For one filly among a star-studded line-up for the Group One Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, Saturday’s $300,000 feature will be a giant step towards the coveted title of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year. 

Coolmore have released 2021 covering fees for their all-conquering European roster of stallions, including new additions Arizona, Sottsass and Wootton Bassett, perennial champion sire Galileo and Australian champion sire Fastnet Rock.

This smart maiden winner for Vancouver has a half-brother to be offered next week at the NZB Ready to Run Sale as Lot 58.

BELARDO (IRE) (Lope De Vega), is among Europe’s leading first season sires and increased his tally of stakes winners to four overnight when his unbeaten son BELLOCCIO took out the Grand Criterium du Languedoc over a mile at Toulouse.

The 1993 VATC One Thousand Guineas and Victoria Oaks winner Arborea has passed away at the age of 30 at Segenhoe Stud.

Bookmakers have the Listed Thoroughbred Club Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday as a two-horse race with the unraced pair Brazen Boy and Forbes dominating the betting.

Four juvenile heats at Rosehill on Thursday morning produced some interesting winners including two by first season sires Flying Artie and Tivaci as well as a $1.1million colt by Exceed and Excel.

Momentum continued into Wednesday’s third session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, generating the top prices of $500,000 paid by Coteau Grove Farms/Cary Bloodstock, agent, for the broodmare Contributing, in foal to Speightstown, and $435,000 from Baccari Bloodstock for a weanling colt from the first crop of undefeated 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. 

Two time Australia Group I winner Con Te Partiro was passed in at the November Breeding Stock Sale earlier this week when bidding stalled at $US1.9million, but she has since been sold privately for $US1.6million.

The dam of Saturday’s winner of the Listed The Amanda Elliott, Shelby Cobra (Toronado), has become the most expensive broodmare ever sold on Inglis Digital and the second highest lot ever, following a three-way bidding duel in the November (Early) Online Sale.

Champion trainer Chris Waller has a happy knack for keeping horses happy and sound for a long time and that talent was highlighted at Hawkesbury on Wednesday when seven year-old Sebring gelding Black on Gold took out the Listed Ladies Day Cup (1600m).

Cambridge visitor Hypnos showed a good turn of foot to put his rivals to the sword when winning the Gr.2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton on Wednesday for Roger James and Robert Wellwood putting the spotlight on his half-brother to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale next week..

Emotions were running high after venerable galloper Prince Oz landed a knock-out blow in the Gr.3 Lindauer Stewards Stakes Handicap (1200m) at Riccarton on Wednesday.

Four-year-old mare Aimee's Jewel scored a stunning win in Wednesday’s Group III  Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton under a gem of a ride from Lisa Allpress.

Pollara (IRE), a Group 3 winner in France who is carrying her first foal by War Front, sold to Arthur Hoyeau, agent, for $975,000 during Tuesday’s second session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, which was marked by international and domestic participation.

Ballylinch Stud have increased the fee of their top class sire Lope de Vega (IRE), who is well known to Australians as the sire of gun sprinters Gytrash and Santa Ana Lane.

Juddmonte have announced fees for 2021 with champion sires Frankel and Kingman remaining at £175,000 and £150,000 respectively.

The first session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale produced a great result for Australian bred I Am Invincible mare Houtzen, who fetched $US1.5million ($A2,061,670) putting the spotlight on her mother and sisters at Yarraman Park

A cracking colt by Deep Impact's champion son Mikki Isle topped the 2020 Magic Millions 2YOs in Training Sale on the Gold Coast on Tuesday.

World Champion and Eclipse Award-winning three-year-old Maximum Security has been retired from racing and is now available for inspection at Ashford Stud where he will stand for 2021.

Yulong Farm is pleased to welcome Troy Stephens to the team in the role of Nominations and Sales Manager.

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

The progeny of Armidale Stud's freshman sire Alpine Eagle continue to tick all the right boxes with his son Alpine Blast becoming the first trial winner by the impeccably bred son of High Chaparral.

Sir Prancealot's US based fillies have not only captured the imagination of the American racing publib, they have also lined the pockets of those who owned them.

Cornerstone Stud are pleased to announce the arrival of our new Stud Manager Ross Fuller from South Africa with his partner Carla Greppi (Vet Nurse).

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh posted a winning double at Te Aroha with a pair of well-bred gallopers on Tuesday.

The equal highest priced weanling sold at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale was a colt from the first crop of undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify that made $600,000.

Larry Best’s OXO Equine paid $1.95 million for Grade 1 winner and millionaire Concrete Rose and $1.9 million for Indian Miss, the dam of champion Mitole who is in foal to Into Mischief, to acquire the two most expensive horses sold during a day of strong trade at Monday’s Book 1 opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

The first session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale is underway with Australian bred I Am Invincible mare Houtzen selling for $1.5million, while James Harron Bloodstock and Byron Rogers secured the first lot on offer, who is destined for Australia and a mating next year with King’s Legacy.

Darley’s 2021 roster is topped by Dubawi, who stands at a fee of 250,000 pounds and also features the usual favourites as well as three outstanding newcomers in Pinatubo, Ghaiyyath and Earthlight with most fees reduced to support the breeder.

The first weanlings by undefeated Triple Crown hero Justify are being offered at US sales this week starting with thet Fasig Tipton November Sale where a filly out of Lastofthesummerwine set the ring alight when bringing $400,000 to the bid of Breeze Easy.

Authentic, the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, has been retired to B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, KY where he will stand in 2021 for a fee of $75,000 S&N.

Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details, Sun Stud's Magnus leading the way with a treble.

So thanks to Covid 19, this was the Flemington Melbourne Cup Carnival that nobody went to and everybody had the same view just like me from the couch, so what did we make of it and what bloodstock lessons were there to be learned.

Straight of the track and into the sales ring with a second Breeder’s Cup Distaff on her CV, Monomoy Girl (Tapizar - Drumette by Henny Hughes) was sold to Spendthrift Farm for $US9.5 million at the Fasig-Tipton November ‘Night Of The Stars’ Sale on Sunday.

He’s a handsome chestnut colt with a powerhouse physique by Nature Strip’s sire Nicconi, so there has been plenty of interest in Lot 203 to be offered at the Magic Millions 2YO’s in Training Sale on Tuesday.

Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa produced a new career highlight for exciting sprinter Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting to Win), who cost $160,000 at Karaka 2018 and also has a half-brother entered for this month’s Ready to Run Sale. 

Mikki Isle’s first-crop 2YO daughter Meikei Yell did it all at Hanshin on Saturday: she kept her unbeaten status with her third win, added her second Group 3 victory and set a new juvenile track record.

Here is the full list of 65 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.

Camelot has been one of the most talked about sires during the spring thanks to the deeds of his Group I winning sons in Australia, Russian Camelot (IRE) (Underwood Stakes) and Sir Dragonet (IRE) (Cox Plate), the Coolmore based son of Montjeu adding a seventh Group I winner to his tally in Europe overnight.

For those readers who regularly check out our ‘Nicks that Click’ stories, the Group I results at the Melbourne Cup Carnival highlighted some things we probably already knew, but it’s nice to be reminded that what you thought was gold, is actually delivering.

A perfect barrier draw and valuable raceday experience paved the way for gritty two-year-old Miss Ipenema to register her maiden victory at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Being the marketing manager for Irish thoroughbreds would be pretty sweet gig right now.

The Inglis Millennium and Golden Slipper will be at the forefront of talented 2YO Sneaky Five’s autumn campaign after she kept her unbeaten record intact with a dominant win in the $1m Golden Gift at Rosehill.

Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has followed in his sire’s footsteps, all the way from the Karaka sale ring to becoming an undefeated winner of the $500,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. 

Here is the full list of 104 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Saturday with winners and result details.

After closing out her three-year old season with three consecutive wins highlighted by the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic, Kay Cee kickstarted the new season with a lacklustre eleventh in the Group III Northerly Stakes at (1400m) at Ascot.

The excitement at Godolphin had barely died down following the imperious performance of Bivouac in the Group 1 Darley Sprint at Flemington when the royal blue struck again with the grand Street Cry (IRE) mare Savatiano in the Group II Hyland Race Colours Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill.

A wet track for the Cox Plate made it impossible for Arcadia Queen to show her best that day leaving her with an unsatisfactory fifth place finish, but back on top of the ground at Flemington, the daughter of Pierro proved her superiority with a commanding victory in the $2million Group I VRC Mackinnon Stakes (2000m).

In-form stayer Robusto underlined her chances for next week’s Group III Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup (3200m) when she proved too good for her rivals in the Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy (2500m), the traditional lead-up event to the two-mile carnival feature.

The four-year-old, Dan O’Sullivan mare Affair To Remember completed a memorable day for Swettenham Stud stallion Toronado (IRE) when she did best in a driving finish to the Group II TAB Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington.

Bivouac and Nature Strip faced off in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Darley Sprint Classic (1200m) with the title of Australia’s champion short-course sprinter down the straight on the line.

It’s been a big couple of days for champion Coolmore sire Fastnet Rock with his three year-old daughter Personal winning the $1million VRC Oaks (2500m) on Thursday and then on Saturday his two year-old filly Sneaky Five became the first horse guaranteed a start in the 2021 Golden Slipper after winning the $1million ATC Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill.

Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson makes no secret of the high esteem that he holds for talented galloper Mascarpone, who became the third stakes-winner for Shooting to Win at Te Rapa on Saturday bringing a great pedigree update for his half-brother headed to the NZB Ready to Run Sale.

For the second consecutive year the Willie Mullins-trained True Self (IRE) missed a start in the Melbourne Cup by one spot before gaining some consolation in the Group III Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington.

In what was a carbon copy of the finish to the Group II Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) back in September, unbeaten three-year-old Aegon defeated Bourbonaire in a thrilling finish to the Group I Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.

Given a solid push in the betting ring, the Kelly Schweida-trained Miss Hipstar made a winning career debut over 1100m at Doomben on Saturday to ring up a milestone first winner for Vinery Stud’s Star Turn.

The Melbourne Cup winner in 2013, Fiorente (IRE) made his presence felt at the Cup Carnival this year when siring Power Scheme to win the Benchmark 90 event over 1600m on Saturday at Flemington.

Astute trainer Phillip Stokes was back in the winner’s circle at Flemington on Saturday when progressive Charm Spirit (IRE) gelding Sansom nailed his first Black Type win when taking out the Group III VRC Chatham Stakes (1400m).

Trainer Mike Moroney believes his progressive three-year-old gelding Shelby Cobra should be unbeaten and few would argue after the son of Toronado (IRE) powered home in Saturday’s Listed The Amanda Elliott (1400m) at Caulfield.

A patient ride from Lisa Allpress paved the way for dashing mare Wekaforce to take out Saturday’s Listed Brokerweb Risk Services Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton.

It was a passing parade of ex shuttle stallions as the two-day Breeders’ Cup carnival got underway at Keeneland.

Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The scene is set for the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale on Tuesday following a successful final breeze up session today.

There will be plenty of action in the first season sire division on Saturday with the young guns widely represented in races around Australian and New Zealand including the $1million ATC Golden Gift at Rosehill.

The Bloodstockauction.com catalogue for November 5 – 10 is now online featuring a strong selection of racehorses, yearlings and broodmares.

In February she placed in the G1 Blue Diamond over 1200m and on Thursday Personal (Fastnet Rock) won the G1 VRC Oaks over 2500m.

Magic Millions Sales Pty Ltd today announced amendments to The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions January Carnival calendar of events for 2021.

Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Worth $500,000, the VRC Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) at Flemington on Oaks Day was the second richest race on the program and victory went to five year-old So You Think gelding Do You Reckon, bringing a pedigree update for a talented Shalaa (IRE) colt entered for the Magic Millions 2YO’s in Training Sale next week.

After breaking Nature Strips 1000m track record at Moonee Valley at her most recent start, the three-year-old Written Tycoon filly Written Beauty continued the run of success for Team Hawkes and Orbis Bloodstock when opening her stakes account in the $200,000 Group III  Network 10 Red Roses Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.

The nick between champion Coolmore sires Fastnet Rock and Galileo is one of the most potent in the world and it delivered another Group I success at Flemington on Thursday when top class filly Personal shed the bridesmaid tag to win the $1million Group I VRC Oaks (2500m).

Run for the first time at Flemington on Oaks Day, the $250,000 VRC Inglis Bracelet (1600m) drew a competitive field of mares with victory going to talented four year-old Pierro mare Rocha Clock, who made it a race to race double for her trainer John O’Shea.

The Listed VRC G.H. Mumm Century Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Oaks Day was won by progressive sprinter Ancestry, who has been in blistering form this spring.

Four-year-old mare Tralee Rose made it back-to-back wins for trainer Symon Wilde when successful at Flemington in the TCL TV Stakes (1700m) in the opening event on Oaks Day.

Making her career debut, the heavily backed favourite Dosh looked set for a comfortable win in the Group III Darley Ottawa Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Oaks day before she began to take as many steps sideways as she did going forward.

Former Kiwi Mongolian Marshal took out Wednesday’s Kyneton Cup (2000m), with a hard-fought victory over Bartholomeu Dias and connections now have eyes for an even more lucrative country cup.

The two year-old full sister to Australian dual Group I winner Russian Camelot made a winning debut at Kempton in the UK overnight and interestingly she holds an entry for the upcoming Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

Here is the full list of 51 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Magic Millions 2YO’s in Training Sale is a proven source of high class winners and stakes horses and when success is all about identifying talent and transforming that into racetrack success there are few better conditioners than licenced trainer Melanie O'Gorman, whose past Australian breeze up drafts include $600,000 plus earner Trumbull.

The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained One More Time couldn’t have been more impressive on debut when scoring by six lengths in a 1200m maiden at Avondale on Wednesday.

Oaks Day at Flemington on Thursday features four stakes races and while the Group I VRC Oaks holds centre stage, the Group III VRC Ottawa Stakes for 2YO’s is a must watch as it features the half-sister to Oaks favourite Montefilia.

Worth $1million, the Group I VRC Kennedy Oaks at Flemington on Thursday is run over a testing 2500m and we have a hot favourite that is head and shoulders above her peers, but can she run the trip?

A lot can happen in 10 minutes - That was the case for prominent breeder/owner Daniel Nakhle who was on track at Pukekohe on Saturday to watch his promising mare Arrivederci win the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m).

After months of preparation and extensive testing, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce that registrations for their anticipated online bidding platform are now open, with the platform due to debut at the Ready to Run Sale on 18 and 19 November. 

Here is the full list of 144 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details - most people will not guess who was the most successful sire with six winners.

It has been a relatively lean Melbourne Spring Carnival to date for Godolphin however the expensive purchase Exhilertaes closed out Melbourne Cup day with a fighting win in the Listed MSS Security Sprint (1200m) at Flemington.

Relocated to Arrowfield Stud this year, Written Tycoon has been in a rich vein of form this season and made it a stakes double at Flemington on Cup Day with progressive mare Rich Hips claiming her first Black Type win in the Group III VRC Hong Kong Jockey Club stakes (1400m).

A seventh Lexus Melbourne Cup for Lloyd Williams, a second for Joseph O'Brien, a second for Teofilo (IRE) and a first for Jye McNeil as Twilight Payment (IRE) ran them into the ground in Tuesday's $8 million feature.

Kiwi bred five year-old Purple Sector carried the famous colours of the late Dato Tan Chin Nam’s Think Big Stud to victory on Cup Day at Flemington in the Listed VRC Furphy Plate (1800m).

The Frank Ritchie-trained Fiscal Fantasy is now on the hunt for an elusive Group One victory after winning her third Group Three race at Ellerslie on Tuesday.

Co-trainer Sam Freedman admitted he was initianally a bit disappointed in Ain'tnodeeldun despite the son of Dundeel winning the Listed Hill Smith Stakes at Morphettville at his most recent start. However the runner-up Victoria Quay, also by Dundeel, would frank that form when coming out to win the Group II Wakeful Stakes.

It was a blowout for punters in the Listed World Horse Racing Stakes (1400m)at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day with the Unencumbered filly No Restriction powering home from last on the turn for a maiden stakes success.

Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington started with a winner for the Lindsay Park training team with Written Tycoon colt Finance Tycoon downing race favourite Ingratiating to win the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m).

Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington starts with a feature race for the two year-olds with nine youngsters accepting for the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate including four runners by first season sires so a look at the Breednet Sale Mail is a must.

Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson knows what it takes to breed a Melbourne Cup winner.

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

What has Tiger Moth (IRE) in common with Horse Of The Year Red Anchor, the champion Lady’s Secret, champion racehorses and stallions Blushing Groom, King Kamehameha, Mill Reef, Pipe Of Peace and Khaled? They all trace back to the hugely influential matron Black Ray.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

Statistics released by Weatherbys highlighting the busiest sires for Britain and Ireland in 2020 features a list of the Top 20 flat sires including five stallions standing in Australia this spring.