Sunday October 16
Saturday provided a slew of fascinating new stakes horses with intriguing pedigrees including a three year-old winner of the world’s best sprint, a stayer on track for the Melbourne Cup, some classic contenders and a unique stakes-winner, who is the very first for a champion sire as a broodmare sire.
Sunday October 16
Here is the full list of 56 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday October 16
Graham Richardson will follow a proven formula with his leading sprinter Bonny Lass through to her grand final at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day.
Sunday October 16
Impressive two-year-old winner Kabugee made a winning return at three when successful in the Arawa Park Hotel 3YO 1215m at Rotorua on Sunday for trainer Mark Walker.
Sunday October 16
Veteran stayer Roger That took out the Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) at Rotorua on Sunday under a perfect ride by Lynsey Satherley.
Sunday October 16
Talk about the vagaries of breeding – the talk of the town is a horse that was entered and withdrawn from a Scone yearling sale, by a sire unwanted back in Australia and out of a 21yo mare who for the best part of her life had been courted exclusively by champion sires.
Saturday October 15
Here is the full list of 114 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.
Saturday October 15
British Champions Day at Ascot featured four Group I events with Verry Elleegant again failing to figure, while previously unbeaten Baaeed finished out of the placings at his last start - so who were the winners?
Saturday October 15
Widden Stud’s Magnus is rarely without a good sprinter and talented country galloper Front Page enjoyed the biggest of pay days when taking out the $2million ATC The Kosciuszko (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Saturday October 15
Five-year-old gelding Aegon capped a stellar day for Andrew Forsman with a dogged victory in the Gr.3 Moonga Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday October 15
So You Think might be best known for his milers and middle distance horses, but it was his fleet footed son Rocketing By making waves on Everest Day winning the $2million ATC Sydney Stakes (1200m) beating last year’s Group I ATC Golden Rose winner In The Congo.
Saturday October 15
The 4yo Dundeel mare Hope In Your Heart completed Everest Day at Randwick with a typically courageous performance in the Group III Furphy Angst Stakes (1600m).
Saturday October 15
After losing her unbeaten record when third on a heavy track in the How Now Stakes, Chain Of Lightning bounced back to dominate Saturday’s Group II Lexus Tristarc Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday October 15
Durston (GB) made the most of a late call up for the $5,000,000 Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) when edging out the top-weight Gold Trip (FR) in a dramatic finish.
Saturday October 15
Three-year-old gelding Giga Kick scored a fast-finishing win in the $14,000,000 The TAB Everest (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday to keep his record at a perfect five for five.
Saturday October 15
Six-year-old gelding Stockman will take his place in next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) after a strong staying performance to land the A$500,000 St Leger Stakes (2600m) at Randwick on Everest Day.
Saturday October 15
The lightly raced Flying Artie mare Asfoora turned a competitive Group II Caulfield Sprint (1000m) into a two and three-quarter length romp.
Saturday October 15
Trainer Andrew Forsman capped a successful day on both sides of the Tasman when progressive mare Mustang Valley bolted away with the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings.
Saturday October 15
A sustained closing burst carried veteran galloper Times Ticking to a fresh-up victory in an incident packed finish to the Gr.3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings.
Saturday October 15
Mark Newnham is very good at placing his horses and a decision to send Deep Field mare A Very Fine Red to Melbourne for the Listed MRC Alinghi Stakes (1100m) paid dividends when she scraped in to win by a whisker.
Saturday October 15
Trainers Bruce Tapper and Varma Ramhit set the cat among the pigeons at Ashburton on Saturday when they produced lightly raced three-year-old Specialty to win the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m).
Saturday October 15
Godolphin’s regally bred three-year-old Snitzel colt Sandpaper had little luck in three stakes races before finding conditions to suit in Saturday’s Listed Stow Storage Gothic Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday October 15
The Bjorn Baker stable has been in hot form of late and they struck again in the Group III MRC Ethereal Stakes (2000m at Caulfield won by promising young Kiwi bred staying filly Renaissance Woman, who was coming out of the Group I ATC Flight Stakes.
Saturday October 15
Well back in the field in the early stages as Zeyrek (FRA) set a furious pace, Cascadian (GB) proved a class above in the $750,000 Group III ATC Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick.
Saturday October 15
Two colts with the pedigree and form to be serious Victoria Derby contenders fought out Saturday’s Group III Neds Caulfield Classic (2000m).
Saturday October 15
Widden Stud’s much missed Golden Slipper winning sire Sebring had his 80th stakes-winner on Friday when Agreeable won the Listed Murray Bridge Gold Cup and he wasted no time following up with his 81st when promising three year-old filly A Lot More Love started Everest day at Randwick with a win in the Listed ATC Reginald Allen Stakes (1400m).
Friday October 14
Breaking news this morning with Lost and Running ruled out of the Everest after being found by stewards to be lame in a hind leg with TAB announcing Kementari as the replacement horse for their slot.
Friday October 14
Darley have announced fees for their US roster in 2023 with veteran 23 year-old sire Medaglia D’Oro topping the list at US$100,000.
Friday October 14
The big wet in Victoria has flooded large parts of the state with Yulong Stud one of the worst affected farms.
Friday October 14
Grahame Begg had a lot of success going back a few years for Milburn Creek’s John Muir with multiple Group I winning filly Secret Admirer and he has another nice filly that runs in the same colours who scored an easy debut win at Pakenham on Friday.
Friday October 14
Supporters of Agreeable had plenty to worry about when Kayla Crowther found herself buried in the pack approaching the home turn in Friday’s Listed Murray Bridge Gold Cup.
Friday October 14
Many owners dream of having a horse compete in a Gr.1 Caufield Cup (2400m) and on Saturday that dream will be a reality for owners Grant and Patty Thurlow.
Friday October 14
Hugh Bowman is an excited man ahead of the A$15 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Friday October 14
Patience has paid dividends for the connections of New Zealand-bred gelding Smokin’ Romans.
Friday October 14
All Blacks coaching great Sir Steve Hansen believes New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller is a prime candidate for New Zealand sports coach of the year.
Friday October 14
Danny O’Brien won the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in 2007 with New Zealand-bred Master O’Reilly and he is hoping he has another Kiwi that can add a second Caulfield Cup to his mantle on Saturday.
Friday October 14
The Listed Bisley Workwear Reginald Allen Stakes is far from the most lucrative contest at Randwick on Saturday, but it does carry some priceless black-type for the three-year-old fillies.
Friday October 14
Keeneland has announced that seven horses have been supplemented to Book 1 of the 79th November Breeding Stock Sale, to be held Nov. 7. A total of 233 horses are cataloged to the sale’s first session, which begins at 1 p.m. ET.
Thursday October 13
Widden Stud are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Group I ATC Golden Rose winner Jacquinot, who will start in the $15million Everest against the best sprinters in the world at Randwick on Saturday.
Thursday October 13
It’s worth $15million and is widely regarded as the best sprint in the world, but the price of a runner in this year’s Everest is not what you would think and the sires represented give hope to every single breeder in Australia that they too could one day produce an Everest contender.
Thursday October 13
Here is the full list of 26 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday October 13
Rebel Dane was relocated to Widden Stud this spring off the back of the achievements of his Champion 2YO Filly and Golden Slipper winner Fireburn, the promising sire posting an impressive debut winner at Kembla on Thursday.
Thursday October 13
Strong trade at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale this week produced some great pinhook results with Dean Harvey’s Baystone Farm producing two of the three best sales.
Thursday October 13
Yearlings consigned by Ballylinch Stud filled two of the top three positions on the final day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with their LOPE DE VEGA filly topping proceedings at 650,000 guineas, the second highest price for a filly at this sale.
Thursday October 13
She may not have won, but trainer John Sargent was pleased with So Dazzling’s third-placed run in the wet over 1880m at Newcastle on Tuesday.
Thursday October 13
Ross and Corrine Kearney took an instant shine to Satono Aladdin and first impressions have resulted in the South Waikato couple adding Australian stakes success to their domestic achievements.
Thursday October 13
A third of the runners in this year’s $15million The Everest are by Swettenham Stud based sires past and present, but it’s their new recruit Wooded (IRE), who holds the promise of producing sprinting stars for the future.
Wednesday October 12
We saw three new Australian three year-old stakes-winners on Wednesday, one of them a Group I winner and the other two may well be Group I winners before the end of spring and two of them are by mares by the same sire!
Wednesday October 12
A pair of broodmares at different spectrums of their breeding careers have shared top billing in today’s Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale, both realising $150,000.
Wednesday October 12
Here is the full list of 54 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday October 12
With Group One goals in both Sydney and Melbourne looming large on his horizon, New Zealand three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart kicked off his Australian spring campaign with a tenacious victory in the Gr. 3 Gloaming Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday October 12
The Pride Of Dubai mare Sirileo Miss showed her appreciation for the track and distance when going back to back in the Group III Catanach's Ladies' Day Vase (1600m) at Caulfield.
Wednesday October 12
No Nay Never (USA) shuttled to Coolmore Australia for four seasons and now remains in Ireland at a fee of €125,000, but the brilliant son of Scat Daddy was making news here on Wednesday when his talented filly Madame Pommery won the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas (1600m).
Wednesday October 12
Rich Hill Stud shuttler Satono Aladdin (JPN) sired his first stakes winner when Grand Impact stretched his unbeaten sequence to three in Wednesday’s $200,000 Group III Catanach's Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Wednesday October 12
Well-supported when disappointing behind Hitotsu in the Victoria Derby twelve months ago, the Tavistock gelding Gunstock looked like a Cups horse in the making with a dominant performance in the Group III Neds Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday.
Wednesday October 12
So You Think made it a race to race double at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when Mark Newnham unleashed three year-old filly Street Gossip to win a very competitive 1200m maiden on debut, not long after Pungo showed serious potential with his maiden win.
Wednesday October 12
A savvy purchase from the NZB Ready to Run Sale, the Chris Waller trained So You Think colt Pungo was a short priced favourite at Warwick Farm on Wednesday and duly scored a dominant win at just his second start.
Wednesday October 12
Third on debut behind the hugely impressive Platinum Jubilee in the Group III Gimcrack Stakes at Randwick, Hellbent filly Divine Glory made light work of the Fujitsu General Maiden Plate (1000m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday October 12
While any sale of young horses always generates huge excitement around the progeny of up-and-coming stallion talent, buyers can also strike gold by sticking with the tried and true.
Tuesday October 11
It was an electric second day at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale with eighteen lots selling for 300,000 guineas or more and a turnover record for a session at this fixture. The turnover, average and median all rose by double digit percentages when compared with this session last year whilst the clearance rate was 88%.
Tuesday October 11
The highest-priced 2YO ever sold at an Inglis Ready2Race Sale – and the most expensive breeze up horse sold in Australasia in 15 years – today topped what was the highest-grossing 2YO sale in Australian history.
Tuesday October 11
The field and barrier draw for the Everest were finalised tonight with two sires to have multiple runners and both of them standing in Victoria, while race favourite Nature Strip drew the outside gate.
Tuesday October 11
Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday October 11
The Kitchwin Hills team are filled with anticipation for what tomorrow brings with Boogie Dancer headlining Wednesday’s Group I MRC Thousand Guineas at Caulfield where she'll start as favourite against a field of 11.
Tuesday October 11
Reigning champion sire in Hong Kong, Deep Field is setting the pace at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Tuesday with a colt offered by Nolen Racing selling for $550,000 to Anton Koolman Bloodstock after producing the fastest breeze up gallop of the sale.
Tuesday October 11
The Warwick Farm meeting on Wednesday features a juvenile maiden over 1000m with eight runners engaged, four colts and four fillies.
Tuesday October 11
The first day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a strong start, with six lots selling for 300,000 guineas or more led by a SEA THE STARS colt who topped the opening session at 800,000 guineas, the highest price at the sale since 2019 and the third highest priced colt in the history of the fixture.
Monday October 10
The Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale for two year-olds is on today at Riverside Stables and for a guide as to what they will be making the pinhook report is a must read.
Monday October 10
Following the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III has taken over the ownership of her racehorses and he tasted success with his first stakes-winner in the royal silks overnight with progressive filly Perfect Alibi franking the form of Melbourne Cup contender Hoo Ya Mal.
Monday October 10
Highland Reel (IRE) is off the mark in Australia, his first winner coming with the Jackson Pallot-trained Highland Blaze in a 2200m maiden at Bairnsdale on Monday.
Monday October 10
This time three years ago Yes Yes Yes was a promising three year-old colt that had finished second twice to Bivouac in the Group II ATC Run to the Rose and then the Group I ATC Golden Rose, but by the end of that week he was the highest rated colt in the country thanks to The Everest.
Monday October 10
Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson has a spring in his step after two members of his exciting stallion roster posted Group victories at Matamata on Saturday.
Monday October 10
Sydney’s big wet has helped persuade the La Crique team to send her to Melbourne for a potential pair of Flemington features.
Monday October 10
The big wet in Sydney meant the Randwick trials on Monday morning were run on the polytrack with an interesting heat for juveniles featuring several high-profile colts including the winner who cost $1.4million.
Monday October 10
The strength of the Sydney fillies form will be tested at Caulfield on Wednesday with Flight Stakes runners North Star Lass and Madame Pommery accepting for the $1million Group I MRC Thousand Guineas (1600m), while a trio of blue-blood fillies will be searching for their first G1.
Monday October 10
Deep Field was doing the business in Australia on Saturday with a pair for new Group winners in Sky Command and English Riviera and his fans will be pleased to note there are seven quality colts by the reigning champion Hong Kong sire to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale on November 16 and 17.
Sunday October 9
NZB Airfreight is proud to be at the forefront of a new sponsorship incentive known as the NZB Airfreight Best Newcomer Award, forming part of the NZTR Thoroughbreds in Equestrian Sports (TiES) Series.
Sunday October 9
We all know how good a sire NZ based Per Incanto (USA) is in Australia with Roch ‘n’ Horse winning the Group I VRC Newmarket Handicap and Lost and Running poised to give Nature Strip a run for his money in the $15million Everest this Saturday and he has 10 entries to be offered at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Tuesday.
Sunday October 9
Here is the full list of 45 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday October 9
New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing have lofty goals for their team and are confident they have the right horses to target some of the lucrative prizes on offer in Australia over the next few months.
Sunday October 9
After a big Saturday of stakes racing, Zoustar still holds the top slot on the Australian General Sires List by earnings and he featured on Sunday with a debut winner that could be considered a bargain buy given the soaring stocks of his sire.
Sunday October 9
The Randwick meeting on Saturday was cut short due to the dire state of the track with the richest race run carrying no Black Type, but $500,000 in cash with the inaugural ATC Tapp Craig (1400m) won by terrific filly Opal Ridge, who continued the run of success enjoyed by her sire Rubick.
Sunday October 9
Tuvalu – just the second horse Merricks Station’s Ben Cooper ever offered for sale – became the Victorian farm’s first G1 winner when saluting in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.
Sunday October 9
Annabel Neasham’s Group 1 Prix Jean Prat winner Laws Of Indices came with a barnstorming finish to run Tuvalu to three-quarters of a length in the Group 1 Toorak Hcp at Caulfield on Saturday, completing a good day for Oaklands Stud’s Power (GB), which began with a win by the debutant Risky Investment at Eagle Farm.
Sunday October 9
A great start to the day for the Nolan family at Eagle Farm on Saturday, when the Raheen Stud bred Spirit Of Boom filly, Miss Coota blitzed her rivals in the Widden Stud Basil Nolan Jnr QTIS 2YO Fillies Plate.
Sunday October 9
The breeder of the top seller on Day 1 at Tattersalls on Monday and the winner of the $750,000 Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday, then throw in the much-anticipated birth of the first foal of Winx, then it has been some week for John Camilleri's Fairway Thoroughbreds.
Saturday October 8
Four Group I races in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday produced three first time G1 winners, highlighted an unexpected influential broodmare sire and of course the mighty Anamoe, who claimed his sixth Group I win making him the most successful horse Godolphin have ever had in Australia.
Saturday October 8
Blue-blood Deep Impact sire Saxon Warrior (Jpn) posted a new stakes-winner in Ireland overnight with talented filly Lumiere Rock taking out the Group III Staffordstown Stud Stakes (1m) at The Curragh.
Saturday October 8
Frankel colts were in hot demand at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale this week and a colt bought from the December Foal Sale in 2020 for 550,000 guineas became his latest Group I winner when taking out the Dewhurst Stakes (7f) at Newmarket.
Saturday October 8
Here is the full list of 117 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday October 8
It was a Written Tycoon quinella to round out a magnificent card at Caulfield, with Literary Magnate edging out Written Beauty in the Group III Senet Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m).
Saturday October 8
Aquis Farm’s brilliant Japanese bred multiple Group I winning sprinter Brave Smash (Jpn) became the first of the new season sires to post a winner when his first runner Brave Halo returned a winner at Ascot in Perth on Saturday.
Saturday October 8
Following his fighting third in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, the Lindsay Smith trained Tuvalu and jockey Jarrod Fry had their day in the sun in the $1,00,000 Group 1 Hyland Race Colours Toorak Hcp (1600m) at Caulfield.
Saturday October 8
Progressive mare Darci La Bella added a valuable black-type victory to an already outstanding race record when she strode clear to win the Gr.3 Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera.
Saturday October 8
Young Godolphin stallion Astern looked to have a lock in the Caulfield Guineas with Aft Cabin, but with his injury-enforced absence, it was time for another son of Astern to step up in the $3,000,000 Group 1 feature.
Saturday October 8
Newgate Farm’s Deep Field posted a Group double of new stakes-winners on Saturday with English Riviera saluting at Caulfield in the Group III MRC Thoroughbred Club Stakes before speedy mare Sky Command ploughed through the heavy 10 at Randwick to win the Group III ATC The Nivison (1200m).
Saturday October 8
The best middle-distance horses in the land turned up for Saturday’s $1,000,000 Group 1 Neds Might And Power Stakes (2000m) and it was a race for the ages.
Saturday October 8
James Cummings would not commit to a start for Paulele in next week’s Everest after the son of Dawn Approach (IRE) captured the Lexus Schillaci Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Saturday October 8
Top class Snitzel colt Best of Bordeaux was second in the Group I ATC Golden Slipper last season and showed he was back to that form at Randwick on Saturday when making the best of heavy 10 conditions to win the Group II ATC Roman Consul Stakes (1200m).
Saturday October 8
It may have taken an extra seven days to come to fruition but Matamata mare La Crique got a deserved success at the highest level when she took out the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata on Saturday.