Zoustar - New Winner

Wyndspelle, the Group 1 winner of the Grp 1 Captain Cook Stakes has died suddenly at Victoria’s Wyndholm Park Stud after a freak accident.

Saturday’s NZ Horse Ambulance Winter Appeal 3YO (1000m) continued the Te Akau stranglehold over the three-year-old spring opener at Riccarton, but not with the horse that most expected.

Rosehill trials on Tuesday morning saw six juvenile heat winners and they included a very interesting Zoustar filly that has had a change of trainer since her debut fifth in the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes last spring.

Group One performer Hezashocka has gone full-circle, returning to where his racing career began, with part-owners Shaun and Emma Clotworthy at Byerley Park.

Racing fans rejoice, because we are about to launch into serious Melbourne Autumn carnival action with the running of the $1million VRC Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at WFA, the first leg of the southern “Triple Crown” for the speedsters, and (since 2005) the first leg of the Global Sprint Challenge.

The first yearlings by Jacquinot have been well found in the marketplace with Widden Stud’s dual Group I winner the leading first season sire by aggregate at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale this week.

Don’t wait, nominate - The Australian Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have entered a new chapter, and nominations are now open.

Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With 84% clearance and rises in average and median on last year, Inglis Classic was undoubtedly a strong sale and that spelled good results for savvy pinhookers, so let’s take a look at those results.

Many stories are being shared this week centred on one of the true characters of racing, Stuart Dromgool, who passed away at age 90 at his Cambridge home last Sunday.