Tuesday October 26
Due to the ongoing pandemic, closed borders within New Zealand make it impossible to host a physical auction for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre.
Monday October 25
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.
Monday October 25
Rosemont Stud is thrilled to announce a majority interest has been secured in brilliant colt Extreme Warrior, dominant last start winner of the Group III MRC Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield and market favourite for the prestigious, $1.5m Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes this Saturday at Flemington.
Monday October 25
‘There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man’ is a famed quote from Winston Churchill.
Monday October 25
Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday October 25
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards continued his run of success over the long weekend as he produced a winning double at Te Rapa on Monday with two promising sons of Savabeel.
Monday October 25
Progressive galloper Pareanui Bay claimed the honours at Te Rapa on Monday when he overcame a torrid trip in transit to capture the Gr.2 James And Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) bringing a big pedigree update for his Savabeel half-brother to be offered at NZB Ready to Run.
Monday October 25
A spectacular performance in Saturday’s $80,000 Group Three Matamata Veterinary Services Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) has propelled quality filly Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) to the top of the points table for the 2021-22 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series.
Monday October 25
Saturday’s $40,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton Park delivered a career highlight for under-rated staying mare Sulu Sea (NZ) (Sweet Orange).
Monday October 25
Black and beautiful, charismatic champion racehorse and sire Lonhro has never been priced in the realm of breed to race, but for those broodmare owners harbouring the dream of producing their own black beauty he does have an affordably priced Group I winning son at stud this spring, who had three interesting winners on Saturday.
Monday October 25
Impressive two-year-old filly Grace’s Secret has earned herself a shot at some black type early in her career after an eye-catching debut victory at Riccarton on Saturday.
Sunday October 24
Galileo’s champion son Highland Reel (IRE) is currently covering his fourth book in Australia at Swettenham Stud and posted his first stakes-winner overnight when two year-old filly Atamisque scored a commanding win in the Group II Premio Dormello (1m) at Campanelle in Italy.
Sunday October 24
Royally bred mare Cheaperthandivorce picked up the first stakes success of her burgeoning career when she finished powerfully in the home straight to claim the Gr.3 Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Sunday.
Sunday October 24
Australia's reigning champion stallion, Written Tycoon, joined the Victorian stallion onslaught when his 4yo son Milton Park led at every call in Sunday's $200,000 Listed Sale Cup (1600m).
Sunday October 24
If you are a Victorian breeder, this is a good-looking table of the current frontrunners for Champion Sire.
Sunday October 24
Raheen Stud’s exciting young Fastnet Rock son Heroic Valour posted his third first crop winner from four starters when Heroic Angel scored an impressive debut win at Townsville on Saturday.
Sunday October 24
Flaming Rib became the first stakes winner for his first-season sire Ribchester when registering a one-length win in Saturday's Listed Doncaster Stakes (1200m).
Saturday October 23
Camelot is a sire that has become a favourite with Australian investors and he was making news overnight with his two year-old colt Luxembourg winning the Group Doncaster Futurity Trophy I (1m) to stamp himself as a serious classic prospect for 2022.
Saturday October 23
Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) has had a great year and added another new stakes-winner to his tally overnight at Newbury where four year-old stallion Ilarab took out the Group III St Simon Stakes (1m4f).
Saturday October 23
Arrowfield stud shuttler Maurice (Jpn) had his first Australian stakes-winner on Saturday in Mazu and also has a bright prospect in South Africa with three year-old filly Whoa Whoa Whoa scoring her second win at Kenilworth.
Saturday October 23
Leading Victorian nursery Blue Gum Farm’s recent affinity with the Inglis Banner continued when exciting colt Semillion (Shalaa) scored a strong win in the $400,000 Listed feature at Moonee Valley.
Saturday October 23
Here is the full list of 134 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday October 23
Widden Stud’s quiet achiever Magnus made his presence felt on Cox Plate day with a new stakes-winner after progressive five year-old Just Folk landed the $300,000 Group II MVRC Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday October 23
It was a red-letter day for trainer Tom Dabernig with his first stakes-winner since going solo, Flying Mascot, who put a space on them in Saturday’s Group III Tesio Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday October 23
Connections of quality mare Icebath finally got the payday they deserved when the daughter of Sacred Falls won the inaugural A$2 million The Invitation (1400m).
Saturday October 23
Joseph O’Brien has single-handedly improved Irelands balance of payments, and another planeload of Australian dollars is headed back to the Emerald Isle after State Of Rest (IRE) won a drama-packed $5million Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday.
Saturday October 23
The depth of the three-year-old talent in the Te Akau Racing team was clearly on display on Saturday, with trainer Jamie Richards producing black-type victories at both Matamata and Riccarton with glamour 3YO's Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) and Noverre (Savabeel) .
Saturday October 23
It doesn’t carry Black Type, but it is worth a lot of money and the $1million ATC Bondi Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday was won by Fastnet Rock colt Hilal, who was a last start Group II winner.
Saturday October 23
It was a massive result for trainer Grahame Begg, when Michael Dee guided the lightweight Lunar Flare to victory in Saturday's $1million Group II McCafe Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m).
Saturday October 23
Promising South Island stayer Southern Ocean showed he is on target for his tilt at the Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) in three weeks when he took out the Listed Sothys Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton.
Saturday October 23
It only seems fitting that on Cox Plate Day, the 2014 Cox Plate hero Adelaide (IRE) would sire a new stakes-winner with his progressive staying son Torrens taking out the Listed ATC City Tattersalls Cup (2400m) at Randwick.
Saturday October 23
The $300,000 Group II Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) proved an easy watch for Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, but not so for punters as for a long time it looked as if the stable’s $101 chance Commander Harry had the measure of the short-priced favourite Forgot You.
Saturday October 23
Regally-bred filly Mokulua found the right spot to break her maiden in Saturday’s Group II Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday October 23
Trainer Steven Cole may have to lift his sights with two-year-old Mascarinto after the son of Per Incanto made a mess of his rivals on debut over 1000m at Matamata on Saturday.
Saturday October 23
Snitzel blueblood Generation has his honesty rewarded with a valuable maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Group III Red Anchor Stakes at Moonee Valley.
Saturday October 23
Never further back than second in four starts in New Zealand, Dream Queen blotted her copybook when finishing seventh at Mornington at her first start for Ben and JD Hayes.
Saturday October 23
Talented Maurice (Jpn) colt Mazu has always promised to win a Black Type race, but is often his own worst enemy, however he put the best foot forward at Randwick on Saturday to win the $200,000 Listed ATC Sir Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m).
Saturday October 23
Shalaa (IRE) sure can get an early runner, and he has another one in Semillion who made a winning career debut in Saturday’s $400,000 Inglis Banner (RL) at Moonee Valley.
Saturday October 23
The $130,000 ATC Kirkham Plate (1000m) for two year-olds at Randwick on Saturday was dominated by fillies who filled the trifecta led by Godolphin homebred Ojai, a daughter of their champion sire Exceed and Excel.
Saturday October 23
A draft of 11 Godolphin-consigned racehorses headlines a 210-strong catalogue in the October (Late) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.
Friday October 22
Busy covering his first book of mares at Yulong in Victoria this spring Lucky Vega (IRE) will be heading back to the Northern Hemisphere at the end of the year to continue his stud career with a season at the Irish National Stud.
Friday October 22
Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.
Friday October 22
A third Group 1 of the spring for Daniel Moor as the six-year-old Spirit Of Boom entire Jonker made all the running in Friday night’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
Friday October 22
Expensive Capitalist colt Marine One was in the winner’s circle at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate eve scoring an impressive victory that may see him line up next Saturday in the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes.
Friday October 22
Combining motherhood and a young family with the role of Stud Manager at a leading boutique Hunter Valley nursery means you don’t get much time to watch TV!
Friday October 22
All is in readiness for Tuesday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale following a successful final breeze up session at Warwick Farm this morning.
Friday October 22
Gary Portelli may be chasing the Victoria Derby dream with this impressive winner at Scone on Friday that is the half-brother to a Hong Kong Derby winner.
Friday October 22
Two heats for juveniles on Friday morning at Rosehill over 900m were won by the progeny of champion sires Redoute’s Choice and Exceed and Excel.
Friday October 22
The time-honoured and prestigious New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series will break new ground on Saturday with the running of the second leg of the 2021-22 Series – the $80,000 Group Three Matamata Veterinary Services Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Matamata.
Friday October 22
Inglis is excited to announce it will again be producing a Sale Day Live broadcast of Tuesday’s Ready2Race Sale.
Thursday October 21
The $400,000 Inglis Banner for two year-olds at Moonee Valley on Saturday has drawn a full field plus emergencies with last year’s winner Sneaky Five seeking to keep her unbeaten record alive at Moonee Valley tonight in the Group I MVRC Manikato Stakes.
Thursday October 21
The apt naming of tomorrow’s Group III Red Anchor Stakes contender, Dosh, is an obvious play on his sire, the Written Tycoon stallion, Rich Enuff.
Thursday October 21
Impeccably bred filly Joyous Legend (Snitzel x More Joyous) has become the third $1m+ lot sold through Inglis Digital in the past three months after realising $1,025,000 this afternoon.
Thursday October 21
Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday October 21
Group I MRC Thousand Guineas winner Yearning was not the only Snitzel filly that found her way from Arrowfield Stud to the stables of Hawkes Racing after they withdrew all their yearlings from the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Thursday October 21
The former outstanding racemare Better Draw possibly holds a unique place in breeding history, and she had her fourth foal sixteen years after her third.
Thursday October 21
A decade and a half after Todd Pollard entered the racing industry as an enthusiastic schoolboy, he now finds himself front and centre of one the world’s most famous races, the Gr.1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m).
Thursday October 21
Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including the first winner for Aquis freshman Invader, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.
Thursday October 21
A successful spring campaign often has its beginnings in a rejuvenating winter spell under warm Queensland sunshine and so it has been for Annabel Neasham’s Cox Plate contenders Zaaki (GB) and Mo’Unga, who both enjoyed their midyear break at Hinterland Thoroughbreds.
Thursday October 21
We are very much looking forward to what promises to be a fantastic renewal of the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, which will be held at Riverside Stables as a live auction on Tuesday, October 26.
Wednesday October 20
Kingman’s champion miler Palace Pier has been retired to stud and will stand at Dalham Hall for Darley 2022.
Wednesday October 20
Champion sire Snitzel had a winning double at Kenilworth in South Africa on Wednesday with full siblings Stiptelik and Real Gone Kid both saluting for their owner breeder Ridgemont Highlands.
Wednesday October 20
Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday October 20
After Tutukaka flagged himself a leading chance in the Victoria Derby when winning the Listed Geelong Classic, the late, great Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock struck again with the Melbourne Cup hope Tralee Rose in the $400,000 Group III Bet365 Geelong Cup (2400m).
Wednesday October 20
The $160,000 Listed Black Pearl Stakes (1200m) at Geelong on Wednesday was won in cavalier style by the flashy Toronado (IRE) mare Rainbiel, who was given a brilliant ride by Linda Meech.
Wednesday October 20
All roads lead to Flemington for $2million Group 1 Victoria Derby for Melody Belle's half-brother Tutukaka following his win Wednesday’s $200,000 Listed Geelong Classic (2200m).
Wednesday October 20
Trainer David Browne’s big game expedition to Victoria with the talented duo of Elephant and Rhinoceros will take on a new look at the weekend.
Wednesday October 20
The first race at Randwick on Wednesday on the Kensington track was a very competitive 1400m maiden which was won in class record time by I Am Invincible filly Bella Rouge, who defeated Parlayed, an eye-catching daughter of American Pharoah (USA) that produced the run of the race.
Wednesday October 20
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Snitzonfire will target the $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas in January after keeping his record at a perfect three for three in a 3yo benchmark 68 over 1400m in class record time at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.
Wednesday October 20
At 31, trainer Jamie Richards makes most people seem like under-achievers.
Tuesday October 19
Coolmore have announced 2022 service fees for their US roster at Ashford Stud with Uncle Mo heading the list ahead of Triple Crown winners Justify and American Pharoah, who are currently in Australia.
Tuesday October 19
A field of 10 will contest the 101st edition of Australia‘s weight-for-age championship in Saturday’s $5 million Group I Ladbrokes W.S Cox Plate (2040m) with four Kiwi breds in the line up, which also includes two entries from Europe that have intriguing pedigrees.
Tuesday October 19
The 2021 Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale will be held at Riverside Stables next Tuesday and Valiant Stud’s Fergal Connolly will have his draft of six available for inspection in Sydney from this Saturday.
Tuesday October 19
Graham Richardson has four runners entered for Matamata on Saturday, but he’s keeping just as close an eye on an Australian race three days beforehand.
Tuesday October 19
There was a big set of 15 barrier trials at Randwick on Tuesday morning, but only one heat for two year-olds and it was won by a son of Spirit of Boom.
Tuesday October 19
Fresh from siring a new Group winner last Saturday in Big Parade and another smart winner in Hong Kong on Sunday in My Sugar, Deep Field will undoubtedly make his mark at the NZB Ready to Run Sale with eight colts catalogued, four of which breezed in sub 11 seconds last week.
Tuesday October 19
New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has delivered widespread name recognition and respect for a range of established consignors, and now a talented group of newcomers are keen to make a splash next month in their debut appearance at the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds.
Tuesday October 19
When I read recently that the famous USA sales house, Fasig-Tipton, became the very first auctioneers worldwide to accept Cryptocurrency as a mode of payment for its 100th Saratoga Select yearling sales, I instinctively knew that it’s about time I wrote an industry article on this topic.
Monday October 18
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.
Monday October 18
There were three heats for juveniles at Hawkesbury on Tuesday and one of the winners was trained by Greg Hickman, who bought a number of expensive yearlings at the sales this year.
Monday October 18
The incredible opportunities arising through Inglis Digital continue with confirmation that the platform will offer a daughter of and a sister to 8-time G1 winning champion More Joyous over the coming 10 days.
Monday October 18
Here is the full list of 16 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday October 18
John Bary is hopeful Callsign Mav won’t find himself setting the pace for Saturday’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley.
Monday October 18
Australian yearling buyers might be finding it increasingly difficult to purchase stock with some sort of genetic staying aptitude in their pedigree, but there are Australasian sires that can deliver the goods and we need look no further than the Cox Plate to find them.
Sunday October 17
Westbury Stud’s El Roca sired a new stakes-winner on Sunday when his talented Hong Kong based sprinter Lucky Patch captured the Group II Premier Bowl (1200m) over Aussie bred speedsters Super Wealthy (Epaulette) and Stronger (Not a Single Doubt).
Sunday October 17
Deep Field has had a string of smart winners in Hong Kong including My Sugar, who bolted in at Sha Tin on Sunday bringing a pedigree update for his half-brother to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale.
Sunday October 17
On a weekend when his star sprinting son Masked Crusader went very close to winning the $15m The Everest, High Chaparral’s top class sire son Toronado (IRE) also added a new stakes-winner to his tally in France.
Sunday October 17
Here is the full list of 58 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday October 17
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace picked an easy race to start this well bred I Am Invincible colt off in and he duly obliged with a stylish debut win.
Sunday October 17
Quality performer Tavi Mac bounced back from his worst career performance in the best possible fashion with a stylish victory in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua on Sunday.
Sunday October 17
Underrated mare Sweet Clementine backed up a gritty win on a heavy track over 2000m at Matamata at her last start with her first stakes victory when she produced a powerful late finish to take the major honours in Sunday’s Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) at Rotorua.
Sunday October 17
Although he couldn’t be on course at Randwick on Saturday to take in the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a truly special raceday, Peter Kean made sure he and his family made it a day to remember when Nature Strip won the A$15 million The Everest (1200m).
Sunday October 17
Dance Music took a step closer to joining the millionaires club following a fighting win in Saturday’s feature at Ascot, the Group III Northerly Stakes (1400m).
Sunday October 17
The five-year-old Street Boss (USA) gelding Elite Street chalked up his first win since last year’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes in the Listed RS Crawford Stakes (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday.
Sunday October 17
The richest race in Australia for country trained horses, the $1.3million ATC Kosciuszko is a realistic dream for every broodmare owner no matter what their budget for a sire and Saturday’s winner Art Cadeau will provide inspiration for many.
Sunday October 17
Raheen Stud’s Group I winning Fastnet Rock stallion Heroic Valour has had a flying start to his stud career with his first two runners both saluting in Brisbane metropolitan races.
Sunday October 17
A successful global partnership celebrated another international victory when the aptly-named Almanzor colt Franz won at Haydock in England on Friday at the first time of asking.
Sunday October 17
Purchased in Europe, Buffalo River (USA) has found his niche in the competitive sprinter-miler ranks in Australia, where he earned a richly deserved maiden stakes success in Saturday's Group III Moonga Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday October 16
The skills honed over many years in training and competing elite hacks for the show ring have translated well into the thoroughbred sale ring for this well-known yearling consignor.
Saturday October 16
The best Australian sprinters were showcased in the $15million The Everest on Saturday and overnight the best European sprinters did battle when 20 lined up in the £301,271 Group I Qipco British Champions Sprint (6f) at Ascot with victory going to the Godolphin owned three year-old Creative Force.