The Future Starsday of the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Del Mar on Friday always looked as though it could put the spotlight on Australian bred sire Starspangledbanner, who had key runners in both the Group I Breeders’ Cup Turf Juvenile Colts (1m) and Juvenile Fillies (1m) and he duly delivered with exciting colt Gstaad.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training & Yearling Sale concluded on the fifth and final day of a sale that has been plundered by Australasian purchasers who spent over 3million guineas on no fewer than 25 lots.