Trainer Grahame Begg is excited by the prospects of promising three-year-old filly Butter Chicken, who caught the eye when runner-up in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Autumn Classic (1800m) behind Parure.

Rising star Amarelinha will not be a late entrant for the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m).

A Tweet on Tuesday highlighting the Top 10 rated two year-olds this season got us thinking about the performance of our current first season sires given five horses on that list are by the newbies including Group I Blue Diamond winner Artorius, who is rated head and shoulders above his rivals.

A half sister to Winx and multiple star-studded G1 performers are the latest high-profile fillies and mares committed to the 2021 Inglis Chairman’s Sale, part of the Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series which is NOW OPEN for entries.

North American breeding news is highlighted today with news of a legal challenge lodged by three of the world’s biggest studs against The Jockey Club's new rule to restrict thoroughbred stallions foaled from 2020 onwards covering more than 140 mares each year.

Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A big set of trials at Canterbury on Tuesday morning included five heats won by two year-olds including a half-sister to dual Group I winning sprinter Loving Gaby.

Darley first season sire Astern put his first winner on the board on Tuesday at Bendigo, but he had to share the honour as first starter Seradess dead heated with the Godolphin homebred Frosted (USA) filly Cloudy.

A superior buying bench with an insatiable demand for quality will present owners and vendors with a world class opportunity at the Magic Millions National Sale on the Gold Coast this May and June.

When Tracey Schroeder bought herself an ‘old plodder’ to ride and potter around with, she got a lot more than she bargained for.

Daniel Brash and his team at Euroa based Collingrove Stud have been kept busy with parade inspections ahead of the 2021 Inglis Premier Sale where they will present 17 yearlings including a filly that has become a social media sensation.

Group One winner Julius has been retired.

Highclere Australia is deeply saddened to announce that Niall Power, who has been at the helm of the company since its expansion into Australia in 2012, has passed away after a battle with cancer.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the depreciation rules have almost changed ‘by the hour’ since the Government became intent on stimulating business investment to turbo charge a COVID 19 recovery.

Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) is proud to announce it will continue its major sponsorship of the Pony Club Australia National Championships to be held this September at the Benalla Equestrian Reserve in Victoria.

Snitzel year-old colt Real Gone Kid was an impressive winner at Kenilworth in South Africa on Monday.

Following on from a hugely successful Magic Millions Sale for Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park, the boutique NSW farm will present six cracking yearlings for Inglis Premier including the half-sister to Group II winning $1.1million earner Rubisaki.

We are very much looking forward to what promises to be a fantastic renewal of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, which will be held at Oaklands as a live auction from Sunday February 28 until Tuesday March 2.

Boutique Victorian farm Daisy Hill is owned by Colleen and Kevin Bamford, who had the pleasure of owning and racing 2010 Melbourne Cup winner, Americain and while their Inglis Premier draft does not feature any of his progeny this year, they will offer a cracking So You Think colt that has a pedigree with a distinct Melbourne Cup flavour.

An outstanding colt from the first crop of multiple Group One winner Impending will stay local after topping the Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale at Quercus Park today.

The world’s oldest family-owned and run thoroughbred stud farm, Widden Stud is set to write a new chapter in 2021 with a well-considered expansion plan into the Victorian marketplace.

In a bid to raise funds for Lifeline Aotearoa, a part owner in Gr.1 Vodafone NZ Derby hopeful Montre Moi will auction a 2% share for the day on Gavelhouse Plus this week.

For the second year running, Hermitage Thoroughbreds has a three-year-old with a huge chance to win the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m).

Queensland farm Clear Mountain Fairview have confirmed their proven stakes sire Love Conquers All will remain on their roster for the 2021 season along with Jabali, Wanted and promising young sire Worthy Cause, who is doing a great job with his first runners.

Coolmore's Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) was making news in Japan on Sunday siring his tird Group I winner when Café Pharoah captured the February Stakes on dirt.

Progressive Zoustar gelding Healthy Happy, who raced previously in Australia as Leviathan, scored an exciting win on Sunday at Sha Tin in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) beating Atlantic Jewel’s son Russian Emperor (IRE) and Australian two time Group I winner Shadow Hero.

Australian bred HK superstar Golden Sixty extended his unbeaten run to 13 straight wins with victory in the Group I Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Here is the full list of 73 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.

Outstanding juvenile Turk Warrior confirmed his status as the most exciting juvenile in Tasmania for many years with a stunning win in tonight's Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic (1200m) at Mowbray.

Sky Thoroughbred Central will showcase a one-hour Preview of the 2021 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale on Monday night, February 22 at 7.30pm AEDST on Foxtel Channel 528.

Coolmore sires provided the quinella in the Listed Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston on Sunday with Fastnet Rock filly Chequerboard posting a length and a half win over Adelaide (IRE) filly Queen Adele.

Within one special hour on Saturday, Waikato Stud graduates Probabeel and Aegon flew the New Zealand flag high across the Tasman with a superb stakes-winning double.

Promising four-year-old Dark Alley looked a galloper capable of going through the grades over the next few months when he scored an impressive victory on his home track at Hastings on Sunday.

A plethora of autumn G1 races are at the forefront of connections’ minds of the five Inglis-sold Stakes winners across Australia and New Zealand on Saturday.

Winner of the Listed VRC St Leger last year after finishing fifth in the Group I ATC Australian Derby won by Quick Thinker, promising Pierro stayer Sacramento has struck a winning vein of form posting his third successive victory at Rosehill on Saturday in the Listed ATC Parramatta Cup (1900m).

The Willie Mullins-trained True Self (IRE) endeared herself to fans in Australia with back to back wins in the Group III Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington, and it looks as if she will be back again this year after her big payday at Riyadh.

It was a champagne day of racing at Caulfield on Saturday, but arguably one of the runs of the day came from a Victorian-trained mare racing across the border at Morphettville.

Here is the full list of 127 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.

Saturday’s racing included four stakes winnng siblings to yearlings set to be offered in coming weeks, a couple of stakes placings and new winners with half-brothers by Maurice, Zoustar and American Pharoah up for offer.

The well-travelled Paradee has been on the go since last October, but she is the form of her life, coming back from a successful jaunt on the Gold Coast to land the Group II Carlton Draught Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Rugged stayer Robusto upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s Gr.2 Wallen Concreting Avondale Cup (2400m).

Outstanding colt Flying Artie was a fast finishing second in the 2016 Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes behind Extreme Choice after drawing near the outside, but he got a measure of consolation for that defeat when his first crop son Artorius stormed to victory in the $1.5million juvenile classic at Caulfield on Saturday.

With a half-length covering the first five across the line, the judge could not separate the three-year-old Deep Field colt Portland Sky and the four-year-old Redoute’s Choice mare Celebrity Queen in Saturday’s Group 1 Neds Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield.

In a tick over 84 seconds, Australian fans learned what all the fuss was about across the Tasman when the Sacred Falls colt Aegon kept his record at a perfect five for five in the Group II City Tattersalls Club Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens.

In recent years, the Group II ATC Silver Slipper (1100m) has proven a valuable guide to the Golden Slipper with the race run at Rosehill on Saturday being won by expensive I Am Invincible colt Home Affairs carrying the Coolmore navy blue.

 The $500,000 Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) turned into a battle of the star mares with New Zealand’s Probabeel defeating the Western Australian Arcadia Queen.

Well fancied Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) candidate Rocket Spade threw down the gauntlet to his three-year-old rivals when he produced a strong staying performance to capture the Gr.2 AJC Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie.

Making her first start since disappointing in the Golden Eagle last October, the Chris Waller-trained Subpoenaed bounced back to form in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Millie Fox Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.

The Group II MRC Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday had not been won by a filly since 1991 when Triscay beat the colts, but this year it was a fillies renewal with Fastnet Rock up and comer Parure beating talented Savabeel filly Butter Chicken.

A brave front-running effort paid dividends for Timaru visitor Chokito as she captured her first stakes victory in the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at Invercargill.

Making her first start since winning the Group III VRC Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m) at Flemington in November, the four-year-old Written Tycoon mare Rich Hips took up where she left off in Saturday’s Group III Premier Signs Mannerism Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Dissident filly Yes Baby Yes failed to fire a shot in two unplaced starts in Queensland over the summer, but quickly found her best form at Caulfield on Saturday to score a thrilling last stride win in the Group II MRC Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m).

Shortly after Singapore-based trainer Stephen Grey purchased the Exceed And Excel colt Oxley Road as a yearling for $125,000, he had the pleasure of watching his year older brother Exceedance spank the opposition by seven lengths at his career debut at Wyong.

Melbourne Cup winner Shocking has given us some quality stayers as a sire and Defibrillate is his latest staying star to emerge, racking up his ninth win from 13 starts when taking out the Listed $150,000 MRC Mornington Cup Prelude (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

A Stakes-performed mare with a colt at foot “by the hottest sire in the country” and in foal to Street Boss, headlines a massive Inglis Digital catalogue of 262 lots in the February (Late) Online Sale.

The first season sire division is providing plenty of interest this season and these young guns account for seven runners in Saturday’s Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.

Here is the full list of 66 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Winless in four starts since capturing the Listed Woodlands Stakes at Rosehill as a two-year-old last May, the Snitzel filly Macroura did best in a driving finish to Friday nights Group III Typhoon Tracy Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including a win for a $500k American Pharoah youngster at her first appearance, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

A full brother to this season's Perth performed juvenile Pixie Chix, the colt was snapped up by champion local trainer Neville Parnham.

Victorian-based stallions are well represented in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Neds Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.   

The Written Tycoon filly Pretty Woman boosted the chances of a locally trained horse winning the Black Opal when she led every step of the way in the Black Opal Preview (1000m) at Canberra on Friday.

The Jamie Richards-trained Noverre was backed into $1.40 favouritism for the Palamountain Scientific Nutrition Maiden 2YO 1200m at Whanganui on Friday, and he duly delivered.

With the prospect of a heavy track, and the scratching of the nominal favourite Four Moves Ahead (Snitzel), Saturday’s $250,000 Group II Iron Jack Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens shapes as an opportune time for Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice to put a stakes-winner on the board.

Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Thursday with winners and result details.

A member of the first crop of young sire Russian Revolution topped Day One of the 2021 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale when selling for $325,000.

Mill Park can lay claim to having produced 18 Group I winners with the latest to add her name to the list being superstar South African sprint queen Run Fox Run, who captured the Group I Kenilworth Cape Flying Championship and is now headed to a stud career in Ireland.

There are just four two year-olds in Australia by Darley’s much missed champion sire Shamardal, all fillies bred and owned by Godolphin, and one of them broke her maiden at Newcastle on Thursday.

Aquis Farm’s young More Than Ready (USA) stallion Kiss and Make Up joined the long list of first season sires to post a winner this season when General Phelps saluted on debut at Grafton on Thursday.

The Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield this Saturday has drawn a big field of 16 and while race favourite Enthaar is a homebred for Emirates Park, there are plenty of runners that were bought at auction so let’s take a look at who bought what and for how much.

The Sun Stud colours were carried to victory by brilliant Group II winning Snitzel sprinter Thronum, whose first yearlings have been impressing buyers in pre-sale inspections ahead of next week’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

A star-studded field awaits Kiwi raider Probabeel in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, where she will clash with the likes of Behemoth, Arcadia Queen, Ole Kirk and last-start Group One winner Streets Of Avalon.

Talented three year-old Press Statement filly Kitty Cat Chat made it three wins in as many starts when scoring at Kenilworth in South Africa on Wednesday.

Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Flashy Zoustar colt Lightsaber took another step towards the Group II VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes with a bold front running win at Sandown on Wednesday.

Outstanding Australian bred and South African trained sprinter Run Fox Run has been officially retired from racing, and is expected to retire to stud in Ireland.

The Newgate young gun sires have been firing on all cylinders in recent weeks and it was Flying Artie’s turn on Wednesday when his handsome colt Bourbon Flyer made a winning debut at Randwick.

Undefeated Kiwi three-year-old Aegon will make his Australian debut on Saturday when he contests the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

STOCKWELL THOROUGHBREDS consistent sire ARTIE SCHILLER has again been proving his talents with a string of winners from limited runners in recent times.

A positive mood prevails around the Swan Valley sale-grounds on the eve of Perth’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Sean Buckley’s Ultra Thoroughbreds, who bred current champion sprinter Nature Strip, were named overnight as the farm under investigation by Racing Victoria for embryo transfer of thoroughbred foals which is strictly banned by the Australian Studbook.

A hot favourite for the Blue Diamond, boom Written Tycoon filly Enthaar was done no favours at the barrier draw on Tuesday given gate 14 in the field of 16, but her sire may yet get the winner of the race.

Here is the full list of 31 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The latest of gavelhouse.com’s fortnightly New Zealand mixed bloodstock sales is a bumper offering with 71 Lots including a young I Am Invincible mare in foal to Almanzor, well-related racing propositions from Valachi Downs and the Bella Vinci dispersal among other quality Lots.

A big set of trials at Randwick on Tuesday morning saw the return of last year’s Golden Slipper winner Farnan and also five heats for juveniles, four of them won by the progeny of first season sires.

A spring resumption is likely for talented galloper Catalyst.

When full brothers Deep Field and Shooting to Win went to stud in 2015 pedigree analysts were quick to notice the potential for these two Danehill free sires from the famed Eight Carat female family.

Just as the broodmare owner wonders if every foal is going to be that horse, the special one everyone hopes for - stud owners dream of finding the next big thing amongst the stallion ranks, the horse to set tongues wagging, to get the phone ringing.

When Brett & Rachael Howard’s Glenesk Thoroughbreds decided to progress into the auction sales consignment arena at the 2015 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale they hit the ground running, selling Villa Verde for $1.1 million and finishing as the sale’s second leading vendor on average.

Group Three-winning mare Aimee’s Jewel has joined the stable of Kyneton trainer Charles Cassar as she looks to add Australian black-type to her CV.

Arrowfield Magic Millions graduate Tagaloa is firmly on course for a second Group 1 victory after winning Saturday’s $160,000 VRC C.S. Hayes S. 1400m G3.

Playing God has landed a combination counter-punch of stakes winners ahead of the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale this Thursday and Friday.

With his oldest Australian progeny just two year-olds, there is much to look forward to with Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) as his Northern Hemisphere runners that have just turned four keep delivering the goods.

Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes had an exciting spring with stakes-winning three-year-old Matchmaker, and now promising two-year-old Mozzarella is giving the Rangiora trainers something to look forward to in the autumn.

Arrowfield Stud’s shuttler Shalaa (IRE) has been quick off the mark in Australia siring Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Shaquero, but in the Northern Hemisphere he has take a little longer to find his first stakes -winner with that milestone coming overnight in France.

Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (IRE) enjoyed a great weekend with two new stakes-winners on Saturday in Masked Crusader and Solaia bringing his tally of stakes-winners to 10, as well as an impressive winner at Sha Tin on Sunday in Master Montaro.

Australia’s leading first season sire Capitalist has been featuring prominently at the barrier trials in recent weeks indicating a flow of winners is imminent and he posted a trans-Tasman winning double last Saturday with exciting filly Mozzarella scoring a runaway win at Riccarton in New Zealand, while Tycoon Humma won on debut at Bendigo.

The Premier Yearling Sale produced a stunning G1 quinella at Flemington on Satruday when star sprinter Nature Strip held off a late surge from magnificent filly September Run in the Black Caviar Lightning.

 The eight-time Group 1 winner More Joyous looks to have a likely type in the Snitzel filly Joyous Legend who made a winning career debut over 1000m at Gosford on Saturday.

Plenty of sales catalogue updates from Saturday’s racing for yearlings at MM Perth, Inglis Premier and Easter with five stakes performers and new winners into the page for lots by Dash For Cash, Magnus, Zoustar, Spirit Of Boom and Brazen Beau.