Saturday August 1
Impressive triallist Show Bazz made an eye-catching debut when he trounced his maiden rivals over 1200m at Ashburton on Saturday.
Saturday August 1
After making a successful career debut in the Group III Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington on Victoria Oaks day last November, the royally-bred All Too Hard x Snitzerland colt Hard Landing disappointed at his next start in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude in February, which was put down to a severe respiratory infection, and he was done for the season.
Friday July 31
Dual Group I winning Fastnet Rock mare One Master was back to her best at Goodwood overnight winning the Group III Saint Clair Oak Tree Stakes (7f) and her half-brother Prompting was also successful on the same program.
Friday July 31
Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday July 31
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Friday July 31
The Champion 2YO Colt of his generation and a dominant winner of the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes, Written Tycoon’s brilliant son Written By has produced his first foal with the arrival of a gorgeous chestnut filly at Torryburn Stud.
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Friday July 31
A colt by exciting first season sire Merchant Navy topped Day Two of the 2020 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast today.
Friday July 31
Wairarapa nursery Little Avondale Stud has added another major milestone to its rich history, celebrating 80 years of operation.
Friday July 31
Twelve months after being crowned New Zealand’s champion first season sire, Windsor Park shuttle stallion Charm Spirit has added a second season title to his CV.
Friday July 31
The champion first season sire for 2019-20 is Novara Park’s Sweynesse, who sired three winners including Bonita Aurelia, who won the Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) and placed in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).
Friday July 31
The majority of Stallion farms in the Hunter Valley have made the difficult decision to cancel their public parades which were scheduled for late August 2020.
Friday July 31
It took until the last day of the racing season, but Widden Stud’s flagship sire Zoustar became the youngest sire to join the century club this season, when posting his 100th winner at Geelong on Friday following an impressive debut victory for Sweetzou.
Friday July 31
Three trials for Group and Listed horses at Randwick on Friday morning showcased a number of leading spring contenders with the heats won by Home of the Brave, Savatiano and New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle, but some of the beaten runners really caught our eye.
Friday July 31
Snitzel’s fourth consecutive General Sires’ Premiership, won with $17.8 million prizemoney, more than $2 million clear of I Am Invincible and Pierro,  confirms Arrowfield’s superstar as the dominant Australian sire of his era. 
Thursday July 30
A last start winner of the Prix de Diane (French Oaks), Coolmore’s blue-blooded Deep Impact filly Fancy Blue kept up the good work with a determined victory overnight in the Group I Nassau Stakes (1m2f) at Goodwood.
Thursday July 30
A close relation to Darley’s brilliant shuttler Harry Angel (IRE), two year-old colt Supremacy  announced himself as a serious player on the juvenile front in Europe overnight with a dominant win a Goodwood in the Group II Richmond Stakes (6f).
Thursday July 30
Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday July 30
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Thursday July 30
An outstanding colt by leading sire Zoustar has topped Day One of the 2020 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast.
Thursday July 30
Never off the board in five starts, the Rubick filly Peggy Selene looks well-placed to add a second win to her record at the first metropolitan meeting of the new season at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Thursday July 30
Yulong were the biggest buyer at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week signing for 15 mares for a grand total of $9.9million, but it was a mare they bought at the same sale in 2017 for $1.75 million that gave them an impressive winner at Ballarat on Thursday.
Thursday July 30
Mapperley Stud stallion Complacent made the perfect start to his stallion career at Ipswich on Thursday when his first starter Calm Seeker was victorious over 1350m.
Thursday July 30
Rivercrest Park Stud in Western Australia is home to exciting young Snitzel stakes-winner Ducimus, who was the most popular first season sire in the West last year covering an impressive list of proven stakes producers.
Thursday July 30
Stakes winner Santa Catarina has joined the Melbourne stable of Mike Moroney and will have her first hit-out of the new season at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Thursday July 30
The MM National Yearling Sale will be held next Monday and Tuesday (August 3 and 4 ) and Hunter Valley nursery Valiant Stud will present a quality draft of eight featuring the progeny of proven favourites like So You Think and popular newcomers Shalaa (IRE) and Astern, not to mention an eye-catching grey colt by Reliable Man (GB).
Thursday July 30
The foals are starting to come not only in Australia, but also New Zealand with Valachi Downs tweeting the arrival of their first foal of the season.
Thursday July 30
With three metropolitan winners last Saturday and another winner on Sunday, Stockwell Thoroughbreds based Al Maher has again reminded breeders of his great reliability and affordability as we head into another breeding season.
Wednesday July 29
The Group I Sussex Stakes (1m) at Goodwood last night looked a great contest with English and Irish Two Thousand Guineas winners Kameko and Siskin engaged as well as Queen Anne Stakes winner Circus Maximus, but at the winning post the victor was none of them.
Wednesday July 29
Inglis Digital is celebrating a momentous 2019/20 season with the conclusion of the July (Late) Online Sale this evening, which grossed $2.1 million – bringing the overall season total to over $40 million.
Wednesday July 29
Former star galloper and exciting young broodmare Viddora has topped the final day of the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast selling for $2.55 million to Yulong, who finished the sale as leading buyer.
Wednesday July 29
The Testa Rossa filly Twilight Royale has taken several sets of her connections on the ride of a lifetime after being purchased for $45,000 by trainer Bjorn Baker out of the Kitchwin Hills draft at the 2012 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.
Wednesday July 29
Aquis have consigned their largest ever draft for the 2020 Magic Millions National Weaning Sale with an outstanding array of well conformed individuals featuring youngsters by a host of Aquis sires who will be represented by their first crop
Wednesday July 29
Record breaking night for Bloodstockauction.com on Tuesday night, with the beautifully bred daughter of Fastnet Rock, Paprena, selling for $174,070.
Wednesday July 29
Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday July 29
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Wednesday July 29
Mornington trainer David Brideoake has big expectations with Group One winner Princess Jenni heading into the Melbourne Spring Carnival, which will come as good news for Yulong, who purchased her dam Glitzabeel at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday for $400,000.
Wednesday July 29
The delayed Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale as a result of pandemic has resulted in a number of mares producing foals before the sale, two of them offered by Willow Park Stud on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 29
Dual Group I wining I Am Invincible mare Viddora was tipped as the highlight mare on day three of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and duly produced some fiscal fireworks when purchased by Yulong for $2.55million.
Wednesday July 29
The undisrupted portion of New Zealand’s 2019-20 racing season marked the 48th year of New Zealand Bloodstock’s highly prestigious Filly of the Year Series.
Tuesday July 28
Glorious Goodwood got underway in the UK last night with the world’s best turf stayer Stradivarius taking out the Group I Goodwood Cup (2m) and blue-blooded Coolmore owned colt Battleground landing the Group II Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes (7f).
Tuesday July 28
Pierro's full sister Right Chord created history on Day Two of the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast today when selling for $1.05 million.
Tuesday July 28
The second session of the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast on Tuesday was highlighted by Godolphin selling a full sister to Pierro that fetched $1,050,000, while mares in foal to the outstanding young sire were also in demand.
Tuesday July 28
The picture of Sunlight’s strapper and best friend Sarah Rutten taken moments after she was sold has generated huge interest on social media and while this story is a little close to the bone for me as anyone who knows me would realise, Racenet’s Ben Dorries has written something special for all those who love horses.
Tuesday July 28
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Tuesday July 28
Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday July 28
When you breed as many horses as John Singleton does you would not think you would have to be buying yearlings, but one that he did purchase in 2019 broke the ice as a short priced favourite at Taree on Tuesday.
Tuesday July 28
It’s been a record breaking season for Newgate Farm’s Deep Field and the winners keep coming for the son of Northern Meteor, who added a 16th two year-old winner to his tally on Tuesday.
Monday July 27
Champion mare Sunlight smashed the all time Magic Millions auction record when she sold for $4.2 million on a spectacular Day One of the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast on Monday  with three of the top four mares sold all to visit Coolmore's Triple Crown winner Justify this spring.
Monday July 27
Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday July 27
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Monday July 27
Turangga Farm bred Champagne Cuddles might not be a Group I winner, but she had Group I talent which is why Tom Magnier bid $2million at the Magic Millions National Sale on Monday to secure the five year-old daughter of Not a Single Doubt.
Monday July 27
The delayed 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale due to the pandemic has resulted in some unusual circumstances including the early arrival of a cracking colt foal this morning for a well bred mare due to be offered for sale on Tuesday.
Monday July 27
Winner of the Group I ATC Australian Oaks in 2018, outstanding Fastnet Rock mare Unforgotten kept the big prices coming at the Gold Coast on late Monday afternoon when selling for $2.75 million at the Magic Millions National Sale.
Monday July 27
Magic Millions set a new record in the Gold Coast sale ring on Monday afternoon when champion mare Sunlight was sold for $4.2million to the bid of Coolmore’s Tom Magnier to become the highest priced horse ever sold in Queensland.
Monday July 27
Completely free of Danehill blood, Group I winning $3million earner Invincibella lit up the sale ring at the Gold Coast on Monday afternoon when fetching $1.3million to the bid of Coolmore’s Tom Magnier.
Monday July 27
Yulong Investments have announced the arrival of the first foal by foundation stallion Grunt (NZ), a Group I winning son of champion sire O’Reilly.
Monday July 27
An extra pair of hands will help guide the growing Valachi Downs Racing operation in the new season, with Kris Shailer joining Stephen Autridge in a training partnership from August 1.
Monday July 27
A breakthrough season has ended on the perfect note for rising star Waikato Stud stallion Ocean Park, siring another impressive city winner on the final Saturday of the 2019-20 season.
Monday July 27
We might be getting battered by an east coast low, but later this afternoon there will be plenty of interest in what’s happening at the Gold Coast sale ring when superstar mares Sunlight, Invincibella and Unforgotten are offered for sale.
Sunday July 26
Overnight results from the UK and Ireland have highlighted again the potency of the Galileo x Pivotal nick with yet another Group I victory for champion older mare Magical while Frankel’s progressive three year-old filly Franconia won the Listed Lyric Fillies Stakes (1m 2 ½ f) at York.
Sunday July 26
Prominent US businessman and well known bloodstock investor Jon S Kelly has died aged 84.
Sunday July 26
Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday July 26
Yu Long Investments homebred Yulong Holiday clung to a rapidly diminishing half-head victory in a 1400 metre maiden at Echuca on Sunday to credit his sire Headwater with his 13th individual winner and join Spill The Beans at the head of the first season sire table for number of winners.
Sunday July 26
Promising young Newgate Farm sire Super One added a ninth first crop winner to his tally with a debut winner on Sunday in One Lotto.
Sunday July 26
Outstanding three-year-old Travelling Light will head to Ruakaka next week as she continues her preparation for a raceday return in early September.
Sunday July 26
A full brother to Eleven Eleven, who made news this week after being elevated to the winner of the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas following the disqualification of Alligator Blood, promising two year-old War Memorial shed maiden status at Gosford on Saturday.
Sunday July 26
Promising young sire Outreach posted his sixth winner when the Chris Waller trained Castlecomer saluted at Gosford on Saturday.
Saturday July 25
Champion mare Enable only had to beat two rivals to win her third Group I King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1m4f) at Ascot overnight and she did it in style.
Saturday July 25
Now based at Woodside Park in Victoria, Foxwedge featured in South Africa on Saturday when his talented five year-old Infamous Fox took out the Listed Greyville Thukela Handicap.
Saturday July 25
Here is the full list of 93 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday July 25
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Saturday July 25
Trainer Kris Lees and Australian Bloodstock have plenty to look forward to in the spring after their imports Mugatoo (IRE) and Korcho (GB) scored impressive wins at Rosehill on Saturday.
Saturday July 25
Gerald Ryan always maintained Rubick was one of the fastest horses he has trained and he no doubt has a lot of time for his talented son The Face , who made an eye-catching debut at Gosford on Saturday.
Saturday July 25
Featured by Mark Smith as his weekend Best on Breeding tip, I Am Invincible filly Parlophone was heavily backed to win the Listed SAJC Lightning Stakes (1050m) and justified the faith of punters when racing to a commanding victory confirming her potential as a racehorse rather than a rodeo bronc.
Saturday July 25
Pukekohe trainer Nigel Tiley continued his fine run of form when he saddled four winners at Avondale on Saturday.
Saturday July 25
While he may not have lived up to his rising superstar status predicted after winning his first four starts, Viridine has proved himself a wonderful servant for Godolphin.
Saturday July 25
A great day at the office for Stockwall Thoroughbreds Al Maher with his three-year-old daughters Chassis and Dancing Gidget winner at Caulfield and Rosehill respectively while the seven-year-old mare Bertwhistle kept her recent good form going when successful at Morphettville.
Saturday July 25
Given a cosy run from an inside barrier, Flinders River made his supporters sweat as Craig Williams desperately searched for a seam in the straight, but when finding clear air the consistent Fighting Sun gelding ran out a dominant winner of Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) at Caulfield.
Saturday July 25
Racing at Rosehill on Saturday started on a sobering note with a dreadful fall in the opening race involving popular rider Andrew Adkins, who was taken to hospital.
Friday July 24
Australian breeders have the opportunity this spring to send mares to the European Champion 2YO and 3YO Colt of 2018, 2019 in Too Darn Hot (GB), whose expensive full brother made it two wins in as many starts at Newmarket in the UK on Friday.
Friday July 24
The Inglis Digital July (Late) Online Sale has opened for bidding with another intriguing catalogue of 224 lots, including 15 fillies and mares offered by Coolmore Stud (as agent).
Friday July 24
One of the standout two year-olds offered at the Inglis Ready 2Race Sale last year showed at the Warwick Farm trials this morning that he might now be ready to deliver on promise.
Friday July 24
Vinery Stud will soon head north (COVID permitting) for the 2020 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale to present these six cracking youngsters.
Friday July 24
The decision to strip Alligator Blood of his first placing in the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas due to a positive drug test will have some interesting ramifications, but one person that will gain some benefit if the decision stands is Ian Smith, who bred and sold the runner-up Eleven Eleven, now afforded status as a Black Type winner.
Friday July 24
You would like to think a filly sired by American Pharoah from Champion 3YO Filly Chicquita would have above average ability and it certainly appears the case for two year-old filly Nicest, who opened her account with a win at Leopardstown in Ireland on Thursday.
Friday July 24
Stakes winners Gem Song, Haunted and Plague Stone are among the star offerings in a select catalogue for the 2020 Magic Millions National Racehorse Sale.
Friday July 24
As a result of the restrictions currently in place in Victoria, the Great Southern Sale will now form part of the Inglis Digital August (Early) Online Sale, which will be held over five days from August 7-12.
Thursday July 23
I Am Invincible is finishing the season in top gear with 15 winners in the past seven days and 40 in the past 30.
Thursday July 23
Brisbane based breeder Rick Hill got an understandably massive thrill watching Even So (Camelot) winning last weekend’s Group I Irish Oaks at The Curragh as he is fortunate to own her winning High Chaparral half-sister So Ard,.
Thursday July 23
A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.
Thursday July 23
Here is the full list of 36 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday July 23
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver has gathered momentum in the latter part of this season adding a new debut winner to his tally when Royal Exit saluted as favourite at Warrnambool on Thursday.
Thursday July 23
An outstanding, once in a lifetime opportunity, to wake up with racecourse views every day has arisen with the listing of a coveted penthouse residence in ‘The Stables’ overlooking Royal Randwick Racecourse.
Thursday July 23
New Year’s Day 2020 must have dawned full of hope for the connections of the royally-bred, I Am Invincible, filly Parlophone as she set off for her career debut at Flemington.
Thursday July 23
World renowned sire Shamardal is already leaving a lasting legacy through his sire sons with Wyndholm Park based Crackerjack King (IRE) adding to their success and offering budget conscious breeders the opportunity to access this highly progressive sireline.
Thursday July 23
Magic Millions is excited to announce entries are now open for the 2021 Yearling Sales Series around Australia.
Thursday July 23
An association that was struck nearly 40 years ago between trans-Tasman trainers was once again to the fore on Wednesday.
Wednesday July 22
The Group I Epsom Derby is not a race that Australian breeders see as having a huge influence on our breeding industry, but the reality is the winner of that race in 2002 is having a profound effect.
Wednesday July 22
A Group I winner last year of the Newmarket Cheveley Park Stakes and Champion European 2YO Filly for 2019, Starspangledbanner filly Millisle struck top form overnight with a resounding victory in the Group III Ballyogan stakes (6f) at Naas for fillies and mares.
Wednesday July 22
Lime Country Thoroughbreds enjoyed great feedback on their ‘Legwork Done Documents' created for their broodmares for sale this year and have provided the same comprehensive information on all lots they will offer at next week's Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.