The signs were positive for the high-class Hallowed Crown mare Colette in Saturday’s $250,000 Group II Yulong Apollo Stakes when the skies opened in Sydney on Saturday morning.

The superlatives were flowing when Masked Crusader recorded three consecutive wins last year. Still, he let punters down in three subsequent outings, so Team Hawkes kept him away from stakes company, until Saturday.

Well-travelled galloper Royal Performer spoilt the party for the many supporters of race favourite Melody Belle when he caused an upset by racing away with Saturday’s Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa.

Exciting galloper Amarelinha bounced back to her very best after suffering a narrow defeat at her most recent start, when she captured the Gr.2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa.

Winless in six starts since capturing the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes nearly twelve months ago, the three-year-old Lord Kanaloa colt Tagaloa was back to somewhere near his best in Saturday's Group III CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington.

There are few more likeable horses in training than the four-year-old Shooting To Win mare Tailleur who made all the running in Saturday’s Group III Robrick Lodge Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.

With two wins from four starts in lesser grade, Zoustar filly Zou Dancer appeared to face a tough task in the Group III VRC Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, but she rose to the challenge to post a commanding victory over Group I VRC Oaks winner Personal.

In what most pundits deemed a match race between Avantage and Levante, it was marvellous mare Avantage who triumphed as she made it seven career Group One wins when taking out a superb victory in the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa.

The $150,000 ATC Pierro Plate (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday did not carry Black Type, but the winner Stay Inside looked like a certain stakes-winner in the making when he bolted clear to win by four lengths.

Won in the last two years by Ole Kirk and Microphone the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington has been the springboard to success for the likes of Miss Finland, Star Witness and All Too Hard.

Consistent performer Tokorangi finally got the luck she needed when she stormed to victory in the Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa.

There is first seaosn sire action all over the country on Saturday with loads of stakes runners by our exciting division of first season sires.

Progressive Queensland farm Telemon Thoroughbreds have purchased neighbouring Running Creek Stud from prominent businessman Gary Pemberton and his wife Marg.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained import Starcaster (GB) made it two consecutive wins over the 2500m at Moonee Valley in Friday nights Listed Torney Night Cup.

The 2021 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale is taking place at Quercus Park, Launceston on Monday 22 February.

Grandview Stud’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap hero Under The Louvre became the 21st first season stallion to get off the mark when his son Cadboll ground out a gutsy win in a maiden over 1100m at Sale on Friday.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including six winners for sire on fire Capitalist, so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

There was quite a revealing interview with Mick Price on Breednet during the week concerning the Japanese champion Maurice (JPN).

Inglis Victorian Bloodstock Manager Simon Vivian is retiring from the company following 44 years of industry service.

A once in a lifetime opportunity to secure some of Australia’s highest quality weanlings, broodmares and racing stock from one of world’s foremost thoroughbred players will be presented during the 2021 Magic Millions National Sale this May and June.

Thirty-six years after sending At Talaq from Europe to Australia on an ultimately successful mission to win the Melbourne Cup for His Highness, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the decision has been made to disband the thoroughbred holdings of, Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd, the operation that he founded.

A six lengths win by a four-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible making her career debut; a five and three-quarter lengths triumph for an Irish-bred son of Fastnet Rock on his introduction to Australia; and an emotional win for a five-year-old gelding having his first start in 123 weeks, just some of the highlights from an intriguing Thursday night meeting at Pakenham Park.

In 2012, Godolphin took the decision to send Lonhro’s full sister O’Giselle to stud in the Northern Hemisphere and the move has produced two stakes-winners including Zakouski, who won the Group II Al Rashidiya (1m1f) at Meydan overnight.

Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Glamour colts Shaquero and Remarque stepped out in the same trial for two year-olds on the program at Rosehill this morning and there was nothing between them at the finish, their heat one of five on the program for two year-olds.

Larneuk Stud’s Street Cry (IRE) stallion Wolf Cry became the 20th first-season sire to put a winner on the board when his striking son General Wolffe spaced nine overmatched rivals in a 1200m maiden at Doomben on Thursday.

Westspeed Platinum bonuses have been a windfall for owners and trainers in WA and they’re also a tremendous marketing tool for Magic Millions leading up to the Perth Yearling Sale.

This week, 23 students from all states of Australia including remote areas of the Northern Territory and Queensland arrived to commence the 2021 edition of the Explorer Cadetship Program, and begin their journey towards securing their dream job in the thoroughbred industry. 

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards is getting used to having runners at multiple venues across Australasia and this weekend will be no different.

This year’s field for the $100,000 Group Two David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) will head to Te Rapa on Saturday with a proud record of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series success to uphold. 

Entries for NZB’s dedicated weanling only sale are now open, set to be held as a physical sale at the Karaka Sales Centre on Friday 14 May.

Here is the full list of 47 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

Another yearling sale and another domination for Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Fr), who has been an overwhelming success this season at sales in both Australia and New Zealand.

Following a dominant win in the valuable Magic Millions Maiden on the Gold Coast on January 16, the Press Statement filly Newsreader returned home to Sydney with a flawlwess performance in a benchmark 72 over 1200m at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

The $150,000 Listed Gold Sovereign (1200m) at Launceston on Wednesday was won in dominant fashion by Outreach gelding Turk Warrior, who has a half-brother by exciting young sire Zululand entered for the Tasmanian Magic Millions Yearling Sale next month.

There was a timely update for a colt heading to the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale when the exciting Kermadec gelding Tuvalu kept his record at a perfect two for two at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

Talented Snitzel colt Sword Of State recorded his second win from just three starts when taking out the Stable Books 1100 at Matamata on Wednesday.

Coolmore’s Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) is already a Champion First and Second Crop sire in the Northern Hemisphere, but here in Australia he’s just starting off and delivered an impressive winner at Warwick Farm on Wednesday in Head of State.

Champion trainer Jamie Richards is hoping he will witness history being made at Te Rapa on Saturday when Melody Belle contests the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m).

Former Kiwi galloper Defibrillate has been keeping his New Zealand owners entertained over the last month, winning his last three starts in Melbourne, including a controversial last start dead-heat, and now Cup targets beckon the talented son of Shocking.

The record breaking Inglis Classic Yearling Sale has concluded and for a look at leading buyers, sires and vendors our sales centre is a mine of information.

It’s official – the 2021 Classic Yearling Sale is the biggest and best on record.

Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Leneva Park and Matthew Smith Racing are proud to announce that three-time Group 1 winner Fierce Impact will stand his first season at stud at Leneva Park Seymour after the completion of his 2021 autumn racing campaign.

Promising three-year-old The Irishman has been sold to Hong Kong interests and has been transferred to the care of Sydney conditioner Mark Newnham.

The 2019 Cox Plate heroine Lys Gracieux (JPN) foaled a colt by former Arrowfield Stud shuttler Maurice (JPN) at Northern Farm on Sunday.

A son of a record-priced broodmare and a half-brother to Shooting To Win and Deep Field much was expected of the three-year-old Snitzel colt Rights Of Man when making his career debut over 1112m at Kyneton on Tuesday.

A new top price was paid for a filly at the Inglis Classic Sale with a gorgeous daughter of Zoustar hammered down for $450,000.

An $8,000 Inglis Digital weanling purchase eleven months ago has turned in to a $200,000 windfall for Fernrigg Farm on day three of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale..

Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

“I’m completely in shock, it’s just an incredible result. That’s life changing for us. It literally is life changing.’’

The Inglis Classic Sale has surged ahead on Day Two with a host of outstanding results with a hoard of happy vendors and excited buyers and Maree McEwan has been out speaking to some of them.

Progressive mare Tabata collected her first stakes success when she prevailed in a desperate finish to the Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Tauherenikau on Monday.

The massive $250,000 Newgate First Season Sire Bonus has gone off, having been won by Roll the Dice Racing and Jeremy Rogers for Profiteer’s scintillating victory in the 2021 Inglis Millennium. 

Newgate Farm's Capitalist set a new record for the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale when his colt from Mystical Tale sold for $600,000 on Sunday, but the new record was short lived as another colt by the Golden Slipper winning sire bested that mark on Monday when selling for $625,000.

Co-trainer Andrew Forsman isn’t quite sure what to expect from top stayer The Chosen One when he tackles the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa this weekend.

A record days trade, a record top price and a record number of smiles.

Te Akau principal David Ellis CNZM retained his leading buyer status for the 16th consecutive year at the recently completed New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.

The sale-topper at the 2016 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale, the six-year-old Written Tycoon gelding Double You Tee returned home to capture Sunday’s $250,000 Group III Ladbrokes Hobart Cup (2400m).

Carrying the colours made famous by her Cox Plate winning sire Shamus Award, Ethical Solution made thrip across Bass Strait worthwhile by capturing the Group III Kevin Sharkie Bow Mistress (1200m) at Hobart.

 A rising star in the three-year-old fillies ranks in Tasmania, the Night Of Thunder (IRL) filly Hela kept her unbeaten record intact with a three and three-quarter romp in Sundays Listed Crowne Plaza Strutt Stakes (2100m).

Four weeks after winning the Devonport Cup, the Star Thoroughbreds colour-bearer Newhart trounced the odds-on favourite Mystic Journey by three and three-quarter lengths in Sundays Listed The Mills Thomas Lyons Stakes (1400m) at Hobart.

We have a new club-house leader at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale with James Harron Bloodstock shelling out $600,000 for a Capitalist colt consigned by Davai Thoroughbreds. That represents a new high for the sale.

A 1-2 for a pair of debutants by Pride Of Dubai at Ballarat on Sunday, and to the delight of punters they arrived in the right order.

On February 8, 23 students from all states of Australia including remote areas of the Northern Territory and Queensland, will enter the 2021 edition of the Explorer Cadetship Program, and begin their journey towards securing their dream job in the thoroughbred industry. 

Unsurprisingly, it was Newgate Farm’s newly anointed frontrunner for champion 2yo sire, Capitalist, who made the early running as the Inglis Classic Yearling got underway on Sunday.

Ex Sport Man emerged as the newest star of Western Australian racing with a stunning win in today's $250,000 Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) at Pinjarra on Saturday.

On a red letter day for So You Think that produced six winners including his star colts Peltzer and Rocketing By, the dual Cox Plate winner also produced a new stakes-winner when Poland won the Group II MRC Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Top class colt Peltzer returned from a summer spell in top form at Randwick on Saturday to score a stylish win in the Group III ATC Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m).

Here is the full list of 101 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The $22,000 Scone yearling Rocketing By gave his loud and passionate ownership group the thrill of a lifetime when winning today’s $1m Inglis Sprint.

The five-year-old mare Prophet's Thumb completed a stakes three-timer for Jamie Kah, a double for Anthony and Sam Freedman and a double for I Am Invincible when capturing the Group II Schweppes Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

The Jamie Richards trained Probabeel launched her autumn campaign with a typical profession performance in Saturday's Group III Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

While WS Cox Plate hero Sir Dragonet (IRE) was never a factor in Saturday's $500,000 Group 1 Neds CF Orr Stakes (1400m), the Shane Nichols-trained Streets Of Avalon was ready to add another chapter to his storied career.

Five wins from seven starts is indicative of La Mexicana’s fierce will to win. The heavily backed daughter of I Am Invincible needed to call on all her courage to edge out Malicorne in Saturday’s Group III Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Profiteer will be given a chance to emulate his sire Capitalist in the Golden Slipper after he blew away the field in Saturday’s $2million Inglis Millennium (RL) at Randwick.

The decision whether General Beau lines up in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes does not seem any closer to resolution after the strapping son of Brazen Beau scored a heart-stopping win in Saturday’s Group II Neds Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) for colts and geldings at Caulfield.   

Godolphin’s Street Boss (USA) filly Arcaded flagged her Blue Diamond credentials when making it two from two in Saturday’s Group II Neds Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) for fillies at Caulfield.

After making a winning debut in a low-key Friday meeting at Canberra on January 21, the beautifully related Savabeel filly Tilianam made the quantum leap to stakes success in Saturday's Listed Darley Lonhro Plate (1000m) at Randwick.

Once again first season sires look set to play a big hand in the two year-old stakes races on Saturday with Capitalist providing the favourite Profiteer in the $2million Inglis Millennium.

Interstate raiders mounted a strong challenge in Friday’s Listed Schweppes Tasmanian Derby, and it was the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack who proved to be the superior stayer.

All is in readiness for the 2021 Classic Yearling Sale, being held at Riverside Stables from Sunday through until Tuesday.

Another quality Inglis Digital catalogue has been finalised which will see 186 lots offered online.

Magic Millions, in consultation with local industry bodies, today announces that the 2021 Perth Yearling Sale will be delayed by three days and now be held on February 18 and 19.

Platinum Thoroughbreds is pleased to announce the return to Victoria of Fastnet Rock's outstanding son Stryker.

There were eight juvenile heats at the Randwick trials on Friday morning and four of them were won by the progeny of Newgate Farm’s Golden Slipper winner Capitalist.

After a phenomenal 95th National Yearling Sales Series, final results have been accumulated from New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 and Book 2 yearling sessions held at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre.

Always a reliable source of winners, Star Witness has slipped into another gear over the past two months of summer delivering 37 winners since December 1 including three new stakes-winners and three stakes-placed horses with the 2021 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale proving a showcase for his stock.

Western Australia’s racing and breeding industries will be praying for a glimmer of hope when Premier Mark McGowan addresses the State’s latest restrictions at a press conference in Perth on Friday.

Providing the perfect environment for growing thoroughbreds, 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.

Woodside Park Stud today announce a change in strategic direction.

Kevin and Joanna Hickman’s four-time Group 1-winning mare Silent Achiever (O’Reilly - Winning Spree) died at their Valachi Downs property on Thursday morning aged 12.

With a first prize equal to that of the Magic Millions 2yo Classic, the Inglis 2yo Millennium will dramatically impact the race for leading two-year-old sire, but it is just one of five black-type races for the babies on Saturday.

The auction which gives buyers more incentives than any other, the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, is now online

New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Online Yearling Sale saw it’s first-ever online session conclude on Gavelhouse Plus. 

The Kelly family of Newhaven Park are renowned for producing top class thoroughbreds and their 26 strong draft for Inglis Classic promises to keep up their great tradition for excellence.

Te Akau Racing has announced the death of dual Group One winner Te Akau Shark after he succumbed to a series of health complications.

Torryburn Stud has a long list of successful graduates, either bred, sold or raised at the East Gresford farm that includes Group I winners Dixie Blossoms, El Dorado Dreaming, Terravista, rising stars Aysar and Home Affairs, as well as Group I winning Hong Kong based sprinter Hot King Prawn, who has a full brother to be offered at Inglis Classic next Tuesday.

The catalogue is essential ‘attire’ for any sale, but it’s often what is NOT in the catalogue that can be the difference between success and failure.

The familiar brand of Emirates Park is playing a major role in the current domestic 2-year-old season and featured again on midweek metropolitan programs staged in both Melbourne and Sydney. In a relatively short space of time, juveniles sporting the ‘EP’ label of the long established Upper Hunter Valley outfit claimed the first races on the respective Sandown-Hillside and Randwick-Ken