Monday December 13
A son and a daughter of popular Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Almanzor impressed with winning outings at today’s Rotorua trials.
Monday December 13
Group Three winner All Saints’ Eve had her first hit-out on home soil at Arawa Park on Monday and new trainer Stephen Marsh is excited about her prospects over the summer.
Monday December 13
If Matamata trainer Graham Richardson is sent a horse by Hong Kong agent Willie Leung he knows there’s a better chance than usual that it will be good – as current Hong Kong champion Golden Sixty has proven.
Monday December 13
A stellar weekend for Trelawney Stud was crowned on foreign shores when farm graduate Sky Field triumphed in the Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday evening.
Monday December 13
The date may be different, but when buyers and consignors converge on Karaka for the 96th annual New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series in March, the stars of the show will be the same stellar selection of yearlings that New Zealand is famous for.
Sunday December 12
The Listed Prix Luthier (1500m) on the all weather track at Deauville over the weekend produced a stakes quinella for Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) with Amilcar scoring a three-quarter length over Midlife Crisis, who is out of an Australian mare from a very well known family.
Sunday December 12
Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.
Sunday December 12
Legendary sire Deep Impact made his mark at Sha Tin with a Group I double on Sunday - Yoshito Yahagi's wonderful Deep Impact mare Loves Only You (JPN) heads into retirement with wins in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and Longines Hong Kong Cup and her final two starts.
Sunday December 12
The reigning champion Golden Sixty turned back the challenge of the international raiders in Sunday’s Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin.
Sunday December 12
Tragedy marred the running of the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200) at Sha Tin, which was won by Blake Shinn on the Deep Field gelding Sky Field.
Sunday December 12
Fresh of a wonderful Breeders’ Cup meet at Del Mar, the Japanese drew first blood on Hong Kong International Day at Sha Tin with the odds-on favourite Glory Vase (JPN) powering home to defeat the game Pyledriver in the Longines Hong Kong Vase (2400m).
Sunday December 12
You would go a long way to see a more impressive debut than the four-year-old Contributer (IRE) gelding Untouchable Ed in a 1300m maiden at Bendigo on Sunday.
Sunday December 12
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Rise Of The Masses made a winning career debut over 1000m at Kembla Grange on Saturday to ring up the second winner for Newgate Farm’s Russian Revolution.
Sunday December 12
The $2m Inglis Millennium is at the top of the agenda for untapped colt El Padrino (Street Boss) following his win in today’s feature $400,000 Listed Inglis Nursery at Randwick.
Sunday December 12
On Villiers Stakes race-day at Royal Randwick on Saturday the Australian Turf Club hosted the 2021 Thoroughbred Breeders’ New South Wales annual awards in conjunction with the New South Wales Racehorse Owners’ Association. The event was a great way for NSW industry participants to see out the year.
Sunday December 12
In a week where Group 1 stars Funstar and Miami Bound departed these shores for Japan, a mare who left with little fanfare seven years ago produced the winner of the Group III Chunichi Shimbun Hai at Chukyo on Saturday.
Saturday December 11
Here is the full list of 118 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday December 11
Former Darley sire Exosphere has been a new addition at Oaklands Stud in Queensland this year and featured at Eagle Farm on Saturday when his undefeated two year-old filly Exo Lady proved too good for Magic Millions contenders Minks Star and Penthouse in winning the Listed BRC Calaway Gal Stakes (1000m).
Saturday December 11
Rosemont Stud’s Shamus Award consolidated his second place in the race for Champion Australian Sire when the Joe Pride-trained Brutality chose the right spot to open his stakes account, landing a rich prize in Saturday’s $750,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.
Saturday December 11
Champion sire I Am Invincible might be renowned for his two year-olds, but it was seven year-old gelding Totally Charmed who became his latest stakes-winner when taking out the Listed BRC Bribie Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Saturday December 11
The family of the Phillip Stokes-trained mare Mileva has a rich history in the Listed Kensington Stakes, a race won by Mileva’s sire Headwater, while Headwater’s dam River Dove was second in 2003.
Saturday December 11
Ninety-two weeks out of the winner’s circle, Australian Bloodstock’s Special Reward moved his earnings to $4,000 short of $1million with a dominant win in Saturday’s Listed Razor Sharp Hcp (1200m) at Randwick.
Saturday December 11
Belle En Rouge bucked recent history when she headed to Awapuni and capped a consistent spring with a deserved victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m).
Saturday December 11
The Spirit Of Boom colt Palazzo Spirit kept his record at a perfect two for two with a hard-fought win in Saturday’s Listed Eureka Stud Phelan Ready Stakes (1000m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday December 11
Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood capped an already stellar day at Te Rapa on Saturday when Two Illicit strode clear of her rivals to claim the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m), the first elite-level success of her career.
Saturday December 11
Something about the start of summer brings the very best out of Concert Hall, who broke an 11-month win drought with a superb victory in Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa.
Saturday December 11
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace made it back-to-back wins in the $400,000 Inglis Classic (RL) (1000m) with the Street Boss (USA) colt El Padrino.
Saturday December 11
Coolmore Australia is thrilled to announce an exciting incentive that will see the winner of the first qualifying two or three-year-old race from the first crop of Justify awarded a brand new Ferrari.
Saturday December 11
Never further back than second in his last six starts, the four-year-old Savabeel gelding Mightybeel received his just reward in Saturday’s Listed Egroup Security Christmas Cup (2400m).
Saturday December 11
Ever consistent sprinter Packing Rockstar displayed all his fighting qualities when he downed a high-quality field of sprinters in the Group III J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa.
Saturday December 11
The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained Celtic Vader opened her winning account at her second start in Saturday’s Aramis Plate at Morphettville to credit Aquis Farm’s Invader with his second winner.
Saturday December 11
Former brilliant Sebring sprinter Supido is off the mark with his first winner after talented colt Stupendo made a winning debut at Flemington on Saturday for the Danny O’Brien stable bringing a great pedigree update for his Magic Millions bound half-brother.
Saturday December 11
Heavily backed $2.50 favourite Wolverine carried her many supporters to victory with a stunning performance to take out the Gr.2 Hiddenbed Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa.
Saturday December 11
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Friday December 10
A Breednet ‘One to Watch’ when breaking his maiden at Hawkesbury last month, this Capitalist three year-old made it two wins from three starts when romping in at Moonee Valley on Friday evening.
Friday December 10
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott picked an easy assignment for talented Magic Millions eligible Zoustar filly Celestial Spirit in sending her to Scone on Friday and the youngster delivered an impressive debut victory.
Friday December 10
Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.
Friday December 10
A mare from an outstanding international family and offered in foal to Champion Sire Frankel, headlines an incredibly strong Inglis Digital December Online Sale catalogue of 360 lots, which is now open for bidding.
Friday December 10
$14,000 buy Charmmebaby (Charm Spirit), became yet another Stakes winner for the Inglis Digital platform in the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben on Friday.
Friday December 10
Consistent gelding Invincible Crown made it back-to-back wins at Moonee Valley when finishing strongly to claim Friday nights Front Runner Membership Hcp (1600m).
Friday December 10
Auckland resident Don Goodwin has been named the inaugural winner of the New Zealand Small Breeder of the Year Award for 2020-21 due to the feats of his outstanding mare Verry Elleegant.
Friday December 10
Saturday’s Te Rapa meeting was always intended to be the career starting point for well-named Time Test filly Delorean, but it was only this week that it became a debut at Group Two level.
Friday December 10
There’s sure to be movement on the first season sire table after racing’s wound up on Saturday with a host of youngsters by freshman sires fancied in the markets.
Friday December 10
Progeny of Snitzel have won three of the twelve editions of the Inglis Nursery, including the inaugural winner, the enormously popular, Chance By in 2009.
Friday December 10
This is the time of year when the two year-old action really starts to get serious with Magic Millions only weeks away and then quickly into the autumn so we’ve highlighted some of the best 2YO trials of the week from Randwick, Kembla Grange and Doomben.
Friday December 10
Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including plenty by Better Than Ready looking good around Queensland, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.
Thursday December 9
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Thursday December 9
Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday December 9
Glenthorne Park are delighted to see their young stallion Sebring Sun put his first winner on the board on Thursday with a well deserved victory for progressive filly Coriander.
Thursday December 9
The winners of the prestigious 2020-21 Victorian Breeders Awards have been revealed in a small celebration last night.
Thursday December 9
December might be the month when Magic Millions contenders are the talk of the town, but the $400,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) to be run at Randwick this Saturday has produced some top class winners in the past so with a big field of 15 engaged it’s well worth a closer look at these untapped babies.
Thursday December 9
Group One winner The Perfect Pink (NZ) (Savabeel) currently holds a comfortable lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, but she could be about to get some company.
Thursday December 9
High-priced youngster Andalus hasn’t been troubled by the unexpected rigours of the past week and trainer Stephen Marsh can’t fault the colt ahead of his delayed debut on Saturday.
Wednesday December 8
At this time of year there is great interest in the progeny of first season sires stepping out at the trials so Breednet are tracking them and producing a weekly report which features seven first season sires with trial winners in the pipeline including one that bears close watching.
Wednesday December 8
The star inside the crown brand of Kingstar Farm is rapidly gaining recognition as a symbol to respect at yearling sale time with last season’s Champion 2YO Stay Inside putting this boutique Hunter Valley stud well and truly on the map and a new crop of juveniles poised to make their mark.
Wednesday December 8
Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday December 8
Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud paid $1.6million for blue hen Lipari at the 2019 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and her latest winner is Too Much Lippy, who scored her second victory and first in the metropolitan area at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday December 8
The Street Boss (USA) filly Bistro became the third generation winner for the Freedman stable when making all the running at her career debut over 1000m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.
Wednesday December 8
Keeneland has cataloged 1,516 horses – broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings and horses of racing age along with stallions and stallion prospects – for its 2022 January Horses of All Ages Sale, which will present four sessions from Jan. 10-13.
Wednesday December 8
Showing the benefit of a first-up fourth at the Gold Coast, the Lee Freedman-trained Champagne Tastes opened her winning account in an 1100m maiden at Ipswich on Wednesday.
Wednesday December 8
Eligible for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, promising Deep Field colt California Deeply made a winning debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Tuesday December 7
The two year-old maiden at Warwick Farm this afternoon features several Magic Millions eligible youngsters from major stables that have trialled well in preparation for their debut.
Tuesday December 7
Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday December 7
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace took the wraps off another highly promising debutant for Extreme Choice in Vermentino, who made a one-act affair of an 1100m maiden at Hamilton on Tuesday.
Tuesday December 7
Trainer John O’Shea has big hopes for Waihaha Falls after his win over 1500m at Rosehill on Saturday.
Tuesday December 7
It is with great sadness that Coolmore announces the passing of Choisir at the age of 22.
Tuesday December 7
John Foote was on the board before a quickfire double strike near the end of the second session of the 2021 Arqana Breeding Stock Sale with Emmaroo Bloodstock and Catheryne Bruggeman and Paul Moroney signing for a royally related mares from Aga Khan families.
Tuesday December 7
Magic Millions favourite Coolangatta tuned up at the Randwick trials on Tuesday morning taking on older rivals and winning with plenty in hand, but she was not the only interesting juvenile heat winner of the morning with the full sister to Profiteer showing all the brilliance of her lightning fast brother.
Monday December 6
2022 yearling sale catalogues are a moving picture that evolves and changes with every race meeting up until sale day, so this weekly report seeks to bring you all the relevant updates in the one place and this week includes siblings to three stakes-winners
Monday December 6
A two time Group II winner in South Africa, Vancouver four year-old Mount Pleasant was back in the winners list at Greyville on Monday when taking out the Pinnacle Stakes (1200m).
Monday December 6
It was announced today that former Managing Director of Tony Fung Horse Investments and Aquis Farm CEO, Shane McGrath, has taken up the position of Executive Director for Shen You Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong based investment group who are rapidly expanding their investment and bloodstock portfolio, both in Australia and internationally.
Monday December 6
Studmasters with an eye to the future will no doubt have been taking stock of the performance of quality colts during the spring carnivals that offer stallion potential for the future so we thought we’d go through and take a look at some of the best prospects to win stakes races since August 1.
Monday December 6
Bob Baffert is hopeful quality American Pharoah (USA) mare As Time Goes By will remain in training next year as a five year-old as he believes she can win a Group I after racking up another Graded victory on Sunday.
Monday December 6
On behalf of the Magic Millions family, we extend to you and your family a very warm welcome to the 2022 The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival.
Monday December 6
Bloodstock agent Sheamus Mills entered the fray on a more subdued second day of selling at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale.
Sunday December 5
As we move into December the breeding season winds down so in preparation for our annual reader’s choice Favourite Foal selection we’re revisiting some of the best images on our gallery for 2021.
Sunday December 5
All Too Hard is never without a good horse and we may have seen a future stakes-winner for the Vinery Stud stalwart at Doomben on Saturday.
Sunday December 5
Here is the full list of 56 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday December 5
Kiwi-bred filly Gypsy Goddess maintained an unblemished record when she overcame difficulties in the running to post her third consecutive victory at Doomben on Saturday.
Sunday December 5
The Freedman brothers, Paul Moroney, Yulong Stud, Dean Hawthorne, China Horse Club, and Australian Bloodstock were active on the opening day of the Arqana Vente D'Élevage at Deauville.
Sunday December 5
The last major sale of the year in Deauville, the Vente d’Elevage began on Saturday with Part 1 of the catalogue highlighted by the sale of five mares that sold for upwards €1million.
Saturday December 4
Widden Stud’s Star Witness sired the quinella in the Listed BRC Mode Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday with Rhapsody Rose defeating fast finishing Puntontheredlight with third and fourth placed Miss Hipstar and Stellar Magic being daughters of Star Witness’s sire son Star Turn.
Saturday December 4
Australian bred Press Statement filly Kitty Cat Chat became the third stakes-winner for her Vinery Stud based sire when taking out the Group II WSB Live Casino Southern Cross Stakes (1000m) at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday.
Saturday December 4
Bob and Sandra Peters were expected to win the $1million Group I WATC Kingston Town Stakes (1800m at Ascot on Saturday with red hot favourite Western Empire, but nobody told their second string runner Regal Power.
Saturday December 4
Here is the full list of 111 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday December 4
Talented Zoustar sprinter Zoustyle continued his successful comeback from injury with a stylish victory in the Group III BRC George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Saturday December 4
The third leg of a 4-timer for champion trainer Tony Gollan, Black Soil Bloodstock’s Miami Fleiss opened her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Eureka Stud Classic (1200m) at Doomben.
Saturday December 4
A downgrade in the Matamata track due to persistent rain on the day played right into the hands of local runner Dark Destroyer as the promising galloper delivered a gritty victory in the day’s feature event, the Gr.3 Mitchell Family Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m).
Saturday December 4
Third in last weeks Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill, the Tony Gollan-trained Tambo’s Mate returned home to win Saturday’s Listed Sky Racing Tatt's Recognition Stakes (1350m) mat Doomben.
Saturday December 4
Never off the board in his last nine starts, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Smokin’ Romans was rewarded for his consistency in Saturday’s $300,000 Listed Sportsbet Pakenham Cup (2500m).
Saturday December 4
Newgate Farm’s Capitalist was quickly into stride on Saturday with exciting two year-old colt Capital Tower staking his claim for the $2million Magic Millions Classic at Doomben, while progressive three year-old filly Shihonka also booked her ticket north with a victory at Rosehill.
Saturday December 4
David Vandyke keeps raising the bar for Gypsy Goddess and the three-year-old daughter of Tarzino continues to jump it.
Saturday December 4
The Lisa Latta-trained Belardo Boy made the most of an abbreviated race meeting at Trentham on Saturday when he stormed to victory in the opening event.
Saturday December 4
Newly gelded Zoustar three year-old Starman showed great tenacity to edge out his stablemate Sacrimony to win at Rosehill on Saturday.
Saturday December 4
Magic Millions’ world-class celebration of thoroughbred racing and breeding excellence, coupled with the showcase of elite equine sport continues to expand today with the announcement of the addition of showjumping at the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo event on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Doug Jennings Park on the Gold Coast.
Friday December 3
Ron and Judy Wanless have been great clients for the Peter Moody stable for a long time and their homebred three year-old So You Think gelding Victory Bay made a winning debut for the champion trainer at Moonee Valley on Friday.
Friday December 3
Here is the full list of 64 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.
Friday December 3
Talented Capitalist filly Socialist was backed as if unbeatable in the Benchmark 64 event at Randwick on Friday against older mares and the three year-old proved well up to the task when scoring an easy three quarter length win.
Friday December 3
The Chris Waller stable brought up an early double at the Randwick meeting on Friday afternoon when promising I Am Invincible filly Kir Royale shed maiden status with a dominant win at her second start.
Friday December 3
A three year-old filly from the last crop of Waikato Stud’s former champion sire Pins looks like she’s going places in a hurry after a stylish maiden win at Randwick on Friday.