Few horses overcome the adversity faced by Alligator Blood, who rarely gives anything other than his best, with his big heart carrying him to victory in Saturday's $3,000,000 Group 1 Kennedy Champions Mile (1600m) at Flemington.

Emotional scenes played out around the Riccarton birdcage on Saturday afternoon following a desperate finish to the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) that saw Matamata visitor Pier justify his favourite’s tag by the barest of margins

A Group I Breeders Cup Turf Juvenile Sprint winner at Keeneland in the morning and a $ 1 million two-year-old stakes winner at Rosehill in the afternoon - another good day at the office for Darley Stud’s flagship stallion Exceed And Excel.

Progressive mare Malt Time left it late but got in the deciding stride to register her first victory at Stakes level when she took out the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m).

The John Sadler-trained Flash Feeling ran out a ready winner of the Australian Childhood Foundation Trophy (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday under a positive ride from apprentice Matthew Cartwright.

Visiting Australian rider Josh Parr picked up his first New Zealand victory at Riccarton on Saturday when he combined with trainer Mark Walker and the Te Akau Racing team to guide Campionessa to victory in the Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2500m).

Jockey Lisa Allpress continued her love affair with the feature sprint on the first day of New Zealand Cup Week when she guided Lincoln’s Kruz to victory in the Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton.

Rarely do you find Europeans lamenting the sale of horses to Australia, so it may be telling an exception was the Frankel gelding Soulcombe (GB), who made a winning Australian debut in the Group III Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Magic Time made the quantum leap from a maiden win on the Pakenham Synthetic on debut to a dominant performance in the Listed The Amanda Elliott (1400m) on Champions Day at Flemington to become the first stakes-winner for Yarraman Park Stud's Hellbent.

Shuttling to Coolmore Australia this spring, Deep Impact’s dual Group I winning son Saxon Warrior (Jpn) was on the board at the Breeders’ Cup meeting in Kentucky with his quality colt Victoria Road winning an epic battle with the Godolphin runner Silver Knott to win the Group I Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Colts (1m).

The Breeders’ Cup meeting is underway in Kentucky and Darley’s champion sire Exceed and Excel showed his quality to produce the first Group I winner of the program when Godolphin homebred two year-old Mischief Magic scored a dazzling last to first win in the Group I Breeders Cup Turf Juvenile Sprint (5 ½ f).

Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The opportunity for buyers to find their next She’s Extreme is now available, with the In

The $1 million Golden Gift at Randwick this weekend will give the winner $580,000 along with a start in the Golden Slipper and it’s an unraced filly that is early favourite to kick her career off perfectly.

What a program on Saturday to bring the curtain down on a sensational Flemington Spring Carnival!

Barrier trials at Warwick Farm on Friday featured four heats for juveniles with winners including a filly from a Golden Slipper winner and a rare grey colt by So You Think.

With a half-brother about to go through the Karaka sale ring during the 2022 Ready to Run Sale, well-performed Karaka graduate Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) collected his second stakes success in Thursday’s A$160,000 Listed Lander Toyota Ladies’ Day Cup (1600m) at Hawkesbury.

The decision has been made on the partner for Winx this spring after the champion produced her first foal, a Pierro filly, on October 7.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The South Australians hit the board on Oaks Day at Flemington when Richard and Chantelle Jolly’s Headwater filly Aitch Two Oh won the Group III News First Red Roses Stakes (1100m) for three-year-old fillies.

Under a rails-hugging ride by Tommy Berry, She’s Extreme displayed her class in the 162nd running of the $1,000,000 Group 1 Kennedy Oaks (2500m) at Flemington on Thursday.

Four-year-old Kiwi bred mare Toregene might not be straight-forward, but the daughter of Mongolian Khan has undoubted ability.

Rosemont Stud is sad to announce the passing of veteran stallion Starcraft, who died after a short illness on Thursday morning at Rosemont Stud.

Beaten out of a place in The Everest, though far from disgraced, former Hong Kong sprinter Joyful Fortune showed his appreciation for the Flemington straight with a dominant performance in the Listed GH Mumm Century Stakes (1000m).

Untapped 4YO Roots (Press Statement) capped off a stellar spring campaign with another strong victory in today’s Inglis Bracelet at Flemington.

A luckless sixth in the Listed Reginald Allen Quality at Randwick, Bob Hannon’s homebred filly Razeta came with a barnstorming finish to capture the Listed Off The Track Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Thursday.

Third in the Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington when on debut, the $1,550,000 I Am Invincible filly Charm Stone made no mistake at start two in the Group III Darley Ottawa Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Oaks Day.

Despite the quality pedigrees, the outstanding individuals up for sale and the world-renowned horsemanship skills of kiwi vendors, what brings buyers back to Karaka year after year for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale is its remarkable record of racetrack success.

Here is the full list of 39 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

The Group III Darley Ottawa Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Oaks day has attracted a full field of fillies with mouthwatering pedigrees.

A six-month plan led to a big pay day at Randwick on Tuesday when Easter graduate Rustic Steel

An irresistible finish down the Pukekohe straight carried Karaka graduate Seajetz (NZ) (Iffraaj) to his first blacktype victory in Tuesday’s $90,000 Listed Karaka Classic (1500m).

The three-year-old Toronado (IRE) filly Laced Up Heels brought the unbeaten run of Amelia’s Jewel to an end in the Listed Tabtouch-Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Tuesday.

The $1million Group I VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington on Thursday has attracted a small but select field with 11 runners highlighted by last season’s Group I ATC Champagne Stakes winner She’s Extreme.

Here is the full list of 136 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Epaulette was sold by Darley and exported to the Turkish National Stud last year, but it doesn’t stop him getting plenty of winners and stakes-winners with the Grahame Begg trained mare Vespertine winning the last race at Flemington on Cup Day to post a valuable Black Type success.

A first trip to the winner’s circle for Jamie Kah and a second for James Cummings on Melbourne Cup day as the honest Larkspur Run got off the reserves bench to capture the Group III The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) at Flemington.

Lightly-tried four-year-old Detonator Jack is a horse on an upward trajectory. 

The inaugural $2million ATC The Big Dance (1600m) has been another great initiative by Racing NSW and drew a big field of 20 at Randwick on Tuesday with Deep Field gelding Rustic Steel claiming the prize with a tenacious performance.

Defibrillate is very much a stable favourite of Graham Richardson and he provided his co-breeder, part-owner and co-trainer with a hugely satisfying victory at Pukekohe Park on Tuesday.

Australian Bloodstock’s Gold Trip (FR) had a lap on them in class and in a stable with an unrivalled reputation with stayers, all the son of Outstrip (GB) needed was a top steer by Mark Zahra to make a one-act affair of the $8,000,000 Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday.

After Durston (GB) won the Caulfield Cup, Bartholomeu Dias (GB) kept the ball rolling for Highclere Thoroughbreds when opening his stakes account at start 41 in the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) at Flemington.

A regular shuttler to Swettenham Stud in Victoria, Galileo’s champion son Highland Reel (IRE) is off the mark with his first Australian stakes-winner with High Approach making light of testing wet conditions at Flemington to score a courageous win  in the Listed VRC Tab Trophy Stakes (1800m).

Unplaced behind Zulfiqar when on debut in the Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes, Ribchester (IRE) colt Krakarib decisively turned the tables in the Group III Darley Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington.

Katrina Alexander says she’s learned a lot about her star mare La Crique after her solid effort for fourth in the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

Keeneland has announced that multiple French Group 1 winner Dreamloper (IRE), scheduled to make her next start here during Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will remain at Keeneland to be sold two days later during Book 1 of the November Breeding Stock Sale. Dreamloper, who will be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect, is consigned by Ed Walker Racing, agent.

Those associated with Cambridge Stud were in full voice during the closing stages of the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) on Saturday as Manzoice became his sire Almanzor’s first Group One winner.

Blenheim is more accustomed to producing world-class wines than thoroughbreds, but last Saturday local resident Stephanie Hole celebrated her biggest moment as a breeder when Manzoice won the Gr.1 VRC Derby (2500m) at Flemington.

Promising Nicconi filly Naiconi found a couple of strong maidens before being given a crack at stakes grade in her first preparation, but she returned an easy winner on Monday.

I Am Invincible had an impressive debut winner at Ballarat on Monday with a Maher/Eustace trained filly which cost $800,000.

I will be relying on these four to play a significant part in the finish of the $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on Tuesday. 

Monday night, Thoroughbreds Are Go returns with great information for racing owners looking to find new homes for their ex-racehorses as well as useful advice for people giving them a new life away from the track.

With his first Australian progeny 2YO’s this season, Saxon Warrior (Jpn) was making news overnight posting his third stakes-winner when Moon Ray took out the Group III Prix Miesque (1400m) at Chantilly.

Waikato Stud’s champion sire Savabeel had a day to remember on Saturday, going top of the Australian sires list and on Sunday produced another one full of promise at Goulburn.

Transferred to Adam Durrant after winning the Group II WA Guineas (1600m) for Grant and Alana Williams last November, the 4yo Toronado (IRE) mare Treasured Star repelled the chasing pack in Saturday’s Group III Housemasters-Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.

There is quite a bit for our friends across the Tasman to crow about after the dust settled on Victoria Derby and Golden Eagle Day.

Cambridge Stud’s rising star sire Almanzor has stolen the show on one of Australasian racing’s greatest stages, picking up his first Group One winner with first-crop son Manzoice in the Gr.1 Penfolds Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington.

So often a big-race bridesmaid, quality New Zealand-bred mare Icebath finally had her day in the sun with a richly deserved win in Saturday’s Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

Group I racing at Flemington on Derby Day produced three Group I winners and all of them are new Group I winners, while we will also take a look at the $10million Golden Eagle with a kiwi bred runner taking the prize for the second year in a row.

Here is the full list of 136 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Kingstar Farm’s Fastnet Rock stallion Bull Point sired his second black-type winner and first in Australia when his first crop son Morty won a tough battle with The Map in the Listed John Letts Cup (1800m) at Morphettville on Saturday.

Lightly raced Flying Artie mare Asfoora continued on her winning way at Flemington on Derby Day closing out the program with a popular win in the Group III VRC Furphy Sprint (1100m) as favourite.

The Joe Pride-trained Private Eye continued his rise up the ranks of Australia's best sprinters when putting a talented field to the sword in the $3,000,000 Nature Strip Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Numerous big-race winners have raced in the distinctive colours of Waikato Stud and countless more have been bred by the world-famous nursery, but I Wish I Win has earned a unique place on their honour roll by winning a race worth A$10 million.

There was no Black Type, but plenty of cash for offer in the $750,000 ATC Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m) providing a lucrative first Australian start and first Australian win for lightly raced Galileo colt Star of India (IRE).

After placing in twelve stakes races, including five at the highest level, the heavens smiled down on the six-year-old Sacred Falls mare Icebath in Saturday’s Group 1 TAB Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.

The disappointment of missing a Melbourne Cup run with Durston was eased for trainer Chris Waller and jockey Michael Dee when the Almanzor (FR) colt Manzoice stormed to victory in the $2,000,000 Group 1 Penfolds Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Godolphin don’t have many horses by champion sire I Am Invincible in their powerful stable, but a filly they bought for $900,000 from Magic Millions last year has emerged as one of the best sprinting three year-olds in the country with a dominant win in the $2million Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Snowden Racing and Will Johnson Bloodstock were active at the Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale during the week, and it’s not difficult to find a reason why with the likes of Old Flame (GB) coming out of the sale.

Hardy nine-year-old Pep Torque finally got the big win he deserved after producing a gritty performance that saw him dominate the finish to the Listed Mode Technology Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Awapuni.

Carrying the colours sported by Hitotsu in last year’s Victoria Derby, the Snitzel filly Zennzella was all courage in Saturday’s Group II Racing and Sports Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington.

Imported Fastnet Rock gelding Surefire (GB) has always promised to win a stakes race in Australia and got the job done at Flemington on Saturday when scoring a determined win in the Group III VRC Archer Stakes (2500m).

Out of the winner’s circle since capturing the Group III Kevin Hayes Stakes at Caulfield in February, quality Frankel mare Argentia scored a barnstorming win in the Group III Paramount+ Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) down the straight at Flemington on Victoria Derby Day.

So You Think was expected to get the winner of the Group III VRC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday with race favourite Pungo all the rage, but at the 100m mark it was another So You Think colt that arrived on the scene with Perfect Thought powering to victory in the colours carried by his sire.

Here is the full list of 47 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Juvenile trials at Randwick on Friday and Doomben on Thursday produced some interesting winners with two heat winners for Trapeze Artist, a blue-blood I Am Invincible quinella and the first look at Isotope’s half-sister has us wanting to see more of her!

A rare combination of pedigree, conformation and performance makes A Time For Julia a better bet than most to leave a mark at stud.

As the crowds gather during Australia’s famous Spring Carnival this Saturday, all eyes will be on the New Zealand Bloodstock’s savvy Ready to Run Sale graduate Pungo (NZ) as he takes to the Flemington stage. 

Since being eleveated to G1 status in 2006, the VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) has never been won by a Kiwi-bred, but that could change on Saturday. 

Ole Kirk was the star three year-old colt of the 2020 spring carnival winning both the Group I ATC Golden Rose and Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas and this powerhouse son of Written Tycoon is producing some outstanding first foals for Vinery Stud.

Currently in the Hunter Valley for Darley, champion sprinter Harry Angel (IRE) posted his first stakes-winner last weekend with Arkansaw Kid winning the $500,000 Inglis Banner and has wasted no time getting his second with Proverb taking out the Listed Criterium de Vitesse (1000m) at Longchamp overnight.

The remarkable Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale came to a close on the fourth and final day, with the sale setting wide margin turnover and average records alongside a record equalling median. There were a record 29 lots that sold for 200,000 guineas or more whilst 19 lots sold for in excess of 300,000 guineas, more than double the previous record number of eight.

Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Derby Day at Flemington is something special with nine races to be run and all of them Group races highlighted by three Group I events – Victoria Derby (2500m 3YO), Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m 3YO) and Empire Rose Stakes (1600m f &m) – so who are the sires most represented?

Fresh off watching I’m Thunderstruck dash home for second in the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) last weekend, OTI Management chief Terry Henderson is hoping some fellow Kiwi-breds can hoist the syndicators silks aloft over the coming week.

The Zaaki (GB) connection of Annabel Neasham and Stuart Boman's Blandford Bloodstock purchased the most expensive lot on Day 3 at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale.

The Richard Hannon trained FANCY MAN was the star turn of the third session of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, selling for 675,000 guineas to Australian interests on a day that saw sustained global demand. The turnover for the day was a remarkable 13,532,000 guineas which was a record for a session at the world’s largest horses in training sale. 

Ashford Stud, the Coolmore headquarters for North America, have announced fees for 2023 with Uncle Mo topping the roster at a fee of $US150,000.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Group I VRC Victoria Derby is worth a whopping $2 million and the testing trip of 2500m means not always the best horse wins, but rather the horse that stays best on the day.

Connections of High Emocean will be sweating on a run in the $7,750,000 Melbourne Cup after the daughter of Ocean Park scored a hard-fought win in Wednesday’s $500,000 Group III Apiam Health Bendigo Cup (2400m).

Chris Waller already has one superstar Zoustar filly in his stable in G1 Flight Stakes winner Zougotcha and he may have another with Kazou running up to her brilliant trials to score a facile debut victory at Randwick on Wednesday.

Another plane load of European horses will be heading south of the equator following Day 2 of the Autumn Horses In Training Sale, with Australian Bloodstock, Bjorn Baker, Annabel Neasham, Ciaron Maher, Domeland, Go Racing, Waterhouse-Bott, Shaune Ritchie, and Snowden Racing all active.

Kiwi bred Gypsy Goddess will have just one run this spring but that could be more than enough to keep the wolf from the door.

New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson has won the Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) once and three times run second, and hopes to bolster that record on Saturday.

The Charlie & Mark Johnston trained I’M A GAMBLER lit up the Tattersalls sales ring late in the evening when knocked down to Red Baron’s Barn & Rancho Temescal’s Tim Cohen for 850,000 guineas, the third highest price ever achieved at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale. A total of nine lots sold for 300,000 guineas or more, resulting in double digit increases i

Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice has achieved a lot in a short space of time but news that Anthony Cummings will start his star filly in the Group I VRC Oaks (2500m) has the potential to add a new string to his bow.

As sire of this year’s Everest winner Giga Kick, Scissor Kick shot to the top of the Australian General Sires List, but his reign at number one may be short lived with big money racing this Saturday and the $10million Golden Eagle in particular having the potential to bring a major reshuffle.

A colt by Toronado topped the day's proceedings as figures rose across the board at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale today.

Worth a whopping $10million the ATC Golden Eagle (1500m) is set aside for four year-olds and has drawn a stellar field that is packed with intrigue and a look at the three previous winners may give some insight into finding the winner this year.