Sires With Winners - Wednesday August 20

The highest priced yearling by champion sire Zoustar sold in 2024 when fetching $2.2million at Inglis Easter, Plaintiff was stepping out at Rosehill on Sunday for her second race start and kept her record perfect.

The final major sale of the year in Deauville, the ARQANA Vente d’Élevage began this morning with the first part of the catalogue that offered a selection of exceptional mares, fillies and foals. Of the 227 lots that went under the hammer, nearly 77% of them changed hands for an average of €190,126, generating a turnover of €33,082,000.

A two time stakes-winner that was second in last year’s Group II WATC Derby, five year-old Pride of Dubai gelding Buckets Ridge was back in top form at Ascot on Saturday when winning the $125,000 Listed WATC GA Towton Cup (2200m).

Shares in three Group winning stars with major Summer and Autumn Carnival targets headline the catalogue for the latest Magic Millions Digital Sale which is now open for bidding.

With the end of 2025 fast approaching it’s time to turn our attention to the final G1 race of the Australian racing year, and the last of the “big three” at the Ascot Pinnacles carnival - so who can win? 

The barest of margins, a mere nose, denied full siblings Crackercol and Waitak a notable raceday double at Trentham on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 86 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Leading into Saturday’s $160,000 Listed BRC Mode Plate (1200m) at Doomben, Tony Gollan’s Invader filly had Foreign Press had been a model of consistency, and she displayed that once again on race day, securing her first black type victory in a close finish.

It was yet another big win for Peters Investments in a Perth major!

Russian Revolution already has a smart 2YO in Australia this season in Seeiaye and produced one in New Zealand on Sunday when Lara Antipova bolted away to win on debut by eight lengths!