As a full sister to dual Group I winner Shadow Hero, well bred Pierro mare Chenin is assured of a future at stud, but she has more racing to do and a dominant win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday is sure to pave the way for further success.

Anthony Cumming is a good judge of a yearling and a Hellbent youngster he spotted at Inglis Easter opened his account with a bold front running win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

New Zealand-sourced gelding Golden Sixty will be vying for a Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) hat-trick when he heads to Sha Tin on Sunday.

The Godolphin two-year-olds have come out running this season, with the latest coming at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

The first race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday is a juvenile maiden which holds plenty of interest featuring the first runner for The Autumn Sun, a Melbourne trained filly with Magic Millions aspirations and a rare Godolphin homebred by Zoustar.

Keeneland has cataloged 1,509 horses – broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings and horses of racing age as well as stallions and stallion prospects – for the 66th January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will cover four sessions from Jan. 9-12, 2023.

Currently leading the Australian General Sires List, champion New Zealand sire Savabeel had an eye-catching debut winner on Tuesday from the powerful Maher and Eustace stable.

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

I have been to enough race day celebrations to appreciate that fellow racing tragics enjoy a party as much as anyone (arguably a little more..).

Group One winner Imperatriz is on track to head to the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day following her 850m trial at Te Awamutu on Tuesday.

Regarded by many as the two best three year-old fillies in the land, In Secret and Amelia’s Jewel have several things in common having both been foaled at Segenhoe in the Hunter Valley and both blessed with G1 ability, but there is another thing and it’ s the Busselton boys!

On Monday, we took a look at the three year-old Group I winners so far in Australia this season and they were largely sourced from major commercial yearling sales, but the 18 horses that have won Group I races here this spring as older horses paint a very different picture.

A Japanese bred dual Group I winner in Australia, Tosen Stardom (Jpn) will shuttle to Ireland to stand at the newly created Zenith Stallion Station at Lemongrove Stud after completing his fifth season at Woodside Park in Victoria.

The Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale may have built its reputation on being a premium source of precocious juveniles, but three year-olds bought from the 2021 sale have been racing up a storm this season and have dominated their peers in Group I races.

Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Racing at the weekend produced some movement in the Magic Millions order of entry with Snitzel filly Stroll winning her first stakes race to move up the ladder for the 3YO feature, while unbeaten Skirt the Law enhanced her chances for the 2YO Classic.

Top-class miler Aegon is off for a break with features across the Tasman in autumn in mind after a great effort for second in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m).

TAB have released a market for the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday January 14 with Breeders Plate winner Empire of Japan the early favourite and Golden Gift runner-up Infatuation the next horse in the market, so let’s find out a bit more about the top contenders.

The $250,000 Group III BRC Grand Prix (2100m) will be run at Eagle Farm on December 17 and a three year-old that won impressively at Doomben on Saturday will be one of the top contenders.

There were some important stakes updates for yearlings catalogued for upcoming 2023 sales with none better than Amelia’s Jewel winning the $1.5million Group I WATC Northerly Stakes.

Here is the full list of 57 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Catheryne Bruggeman, Paul Moroney, and Pangloss YK Japan had the final say at €310,000 for a full sister to Champion mare and dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Treve at the opening session of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale.

An unmissable event for the European breeding industry, the ARQANA Vente d’Élevage began this morning with the first day entirely devoted to the first part of the catalogue.

Relief was an over-riding emotion in the Dragon Leap camp following the six-year-old’s stunning performance at Pukekohe Park to end a lengthy winless streak.

Four year-old Snitzel stallion Veldskoen broke his maiden at his second start at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 116 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Given a gem of a ride by Pat Carbery, local heroine Amelia’s Jewel turned back the eastern state challenge in the $1,500,000 Group 1 Drummond Golf Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday.

In a head-bobbing finish to the Listed Channel 7 Mode Stakes at Doomben, it was the Snitzel filly Stroll who put the head down in time to end the undefeated streak of Chinny Boom.

I Am Invincible gelding Garibaldi has been racing very consistently since the start of the season and the Tony Gollan trained six year-old claimed his biggest prize to date when taking out the $200,000  Group III BRC George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday.

Despite being on the go since May, the 7yo Tavistock gelding Kissinger is in the form of his life and was rewarded with success in Saturday’s $300,000 Listed Sportsbet Pakenham Cup (2500m).

It has been a long time in the making but grand galloper Prise De Fer finally claimed his first elite level title when he took out the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.

Progressive three-year-old Sacred Satono produced a winning effort that more than honoured the memory of the champion galloper that Saturday’s feature race at Pukekohe was named after when taking out the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m).

New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale graduate Flash Feeling bounced back from a disappointing effort at his most recent start when he produced a determined finish to take out the John Duff & Co Benchmark 78 (2000m) at Pakenham.

A dual Group I winning son of Lonhro, Impending is on the board with his first stakes-winner thanks to his exciting Kiwi-trained two year-old filly Impendabelle, winner of the Group II Mode Technology Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m).

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Newgate Farm’s Capitalist posted his 50th winner of the season on Friday adding two new winners to his tally including promising filly Flying Temptress, who scored an easy maiden win at Moonee Valley.

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Royal Merchant stamped herself as a filly with potential after posting her second win from three starts at Randwick on Friday afternoon.

A solid early pace set by Joy Rider and the favourite Little Tycoon in the Furphy 3yo Maiden (1400m) at Randwick-Kensington on Friday set the race up for a thrilling finish.

With so many two year-olds getting ready to race over the summer months there has never been a better time to open a Breednet Blackbook account so you can add the ones you like straight from the trial results and be ready when they step out on race day.

Group One performer Vassilator is set to end a frustrating last few months for his connections when he makes his raceday return at Pakenham on Saturday.

The final session of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale brought the curtain down on the 2022 renewal of Europe’s premier foal and breeding stock sale. The final day of trade saw turnover for the December Mares Sale move further into record territory, with the four-day sale aggregate reaching 80,831,200 guineas, up 30% on last year’s sale total and 16% higher than the previous record s

With less than a month of 2022 to run Dubawi has added a 44th stakes-winner for the year to his tally and it’s an interesting gelding that topped the 2017 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when selling for 2.6million guineas to be the most expensive yearling sold in the world that year.

Australian bloodstock investors have been plundering the Northern Hemisphere breeding stock sales and next on the agenda will be the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in France featuring a significant draft of mares from Aga Khan Studs.

Here is the full list of 26 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Just two mares in foal to 2021 European Horse of the Year St Mark’s Basilica were offered at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale this week and they sold for 1.4million guineas and 800,000 guineas highlighting the high regard in which the champion son of Siyouni is held.

Trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney will have a two-pronged attack in Saturday’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) courtesy of Sound and Milford.

Plenty of sore heads around in Oz today, so thankfully a more subdued session of Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

New Zealand-bred gelding Kissinger will have the biggest test of his career when he steps out in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) on Saturday.

Final results have been accumulated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale held at Karaka on 16 and 17 November. 

Trade at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale may not have hit the lofty heights of the opening two days which included the ‘Sceptre Sessions’ but there was still plenty of competition for the choice lots on the third day with nineteen lots selling for 50,000 guineas or more and a top price of 125,000 guineas.

Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

Pint-sized gelding The Inevitable may have earned a trip to Dubai after unleashing his trademark turn of foot to take his stakes tally to five in Wednesday’s Listed Jacksons Security Newmarket (1200m) at Launceston.

Greg Eurell is a very good trainer when he gets a talented horse and the Toronado (IRE) filly he saddled to win at Geelong on Wednesday undoubtedly has more to offer.

Currently finishing his fourth season at Coolmore Australia, Saxon Warrior (Jpn) has made a great impression in the Northern Hemisphere with his first crop of two year-olds and his Group I placed filly Gan Teorainn is set to do her future racing in Australia after being bought for 1million guineas at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

Quite an unbelievable session of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale with Australian buyers out in force once again and the 5,400,000gns session topper Alcohol Free heading to Australia to race.

ALCOHOL FREE became the second highest price horse ever sold at a European auction when she realised 5,400,000 guineas on the highest grossing day in European auction history.

With a pair of impressive winners of age-group feature races over the last fortnight, Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has emerged as a key player for both the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on January 21. 

The Tattersalls December Mares Sale delivered the anticipated fireworks overnight with four-time Group I winning No Nay Never mare Alcohol Free selling for 5.4million guineas.

It's a little over two weeks to go until the Christmas Yearling Sale hosted by Bloodstockauction.com kicks off for the first time, and the buzz and hype around the sale is growing!

The cream of the Tasmanian thoroughbred crop will come together in February at the 2023 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale.

Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Some solid Australasian representation on the opening day of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, with the familiar names of Cambridge Stud, Boomer Bloodstock, Paul Moroney, Silverdale Stud, Dean Hawthorne and John Foote on the scorecard.    

There were seven heats for two year-olds at the Canterbury trials on Tuesday morning and there was a whiff of Magic Millions in the air with MM eligible spring stakes-winners Empire of Japan (Breeders Plate) and Platinum Jubilee (Gimcrack Stakes) stretching their legs along with Breeders Plate runner-up Mach Ten with interesting heat winners for first season sires Trapeze Artist and Written By.

Stable favourite Justacanta has returned to the care of his New Zealand trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy after a fruitful time in Australia over the last 18 months.

Fresh from nearly causing a 78-1 Classic boilover at Riccarton, Alfriston will be aiming to show on Saturday that the run was no fluke.

Once upon a time breeders agonized over the merits of in-breeding to Danzig and the ‘double Danzig’ was seen as being every bit as problematic as the ‘double Danehill’ dilemma dealt with by our modern day breeders, so some insight into Danzig from his former work rider back in the day may hold interest.

The Tattersalls December Mares Sale got off to a spectacular start at Park Paddocks in Newmarket with an opening day that included the first of the two inaugural Sceptre Sessions. ARCHANGEL GABRIEL topped proceedings at 800,000 guineas, whilst turnover of 22,090,500 was up 45% on last year’s corresponding session. The opening day’s Sceptre Session was welcomed by a packed sale ring and

As we come to the end of spring, the second season sires table is always worth investigation to see which stallions have performed in the way we thought and which may be still waiting for their game changer horse to come along.

Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Japan Cup hero Vela Azul has been a revelation since switching from dirt to turf this year.

The big city stables sent a number of juveniles to trial at Hawkesbury on Monday and five heats included winners by first season sires The Autumn Sun and Trapeze Artist.

The famed Fastnet Rock  x Galileo cross has produced numerous Group I winners in Europe, Australasia and the US and it was on show again when talented mare Star Devine captured the $150,000 Autumn Days Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday, don’t miss two yearlings bred this way at MM 2023.

Promising filly Impendabelle will have her first test at stakes level when she heads to Trentham on Saturday to contest the Gr.2 Mode Technology Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m).

Expat New Zealand trainer John Sargent says his secret to training stayers is fairly simple: get the right horse, and a lot of long, slow work.

The 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast catalogue received some interesting updates from racing last Saturday with three siblings to stakes-winners to be offered for sale in January.

All Too Hard already has the Champion Sprinter in Hong Kong in Wellington and he also has an exciting miler with former Aussie trained gelding Keefy winning the featured Class 1 Chevalier Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to earn a shot at the prestigious Four-Year-Old Classic Series.

Here is the full list of 69 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

There were scenes of joy at Warrnambool as the John Sargent-trained galloper Bastida claimed the A$288,000 Jericho Cup (4652m) on Sunday in front of enthusiastic connections who travelled from New Zealand.

Grenville Stud’s handsome Snitzel stallion Stratosphere is off the mark with his first winner coming at Hobart on Sunday, and he made it a quinella for good measure.

Te Akau racing dominated the juvenile event at Te Rapa on Saturday with debutant Tokyo Tycoon heading home a Mark Walker-trained trifecta in the SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day 10 Dec 2YO (1100m) bringing a timely pedigree update for his Karaka bound yearling half-sister.

The juvenile maiden at Newcastle on Sunday was won by blue-blood I Am Invincible filly Blanc de Blanc, a three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group I ATC Flight Stakes winner Oohood.

The first stallion this season to crack $9million in Australian earnings, Waikato Stud’s champion sire Savabeel had a trans-Tasman stakes double on Saturday with Milford winning the Group IIII MRC Eclipse Stakes and Prise de Fer successful in New Zealand.

The Tattersalls December Foal Sale finished with a flourish on the fourth and final day with significant rises in turnover, average and median, and two lots realising 110,000 guineas apiece. The session pushed the aggregate for the four-day sale into uncharted territory, breaking the previous record set in 2018 whilst the median was also a record. The top two lots today took the number of six-figu

Here is the full list of 125 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

By champion sire Frankel from Golden Slipper winner Mossfun, Emirates Park homebred Dajraan is bred in the purple as they say and posted his first Black Type win at Rosehill on Saturday when scoring a dashing victory in the GRoup III ATC Festival Stakes (1500m).

Paulele broke through for a maiden Group 1 at his ninth attempt with a heartstopping triumph in the $1,500,000 Crown Perth-Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday.

Third in the race twelve months ago, the five-year-old Rich Enuff mare Diamonds went two better in Saturday’s Listed City of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.

Yet another stakes double for Juddmonte Farm's remarkable Frankel, with Dajraan (GB) opening his stakes account in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill before My Whisper came with a barnstorming finish in the Group III Summoned Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield.

Improved underfoot conditions were the key to Milford returning to winning ways in the Group III Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Seven-year-old Road To Rock gelding Bonny Ezra provided his Kiwi connections with a good pay day when charging home to land the Listed ATC Cup (2000m) for trainer Chris Waller under a masterful Robbie Dolan ride.

While his brother Proisir has been grabbing the headlines, Divine Prophet gave a reminder that he also can sire a top notcher when his daughter See You In Heaven belted the boys in the $300,000 Group II Sandown Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Vow and Declare returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since the 2019 Melbourne Cup, proving the superior stayer in the $750,000 Group II Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Trainer John Sargent had a good reason not to be trackside on Saturday to saddle smart  staying mare Gin Martini.

Progressive staying mare La Flora Belle set the scene for further success over the summer months with a determined effort to take out the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday.

While he may not have lived up to his early promise when winning the Group III Caulfield Guineas Prelude, Group III Carbine Club Stakes and placing in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes, Crosshaven proved he is far from a spent force when successful in Saturday’s Group III Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Caulfield.

Fresh off winning the first feature race on the card at Te Rapa on Saturday aboard Waitak in the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m), South African jockey Craig Zackey added the main event of the day when he guided Prise De Fer to a narrow victory in the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m).

A storming late run by powerfully built three-year-old Waitak continued the latest run of success for his sire Proisir as he captured the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m) at Te Rapa.

A three-quarter sister-in-blood to multiple Group II winning colt Best of Bordeaux, Snitzel filly Vienna Princess was a maiden coming into the races at Caulfield on Saturday, but she has left it as a stakes-winner taking out the Listed MRC Twilight Glow Stakes (1400m).

High-class Manhattan Rain gelding Jigsaw backed up his win in the Apache Cat Classic at Cranbourne with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Listed Premier Signs Doveton Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield.

Second on debut in the Group III Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington, the Per Incanto (USA) colt Little Brose went one better in Saturday’s Listed Thoroughbred Club Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield.