Bull Point - New Winner

Pearl Of Alsace is in foal and entering the final few weeks of her racing career, but trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray hope a return to her favourite track might allow her to cap her CV with a Group One breakthrough.

This stallion has been making news all over the world this year and one of our champion Australian trainers is already ahead of the trend.

The four-day Tattersalls December Mares Sale came to a close with the fourth and final session bringing the curtain down on an extraordinary record-breaking sale. The turnover for the sale was a record 83 million guineas, up 20% on last year’s corresponding sale, whilst the average and median were also wide margin records.

Arqana’s Vente d’Elevage broodmare and weanling sale in picturesque Deauville in December gives Australian breeders a great opportunity to acquire some quality European pedigrees and much needed outcross bloodlines.

Here is the full list of 34 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Australasian bred sprinters have dominated the Group I Hong Kong Sprint accounting for eight of the past 10 winners so let’s take a look at the candidates for this Sunday following the barrier draw.

The Lindsay Park team produced a promising debut winner at Geelong on Tuesday when Pierata filly Sea Poem saluted as favourite bringing a timely pedigree update her half-brother heading to Karaka Book 1 for Cambridge Stud.

From Hong Kong’s stunning speedster Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) to a long line of Australian stars including cover girl Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel), New Zealand is a world-renowned source of exceptional thoroughbred talent. The catalogues for Karaka 2025 are crammed with well-credentialled candidates to add to that reputation.

New Zealand has a strong association with the Gr.1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), and Kiwi-bred gelding Antino will be out to continue that record at Sha Tin on Sunday.

No star has shone brighter in the thoroughbred racing world this year than New Zealand-bred gelding Ka Ying Rising, and trainer David Hayes is hoping he can assume the mantle of the world’s best sprinter when he heads to Sha Tin on Sunday.