A couple of first season sires made an immediate impact with their progeny at the Ruakaka trials on Tuesday.

The upcoming Magic Millions Online Sale (5-9 September) has been boosted with the announcement of the TFI Gelding Unreserved Reduction Sale.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today that hold entries.

Last year’s Cox Plate winner State of Rest (IRE) will not be defending his Cox Plate title as planned this spring with news breaking that an MRI scan in preparation for his visit to Australia revealed an issue.

It’s been a day of ups and downs for Arrowfield Stud shuttler Maurice (Jpn), who lost his leading spring carnival 3YO Kibou due to bone chips, but got some consolation with an up and comer at Newcastle.

$2.5 million Inglis Easter sale-topper Magic will have to wait for another day to break his maiden after coming up short against a well bred first start by Fastnet Rock.

Two heats over 840m at Doomben on Tuesday for juveniles produced a winner for Darby Racing by Nicconi.

Deep Impact’s Group 1-winning son Satono Aladdin has made an impressive impact with his first Southern Hemisphere representatives and he again received further positive feedback during Rich Hill Stud’s weekend stallion parade.

A class 1 over 1400m at Newcastle on Tuesday with just six runners was fought out by a pair of three-year-olds with stakes ambitions.

Thanks to Covid and showjumping commitments I’ve not been to the Hunter Valley for what I suspect is four years, so last weekend’s action packed three days of touring the finest studs in Australia’s horse heartland provided the perfect catalyst to revive our popular A to Z format.

Group One winner Entriviere will be offered on plusgavelhouse.com later this week following her retirement from racing.

Wrote’s progeny are primed for a thrilling classic year ahead with two, almost three, impressive winners last week.

This stallion has made a brilliant start to the season, but if you had been doing your homework his success would hardly come as a surprise.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today that hold entries.

There were only three races run at Benalla on Monday before the meeting was abandoned, but it was enough for the charge of Hellbent winners to continue with first starter Honeycup saluting.

The next Magic Millions Online Sale (5-9 September) will see an offering of 22 unbroken two-year-old fillies make up a large portion of the catalogue.

Gary Portelli is full of optimism for his star three year-olds Fireburn and Sejardan, who both trialled on Monday morning at Warwick Farm, while a Menari filly caught our eye as a likely winner next month.

The connections of Catalyst are tired of playing the waiting game and have made the decision to head to Melbourne with the Group One winner.

Auckland Thoroughbred Racing has confirmed that a $20,000 stake minimum will apply across all its race meetings in the 2022/23 season as part of its annual stakes announcement.

If you had the feeling Hellbent was making a great start to the season you’d be correct.

Trial watchers have been waiting for the first race day appearance from the little brother to ill-fated star sprinter Libertini and he duly saluted at Wyong on Sunday.

Tough mare Snapdancer claimed a second G1 and a pair of impressive 3YOs made a clean sweep of the Rosehill features on a day where Inglis graduates won Stakes races in four States.

It’s been a big weekend for Newgate Farm’s Deep Field with Sweet Ride blowing away the big guns in the Group III ATC San Domenico Stakes while his three winners on Sunday included an impressive debut winner from the Peter Moody stable.

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

Widden Stud’s sadly missed Northern Meteor made his presence felt in stakes races around Australia on Saturday.

Telemon Thoroughbreds Jungle Cat (IRE) has a little first crop star in the filly Miss Jungle Cat who went down fighting in Saturday’s £100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (6f) at Newmarket overnight.

What a sight - 28 runners stretched across the width of the track in the valuable Irish Cambridgeshire at the Curragh overnight, with the familiar blue silks of Lloyd Williams out in front.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott may have to wait a little longer before Epsom Derby runner-up Hoo Ya Mal makes his trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup.

Dalasan was back in the winner's circle for the first time in over two years when triumphant in the race named in honour of his co-trainer, the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville, but needed to hold the result in the steward's room.

With his first Australian bred two year-olds to race here this season, Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) continues to impress in the Northern Hemisphere posting a new stakes-winner overnight when Aspen Grove charged to victory in the Group III Newtownanner Stud Irish Stakes at the Curragh.

Any doubts about the ability of quality mare Imperatriz to handle a testing surface at Te Rapa on Saturday were well and truly dispelled in the space of 100m as she streaked clear to win the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (1200m).

Here is the full list of 109 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.

The Deep Field colt Sweet Ride dented a few reputations when leading at every call in Saturday’s Group III Furphy San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill.

Placed in the Group II Peter Young Stakes and Group III Hotham Hcp, the Michael Moroney import Emissary (GB) broke thorough at his seventh start in his adopted homeland in Saturday’s Listed Tile Importer Heatherlie Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield.

Brad Spicer has indeed struck gold with Choisir. After Starspangledbanner carried the yellow and blue Spicer Thoroughbred colours with distinction, Choisir's 6yo daughter Snapdancer earned a second win at the highest level when demolishing a star-studded field in Saturday's $1,000,000 Magic Millions Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.

Two four-year-olds with perfect four-for-four records went toe to toe in Saturday’s Group III WW Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, and the outsider prevailed.

Kibou is a quirky fellow, but few doubt the Maurice (JPN) colt's ability.

Steve O'Dea and Matt Hoysted's winter sojourn to Melbourne reaped a further dividend when Shooting For Gold gunned down the favourites Generation and Star Patrol in Saturday's Group III The McCafe Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

After making a spectacular career debut on Boxing Day at Caulfield, the Rubick colt Jacquinot had little luck, primarily due to his antics, in the Blue Diamond Prelude, Blue Diamond Stakes, and Golden Slipper.

Sad news coming out of Kentucky, More Than Ready (USA) was euthanised at WinStar Farm on August 26 due to cumulative effects of old age.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today at Kembla that hold entries.

Here is the full list of 34 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

A first stakes-winner for the new season for the newly crowned champion stallion I Am Invincible as the Tony Gollan-trained Garibaldi edged out Axe in Friday’s $150,000 Listed Atlas Golf Services Goldmarket (1200m) at the Gold Coast.

Punters will have to wait at least a couple more weeks before they see Group One winner Catalyst resume his racing career.

The all-conquering Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable took the wraps off two exciting 3-year-old debutants on the Pakenham Synthetic on Friday.

Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Snitzel is riding high as a sire of sires thanks to his Cox Plate winning son Shamus Award and the speedy Russian Revolution, crowned champion first crop sire last season, but there is a new wave of his colts being readied for a spring assault and several will be in action on Saturday.

Harking back prior to Covid restrictions, the Royal Randwick Ballroom was brimming with racing enthusiasts and industry participants last evening for the New South Wales Racehorse Owners Association’s Racing’s Night of Champions.

It’s been two smart winners in two days for Churchill (IRE) with astute trainer Tim Martin getting the cash with a short priced favourite at Wagga on Thursday.

Very few racehorses end their careers undefeated, particularly when they start to work their way up through the grades and for every Frankel, Black Caviar and Justify, there are a myriad of others that come up short and this weekend several high profile ‘undefeated’ up and comers will put their perfect record on the line.

Today’s ten length romp on debut for War Decree filly Miss Take may have been effortless, but it doesn’t tell the story of the timely part-sale of the filly settled less than 24 hours before her Riccarton win.

The final event on a nine-race card at Bendigo on Thursday proved worth the wait as the progressive Xtravagant gelding Mr News took his record to a perfect two for two in the Bendigo Locksmiths Hcp (1300m).

Peter Setchell, founder and former proprietor of Millfield Stud, passed away peacefully at his home in Cambridge this week after battling cancer.

The big guns will come out blazing for Saturday’s Group III Furphy San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Andrew Forsman has enjoyed his share of glory days in Australia, but a midweek victory in Victoria held special significance for the Cambridge trainer.

He’s already captured one Australian Champion Sire Title and this sire could be on track for a second having sired a winner a day for the first 25 days of August!

The G1 Queensland Oaks victor Winning Ways has tonight become the third-most expensive horse to sell online in Australia this year after realising $700,000 in the Inglis Digital August (Late) Sale.

He was a ‘One to Watch’ when breaking his maiden at Kembla earlier this month and is ‘One to Watch’ again after making a swift transition to metro class with another dominant win at Randwick on Wednesday.

The Mike Moroney-trained Japanese Emperor made the perfect start to his career at Sandown on Wednesday, coming with a late charge to score going away in a three-year-old event over 1200m.

Adrian Clark may have another quality filly on his hands in the form of Wrote three-year-old Best Seller.

Matamata trainer Mark Walker unleashed some of the stable’s talent at Taupo on Wednesday when sending out six winners on the nine-race card including a debut winner by So You Think.

Returning to Coolmore Australia this spring, promising young Galileo son Churchill (IRE) posted a debut winner at Ipswich on Wednesday with the Tony Gollan trained filly Madame Odette saluting for a big team of happy owners put together by Flying Start Syndications.

John O’Shea has a stable full of talented horses at present and he was talking Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas plans for exciting Zoustar colt Zou Tiger when he cast off maiden status at Randwick on Wednesday with a resounding first up win.

Remarkable broodmare Hell It's Hot is the gift that keeps on giving for breeder Fred Moses.

A variety of Australian features remain in the mix for highly regarded three-year-old Sharp ‘N’ Smart, who has already made an impact across the Tasman.

Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are upbeat about the chances of I’m Thunderstruck ahead of his first-up run in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

New Zealand-bred gelding Caboche could be in for a big spring according to his trainer Chris Waller.

The release of entries for the Group I Caulfield Guineas and Thousand Guineas has added plenty of interest to competitive maiden events which are often the first stepping off point for potential contenders, so let’s take a look at the runners today that hold entries.

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

Who is the best value stallion standing in Victoria? You’d get some fairly subjective comments on that – depending on the stud you spoke to – but Larneuk Stud is prepared to put its two bob’s worth in and declare Wandjina.

There are many post racing careers suited to thoroughbreds - breeding, hacking, dressage, eventing, show jumping and polo to name a few, but three former Go Racing horses are doing something a little different at Annarehab in Miranda. 

Astute trainer Les Ross provided all of the runners in two heats for two year-olds at the Sunshine Coast trials on Tuesday morning and produced another trial winner for Aquis Farm’s young sire Performer.

Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday morning featured some Everest contenders and a promising filly with stakes ambitions and an entry for the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas.

Official two year-old trials are just around the corner with two 600m jump outs at Cranbourne on Monday morning showcasing some lovely babies from the Busuttin and Young stable with heat winners by Widden Stud sires Written By and Zoustar.

It’s a new season and for the young second crop sires it’s a clean slate with the achievements of the past 12 months consigned to history as we look ahead to see what their three year-olds might do with the benefit of maturity.

The creation of its most senior on farm role in time for the 2022 breeding season reflects the continued progression of successful Hunter Valley nursery Lime Country Thoroughbreds.

Grahame Begg had an interesting first starter at Pakenham on Monday, producing the half-sister to his Champion 2YO Written By for a winning debut.

In a manner reminiscent of her triple Group 1 winning sire Turn Me Loose, Gr.1 2YO winner Lickety Split resumed her exciting career with another terrific performance to down her more seasoned peers in the Gr.3 Northland Breeders Stakes at Ruakaka at the weekend.

There is a strong chance the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Dragon Leap will be seen in action at Caulfield rather than Te Rapa this weekend, with the highly-talented six-year-old amongst the 20-strong nominations for the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday.

Love Reigns became her sire U S Navy Flag’s second stakes winner when she was victorious in the US$150,000 Bolton Landing Stakes (1100m) at Saratoga on Sunday.

Denny Moroney was well known as the father of prominent identities Michael and Paul Moroney, however, his reach went far beyond his immediate family to encompass countless members of the racing community.

The Scat Daddy sireline has had plenty of success this year with No Nay Never enjoying a remarkable run with his juveniles which continued at Deauville on Sunday with the Group I Prix Morny (1200m) won by his brilliant colt Blackbeard.

The Group I Prix Jean Romanet (2000m) at Deauville was chosen as the starting off point for Australian Horse of the Year Verry Elleegant in her first campaign for new trainer Francis-Henri Graffard, ,but there was no fairytale result.

Here is the full list of 75 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Nine stakes races in Aus and NZ in the last week, obviously highlighted by the Group One winning return of Anamoe, but the rapid rise of Zoustar’s Zougotcha and Star Witness’s Fast Witness were also noteworthy, with both lightly raced and seemingly with more to offer.

After having his run of five consecutive wins snapped when fifth behind Potager (Deep Impact) in the Group 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin on April 3, the 4yo Maurice (JPN) colt Jack d'Or returned to winning ways in Sunday's Group II Sapporo Kinnen (2000m) at Sapporo Racecourse on Sunday.

The 14-time Group 1 winner Melody Belle foaled a Written Tycoon filly at Yulong Stud on Saturday night.

John O'Shea has resisted the temptation to tackle stakes races with the 4-year-old gelding Pizarro, but there could be a nice race over the Spring Carnival for the progressive son of All Too Hard.

Three-year-old colt Virtuous Circle narrowly prevailed in the Hugh Wallace-Smith Handicap (1500m) at The Valley on Saturday, to make the perfect start to his classic season.

Shuttling to Coolmore Australia this spring, Deep Impact’s dual Group I winning son Saxon Warrior (Jpn)  enjoyed good results overnight with his first stakes-winner and first Group performer.

Here is the full list of 108 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable claimed four consecutive races at Moonee Valley on Saturday, culminating with stable favourite Bella Nipotina in the Listed Long Fine Hospitality Carlyon Stakes (1000m).

The first leg of the Darley Princess Series, the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) attracted a big field of quality fillies covering a wide range of form lines and it was up and comer Zougotcha that took the quantum leap to score a stylish victory at Randwick.

A Group 1 winner at two, three, and four, Godolphin's Street Boss (USA) superstar Anamoe made a winning seasonal debut in Saturday's $750,000 Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

Promising Star Witness colt Fast Witness confirmed the potential of his last start maiden win at Cranbourne when stepping successfully up to stakes class in the Listed MVRC Mitchell McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Off the board in just one of her eight starts, Godolphin’s 4-year-old Brazen Beau mare Zapateo took up where she left off with a strong finishing win in Saturday’s Group III Laurel Oak Toy Show Quality at Randwick.

After winning the Group III ATC Premier's Cup (2000m) twelve months ago with Harpo Marx (IRE) (Galileo), trainer Bjorn Baker and jockey Rachel King went back to back with Arapaho (FR) at Randwick on Saturday.

Trainer Danny O’Brien pulled the right rein when he sent Showmanship to Sydney for Saturday’s Group III Mostyncopper Show County Quality (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday in preference to the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley.

Last season’s Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) winner Lickety Split showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in the three-year-old feature events over the next few months with a determined effort to win the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Ruakaka.

John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds have already tasted success with Frankel, who has given them high class Group winning filly Argentia and they have an up and coming young stayer by the champion sire in Impulsar (IRE), who is from the 2013 Arqana Deauville Yearling Sale top lot.

The Group I Nunthorpe Stakes (5f) was the highlight at York overnight with two year-old filly The Platinum Queen running bravely for second in the all aged sprint but not quite good enough for Highfield Princess, while Godolphin produced another star 2YO colt.