When your grand-father breeds the winner of the legendary Grand National at Aintree, it only seems fitting that you find your calling in the world of racing and bloodstock.

Six weeks out from the Magic Millions 2yo Classic, and if bookmakers are right, a serious threat has not appeared to Written Tycoon’s Gimcrack Stakes winner Coolangatta.

Following a stellar season from horses carrying the iconic WS brand, Waikato Stud has been announced as the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan Breeder of the Year for the 2020-21 season.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including three winners for Russian Revolution and two for Hellbent, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

The ownership group of champion mare Winx have announced their champion has tested positive to Coolmore’s Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro.

Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.

Aquis Farm’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes hero Invader is on the board with his first winner coming in dramatic fashion at Townville on Thursday.

Quality mare Entriviere is building towards the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day after a quick turnaround from a successful three-start spring campaign in Sydney.

The third and penultimate day of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale saw continued strong trade with the Godolphin consigned filly BESPANGLED the headline act at 330,000 guineas, bringing the total number of fillies and mares to make 100,000 guineas or more to a record level and turnover to over 61,000,000 guineas.

Tartan Field’s Hamish Esplin has been elected as President of Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW.  Having been a director since 2016 he takes over from Kooringal Stud’s Stuart Lamont.

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.

Coolmore’s Tom Magnier was active during the second session of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale purchasing two exceptional mares in Cayenne Pepper and Sunday Times for 2 million and 1.8 million guineas with both mares confirmed to visit Wootton Bassett (GB), when he returns to Ireland after covering a stellar book of mares here in Australia.

Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Glen Eden Stud has recently expanded and now boasts an increased 180 acres of premium horse country just outside the township of Kilmore.

Highly regarded debutant Swerving defied a betting drift to make the best possible start to her career in an 1100m maiden at Geelong on Wednesday.

Few things went right for Derry Grove at his racetrack debut over 1000m at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, but the son of Star Turn overcame all obstacles to win in the manner of a horse with a future.

While Rosemont Stud did the heavy lifting for Australia on the opening day of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale with three lots purchased in association with David Redvers, day two provided a more even spread of buyers.

The beautifully bred WALDLIED was the star turn on the second day of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, selling for 2,200,000 guineas during a session that saw four lots sell for 1,000,000 guineas or more.

Caspar Fownes is banking on consistency and a bit of luck when Sky Field lines up in Sunday week’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m).

The racing career of exciting mare Sakura Blossom is over.

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 eight first season sires with trial winners in the pipeline and two of those have four winners each.

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.

The completion of the DoubleTree By Hilton Karaka hotel couldn’t come at a better time for New Zealand Bloodstock.

There was plenty of two year-old action at Canterbury on Tuesday morning with seven heats for juveniles including two won by the progeny of first season sires and one heat taken out by a $1.4million colt.

It’s a fact of life that breeding/racing activities can take up to 5 or 6 years before profits begin to flow.

Glamour mare and multiple Group One winner Probabeel led the powerful Te Akau Racing operation’s dominance of domestic racing honours for the 2020-21 season.

With less than eight weeks to go until the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie, a pair of recent black type performers hold a clear lead on the order of entry. 

Already a multiple Group One winner and Karaka Million history-maker, Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) solidified her place in New Zealand racing folklore with the title of 2020-21 Horse of the Year. 

The Tattersalls December Mares Sale got off to a strong start on the opening day with CRIMSON ROCK topping proceedings at 450,000 guineas, narrowly ahead of a pair of regally bred Juddmonte mares. The average and median both registered significant increases, whilst the turnover rose 24% to 15,289,200 guineas. 

As we move into December and say goodbye to the spring carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne, it’s worth taking a look at the leading sires by stakes-winners with current leader Snitzel setting a brisk pace on 10 stakes-winners.

Joe O’Neill’s Prime Thoroughbreds colours were in the winner’s circle at Kyneton on Monday when Winning Rupert filly Seonee broke the ice bringing a timely pedigree update for her half-brother to be offered at 2022 Inglis Classic.

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

Team Pitman have many fond memories of Trentham racecourse and they are hoping that will continue on Saturday when Miss Tycoon Rose tackles the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m).

Last Saturday’s Day 2 of the Ascot Masters saw Team Williams dominate yet again with Graceful Girl taking out the G1 Crown Winterbottom Stakes in barnstorming fashion.

A major review into racehorse welfare has called for the development of national welfare standards that would protect thoroughbreds at all stages of their lives.

Extreme Choice was expected to sire the winner of the juvenile maiden at Sunshine Coast on Sunday with highly rated short priced favourite Extreemarty, but he came up short against improving colt Refuel, the first two year old winner of the new season for his sire Power (GB).

Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

After the champion Deep Impact mare Gran Alegria (JPN) bowed out of racing triumphant in the Group 1 Mile Championship at Hanshin seven days back, Deep Impact’s champion son Contrail followed suit at Tokyo on Sunday with a commanding performance in the $7million Group 1 Japan Cup (2400m).

Third in the race twelve months ago, the favourite Wil John outlasted the gallant Budd Fox in a stirring length of straight dual in Sunday’s $304,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool.

Normal service was resumed at Te Aroha on Saturday when Jamie Richards and the Te Akau racing team dominated the opening event on the card, the Te Aroha Stallion Service Scheme (1100m) for the two-year-olds with victory going to I Am Invincible filly I Choose You, a $500,000 Magic Millions purchase.

Gold Watch, one of the most exciting gallopers in New Zealand racing, kept his winning streak intact at Te Aroha on Saturday with another powerful display to take out the open 1400m contest on the card.

Exciting three-year-old Galleon made plenty of racing pundits sit up and take notice after registering an impressive debut victory at Wanganui on Saturday.

The 2021 Tattersalls December Foal Sale this week featured the progeny of several shuttle sires with their first progeny being born here in Australia this year with notable success for sires such as Too Darn Hot (GB), Blue Point (IRE), Magna Grecia (IRE) and Calyx (GB).

The Tattersalls December Foal Sale concluded with a strong fourth and final session that saw nine lots realise 50,000 guineas or more, headlined by Alvediston Stud’s EXPERT EYE colt at 80,000 guineas. There were increases in aggregate and average pushing turnover for the sale past 31 million guineas.

Here is the full list of 97 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.

Bob and Sandra Peters have bid farewell this year to two of their Group I superstar mares in Arcadia Queen and Celebrity Queen, both sold at broodmare sales for a combined total of $5.7million, but they have an able replacement in brilliant sprinter Graceful Girl.

The loss of popular Victorian sire Reward for Effort during the past week was highlighted when he provided the quinella in the Listed SAJC City of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.

The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Ellsberg bounced back from his seventh in the Golden Eagle with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Group III Festival Stakes at Rosehill.

Frankel was not the only Juddmonte Farm sire to post a Group winner at Caulfield on Saturday with his barn mate Kingman getting in on the act when talented import Sinawann (GB) opened his account in Australia with a win in the Group III MRC Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m).

The Richard & Chantelle Jolly-trained Regalo Di Gaetano has been the standout performer for the lightly used Redoute’s Choice stallion Supreme Class who died in 2020.

Melbourne Cup third Spanish Mission failed to provide the perfect farewell for Glen Boss in the $750,000 Group II Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday that went to the defending champion Sound (GER).

With a Group III already in the bag, the tough-as-teak Snitzel mare Vulpine would be an attractive proposition for any stallion in the land, but the Brad Widdup-trained mare has plenty left to offer on the track.

Fresh off a narrow win in a Warrnambool maiden, the three-year-old Savabeel colt Blue Army dealt punters a blow when he finished best in Saturday’s $300,000 Group II Sandown Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield.

Juddmonte Farm’s Frankel has had an amazingly successful year in 2021 finishing as the Champion Sire for GB and Ireland for the first time and adding a new stakes-winner to his tally at Caulfield on Saturday when talented mare Steinem (GB) took out the Group III MRC Summoned Stakes (1600m).

Exciting three-year-old Pareanui Bay made it three wins from three starts when he took out the Listed Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) on Saturday at Te Aroha.

Underrated New Plymouth mare Zola Express captured the biggest win of her burgeoning career when she claimed the Listed Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup (2040m).

One time Golden Slipper favourite Enthaar scored a decisive win in the Listed Doveton Stakes (1000m) to credit Emirates Park with its second stakes-winner on the day at Caulfield.

A cool ride from Leith Innes paved the way for talented galloper Demonetization to make it back-to-back victories to open his latest campaign as the pair took out the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m).

A New Zealand Cup winner, by a Melbourne Cup winner, out of a dual Auckland Cup winner, who is a daughter of a three-time winner at the highest level in America, what’s not to like about Dragon Storm at two miles.

The Lindsay Park team have had plenty of success over the years with fillies carrying the Coolmore colours that include Group I winners Personal and Irish Lights, the combination featuring at Caulfield on Saturday when Ben and JD Hayes trained Lady of Honour to win the Listed MRC Twilight Glow Stakes (1400m).

After crediting her sire Overshare with his first winner when successful on debut at Eagle Farm on November 6, the Anabel Neasham-trained Lady Laguna will target the rich plumbs in the autumn following a dominant performance in Saturday’s Elite Sand & Soil Hcp (1100m) at Rosehill.

Making her debut against the colts in the Listed MRC Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday, I Am Invincible filly Ebhaar lived up to expectation when she scored a stylish  victory in fast time.

Buoyant trade on the third day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale was crowned by the sale of a DUBAWI colt for 1,800,000 guineas, the equal second highest priced foal ever sold in Europe and the highest priced foal sold in Europe since 2002. 

Being born into a horse family tends to shape your way of life with a childhood of competitive riding leading to a long term career in thoroughbreds for this former star Pony Club girl from WA.

The Listed MRC Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) proved to be a step on the path to greatness for champion colt Anamoe, so a closer look at this year’s race is well warranted with $1million Zoustar colt Brereton engaged along with an unraced filly that is pushing him for favouritism.

With placings at his first three starts, the Gary Portelli trained Rebel Shadow was overdue for a win and got the job done at Canterbury last night giving Glen Eden Stud’s Rebel Dane a new metropolitan winner.

Here is the full list of 64 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Former Hong Kong galloper Eptimum continued the resurrection of his racing career when victorious in the Clare Memorial Central Otago Cup (1220m) at Cromwell on Friday.

After a strong two days of trading horses virtually, final results have been accumulated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale. 

It is the time of year where the Magic Millions 2yo Classic contenders emerge, and with the big wet hitting eastern states, a few meetings look in danger on Saturday.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including a couple of half a million dollar babies, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

Best known as the sire of outstanding sprinter Lost and Running, Per Incanto (USA) gave us a One to Watch on Thursday with a debut winner at Wyong on Thursday trained by Matthew Smith.

Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud paid $1.6million for blue hen Lipari at the 2019 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and she produced her fourth winner from five runners at Wyong on Thursday.

Peter Moody produced a debut winner for American Pharoah (USA) at Pakenham on Thursday when three year -old filly Lady Court defied the lack of interest from punters to score a determined win.

Here is the full list of 33 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The chance to ‘Buy Better with Inglis’ is now only 73 days away as the countdown to the 2022 Yearling Sales Series continues with the launch of the annual Preview Magazine.

“He had only the one preparation for us before going amiss, so we never really got to see the true ability of him, but I felt we had a good insight into him when this filly came along,” said Bott. 

Westbury Stud’s El Roca has had a memorable week with Lucky Patch winning the Group II Bochk Private Bank. Jc Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday and then promising three year-old White Noise took out the Group III Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki in New Zealand on Thursday.

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is excited about the prospects of juvenile Zaher after his gutsy win on debut in the Levin TAB & Sports Bar (1000m) at Otaki on Thursday.

Oaklands Stud’s Power (GB) has had a great year in 2021 and featured on Thursday with a new stakes-winner at Otaki in New Zealand when four year-old mare Rose ‘n’ Power won the Listed Levin Stakes (1200m) from another daughter of Power in Romantic Lady .

Thoroughbred Breeders NSW, The Australian Turf Club and NSW Racehorse Owners’ Association invites members to see out a memorable year with a Christmas luncheon at Royal Randwick on Villiers Day, 11 December.

A new program to improve local training and employment opportunities in the thoroughbred equine breeding industry launched this week in Scone.

Two of New Zealand’s emerging stars - Sakura Blossom (Vancouver) and Gold Watch (Swiss Ace)- will step out on Saturday’s Te Aroha undercard as they progress toward feature summer targets.

Swettenham Stud shuttler Toronado (IRE) has achieved great success in 2021 and added a new stakes-winner to his tally in France overnight when Amazonie took out the Listed Prix Petite Etoile (1900m) at Deauville.

The four-day Tattersalls December Foal Sale got off to a strong start with a colt by TIME TEST topping the opening day’s proceedings at 75,000 guineas, one of sixteen lots to sell for 40,000 guineas or more compared to six in the opening session in 2020. The turnover, average and median saw healthy increases and the clearance rate was an impressive 84%, a record for the opening session.

Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A conscious decision to “improve the broodmare genetics’’ that support their stallion Ilovethiscity led to Noor Elaine Farm buying the sale-topping mare Discerned for $120,000 in the Inglis Digital November (Late) Online Auction.

Promising three-year-old Rosberg impressed at Tauranga on Wednesday when scoring his maiden victory in the Katy Laidlaw Property Management 1400.

Two bluebloods fought out the finish of Industree Group Maiden over 1200m at Gosford on Wednesday.

Godolphin did not show a great return on the $450,000 needed to secure the talented Exceed and Excel filly Maka Ena from the Swettenham Stud draft at the 2008 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

The Price Bloodstock colour-bearer Squid Game made the best possible start to his career over 1200m at Sandown Lakeside on Wednesday.

The curtain is likely to come down on Unusual Culture’s brief New Zealand career when she takes on a competitive age group line-up in the three-year-old feature at Otaki on Thursday.

Group One performer Hypnos is in fine fettle ahead of the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha on Saturday according to trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood.

Larneuk Stud has announced that leading Victorian stallion, Reward For Effort, was euthanised on Tuesday due to complications from surgery.

Leneva Park’s Operations Manager, Brian Byrnes, marvels at how both Fierce Impact (JPN) and Royal Meeting (IRE) have taken to their new job.

It's not too late in the season for breeders in search of a young fertile stallion for their mares.

Australian Bloodstock might have got lucky when they paid just $55,000 for an Extreme Choice colt at Inglis Easter round two last year from the Newgate Farm draft.

Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Mapperley Stud stallion Contributer is starting to make his mark in Hong Kong.

A 3-in-1 package of unprecedented quality – Group-winning mare Shoko (Sebring) in foal to Champion Sire I Am Invincible with an I Am Invincible colt foal at foot – will be offered next week in a bespoke Inglis Digital Online Auction.