Tuesday January 17
2021 European Horse of the Year St Mark’s Basilica (IRE) has just completed his first season in Australia for Coolmore, but in the Northern Hemisphere his first foals are arriving.
Monday January 16
Strong selling on the final of seven action packed days has seen records tumble at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Monday January 16
Here is the full list of 14 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday January 16
An interesting winner at Muswellbrook on Monday served as a timely reminder that not all million dollar colts end up fulfilling the dreams of their purchasers.
Monday January 16
The unofficial order of entry for the $2million Inglis Millennium over 1100m to be run at Randwick on Saturday February 11 has been updated.
Monday January 16
There were plenty of G1 stars in action at the trials at Warwick Farm on Monday including Anamoe, Forbidden Love, In Secret and Zougotcha, but this story is called Juvenile Trial Watch, so let’s focus on the two year-olds.
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Monday January 16
Yearling buyers had a sneak peek at the progeny of Waikato Stud’s exciting sire Super Seth last week. As the first Group One Caulfield Guineas winner in more than three decades to stand at stud in New Zealand, demand for his stock will only get stronger, with a standout catalogue of 48 yearlings at Karaka 2023 – 43 in Book 1 and five in Book 2.
Monday January 16
Caroline Searcy’s popular and informative NZB Karaka Yearling Sale Preview returns for 2023 this Tuesday night on Australia’s Sky Thoroughbred Central – featuring yearlings by leading Australian and New Zealand sires from the best of Australasian families.
Monday January 16
Precocious filly Impendabelle lost her unbeaten record at her last appearance, but through little fault of her own and hasn’t missed a beat in her build-up to the stiffest test of her fledgling career.
Monday January 16
Today's Day Seven of selling at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale will now start one hour later than normal, at 11am (Qld time), due to technical difficulties online bidding will be unreliable until further notice and prospective buyers who intended to use that method are now given time to arrange alternate methods.
Monday January 16
A strong market for Magic Millions Book 1 produced plenty of satisfying results for investors and six of the most successful pinhooks that made $150,000 or more in profit were by first season sires.
Monday January 16
The Torryburn Stud brand is no stranger to success in Hong Kong having been carried by Group I winning sprinter Hot King Prawn and it appears on progressive four year-old Deep Field gelding Voyage Bubble, who staked a claim for the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Sunday January 15
The half sister to The Star Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO Classic fancy Croatian Belle topped Day Six of the 2023 Gold Coast Yearling Sale today when selling for $250,000.
Sunday January 15
Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday January 15
The 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was highlighted by 20 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was up by one on last year when 19 were in the millionaires club and just one mare was able to do the double and go back to back.
Sunday January 15
Trainer Kevin Corstens has nominated the Tasmanian Derby at Hobart in February as a possible target for Fam Gorman after the consistent son of Impending broke his maiden over 1600m at Moe on Sunday.
Sunday January 15
The Exceed and Excel half brother to exciting juvenile Empire of Japan topped Day Five of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale tonight.
Saturday January 14
Here is the full list of 96 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.
Saturday January 14
Corumbene Stud have had some great results in the sale ring with their good producer Ichihara and she delivered the goods for them again at Magic Millions on Saturday night when her Exceed and Excel colt sold for $1.8million.
Saturday January 14
After abandoning the race in tragic circumstances on New Year's Day, take two of the $500,000 Group II Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday proved a triumph for Buster Bash.
Saturday January 14
Calibre Racing Group had a big win earlier today when Rush Hour won the $500,000 Magic Millions Debut (900m) for the Nathan Doyle stable and they reinvested tonight on a filly by first crop sire Brutal.
Saturday January 14
The five-year-old Magnus mare How's The Serenity goes from strength to strength, making it back-to-back Listed stakes wins with a bloodless victory in Saturday's WATC Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) at Ascot.
Saturday January 14
Having shown a glimpse of real promise in his first preparation, a bigger and better Cognito announced his arrival among New Zealand’s three-year-old ranks in Saturday’s Group II Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham – aided by an extraordinary ride from Opie Bosson.
Saturday January 14
Last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Belle En Rouge returned to her happy hunting ground at Trentham to take out the Gr.3 Dixon & Dunlop Anniversary Handicap (1600m).
Saturday January 14
Champion sprinting mare Levante returned to the scene of her inaugural Group One victory on Saturday and made it back-to-back triumphs in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) after another titanic struggle in the home straight.
Saturday January 14
Talented three-year-old Hokkaido overcame a rocky run to score an impressive victory in the A$150,000 Precise Air Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Saturday January 14
Trainer Stephen Marsh made the early stages of the 2023 Trentham summer carnival all his own as he capped an opening treble with exciting two-year-old Codigo taking out the Listed IRT Wellesley Stakes (1100m).
Saturday January 14
Three days after Sir Patrick Hogan was farewelled with a funeral service in Hamilton, the legendary New Zealand breeder’s influence was yet again felt in black-type company as Snapper scored a bold front-running victory in the Group III Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday to become a new SW for his sire Power (GB).
Saturday January 14
A modest $130,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft last year, Russian Revolution colt Rush Hour provided a dream result for connections when winning the inaugural $500,000 Magic Millions Debut (900m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Saturday January 14
Progressive galloper Ladies Man cemented his claims to start favourite in the Gr.3 NZ Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) in a fortnight with a solid staying effort to take out Saturday’s Gr.3 Mode Technology Trentham Stakes (2100m).
Saturday January 14
Talented Pierro gelding Kalino has made a great start to his new preparation winning first up at Randwick on Christmas Eve and then repeating the performance to win at Rosehill on Saturday.
Saturday January 14
Racing is underway at a gloomy Aquis Park Gold Coast on Magic Millions Raceday, with the heavily backed Ezekeil doing the right thing for punters in the $500,000 Magic Millions Country Cup (1200m).
Saturday January 14
Russian Revolution and Capitalist both produced impressive debut two year-old winners on Saturday for champion trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott as well as Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.
Saturday January 14
All eyes were on Dunkel in the Stud and Stable Staff Awards Handicap (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday, and the hottest favourite of the day duly delivered – but not without giving his supporters some nervous moments along the way.
Friday January 13
Here is the full list of 65 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.
Friday January 13
The record breaking form of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale continued today with five new millionaire lots headlined by two that sold for at least $2 million.
Friday January 13
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar posted his fourth individual mullion dollar filly late on Friday when Longwood Thoroughbred Farm got a dream result with their gorgeous filly from Group III winner Fuddle Dee Duddle.
Friday January 13
Late on Friday, champion sire I Am Invincible posted his seventh individual million dollar yearling when the Yarraman Park bred and sold filly from Flippant was knocked down at $2million.
Friday January 13
Book one of the 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale concludes with the infamous Saturday night session, where auctioneers must be extra vigilant.
Friday January 13
First season Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) had his turn in the spotlight late on Friday when his filly from Enbihaar made $1million for Vinery Stud and her new owners will be Madeleine Lloyd Webber and her husband Andrew Lloyd Webber of Watership Down Stud.
Friday January 13
Mill Park Stud sold Champion 2YO Filly Away Game at Magic Millions in 2019 for $425,000 and sold her three-quarter brother-in-blood on Friday to the Rosemont Alliance and partners.
Friday January 13
Segenhoe Stud sold their second million dollar yearling of the sale and champion sire Snitzel got his third when the first foal of Darling Point caught the eye of Peter Moody.
Friday January 13
Te Akau trainer Mark Walker made history at Tauranga on Friday when recording the fastest ever century of winners in a season.
Friday January 13
Beaten only once in seven starts, Group I winner Amelia’s Jewel is one of the most exciting three year-old fillies in the country and her half-brother by Darley first crop sire Blue Point (IRE) proved a showstopper at Magic Millions on Friday when selling for $900,000.
Friday January 13
Zoustar can top off a magical week at the Gold Coast in Saturday's $2,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic.
Friday January 13
Before the first hour of selling was complete this morning we had our first million dollar horse for the fourth session of Magic Millions with the Coolmore consigned I Am Invincible colt from Booker living up to the pre-sale talk.
Friday January 13
A breakthrough Hong Kong season for Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) hit another high on Wednesday night with a bold front-running performance in the HK$3.9m Group Three January Cup (1800m) at Happy Valley. 
Friday January 13
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott produced a runaway debut two year-old winner by Russian Revolution on Thursday at Pakenham.
Thursday January 12
Here is the full list of 51 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday January 12
For the second day running the all time record price at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale has been broken.
Thursday January 12
The record for the highest priced yearling sold at Magic Millions that was set on Wednesday did not last long with the I Am Invincible colt from Anaheed making $2.7million on Thursday for Segenhoe Stud.
Thursday January 12
It will take some doing to match an amazing day three of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, but there is no shortage of potential $1million sellers on Friday.
Thursday January 12
The only living foal of blue-blood Fastnet Rock mare Alter Call, who sadly died last year, gave Newgate Farm another big result in the sale ring when selling for $1.15million on Thursday.
Thursday January 12
Emirates Park sold their second million dollar yearling at Magic Millions when their I Am invincible colt from blue-blood Fastnet Rock mare Tumooh sold for $1.6million to the James Harron Colts Partnership.
Thursday January 12
Young Group II winning Bel Esprit mare Sweet Sherry is shaping as an exceptional producer for Silverdale Farm with her first living foal, a Snitzel filly, selling for $1.35million at this sale last year and her second making $1.1million earlier today.
Thursday January 12
Champion sire Snitzel posted his second million dollar yearling of the sale when his Arrowfield Stud bred and consigned colt from Super Cash sold for $1.1million on Thursday.
Thursday January 12
Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice set a new sale ring benchmark for himself at Magic Millions on Thursday siring his first million dollar yearling with Kingstar Farm’s colt from Sweet Bouquet.
Thursday January 12
Champion sire I Am Invincible posted his third million dollar yearling of the sale when the Glenlogan Park bred and sold filly from Super Too sold for $1.2million to a first time buyer in Australia from the US.
Thursday January 12
The third session of Magic Millions didn’t take long to hit top gear with five individual yearlings all selling for $1million or more within the period of less than an hour this morning and the first of them was the first foal of Champion 3YO Filly Sunlight, whose full sister smashed the Magic Millions yearling record yesterday when selling for $2.6million.
Thursday January 12
There was plenty of interest at the Rosehill trials this morning with quality stakes-winning three year-old fillies Revolutionary Miss, Cythera and North Star Lass all in action, but it was some unraced two year-olds that made us pull out the Black Book.
Thursday January 12
The $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic this Saturday features a full field with emergencies and Yarraman Park are super proud to have produced three runners this year with Godfather (I Am Invincible), Infatuation (I Am Invincible) and Fire Lane (Hellbent) all earning their place with brilliant wins over the summer.
Thursday January 12
With so much action at the Magic Millions it’s hard to keep an eye on the r acing as well, but it was impossible to miss the win of this exciting three year-old colt by Churchill (IRE).
Wednesday January 11
The full sister to former superstar sprinter Sunlight sold for $2.6 million late today and in doing so smashed the all time record in the rich history of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Wednesday January 11
Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday January 11
First season Darley sires Blue Point (IRE) and Microphone made their presence felt on Wednesday both siring colts that sold for $750,000.
Wednesday January 11
A pair of well-bred race fillies and mares shone brightest in the most successful Inglis Digital January online sale on record, both realising north of $200,000.
Wednesday January 11
Just when you thought the fireworks at the Gold Coast were over for the day Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible produced his second million dollar yearling of the sale when his colt from Group I winner Spright sold for $1.6million.
Wednesday January 11
His champion sire Zoustar smashed the all time Magic Millions Yearling Sale record when his filly from Solar Charged sold for $2.6million, but his exciting young sire son Zousain also had his time to shine with a filly from Sheila’s Star selling for $650,000.
Wednesday January 11
Unsurprisingly, there is a new clubhouse leader with Widden Stud’s sister to Sunlight selling to Yulong for $2,600,000 on day 2 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale.
Wednesday January 11
You know a stallion is moving up the pecking order when China Horse Club/Newgate/Go/Trilogy purchase one of their colts and in this case it produced a new record yearling price for Better Than Ready when his colt from Secret Indulgence (NZ) sold for $530,000 at Magic Millions on Wednesday.
Wednesday January 11
Bowness Stud’s dashing grey Group I winning So You Think stallion D’Argento has his first yearlings being offered at Magic Millions and had a great result on Wednesday with a colt from Saggiatore selling for $230,000.
Wednesday January 11
It’s been a big day at the sales for Zoustar and Lime Country Thoroughbreds were in the spotlight when their colt from Ravenous Lass sold for $850,000 to James Harron for his colts partnership.
Wednesday January 11
More than 1300 racing fans could soon experience the thrill of owning a winner in one of Australia’s highest profile races should Infatuation take out the 2YO Magic Millions this weekend. 
Wednesday January 11
Victorian based Musk Creek Farm have sold some good horses at Magic Millions including Golden Slipper winner Pierro, but they’ve never sold one more expensive than the filly by Zoustar from Personalised that fetched $800,000 on Wednesday.
Wednesday January 11
The first colt by champion sire Exceed and Excel to be offered at Magic Millions this year was an early highlight on Wednesday morning when making $800,000 for Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud.
Tuesday January 10
The second session of Magic Millions features lots 186 – through until 420 -, so let’s see which stallions have the fire power on day two and it’s looking like a big one for the reigning champion sire I Am Invincible!
Tuesday January 10
A colt by champion sire I Am Invincible and from former glamour racemare Mossfun topped Day One of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when selling for $1.65 million.
Tuesday January 10
Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday January 10
Newgate Farm sold the highest priced filly during the first session of Magic Millions on Tuesday when their Snitzel filly from My Conquestadory (USA) sold for $1.25million.
Tuesday January 10
The pace is likely to ramp up on Day 2 of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale, with some of the star lots ready to go through their paces.
Tuesday January 10
Emirates Park enjoyed the ultimate racetrack success winning the Golden Slipper with quality filly Mossfun, who then started her stud career in Europe before returning home in 2019 and her third foal born back in Australia was the star of the show at Magic Millions on Tuesday.
Tuesday January 10
China Horse Club, Newgate and partners invested heavily in colts at Magic Millions last year and will have three runners in the 2YO Classic on Saturday in Sovereign Fund, Empire of Japan and Royal Entrance, the powerful buying partnership securing their first colt this year when paying $850,000 for a glorious looking son of Capitalist on Tuesday.
Tuesday January 10
She was the most expensive weanling sold in Australia last year when she fetched $750,000 at the Gold Coast in May and on Tuesday she became the first seven figure yearling of 2023 when selling at Magic Millions.
Tuesday January 10
Pierro’s Group I winning $5.8million earning son Pierata covered some terrific mares in his first season at Aquis Stud, but none better than Loving Gaby and her first foal lit up the Gold Coast sale ring at Magic Millions on Tuesday.
Tuesday January 10
Zoustar’s brilliant son Zousain is the most represented of all the first season sires at Magic Millions this year and made an early splash on Tuesday with his filly from Leap Lively making $350,000 for Widden Stud, who stand both his sire and grand-sire.
Tuesday January 10
The first yearling by Everest hero Yes Yes Yes to be offered at Magic Millions on Tuesday produced a great result for Tyreel Stud when selling for $300,000.
Tuesday January 10
Every year, one of the most vital lead-up races for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) is the one run 13 days beforehand over the same course and distance. The redevelopment of Ellerslie Racecourse has given things a different look in 2023, but that tradition remains the same. 
Tuesday January 10
With New Zealand Bloodstock welcoming overseas buyers back on site for its National Yearling Sales Series for the first time in three years, there was always going to be plenty of hype and excitement in the build-up to Karaka 2023 – but an extraordinary 12 months for previous graduates has ensured that this will be among the most anticipated yearling sales in New Zealand’s history.
Tuesday January 10
A more developed and powerful version of Sharp ‘N’ Smart will be unveiled on Saturday when the top three-year-old resumes at Trentham.
Tuesday January 10
High profile colts from the Peter and Paul Snowden stable all drew wide for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) following Tuesday morning's barrier draw with multiple runners in the race for champion sires I Am Invincible, Snitzel and Zoustar.
Tuesday January 10
The 2023 Australian yearling sale season gets underway today with Magic Millions Day 1 and for those that need reminding what they should be looking for we’ve put together a gallery of yearling images of stakes-winners by various sires, but let’s take a look at I Am Invincible.
Monday January 9
Here is the full list of 14 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday January 9
The first session of Magic Millions features just 185 lots in a catalogue of 1273, so it’s interesting to see which sires have the numbers on day one to make their mark.
Monday January 9
At the Randwick barrier trials on Monday morning we saw some classy juveniles including Golden Slipper favourite King’s Gambit, but a late 740m trial was a must watch for anyone with an interest in quality three year-old colts with autumn aspirations
Monday January 9
The 2023 sales season gets underway at the Gold Coast on Tuesday, with 1273 lots catalogued for the Magic Millions over an energy-sapping seven days.
Monday January 9
There were four heats for juveniles at Randwick on Monday morning and all eyes were on exciting I Am Invincible colt King’s Gambit and he didn’t disappoint.
Monday January 9
With 30 winners in the past 30 days and 10 in the last seven including undefeated 2YO colt Sovereign Fund and exciting fillies Junqueira and Capitol Queen, Capitalist is a sire at the forefront of thinking for most yearling buyers and for those looking outside the square this week there is opportunity to be found at Karaka.
Monday January 9
The funeral (Requiem Mass) for Sir Patrick Hogan will be held at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton East on Wednesday 11th January at 11am.
Monday January 9
Breednet’s popular First Season Sire Gallery pages are now created offering a fast and easy way to compare yearlings by the new wave of sires on type, so this time let’s take a look at a horse that won three Group I races at Royal Ascot in Blue Point (IRE).
Monday January 9
Catch up with all the video snippets from Magic Millions, have you had a chat with Maree McEwan for Breednet.