AFL Great-turned trainer Denis Pagan provided one of the feel-good stories of 2020 when preparing Johnny Get Angry to win the Group I Victoria Derby (2500m) on Saturday, but he was quick to deflect much of the credit to good friend and fellow Flemington trainer Troy Corstens.

The original Aussie Royal Ascot hero, Choisir has been pensioned from active stud duty at Coolmore at age 21 and can now enjoy his retirement years.

There won’t be many people hoping for a dead-heat in this year’s Melbourne Cup, but Tony Rider will be one.

Classy Pierro stayer Furore won the 2019 Hong Kong Derby and burst back to top form to win the Group III Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Last week Coolmore announced the retirement to stud of their Group I winning mare Magic Wand and it has now been revealed she will be staying in Australia to begin her breeding career.

A three-month review of the Code of Ethics and membership criteria for the FBAA has won the required support of members when presented late last week.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Newhaven Park graduates Shout the Bar ($31) and Odeum ($4) started far apart in the betting of the Group I VRC Empire Rose, but an impressive duel between the two proved they were much closer in form than expected.

The modern Melbourne Cup is a very different race to the one Brew won back in 2000 as in the 20 years since then the race has attracted widespread international participation both in terms of foreign trained horses and Northern Hemisphere sourced horses prepared by locals with the specific goal of winning our greatest race, so does pedigree matter anymore?

As Verry Elleegant prepares to fly the New Zealand flag in Tuesday’s G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m), the star mare’s Kiwi co-owners are on the ride of their lives.

September Run asserted herself the best 3YO sprinting filly in the land and the Giant Killer Gytrash slayed them again on another big day of feature race success for Inglis graduates.

Talented Choisir five year-old gelding Hudoo Magic scored his first Black Type victory in South Africa on Saturday taking out the Group II Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile (1600m) at Turffontein.

Five-year-old mare Inspirational Girl came with a well-timed ride under jockey Chris Parnham to win the Gr.3 Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday.

Classy five year-old I Am Invincible mare Fiesta has rediscovered her best form and made it back to back stakes wins when capturing the final race at Flemington on Derby Day with a dominant win in the Group III VRC Furphy Sprint (1100m).

Here is the full list of 113 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

 There was no black-type, so Godolphin will have to be satisfied with the $4,100,000 winners cheque as last seasons ATC Australian Oaks heroine Colette provided Koby Jennings with a career highlight in the  $7,500,000 Iron Jack Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill.

Sydneysiders have taken a real liking to South Australian sprinter Gytrash and his likable trainer Gordon Richards, who claimed another big race win at Rosehill on Saturday when taking out the $1million ATC Yes Yes Yes Stakes (1300m).

A Group 1 winner in South Africa, Yulong Prince (SAF) is now a Group 1 winner in Australia after luck finally went his way in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Kennedy Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.  

It was an emotional first winner at the highest level for owner/trainer Dennis Pagan and apprentice jockey  Lachie King when the Tavistock gelding Johnny Get Angry proved himself the best stayer in Saturday’s $2,000,000 Group 1 AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington.

2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain (USA) has fallen from favour as a commercial sire, but he featured at Rosehill on Saturday when his handy stayer Costello scored a lucrative win in the $500,000 ATC Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).

After siring the quinella last year with Exceedance and Bivouac, Darley Stud’s flagship stallion Exceed And Excel struck again in the $1,500,000 Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington, but this time it was a filly that put the colts in their place.

Promising galloper Siracusa brought up a hattrick of wins in the best possible style when she stormed home out wide to take out the Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe bring a big pedigree update for her half-brother headed to the NZB Ready to Run Sale.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained mare Shout the Bar was not in great form heading to Melbourne for the Group I VRC Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday, but with blinkers fitted and Damien Oliver on board she found her old spark.

The Andreas Wohler-trained Ashrun (FR) earned a place in the field for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup with a last stride win in the Group II Lexus Hotham Stakes (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday.

It was a case of Deja Vu as the first two home in last years Group II TAB (Linlithgow) Stakes (1200m), Kemalpasa and Order Of Command, were the first two over the lineagain twelve months later.

Westbury Stud-based sire Telperion made the best start possible to his stallion career when his first runner to the track was successful at Awapuni on Saturday.

It’s been a long time coming, but Dundeel finally sired a female stakes-winner when talented filly Victoria Quay did best in a driving finishing to beat the favourite Personal in the Group II VRC Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Punters looked likely to get off on the right foot on Victoria Derby day at Flemington when the heavily backed Aysar put his head in front at the 200 metres mark in the Group III Network 10 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m). However, they had not counted on the tenacity of his stablemate Crosshaven.

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

Golden Slipper winning sire Vancouver added a new metropolitan winner to his tally at Moonee Valley on Friday night when Captain Canuck shook off maiden status in the first event of the night.

Four heats for juveniles at Randwick on Friday morning produced some interesting winners including two youngsters by first season sires Capitalist and Xtravagant.

The Bloodstockauction.com catalogue for October 29 – November 3 is now online featuring a strong selection of racehorses, yearlings and broodmares.

Increased opportunity is the catalyst that can often elevate a good sire into a great one and Tasmanian sire sensation Needs Further is poised for that next phase of his career after relocating to Aquis Farm in Victoria this spring.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale drew to a close with a fourth and final session that saw demand continue unabated, resulting in a clearance rate just shy of 90%.

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

Cherry Tortoni will carry the Tait family's famous red with white cap silks in the feature $2 million AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday, while earlier in the day a sales-topper from the family synonymous with the Taits will be out to earn a maiden stakes success.

Vinery Stud have announced that Ole Kirk, one of the most sought-after stud prospects in the country, will join their stallion roster at the conclusion of his racing career.

The famed cerise colours of the Ingham family were carried to victory at Gosford on Thursday by a progressive son of Deep Field.

Outstanding mare Magic Wand will not seek to repeat her victory last year in the Group I VRC Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington next Saturday with Coolmore announcing via Twitter the superstar daughter of Galileo has been retired following the discovery of a foot abcess.

Cheers from Western Australia on Saturday as the exciting colt Portland Sky recorded a dominant victory in one of W.S Cox Plate day's features the, $200,000 Group III Red Anchor Stakes.

The exciting Camelot colt ENGLISH KING broke the record price for a colt in training on day three of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale when selling for 925,000 guineas on a day that saw five lots sell for 300,000 guineas or more.  

A trio of Rich Hill Stud graduates will be vying for top honours in prestige events across two Australian states in the coming days.

The powerful Te Akau Racing operation has an incredible record in the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) in recent seasons, and they are well placed to carry on in the same vein in 2021.

The Group I VRC Victoria Derby is worth a whopping $2 million making it the richest race for spring three year-olds in the country and the testing trip of 2500m means not always the best horse wins, but rather the horse that stays best on the day.

The Tattersalls Horses in Training third session is underway and as predicted Camelot three year-old English King proved a highly desirable commodity knocked down to Armando Duarte / Ballymore Stables Australia / Paul Moroney Bloodstock for a whopping 925,000 guineas.

For the second time this month, a 3YO filly by I Am Invincible has topped an Inglis Digital online auction, with Surething To Win selling to Peter Robl Racing for $265,000 in the October (Late) catalogue.

It’s not easy for a three year-old to jump straight from a provincial maiden win to Benchmark 72 company at Randwick on Wednesday, but Rubick gelding El Buena made it look easy.

If punters were looking for a lead from the betting ring for the import Pondus in Wednesdays $400,000 Group III Apiam Bendigo Cup (2400m), they received it in spades. However, what could go wrong did go wrong for the son of Sea The Moon who fell just short of catching the High Chaparral (IRE) mare, Princess Jenni.

Trent Busuttin trained Sangster to win the Group I  Victoria Derby (2500m) in 2011 and he thinks it’s about time he gets his hands back on the coveted mug.

Trade continued in robust fashion on the second day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale with seventeen lots topping six figures, led by the William Haggas trained PIRANESI at 300,000 guineas.

Wet weather did not dampen a fantastic show at the Mirrabooka Jump Club Spring Jumping held at Moruya Showgrounds on the weekend featuring some great Thoroughbred Sport Horse Association classes.

The second session of the Tattersalls Horses in Training Sale is underway with Chris Waller Racing securing two high priced lots and Paul Moroney Bloodstock and partners securing another.

Two jump outs at Ballarat on Tuesday morning for juveniles preparing for the annual Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat in November were both won by youngsters sired by Newgate Farm’s young gun Winning Rupert.

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

The most expensive Australian yearling sired by Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) made it two trial wins from two outings when he won easily at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning on the polytrack.

Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose recorded his first trial victory as a sire when his two-year-old colt out of Group Three performer Angel del Dinero won his 800m heat at Taupo on Tuesday.

While Flying Start Syndications Director Cameron Bennett is disappointed he won’t be able to be on course to watch Let’s Karaka Deel in the Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday, he is over the moon to have a strong contender in the race.

Having sired first (Sir Dragonet) and third (Russian Camelot) in the Group I MVRC Cox Plate last weekend, Camelot has cemented his place as the most desirable sire for Australian buyers shopping in the Northern Hemisphere for both tried horses and yearlings, which is somewhat of an irony.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale got off to a solid start on the opening day with four lots topping the six figure mark and strong international demand throughout the session.  

Need I Say More (No Nay Never) produced one of the New Zealand spring’s standout three-year-old performances in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Two James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa. 

Group 1 Caulfield Guineas winner Palace Reign has died at Alwyn Park Stud in WA aged 31.

A three year-old gelding bought from the NZB Ready to run Sale last year and bred on the magic Savabeel x O’Reilly cross was an obvious ‘One to Watch’ contender when winning on debut at Echuca on Monday for the powerful Chris Waller stable.

Fastnet Rock’s 2009 Group I MRC Thousand Guineas winner Irish Lights has been at stud in the Northern Hemisphere since 2017 and featured with a juvenile stakes-winner last weekend when her two year-old colt Lipizzaner won the Listed Doncaster Stakes (6f).

Westbury Stud graduate Inferno put on what looked to be an exhibition gallop when running away with the S$400,000 Lion City Cup (1200m) at Kranji on Sunday. 

Progressive three-year-old Hold The Press maintained her unbeaten raceday record with a slick front-running performance at Trentham on Sunday.

Pride of Dubai is the reigning Champion Australian First Crop Sire and the dual Group I winning son of Street Cry is also making his presence felt in the Northern Hemisphere where he has sired more stakes-winners than any other first season sire this year in Europe.

Former Arrowfield shuttler Mikki Isle (JPN) became the seventh first season sire to get off the mark in the first few months of the season when the Gillian Heinrich-trained filly Oriental Princess led at every call over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

Just seven days after grinding out a narrow win in the Listed Seymour Cup at Kilmore, the six-year-old All Too Hard entire All Too Huiying put in what may well be a career best in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Ladbrokes Sale Cup (1600m).

He needed to dig deep in Sunday’s Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) at Kyoto, but it was mission accomplished for the superstar Contrail who became the third undefeated Triple Crown winner in JRA history.

Here is the full list of 76 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It may have taken nearly all of the Trentham straight to get her head in front but class performer Concert Hall delivered when it counted as she took out the Gr.3 Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Handicap (1600m) on Sunday.

Homesman (USA) opened his account for the Freedman stable when leading at every call in the $300,000 Group II Schweppes Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Off the board in just two of his ten starts in a busy 2020, the two-year-old Pride Of Dubai colt Flying Visit needed to call on all his courage to defeat the Duawi colt Wuqood by a head in Saturdays Eyrefield Stakes (9f) at Leopardstown.

After losing his unbeaten record at his previous start, the three-year-old Nicconi gelding The Bopper was back to his winning ways at Randwick on Saturday when earning a maiden stakes success in the $200,000 Listed AMD Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m).

I Am Invincible took the lead for the number of stakes winners this season to date when the progressive three-year-old filly La Mexicana capped a memorable Cox Plate day for Jamie Kah in the Listed Ladbrokes Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Triple Crown hero American Pharoah sired his first European Group I winner in France overnight when blue-blooded two year-old colt Van Gogh captured the Group I Criterium International (1m) at Saint-Cloud.

Two time Cox Plate winner So You Think has emerged as one of our leading sires and he enjoyed great success at Randwick on Saturday with a new stakes-winner in Irish bred Knights Order, while his top class three year-old Peltzer claimed a big payday when taking out the $1million ATC Bondi Stakes (1600m).

Here is the full list of 112 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

High-class European import Sir Dragonet (IRE) provided Glen Boss with his fourth winner of the $5 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

All roads lead to the $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup for Reliable Man’s Miami Bound following a commanding performance in Saturday’s Group II McCafe Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m).

A daring last to first move before the turn by Billy Egan paved the way for Cherry Tortoni to get back on track with a courageous win in Saturday’s Group II Moonee Valley Drummond Golf Vase (2040m), which lost a major player when Young Werther was scratched earlier in the day due to the deteriorating track.

The spectacular rise of Shamus Award took another step forward when his first crop daughter Sovereign Award made it three wins in succession following an the way in Saturday’s Group III Powerflo Solutions (Tesio) Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

Today’s $500,000 Listed Inglis Banner winner Sneaky Five was named the moment Rosemont’s Anthony Mithen and Nigel Austin bought her at this year’s Premier Yearling Sale.

The champagne corks will be popping at Newgate Farm as one after another of their resident stallions hit the board on Saturday, the latest being the Dissident filly Yes Baby Yes who could not be caught in Saturday’s Group II $300,000 Lexus Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

A wonderful day for Newgate Farm’s first season stallion Extreme Choice, who shortly after a milestone first winner with Palamos at Te Rapa, struck again with the debutant Tiger Of Malay in the Kirkham Plate (1000m) at Randwick.

The striking Deep Field colt Portland Sky jumped straight to the front and made every post a winner in Saturday’s $200,000 Group III PFD Food Services Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice is off the mark after the heavily backed Palamos made a winning career debut over 1000 metres at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 60 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Coolmore have announced their US fees for 2021 with reductions for many stallions including Triple Crown heroes American Pharoah and Justify, who are both covering mares in Australia this spring.

Three years after winning the $1 million Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley, the Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained Hey Doc turned back the clock to win the feature again at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

It’s always painful to geld a well bred colt, particularly one that topped the 2018 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when selling for $2.3million, but in the case of Fastnet Rock four year-old Groundswell it might prove a masterstroke.

A Group III winner at Moonee Valley last spring, talented Brazen Beau four year-old Sartorial Splendor lost all form in the autumn and was subsequently gelded, but returned with a sizzling performance at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series has been expanded to 11 legs this season with the addition of the $70,000 Group Three Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), which will be run at Te Rapa on Saturday. 

There was just one heat for two year-olds at Warwick Farm on Friday morning and it was won by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott with a son of their Golden Slipper winner Vancouver.

The Bloodstockauction.com catalogue for October 22 – 27 is now online featuring a strong selection of racehorses, yearlings and broodmares.

NSW Racehorse Owners Association delayed the awarding of their 2019/20 NSW Racing Industry winners this year, in the hope that it could be held as a ‘live’ event, rather than online.

There is a very long list of first season runners for this weekend with the Inglis Banner at Moonee Valley on Saturday featuring eight juveniles by first crop sires.

Group I racing starts tonight at Moonee Valley with the MVRC Manikato Stakes (1200m) and for the two stallions engaged to run the race could well be a game changer.

Spirit of Boom has been crowned Champion Sire of Queensland for a second consecutive year in the 2019/20 racing season. His achievement included an impressive 96 individual winners (inc 5 stakes winners) earning $6,120,720 in Australia for the season. He also received the award for Champion 2YO Stallion of Queensland producing 15 individual 2yo winners earning $1,050,441.

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