Capitalist - New Winner

Rick Jamieson of Gilgai Farm is renowned as one of the finest breeders in Australia and he breeds for pedigree rather than the sale ring which can deliver a few surprises.

Widden Stud’s Trapeze Artist has had a real resurgence this season and added two new stakes-winner to his tally on Saturday with Spicy Miss capturing the Group II ATC Sweet Embrace Stakes and then in Perth progressive 3YO The Crimson Pirate took out the Listed WATC Lex Piper Stakes (1600m).

The Blue Diamond might have been run and won in Melbourne, but in Sydney the road to the Golden Slipper is on a fast track and there were three new stakes-winners on Saturday that are all entered for the world’s richest 2YO race.

While we may be running out of superlatives to describe Autumn Glow, it’s now simply a matter of letting her performances on the track speak for themselves, and once again the daughter of The Autumn Sun was stunning, leading home a stable quinella in the $1m G1 Verry Elleegant Stakes (1600m) to remain unbeaten.

Well-travelled Capitalist gelding King of Roseau is a quiet achiever for the Peter Snowden stable and has now won races in three states in the past 12 months capturing the $250,000 Group III ATC Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 108 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With top class Ghaiyyath (IRE) colt Observer stamping his class on the Group I VRC Australian Guineas at Flemington on Saturday it didn’t require a crystal ball to predict yearlings by his sire would be popular at Inglis Premier.

Just 20 minutes after trainer Ciaron Maher won the G1 ATC Surround Stakes (1400m) with Tempted, he added the G1 VRC Australian Guineas (1600m) with 3yo Ghaiyyath (IRE) colt Observer in what was surely a brilliant 20 minutes for breeder/owners Godolphin.

Placed behind stablemate’s Bodyguard in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude and High Octane in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview, Holmes A Court found his time to shine in Sunday’s $250,000 Group III John Mcgrath Auto Group Black Opal Stakes (1200m) at Canberra.

Talented but injury plagued sprinter Poetic Champion once again displayed his absolute class in a fresh state when he monstered his rivals in the Ancroft Developments (1200m) at Matamata.