Monday June 28
Much is made of the performance of first and second season sires in terms of racetrack results , but when their oldest progeny turn four they have to swim in the big pool against all the other sires, so a look at how they are going comparative to each other is interesting.
Monday June 28
Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday June 28
Despite COVID-19 restrictions creating ongoing logistical headaches and isolating him from his family and friends in New Zealand, trans-Tasman trainer Mike Moroney has taken special satisfaction from the last couple of weeks.
Monday June 28
Two-year-old Brazen Beau colt Windstormblack will target the Group II Prix Robert Papin on July 18th at Chantilly after keeping his record at a perfect three for three with a hugely impressive front-running performance in Sunday's Premio Group III Primi Passi (1200m) at San Siro.
Monday June 28
The Breednet Price Point stories have been super popular and are now archived on the site, so will remain a great source of information and reference as we move towards the breeding season and with 22 horses priced at $16,500 there is huge competition in this sector so we have split the group into PROVEN and UNPROVEN.
Monday June 28
The 2020 New Zealand Oaks winner and 2019/2020 New Zealand Bloodstock 3YO Filly of the Year Jennifer Eccles is set to be sold on the Gavelhouse Plus online platform next month.
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Monday June 28
With a runaway victory in Saturday’s A$125,000 Listed Tattersall’s Life Member Stakes (1830m) at Eagle Farm, blue-blooded Karaka graduate Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) delivered a tantalising taste of what could lie ahead in his three-year-old season. 
Sunday June 27
Darley’s Night of Thunder (IRE) shuttled to Australia for just one season making a huge impression with that lone crop including Group I Queensland Derby winner Kukeracha and the Dubawi stallion was making news overnight in Europe with his second Group I winner when Thundering Nights took out the Group I Pretty Polly Stakes (1m 2f) at The Curragh.
Sunday June 27
The ownership group of Prince Fawaz are proud to announce the retirement of their Group 1 winner to Oaklands Stud in Queensland for the 2021 breeding season.
Sunday June 27
A long-range plan set in place for royally bred Savabeel mare Zayydani came to fruition at Eagle Farm on Saturday when she strode to a comprehensive victory in the Listed Tattersall’s Gold Crown (2137m).
Sunday June 27
Here is the full list of 75 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday June 27
The Group I Tatts Tiara at Eagle Fam last Saturday won by Tofane was the final Group I contest of the Australian racing season, so we’ve had a look through the stats to see where the best of the best have come from.
Sunday June 27
A striking half-brother to prolific Listed Australian winner Zoustyle has sold for a sale-topping bid of HK$5 million (A$848,162) at the Hong Kong International Sale at the Sha Tin Parade Ring on Sunday, 27 June, as all 16 lots offered for sold for a total of HK$47.2 million ($8,006,650).
Sunday June 27
Heavily backed to make a winning career debut in a 1009m maiden on the Tapeta at Devonport on Sunday, Alpine Wolf made it look all so easy with a four-length romp to credit his sire Alpine Eagle with his first winner.
Sunday June 27
The Exceed And Excel mare Chil Chil may have earned a shot at the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket on July 10 following a victory at her stakes debut in Saturday’s Group III Chipchase Stakes (6f) on the Tapeta at Newcastle.
Sunday June 27
We’ve been keeping tabs on the dams of Australasian Group I winners this season to see what they were up to in the 2020 stud season and Saturday’s Tatts Tiara marks the conclusion of Group I racing in Australia for the season, so we’ve updated the list.
Saturday June 26
Juddmonte Farm’s champion sire Frankel delivered Epsom Derby success this year for Godolphin with quality colt Adayar and has also given them victory in the Group I Irish Derby (1m4f), which was won overnight at the Curragh by Hurricane Lane.
Saturday June 26
Here is the full list of 96 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday June 26
Casino Prine's charismatic daughter Sweet Deal may have been demoted from second to third in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm. Still, there was better news for Vinery Stud's evergreen stallion at Rosehill when Bandersnatch triumphed in the Listed Civic Stakes (1200m).
Saturday June 26
Winless since capturing the Group II Percy Sykes Stakes at Randwick fourteen months ago, Away Game might have earned a trip to the Breeders’ Cup meeting at Del Mar in November following a fast-finishing win in Saturday’s Group III Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 26
A gun front-running ride by Jonathan Riddell and the pugnacious nature of Popstar Princess combined to provide the pair with a memorable victory in the feature race at Tauranga on Saturday, the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m).
Saturday June 26
Outstanding mare Tofane added Saturday's final Group 1 of the season, the $600,000 Tatts Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm, to her last start win in the Group 1 Stradbroke and join Dane Ripper and Srikandi to achieve the notable double.
Saturday June 26
In his biggest test to date, Incentivise put a class field of stayers to the sword in Saturday’s $200,000 Group III Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 26
The newly formed partnership of Ben and JD Hayes is off and running, with their first winner coming with Zayydani in Saturday's $200,000 Listed Tattersall's Gold Crown (2137m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 26
A homebred for the Alderson family, the Cindy Alderson trained colt Jigsaw has a debut victory over Blue Diamond winner Artorius on his resume so always looked a good thing when resuming from a spell in a mid-winter event at Caulfield on Saturday.
Saturday June 26
Trainer Sally McKay made the long trip north from her Invercargill base to Riccarton with butterflies in her stomach and a host of doubts as to whether she had done the right thing with her stable runner Palmetto, who was making his raceday debut on Saturday.
Saturday June 26
Melody Belle's half-brother Tutukaka will target the Victoria Derby in the spring after breaking his maiden with little more than a working gallop in Saturday's Listed Tattersall's Life Member Stakes (1830m) at Eagle Farm.
Friday June 25
Galileo’s champion son Churchill (IRE) is due back in Australia this spring for Coolmore and he sired an impressive winner overnight at Doncaster in the UK where Encountered won as he pleased.
Friday June 25
An exceptional catalogue of 561 lots has opened for bidding this afternoon in the Inglis Digital June (Late) Online Sale, headlined by 2YO Stakes winner Volcanic Rock (Hinchinbrook) and a number of Stakes-performed mares in the broodmare category.
Friday June 25
Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday June 25
A champion on and off the track, Cassandra Go’s death at Ballyhimikin Stud at the age of 25 will be sadly mourned, but what a legacy she left.
Friday June 25
A small set of trials on the polytrack at Warwick Farm on Friday morning included only two heats for juveniles, but one of those winners was a talented Deep Field colt having his first public outing
Friday June 25
Triple Crown hero American Pharoah has been in hot form in the Northern Hemisphere this week posting his third new stakes-winner since last Saturday when progressive gelding King of Miami took out the $150,000 Mystic Lake Derby (1m).
Thursday June 24
The Breednet Price Point stories have been super popular and are now archived on the site, so will remain a great source of information and reference as we move towards the breeding season and with 22 horses priced at $16,500 there is huge competition in this sector.
Thursday June 24
Capitalist will have to wait for another day to post his 20th first crop winner after his two year-old filly Girl Mania came up short at Kembla on Thursday against the Joe Pride trained Rubick filly Rubinocchi.
Thursday June 24
Here is the full list of 34 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday June 24
There are few more intriguing races for the two-year-olds on Saturday than the opening event, the GH Mumm Maiden Plate (1100m), at Morphettville.  A debutant crossing the border from Victoria is the Ben and JD Hayes-trained Extreme Choice filly Extreme Step.
Thursday June 24
A strong supplementary catalogue of 53 lots – including weanlings by some of Australia’s most exciting stallions, as well as black type performed mares and mares carrying desirable pregnancies – has been confirmed for the Great Southern Sale.
Thursday June 24
A filly who was no certainty to survive her first 24 hours of life is now a winner on the racetrack.
Thursday June 24
Tamac Stud Farm is situated 4500 feet above sea level at Walcha with the cold climate offering so many benefits for the raising of quality horses and this well run farm has current availability for new clients .
Wednesday June 23
Bred in the purple being from 2007 Champion European 3YO Filly Peeping Fawn, progressive American Pharoah  filly Willow showed her staying credentials at Naas in Ireland overnight winning the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Oaks Trial (1m2f).
Wednesday June 23
There have been a string of high profile Australian bred mares producing winners in the UK and Ireland in recent weeks including Mossfun, Amicus, Nechita and Zouzou with Melito adding her name to the list with an overnight winner at Salisbury.
Wednesday June 23
Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday June 23
Featured in a recent Breednet story, former classy stayer and now promising sire Dandino (GB) posted his fifth winner at Cranbourne on Wednesday.
Wednesday June 23
Just one of the six starters in Wednesday's Vinery Stud Maiden Hcp (1250m) at Canterbury had a start under their belt, and it was one of the newcomers, Minsk Moment, who prevailed.
Wednesday June 23
 Punters were made to sweat before Hugh Bowman found a narrow seam at the 100m on the heavily backed favourite Miss In Charge, who opened her winning account in the Microphone@Darley Maiden Hcp (1250m) at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Wednesday June 23
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Elusive Express made a winning debut in the Polytrack Maiden Plate (1200m) at Cranbourne on Wednesday to give another reason to mourn the early death of her sire Jakkalberry (IRE).
Tuesday June 22
The Hong Kong International Sale will be conducted at Sha Tin this Sunday June 27 featuring a select catalogue of 23 sourced from all over the world with 11 purchased from Australia and New Zealand.
Tuesday June 22
A change of scenery seems to have worked wonders with blue blooded three year-old Exceed and Excel filly Covent Garden, the half-sister to world champion racehorse Winx opening her account on Tuesday at Pakenham at her first start for new trainer Peter Moody.
Tuesday June 22
Newgate Farm’s Capitalist is the leading sire of Australian two year-old winners this season with the Bon Ho owned gelding Sniper Legend adding to the tally on Tuesday at Hawkesbury.
Tuesday June 22
Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday June 22
With all the excitement of Royal Ascot last week it’s not surprising the second winner for Golden Slipper winner Mossfun was overlooked, but as a Frankel colt that won by seven and a half lengths we thought he was worth a story.
Tuesday June 22
Go Racing syndicator Albert Bosma believes the best time to send New Zealand horses to Australia is when they’re on the way up rather than when there’s nothing left to prove at home.
Tuesday June 22
The curtain will come down this weekend on what has been a long but fruitful season for Coventina Bay.
Tuesday June 22
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young believe Sierra Sue is a big hope in the Gr.1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, she just needs a start.
Monday June 21
The Breednet Price Point stories have been super popular and are now archived on the site, so will remain a great source of information and reference as we move towards the breeding season and as we slide below the $22,000 point, let’s not forget that the three stallions topping the current Australian General Sires List by earnings all started their stud careers at fees below $20,000.
Monday June 21
Media reports indicate champion Japanese sire Heart’s Cry has been retired from active service at age 20.
Monday June 21
Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday June 21
Trials were held at Randwick on Monday morning with six heats for juveniles including three that were won by the progeny of boom first season sires Capitalist and Extreme Choice, who are in a neck and neck battle to be Champion Australian 2YO Sire.
Monday June 21
Featured in a recent Breednet story, former classy stayer and now promising sire Dandino (GB) posted his fourth winner over the weekend.
Monday June 21
The Group I Prix de Diane (2100m) (French Oaks) was won at Chantilly by Galileo filly Joan of Arc, who is the fourth Group I winner for a celebrated blue hen.
Monday June 21
Dual Group I winner Stratum Star broke the ice on Sunday to sire his first winner with a debut victory for Avalicious.
Sunday June 20
Newgate Farm’s Deep Field racked up his tenth stakes-winner on Sunday at Sha tin when his talented four year-old Sky Field scored a dominant win in the Group III The Premier Cup (1400m).
Sunday June 20
Bon Ho’s Everest winner Classique Legend did not take to Hong Kong, but he’s had no such problems with eight year-old Not a Single Doubt gelding Southern Legend, who keeps delivering year after year.
Sunday June 20
Here is the full list of 69 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday June 20
The most expensive yearling by Lonhro ever sold opened her account at Ballarat on Sunday.
Sunday June 20
The $151,000 Listed Melair Stakes (1 and 1/16th m) at Santa Anita on Saturday was won by progressive filly Fi Fi Pharoah , a three year-old daughter of Coolmore’s Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA).
Sunday June 20
Finally, everything played out for Asherla in a 1200m maiden at Kempsey on Sunday to ring up winner number eight for her sire Astern.
Sunday June 20
Poised to win his first Australian Champion Sire Title by earnings, Written Tycoon added another winner to the tally on Sunday with a debut victory for a blue-blooded two year-old filly at Ballarat.
Sunday June 20
If you’ve just bought a mare at the recent sales, you’ll now be pondering which stallion could be her perfect match, so we’re going to look hard at the options in various price points in coming weeks offering facts and statistics that might bring clarity for the undecided.
Saturday June 19
Second in the past two runnings of the Group I Diamond Jubilee Stakes (6f) at Royal Ascot, seven year old gelding Dream of Dreams made it third time lucky when taking out the prestigious sprint overnight.
Saturday June 19
Australia’s original Royal Ascot hero Choisir has already put his stamp on the meeting this year as sire of the dam of Group I King’s Stand Stakes winner Oxsted and he appeared in the results again overnight as sire of the dam of progressive three year-old Creative Force, winner of the Group III Jersey Stakes (7f).
Saturday June 19
Here is the full list of 119 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday June 19
The Listed AR Creswick Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday looked a competitive race on paper, and with 100 metres left to run, eight horses were spread across the track.
Saturday June 19
Red hot sire So You Think missed a stakes-winner this Saturday with handy stayer So You Win going down narrowly in the Listed Ipswich Cup, but he did have a promising winner on the same program in undefeated filly Palaisipan.
Saturday June 19
The John O'Shea-trained Lillemor denied Lee Freedman the best possible return to the training ranks when she edged out Intrepidacious in a deceptive finish to Saturday's Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1200m) at Ipswich.
Saturday June 19
The six-year-old Lope De Vega (IRE) gelding Snitch came with a barnstorming finish to win Saturday’s Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich.
Saturday June 19
At his sixty-second start, the seven-year-old Pluck (USA) gelding Happy Go Plucky opened his stakes account with a fighting win in Saturday’s Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m).
Saturday June 19
It's been a while between drinks for the Tavistock gelding Stockman, who found conditions to like when opening his stakes account on a testing track in Saturday's Listed McKell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill.
Saturday June 19
Progressive three-year-old Witsabouthim provided the biggest glimpse yet of his undoubted ability as he came from last on the home corner to convincingly defeat his age group rivals over 1600m at Ruakaka on Saturday.
Saturday June 19
Brae Sokolski and Ozzie Kheir would have breathed a little easier when the odd-on favourite Incentivise put a space on thirteen overmatched rivals in Saturday’s QTIS Provincial Stayers Final (2500m) at Ipswich.
Saturday June 19
With James McDonald in the saddle and proven on a heavy track, punters rallied behind the two-year-old Snitzel colt Royalzel in Saturday’s E Group Security Hcp (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens, and it proved to be relatively painless.
Friday June 18
The rain came to Royal Ascot last night and it was No Nay Never filly Alcohol Free that handled the heavy ground best in the Group I Coronation Stakes (1m) to post her second Group I victory.
Friday June 18
Winner of the Group II Queen Mary Stakes (5f) at Royal Ascot last year, quality Kodiac filly Campanelle again showed her class overnight winning the Group I Commonwealth Cup (6f) again the colts, but her victory was not without drama.
Friday June 18
Newgate Farm’s Capitalist has sired more juvenile winners than any other sire in Australia this season and added another to his tally on Friday when Sacca saluted at the Sunshine Coast.
Friday June 18
As Chatswood enters a 50th year of operation, Greg Willis welcome readers to the 2021 stallion brochure.
Friday June 18
The Rosehill trials on Friday morning featured six heats won by two year-olds that included the full brother to a Golden Slipper winner and the half-sister to outstanding filly Isotope.
Friday June 18
Twin Hills Stud based Odyssey Moon posted his second winner on Friday when the Richard Litt trained gelding Peregrination ran out an easy winner at Canberra.
Friday June 18
Impeccably bred stakes-winner Sandbar will add further quality to Kooringal Stud’s stallion roster in 2021.
Thursday June 17
The fairytale fourth Group I Ascot Gold Cup (2m 4f) win for race favourite Stradivarius failed  to unfold at Royal Ascot overnight with victory in the staying test going to the four year-old Teofilo stallion Subjectivist.
Thursday June 17
Frankel has been making big news in Australia this season siring three Group I winners – Converge, Hungry Heart and Mirage Dancer – and he was in the frame at Royal Ascot overnight with a three year-old colt that may well progress to being a Group I winner.
Thursday June 17
Here is the full list of 39 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday June 17
With the season winding down, the two-year-olds take centre stage.
Thursday June 17
The race to be leading Australian second crop sire by winners is a close one with Golden Slipper winning sire Vancouver edging ahead of his barn mate and rival Pride of Dubai with a promising debut winner at Wyong on Thursday.
Thursday June 17
Ardmore Trainer Nick Bishara knows what it is like to loosen the reins on a stable talent to enable them to reach their full potential.
Thursday June 17
Fastnet Rock has a strong hand with two top chances at Royal Ascot on Thursday while Rosemont Stud will be eagerly watching the four runners for Starspangledbanner.
Thursday June 17
Darley blue hen Essaouira produced a new winner at Wyong on Thursday and the blue-blooded filly also gave her rider Rachel King her 100th winner of the season.
Thursday June 17
Westspeed Stallions Magazine’s online edition is now live on the TBWA website.
Thursday June 17
The NZ suffix has featured prominently behind many of John O’Shea’s stakes performers this season, and this week he had the opportunity to visit the source.
Wednesday June 16
Unbeaten in three starts last year at Group I level, Coolmore’s outstanding Galileo  mare Love made her first appearance for 2021 at Royal Ascot overnight winning the Group I Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1m 2f).