Tara Talks Racing – Stallion Parades, Old Legends and a Weekend Tip

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 28

We’re back in podcast land as the spring unfolds with plenty to talk about following our recent run of visits to the stallion parades, so what stallions did we like?

We’re also talking past legends in light of 8YO Via Sistinia and her stellar start to the new season and we look towards the weekend racing.

Fangirl is one of several contenders in a hot G1 Memsie this Saturday - image Bradley Photography

The big wet in Sydney last week sent more than just Fangirl south to Caulfield and we think we’ve found another mare that can be winning.

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

Sandbar 2YO Wins $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan

A three-quarter brother to Golden Slipper winning sire Farnan, Kooringal Stud’s Sandbar is a bargain priced alternative for the breed to race owners and he produced a brilliant debut two year-old winner at Canberra on Sunday when Bar Jester landed the $50,000 Clan O’Sullivan (1000m).

Cambridge Stud Bred Mare Wins G3 Belle of the Turf – Half-Sister K1 2026

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).

Caulfield Cup Winner Making International News – Sales Relations?

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).

The $6,000 Stallion Casting a Long Shadow

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.

Angela Jones Headed for Ellerslie

Leading Queensland rider Angela Jones will make her New Zealand debut at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day where she will partner the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-prepared mare Smart Love in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m).

Caffe Florian Wins Listed Gosford Guineas – Full Sister MM 2026

The baldy face of Caffe Florian was the widest of all runners turning for home in the $200,000 Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m) on Sunday as the Richard Litt trained filly attempted to loop the field, a risky move on a lesser horse, but a winning one for this rising star.

Christmas Stakes Catalogue Updates Aplenty

The last week of Christmas racing has been as busy as usual and thrown up plenty of black type updates, including five new stakes winners, for upcoming yearling sale.

Rich Hill Bred Ace High Mare Chasing G2 Rich Hill Mile

Gifted four-year-old She’s A Dealer is in the right order to make a successful challenge for higher honours on New Year’s Day.

Sires With Winners - Friday December 26

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