Sires With Winners - Thursday August 8

Emirates Park have announced the sad news of the passing of their 2005 Group I VRC Australian Guineas winner Al Maher at age 23.

Ballarat trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy are hoping they are in for an exiting spring with promising three-year-old Rue De Royale, with the ultimate goal being to gain a slot in next year’s $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m).

At the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale, Yulong splashed out on four individual mares that sold for $1million or more and all of them are due to foal this spring with $2.3million acquisition Icebath (NZ) producing a filly by the farm’s exciting young sire Alabama Express.

Stephen Marsh may have temporarily lost the services of his star youngster Velocious, but he still has enough firepower to be a major force to be reckoned with in upcoming age group features.

This morning’s trials at Arawa Park in New Zealand witnessed the first member of the Cool Aza Beel (NZ) breed make a very positive impression in the new 2-year-old division when Cool Aza Rene showed brilliant innate speed throughout to score over 800m in the colours of Te Akau.

Here is the full list of 41 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

NZB’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is a story of success breeding success – the world-beating record of its graduates on the racetrack has created more and more demand from the buying bench, leading to an ever-increasing standard of pedigrees appearing in the catalogue.

Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The career of one of the greatest horses ever sold through the Karaka Sales Centre has ended with the retirement of Hong Kong hero Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro).

Te Akau Racing is putting another Group One-winning mare on the market with the auction of Romancing The Moon (NZ) (El Roca) on Gavelhouse Plus.