Sires With Winners - Tuesday March 5

Five year-old Needs Further gelding Durazzo continued his domination of the summer racing in Tasmania at Hobart on Sunday racking up his third successive stakes win when taking out the $125,000 Listed Kevin Sharkie The Inevitable Stakes (1600m), putting the spotlight on his yearling half-sister heading to 2026 MM Tasmania.

The Kris Lees stable has been in hot form over the summer and claimed another feature race win at Gosford on Sunday when progressive mare Kind Words downed the race favoruite Hyperbolic to win the $300,000 Group III Belle of the Turf Stakes (1600m).

Here is the full list of 88 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Here is the full list of 65 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Here is the full list of 103 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Boxing Day racing begins three days of stakes racing in Australia and New Zealand with all the Sale Mail at Breednet if you want to keep an eye on what’s about to unfold.

Winner of the 2011 Group I MRC Caulfield Cup, South Australian bred star staying mare Southern Speed was retired to stud in Japan at the end of her career and was in the news this week when her four year-old son Cosmo Kuranda went within a whisker of winning the Group I Arima Kinen (2500m).

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

While looking for an image of Snippets to go with our celebration of Snippets long form story before Christmas I was drawn to the back of my storage cupboard and there in a remote and dusty corner was a pile of Stallions books and 2001 gave me what I needed and also some serious food for thought.

La Crique, arguably the most consistent horse in Australasian racing, has been retired.