final race on the card at Ruakaka on Saturday, the ITM/GIB Winter Sprinters’ Championship Final (1400m) has edged trainer Mark Walker even closer to the magical 200-win mark for the 2022/23 racing season.

Punters did not have a moment's worry when the More Than Ready (USA) filly Tango Fever made a winning debut for the Robert Heathcote stable in Saturday's Ladbrokes Yard Comments Hcp (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

The Autumn Sun filly Coco Sun stayed perfect at two for two when opening her stakes account in Saturday's Listed Oaklands Plate (1400m) at Morphettville Parks.

With the Group II Blue Diamond Prelude under her belt, Exploring was the class act in the VRC Member Annabel Cobain Hcp (1000m) at Flemington. Despite being burdened with topweight, the daughter of Brazen Beau was not for catching.

After a promising but winless first preparation, the Shalaa (IRE) gelding The Little Pumper is beginning to look like the finished article after making it two on the bounce with a dominant performance at Randwick on Saturday.

Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2022/23 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn the Horse of the Year title for a third consecutive year at a special presentation in Hong Kong on Friday night.

Group I racing continued overnight in the UK and France with Juddmonte based champion sires Frankel and Kingman producing the winners in outstanding mare Nashwa and exciting colt Feed the Flame, who staked a big claim for the Arc.

The first son of champion sire Kingman to go to stud, Calyx (GB) shuttled to Australia for Coolmore for two seasons and is on the board with his first stakes-winner with the Group II Duchess of Cambridge Stakes (6f) at Newmarket taken out by Persian Dreamer.

Here is the full list of 45 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Champion sire I Am Invincible has had 18 two year-old winners this season - six of them are stakes-winners - and two regally bred fillies racing in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday will be looking to improve his tally.

Australia’s leading first crop sire by earnings, Triple Crown winner Justify (USA) added an eighth Australian two year-old winner to his tally when well bred filly Batrana made a winning debut at Geelong on Friday.

There were six heats for juveniles at the Randwick trials on Friday morning and some interesting unraced winners by Pierro, I Am Invincible, Written By and Snitzel, plus the reappearance of one of the best 2YO fillies this season in Platinum Jubilee.

The Group III Bahrain Trophy Stakes (1m5f) at Newmarket overnight had a hot favourite in Galileo colt Tower of London, but he was edged out at the finish by Almanzor colt Castle Way, an expensive yearling purchase for Godolphin.

Strong trade at the Tattersalls July Sale continued apace on the third day with Royal Ascot placed filly BALALAIKA heading proceedings at 330,000 guineas and six lots selling for 100,000 guineas or more. The sale turnover is already the second highest on record at over 15,000,000 guineas with the fourth and final day still to come, and a clearance rate of 94% underlined the depth of trade.

Jamaea - a star race filly in Sydney over the last number of seasons - is the latest high profile lot earmarked for sale with Inglis Digital, having been confirmed for the July (Late) auction.

Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Not to be outdone by his Yarraman Park barn mate Brave Smash (Jpn), Hellbent posted his 11th Australian two year-old winner of the season at Gosford on Thursday when Boston Rocks blitzed older rivals to win as he pleased.

Fresh from winning the Listed ATC McKell Cup (2000m) and Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) at his part two starts, progressive Zoustar stayer had no worries adding the $200,000 Listed Grafton Cup (2350m) to his tally on Thursday.

He’s a very good trainer and also a pretty good breeder and Anthony Cummings gave us a One to Watch on Thursday when his homebred filly combining the blood of two Twin Hills Stud sires saluted at Gosford.

New Zealand-bred filly Dolphin Skin will be vying to seal a spot in the Gr.1 Victoria Oaks (2500m) at Flemington in November when she heads to the Melbourne track on Saturday.

Brave Smash (Jpn) gelding Mansiere was first past the post at Werribee last month before losing the race on protest, but he made no mistakes at Bendigo on Thursday to salute as a well backed favourite.

Rosemont Stud is delighted to announce our annual Stallion Parade & Open Day will be held on Friday, August 11th (11am-2pm).

Entries are now open for the sales series that delivers more buzz, more buyers, more champions and more magic!

If we learned one thing from the record breaking JRHA Sale earlier this week it’s that Contrail is seen as the next big thing in Japan, so we thought we better take a closer look at why this stunning black stallion is seen as something special.

Ethical Diamond was the star turn on the second day of the Tattersalls July Sale, selling to Harold Kirk on behalf of Willie Mullins for 320,000 guineas and is destined for a dual-purpose career from now on. Trade at Park Paddocks continued in robust fashion with the clearance rate just below 90% and nine lots realising 100,000 guineas or more. 

Another Award (Shamus Award) has become the most expensive horse to be sold on Inglis Digital so far this year – and the fourth highest in history – in topping the Inglis Digital July (Early) catalogue at $1.2 million.

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The remarkable legacy of the late Peter Setchell had a fitting final flourish on Wednesday night, producing the sale-topping lot in the 2023 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus.

Rising 6yo gelding The Big Goodbye staved off the fast-finishing topweight Far Too Easy and defending champion Ranges in Wednesday’s $200,000 Listed Ramornie Hcp (1200m) at Grafton.

Progressive Capitalist gelding Epicus was a $40,000 Inglis Digital purchase for Calibre Racing from the April (late) sale this year and has proven an outstanding investment racking up his third win for his new owners at Canterbury on Wednesday.

There was just three-quarters of a length separating seven two-year-olds in a dramatic finish to the Robrick Lodge Hcp (1250m) at Canterbury, but there was a lot to like about the winner.

Anybody that was at Rosehill on Silver Slipper day in 2008 is unlikely to ever forget the winner Amelia’s Dream and she featured on Wednesday as the dam of a new two year-old winner at Doomben by Rubick.

Leading stallion Per Incanto will serve a limited book of mares at best in the 2023 breeding season after suffering a leg injury in a paddock accident.

Every time Spirit Of Boom has faced a challenge for his lead for the number of two-year-old winners, he has answered the call, his latest coming with the promising Spirit Of Nurai in the Become An MRC Member Hcp (1350m) at Sandown-Lakeside.

Trying to work out what particular attributes in horses’ pedigrees make some horses fast and others slow has been a challenge for breeders, owners and trainers for countless years.

The Tattersalls July Sale got off to a strong start on the opening day with eight lots realising 200,000 guineas or more and a top price of 350,000 guineas for the well-bred mare SWEET AND LOVELY. The turnover for the day topped seven million guineas whilst the clearance rate was 87%.

A colt from the first crop of Triple Crown hero Contrail (JPN) highlighted a record-breaking foal session of the JRHA Select Sale, which set a cracking pace from go to whoa.

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

Little Avondale Stud have announced the farm’s Group I producing sire Per Incanto (USA) has suffered a paddock accident putting his breeding season on hold.

Every year at the end of August Vinery opens the gates and invites you to get up close and inspect our elite stallions.

The equal highest priced yearling by Spirit of Boom sold in 2022 made a winning debut at Ballarat on Tuesday.

The search for outcross sires to help Australian breeders move away from the saturation of Danehill speed lines to ultimately produce some more versatile thoroughbreds has been given a big boost by two young stallions that have really earned their stripes with their first Australian runners this season and both are Premium stallions on Breednet so are available for Hypothetical matings.

While not quite matching the ¥210 million for the yearling Kizuna (JPN) colt from her half-sister Youngstar, the first foal of the Group I ATC Flight Stakes winner Funstar, also by Kizuna (JPN), proved highly sought after, with Danox Co.Ltd. having the final say at ¥160million (A$1,682,000).

New Zealand’s leading stable, Te Akau Racing, begun their march towards spring racing with the return of several of their big hitters at the trials on Cambridge’s synthetic surface on Tuesday morning.

Lessons learned from La Crique’s last spring campaign will be strictly adhered to this time around with the Group One-winning mare.

The Contrail (JPN) babies are proving hugely popular at the JRHA Select Foal Sale, and a colt out of the City Banker mare Conviction, a Group 1 winner in Argentina, proved irresistible for Koji Maeda’s North Hills Co. Ltd, who forked out ¥520m (A$5,468,000) for the Northern Park consigned colt.

A filly from the first crop of the Japanese 2000 Guineas winner Saturnalia (Lord Kanaloa) out the Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain) sold for ¥200 million at the JRHA Select Foals Sale.

The first crop of the champion Contrail (JPN) has created enormous interest at the JRHA Select Foal Sale, and the Triple Crown-winning son of Deep Impact is living up to the hype.

 The foal session of the JRHA Select Sale was off to an explosive start when the opening lot blew past the top-priced yearlings of the previous day.

The 2023 National Online Breeding Stock Sale, which is currently in progress on Gavelhouse Plus, gives buyers rare access to a number of young mares who have just reached the end of their quality racing careers.

Despite nothing coming close to matching last year’s ¥450 million Maurice x Mosheen sale topper, the yearling session of the JRHA Select Sale closed with increases across the board to set new marks for gross, average and median.  

The response to our ‘red flags’ stories regarding factual data from the Australian Studbook has led to another story, this time highlighting a young stallion with an outstanding winner to runner strike rate.

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

A brother to Wootton Bassett’s Gr 1 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf heroine Audarya proved popular at the JRHA Select Yearling Sale.

Windsor Park Stud has continued an enviable trend with its most recent stallion acquisition.

The half-brother to champion mare Melody Belle, former New Zealand-trained galloper Cavalry got his Singapore career off to a winning start when he kicked clear to score comfortably in a Class 3 1400m race at Kranji on Saturday for new trainer Michael Clements.  

A lot of Australian interest in Lot 58 at the JRHA Select Yearling Sale, a Duramente half-brother to Japanese Horse of the Year and 2019 Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux.

The first foal of Group I ATC Champagne Stakes winner Seabrook, a colt by former Arrowfield Stud shuttler Real Steel (JPN), was purchased by Kazutaka Hosaka for 40,000,000 yen (A420,000) at Monday’s yearling session of the JHRA Select Sale.

The Japan Horse Racing Association Select Sale is off and running at Northern Horse Park in Tomakomai City, with 240 yearlings catalogued for Monday and 200 foals on Tuesday.

"Bylong Park" is an exceptional opportunity for an equine professional to re-establish a commercial breeding operation or bloodstock pre-training and spelling facility in the Hunter Valley on a substantial land holding with the Wollemi National Park providing a majestic backdrop.

The Group I Prix Jean Prat (1400m) at Deauville overnight produced an upset with a disappointing performance from race favourite Chaldean, who was a gallant second to boom colt Paddington in the Group I St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot at his previous start.

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

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott saddled a short priced favourite at Hawkesbury on Sunday and the three year-old filly by So You Think duly returned an impressive winner.

It’s been a productive week for Yarraman Park’s Hellbent with four winners including a new two year-old winner at Hawkesbury on Sunday.

Inglis is once again making available the opportunity to work with one of Australia’s most respected companies - and one of the most prestigious names in the world of bloodstock - through its renowned Inglis Internship program.

Twin Hills Stud have a great mix of proven and promising sires on their five strong roster for this spring - priced from $8,800 to $16,500 - and all stallions are now Premium stallions on Breednet so are available for our super popular Hypothetical Mating innovation.

With the prestigious JRHA Sale to be conducted on Monday and Tuesday putting Japanese thoroughbreds front and centre on the world stage we thought it might be interesting to take a look at the Japanese bred stallion options for this spring in Australasia.

Set to be crowned Champion Australian First Season Sire, Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) posted his second Group I winner when Irish bred filly Aspen Grove surged to a resounding win in the $500,000 Group I Belmont Oaks Invitational (1 ¼ m) on turf in New York on Saturday.

Two Group I races in Europe run overnight with Coolmore’s rising star Siyouni colt Paddington winning the Coral Eclipse (1m2f) at Sandown, while in France last year’s Irish Derby winner Westover took the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2400m).

Here is the full list of 110 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Track and distance specialist Ghost Who Walks found the perfect spot to open his stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Beaufine Stakes at Belmont Park.

Talented Kiwi four-year-old Wewillrock collected his first Australian win with a smart performance in the A$150,000 Bowermans Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.

The winner of five of her previous eight starts, the No Nay Never (USA) mare Sigh made her stakes debut count when defeating the defending champion Mileva in Saturday’s Group III Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

Former New Zealand galloper Ucalledit has completed a feature winter double in Sydney, adding Saturday’s Listed Robrick Lodge Winter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick to his win in the Listed Civic Stakes over the same course and distance two weeks ago.

Newgate Farm’s Russian Revolution has an amazing season and is the leading Australian second crop sire by winners, earnings and stakes-winners with the Benchmark 78 event over 1100m at Randwick on Saturday producing a rare trifecta for this most exciting of young sires.

New Zealand-bred filly Our Red Morning staked her claim for potential black-type assignments in the spring with an effortless victory in Saturday’s A$150,000 Neds Bet Back Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield.