Saturday April 22
The relocation of Aquis sires continues with Pierro’s brilliant Group I winning sprinter Pierata heading to Victoria after being acquired by Yulong.
Friday April 21
Telemon Thoroughbreds’ Jungle Cat (IRE) is off the mark in Australia after Puss Boots saluted at start seven in a 950m maiden at Cairns on Friday.
Friday April 21
There were some interesting Brisbane Carnival type horses going around at the Warwick Farm trials on Friday including Group I winners such as Private Eye, Espiona, Smokin’ Romans and a horse with G1 potential in Think About It and in the juvenile heats a filly by Zoustar caught our eye.
Friday April 21
The biggest Inglis Digital catalogue ever collated is now open for bidding, with a record 669 entries confirmed for the April (Late) Sale.
Friday April 21
He was an unbeaten juvenile who developed into a dual Group 1-winning three-year-old to rank among the best of his generation.
Friday April 21
Catalogued to sell under the Mill Park banner at next month's Inglis Chairman's Sale, Mileva will contest Saturday's Group III RN Irwin Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville Parks in what could be her last hurrah for owner Michael Birchall and trainer Phillip Stokes.
Friday April 21
Godolphin’s nine-time Group I winning stallion Anamoe has been retired, ending speculation he may campaign in the Northern Hemisphere this year.
Friday April 21
The yearling sale season continues for Twin Hills Stud at the HTBA Yearling Sale at Riverside Stables on Sunday with a draft of 12 yearlings offering buyers a last chance in NSW to invest in a yearling eligible for the lucrative Inglis Race bonus series.
Friday April 21
Yarraman Park have announced service fees for 2023 with Australia’s reigning champion sire I Am Invincible priced at $275,000 plus GST.
Friday April 21
The Group III Craven Stakes (1m) is a traditional lead up race for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas and produced an upset this year with the favoured Godolphin runner Mysterious Night trailing in last while victory went to up and coming Kodiac colt Indestructible.
Thursday April 20
Next month’s Magic Millions National Sale has been boosted with the announcement of the Edinburgh Park Unreserved Dispersal
Thursday April 20
Following a spectacular year in 2022 with four winners at the highest level around the globe, four-time Group 1-winning sprinter/miler Starspangledbanner will return to Coolmore Australia for 2023 at a fee of $30,000+GST.
Thursday April 20
Pride of Dubai is having a ground-breaking season and a debut winner at Wyong on Thursday could easily have many more wins in store.
Thursday April 20
Following an outstanding response from breeders, Windsor Park Stud has closed the book to Deep Impact’s recently retired Group One winning son Profondo.
Thursday April 20
The unreserved dispersal of the late Sir Patrick Hogan’s bloodstock is now live on Gavelhouse Plus with weanlings, yearlings, racing propositions and broodmares making up the 31 Lot catalogue.
Thursday April 20
Twin Hills Stud have taken to Twitter to announce their fees for this spring with Group I Blue Diamond winner Daumier to stand alongside proven Group I producing sires Smart Missile, Denman and Hallowed Crown as well as promising young gun Peltzer.
Thursday April 20
Stakes-placed in his first preparation over the summer, talented Encryption colt Cifrado made a sizzling return to the races at Ipswich on Wednesday bolting in to win by nearly five lengths.
Thursday April 20
Throughout a proud history spanning more than 50 years, the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series has repeatedly unveiled superstars of the racetrack and the breeding barn. But the 2022-23 edition of the series turned out to be one for the ages, with three different fillies going on to win Group One races in either Sydney or Melbourne this autumn.
Thursday April 20
John O’Shea is hopeful Benaud can return to winning form when he lines-up in the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday.
Thursday April 20
Shalaa will be heading south to Victoria to join the roster at Woodside Park following six seasons at Arrowfield Stud.
Thursday April 20
There were two key stakes races for new season three year-olds at Newmarket in the UK overnight and the colours of well known Hong Kong owner Bon Ho were in the frame in the Listed Feilden Stakes (1m1f) won by Canberra Legend.
Wednesday April 19
With two top class stallion rosters in NSW and Victoria, Widden Stud are proud to present a diverse selection of quality commercial stallions headed by our champion sire Zoustar, in company with a myriad of proven and promising options priced to suit all budgets.
Wednesday April 19
Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday April 19
Buyer demand for local proven and freshman sires was evident throughout New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus with top prices secured by progeny of Super Seth, Eminent, Ten Sovereigns, Belardo and Ace High just to name a few.
Wednesday April 19
Vinery Stud is on the threshold of an exciting new era with its young, up and coming Group 1-winning stallions Ole Kirk and Exceedance.
Wednesday April 19
Not all pinhooks ‘hit it out of the park,’ but that does not stop them from running and winning. The Rubick filly Reo sold for $37,500 as a weanling before making $7,500 less as a yearling.
Wednesday April 19
The yearling sales continue at Riverside Stables on Sunday with the Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale and proven Group I Hunter Valley nursery Kingstar Fam will present a draft of 10 including four by their promising first season sire Unite and Conquer.
Wednesday April 19
The Exceed And Excel filly Oz Empress is off the mark at start three after making all the running in the Racing And Sports Maiden Hcp for 2yo fillies at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday April 19
The $1million Group II BRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at the end of May is on the radar for talented Russian Revolution colt General Salute, who resumed from a spell to win a very competitive juvenile maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday April 19
Long term owners and operators of Bowness Stud, John and Helen North have handed over the reins to their daughter Jocelyn and son in law James Daly of Watershed Farm and as a result there will be a business restructure and consolidation of horse numbers for manageability reasons.
Wednesday April 19
Predictions that Darley shuttler Blue Point (IRE) would get smart precocious juveniles looks to be on the money, certainly in the Northern Hemisphere where he sired his third winner from five runners overnight with a debut victory at Newmarket for Blue Storm.
Tuesday April 18
Outstanding three year-old colt Jacquinot has been retired and the two time Group I winner of over $2.4million will be welcomed at Widden Stud to stand alongside past Golden Rose winners Zoustar and Trapeze Artist.
Tuesday April 18
Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday April 18
Hellbent had the quinella in the juvenile maiden at Geelong on Tuesday with a couple or promising youngsters finishing nine lengths ahead of the rest.
Tuesday April 18
Bowness Stud will offer a 73-horse reduction in the upcoming Inglis Digital April (Late) Online Sale.
Tuesday April 18
The younger members of Stephen Marsh’s stable have served the Cambridge trainer well this season and they’re not finished yet.
Tuesday April 18
There was a big set of trials at Randwick on Tuesday with eight heats for juveniles and some interesting unraced winners, while Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic winner Sovereign Fund was also back in action winning at his first appearance since being unplaced in the MM 2YO Classic.
Tuesday April 18
Fresh from siring a new Australian stakes-winner last weekend in Stretan Angel, Darley shuttler Harry Angel (IRE) also sired a new stakes-winner in France overnight with Marshman taking out the Group III Prix Sigy (1100m) at Chantilly.
Tuesday April 18
Two of Australasia’s most anticipated stallion service fees have been announced with 2023 prices locked in for Champion Sire in waiting Proisir and his high-profile barn mate Satono Aladdin along with associate sires Ace High, Shocking and Vadamos.
Tuesday April 18
Popular Darley shuttler Blue Point (IRE) has his second winner in the Northern Hemisphere with Valour and Swagger bolting in by more than six lengths at Windsor.
Tuesday April 18
Darley Australia has announced a full list of stud fees for its stallions in New South Wales and Victoria for the forthcoming breeding season and every stallion on the roster is a G1 winner.
Monday April 17
Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday April 17
Having conducted previous successful weanling, yearling and broodmare sales for Arrowfield Stud, the farm has once again engaged Bloodstockauction.com to offer a select draft of yearlings.
Monday April 17
Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) are delighted to announce that Carrie Hu has been appointed as the Executive Officer for TBV.
Monday April 17
Since 1905, the Hickman family have farmed a 168ha parcel of land known as Taimate on State Highway 1 just outside of Blenheim.
Monday April 17
The colours of prominent Hong Kong owner Bon Ho were carried to victory at The Curragh overnight by Bright Legend, a promising three year-old colt by Zoustar.
Monday April 17
The catalogues for the Southern Hemisphere's leading breeding stock event - the Magic Millions National Weanling and Broodmare Sales - are now online.
Monday April 17
Quality sires Wootton Bassett (GB) and Churchill (IRE) were both in Australia for Coolmore last spring and they featured at Longchamp overnight with a pair of exciting three year-olds on track for their classic season ahead.
Monday April 17
Yearlings by the likes of Extreme Choice, Russian Revolution, Shamus Award and Toronado headline an enticing catalogue for the Inglis Gold Yearling Sale.
Sunday April 16
Here is the full list of 64 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.
Sunday April 16
There would have been some cheering from Cornerstone Stud when the Kitasan Black (JPN) colt Sol Oriens (JPN) kept his record at a perfect three for three with a stunning win in the Group 1 Satsuki So (2000m) (Japanese 2000 Guineas) at Nakayama on Sunday.
Sunday April 16
In partnership with shareholders, Kitchwin Hills are thrilled to announce brilliant Group II winning Not A Single Doubt son Dubious will return to his birthplace of Kitchwin Hills to stand in the Hunter Valley this spring.
Sunday April 16
Australia’s revered royal family centred around blue hen Dancing Show (USA) has produced an outstanding mare in the Northern Hemisphere with In Italian returning for her first run this year to capture the $600,000 Group I Jenny Wiley Stakes (1 and 1/16thm) at Keeneland.
Sunday April 16
The Super One filly Super Smink turned the tables on her WATC Gimcrack Stakes conqueror Live To Tell emphatically in Saturday's Group II Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot.
Sunday April 16
Corumbene Stud bred and sold sprinter Overpass (Vancouver) clung on desperately to seal a place in the history books at Ascot as the winner of the first edition of The Tabtouch Quokka (1200m), the $4 million slot race that is Western Australia’s richest event.
Saturday April 15
Here is the full list of 126 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.
Saturday April 15
The biggest prize in Australia on Saturday, the inaugural $4,000,000 The Quokkka at Ascot, proved worthy of the build-up when Overpass clung to a desperate short-half-head margin over local idol Amelia’s Jewel.
Saturday April 15
Arguably the most progressive three year-old in Queensland, talented Better Thean Ready gelding The Vowels made it five wins on the trot when stepping up to Black Type company to down stakes-winning filly Wolverine in the $160,000 Listed BRC Daybreak Lover Stakes (1400m).
Saturday April 15
Astute trainer Robert Heathcote will have a strong hand for the Brisbane Winter Carnival with two of his stable stars Prince of Boom and Rothfire filling the quinella in the $160,000 Listed BRC Ascot Stakes (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Saturday April 15
After siring the inaugural winner of the $1,000,000 The Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria Showdown, Swettenham Stud’s high-flying Toronado (IRE) struck again with Shesallshenanigans in the valuable feature at Sandown-Lakeside on Saturday.
Saturday April 15
Just 15 days after scoring a maiden win at Cranbourne, talented New Zealand-bred filly Affaire A Suivre stepped into the black-type spotlight in Saturday’s Listed Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) at Morphettville.
Saturday April 15
Third in the Group II Challenge Stakes and second in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes, Giga Kick revisited the winner's circle for the first time since his Everest triumph when earning a Group 1 victory in Saturday's All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
Saturday April 15
The Dundeel colt Militarize won the final two legs of the 2yo Triple Crown after adding Saturday's $600,000 Group 1 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick to his ATC Sires' Produce Stakes triumph.
Saturday April 15
While he may not have been on-course to cheer home his pride and joy Times Ticking at Riccarton, trainer Alby MacGregor still made plenty of noise in his lounge at home in Opaki.
Saturday April 15
Transferred to Blue Gum Farm this year, Group I producing sire Flying Artie might be better known for his sprinters such as Royal Ascot bound Artorius, but it was an Aussie bred staying type in Fierce Flight that delivered his latest stakes success.
Saturday April 15
Vilana is rapidly stepping out of the shadows of his illustrious siblings, with his third stakes winning coming with an impressive performance in Saturday’s Group III Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick.
Saturday April 15
Lightly raced filly Miss Layla produced a dogged performance to upstage the pre-post favourites when she claimed the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton at just her third lifetime start.
Saturday April 15
The Listed MRC Galilee Final (2400m) at Sandown on Saturday is a race often used by three year-olds with South Australian Derby aspirations and this year’s winner Bengal Boy is set to follow the trend.
Saturday April 15
New Plymouth trainer Janelle Millar and red-hot rider Kate Hercock combined with underrated mare Pure Incanto to take out the first feature on the card at Hastings, the Listed Power Turf Sprint (1200m).
Saturday April 15
Stretan Angel credited first-season sire Harry Angel (IRE) with a third Australian stakes-winner when unleashing a withering burst from the tail of the field to capture Saturday’s Listed Dequetteville Stakes at Morphettville.
Saturday April 15
Champion trainer Chris Waller has a knack with a good Zoustar filly, think Zougotcha, Kiku, Haut Brion Her and Madam Rouge and we can add Olentia to the list after she posted her first ever Black Type win in the $200,000 Group III ATC James HB Carr Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Saturday April 15
Champion trainer Chris Waller has a great record in the Group III ATC Frank Packer Plate (2000m) and he won it again Randwick on Saturday with quality Pierro colt Osipenko.
Friday April 14
Here is the full list of 51 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.
Friday April 14
Currently leading the Australian first season sires list by earnings, Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) posted an impressive debut winner at Cranbourne on Friday.
Friday April 14
Widden Stud’s young sire Supido has had a flurry of recent winners and we can add promising two year-old King Yoshi to the list after his stylish victory at the Sunshine Coast on Friday.
Friday April 14
Having conducted previous successful weanling, yearling and broodmare sales for Arrowfield stud, the farm has once again engaged Bloodstockauction.com to offer a select draft of yearlings.
Friday April 14
Ideal placement by Mark Walker and a perfect ride from Opie Bosson at Awapuni on Friday paved the way for Aromatic to comfortably add further stakes success to her record.
Friday April 14
Ridgeport Holdings is extremely excited to announce that ROMMEL (by Commands) has relocated to Ridgeport Farm in Waroona WA to stand the 2023 breeding season.
Friday April 14
Precocious juvenile Finance Tycoon will bring outstanding credentials to Kooringal Stud when he joins the stallion roster for 2023.
Friday April 14
Yulong Stud’s Champion Australian Stallion, Written Tycoon, flexes his muscles in Saturday’s $1,000,000 VOBIS Sires The Showdown (1200m) at Sandown-Lakeside with four of the twelve acceptors.
Friday April 14
The new ownership team at Blue Gum Farm are delighted to announce a second stallion will be standing alongside proven Group I sire Flying Artie this spring with exciting prospect Sejardan retiring to the renowned Victorian nursery.
Friday April 14
Four heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Friday morning and heat winners for Russian Revolution, Deep Field and champion UK based sire Kingman.
Friday April 14
The $1.5million Group I ATC All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday features an outstanding field of elite G1 winners with high class three year-old colt Jacquinot looking to add further lustre to his impressive record in a race that has already produced a couple of exciting young sires in recent years in Pierata and Trapeze Artist.
Friday April 14
For the third year, the digital addition to NZB’s National Yearling Sales Series is set to be conducted on premium online platform Gavelhouse Plus.
Thursday April 13
Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.
Friday April 14
Quality Deep Field sprinting mare Isotope has been confirmed for the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and her pedigree featuring current superstar Japanese filly Liberty Island is going to make her hot property.
Thursday April 13
The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale was interesting for many reasons, but for someone that has been working in bloodstock in this country for more than 20 years it delivered something I’ve not seen before.
Thursday April 13
Group I winning sprinter Paulele will stand at Darley Victoria at Northwood Park this spring.
Thursday April 13
Buyers will have the opportunity to continue the legacy of iconic breeder Sir Patrick Hogan with the unreserved dispersal of the Cambridge Stud founder’s stock on Gavelhouse Plus.
Thursday April 13
From its first two years, New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Online Yearling Sale has already produced stakes performers Contagious (NZ) (Proisir), Timeless (NZ) (Time Test) and Bolshoi Star (Russian Revolution). The catalogue for the 2023 edition, which is being held on Gavelhouse Plus this month, features plenty of yearlings with the right credentials to follow
Thursday April 13
The next two Saturdays are set to make all the difference in the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series, with the all-important final two legs being staged in quick succession at Riccarton Park – starting with this weekend’s $65,000 Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m).
Thursday April 13
Randwick trainer John O’Shea will bring a strong Kiwi contingent to his home meeting on Saturday.
Thursday April 13
The regally bred Luella Cristina’s three-year-old season is drawing to a close and a stakes win will provide the perfect ending to what has already been a successful campaign.
Thursday April 13
At Randwick this Saturday, Militarize will be seeking to follow in the footsteps of King’s Legacy, who won the Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes in 2020 and then followed up to win the Champagne Stakes and that earned the blue-blood son of Redoute’s Choice a place on the Coolmore roster and his first weanlings will be offered at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale next month.
Thursday April 13
The sire of last year’s Champion European 2YO Filly Lezoo, Zoustar is on the board with his first two year-old winner of the new season in the UK with a debut victory for Out of the Stars.
Wednesday April 12
Here is the full list of 34 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.
Wednesday April 12
2YO racing is an important facet of our racing and breeding industry and the $600,000 Group I ATC Champagne Stakes (1600m) on Saturday will have an impact on the Australian 2YO Sires List with some influential sires with key runners.
Wednesday April 12
It’s been a great two weeks for Novara Park’s Luigi Muollo, but he’s looking forward to the promise of the future rather than reflecting too much on the success.
Wednesday April 12
The lone two-year-old in the field, West Of Dalby, made a winning career debut in a 900m maiden at Newcastle to credit the Highview Stud bound Santos with his first Australian 2yo winner.
Wednesday April 12
Newgate Farm have announced fees on their 2023 roster with Extreme Choice topping the list at $275,000 inc GST.