Breedr, a new end-to-end digital booking platform, is set to revolutionise the thoroughbred breeding industry.

Newhaven Park, one of Australia’s leading thoroughbred nurseries, has announced a reduced fee of $10,000 plus GST for resident stallion Xtravagant for the upcoming breeding season.

Milan Park principal Tony Rider has had a busy time of late.

Bidding is now open for the Magic Millions Online Sale (2-4 June) with an outstanding line up of stock up for sale including G1 winning mares Bel Mer and Linky Dink.

Just three heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm this morning but an interesting winner carrying the colours of her breeder and part-owner Kia Ora Stud.

Taking place online on Gavelhouse Plus between May 28 and June 7, the South Island Sale looks a little different this year, but its catalogue remains right up to the usual standard expected from a New Zealand Bloodstock Sale.

Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association Chairman Jonathan Munz said on Monday that owners were against the proposal to run the Caulfield Carnival after the Melbourne Cup Carnival as it would be 'effectively wrecking the national racing calendar'.

When a major farm decides to discount well credentialed young sires by 50%, as a budget conscious owner breeder, you’d be crazy not to investigate further.

Arrowfield is offering 23 broodmares for unreserved sale at Bloodstockauction.com  - click the Arrowfield Broodmare Sale tab on the home page - The Sale runs until 7pm Tuesday 2nd June.

If you're a fan of line breeding to superior mares, then this story will be well worth reading.

The Chairman of Racing NSW, Mr Russell Balding AO, today announced that prizemoney levels will be restored to pre-COVID-19 levels, effective 1 July 2020.

Respected South Coast bloodstock enterprise Bell View Park have a reputation for meeting the market and will offer a quality draft of 10 young mares in the upcoming Inglis Digital Early June Sale set to go live on Friday afternoon (June 5), with the final countdown of bidding scheduled to begin at 3pm Wednesday, June 10.

Powerhouse racing and breeding operation Godolphin will offer an unreserved draft of 18 horses as part of the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Auction.

The history of the Paella is much like the history of the Yorkshire Hotpot or the Hungarian Goulash.  It’s a peasant’s meal that utilises local ingredients and leftovers to create a dish that can happily feed a hungry family returning from the fields.

For a fleeting second at around the 300 metre mark in Sunday’s Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), Damian Lane on Salios must have thought he was half a chance of upsetting the favourite Contrail but a couple of backhanders by Yuichi Fukunaga on the exquisite black son of Deep Impact settled the matter in a few strides and he went sailing into the distance to keep his record at a perfect five for

New Zealand Bloodstock yearling sale graduate Winning Dreamer impressed many when he lived up to expectations with a successful debut in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Last seen in Australia winning the inaugural $1million MRC Showdown in Victoria last year beating Stradbroke contender Hightail, Toronado (IRE) gelding Prince of Sussex finally made his Hong Kong debut a Sha Tin on Sunday.

Te Akau principal David Ellis, who received the Outstanding Contribution to Racing Award in 2017, has added further distinction to his lifetime of work within New Zealand’s thoroughbred racing industry with his appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

The leading first season sire by average at Australasian yearling sales in 2020, American Pharoah was making news overnight in France where his talented colt Ocean Atlantique was a commanding winner of the Listed Prix de Suresnes (2000m) at Deauville, a race won last year by subsequent French Derby winner Sottsass.

Wyndholm Park Stud situated in Ballarat Victoria are delighted to announce the acquisition of Ringerdingding to their stallion roster for the 2020 breeding season.

The Sha Tin meeting on Sunday produced an explosive first starter by Deep Field that clocked a sub 56 second gallop in the 1000 metre Class Four.

It may have been an off-season Sunday meeting at Ballarat but you would go a long way to find a more intriguing trio of two-year-olds making their career debuts than those that fought out the finish of the 1200 maiden.

Te Awamutu trainer Clayton Chipperfield is looking forward to welcoming back a beefed-up Catalyst in the coming days, with this season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) winner being readied for a spring campaign.

Leading West Australian owner breeder Bob Peters has a big opinion of his Vancouver gelding Dunbar, who made it two wins in as many starts when saluting at Belmont on Saturday.

Undefeated So You Think juvenile Peltzer has been spelled with spring goals in mind after posting three wins in a row and a week later his sire has come up with two more exciting prospects in So You Can and Right You Are

Bulletproof 3YO colt Dawn Passage (Dawn Approach) firmed into a $5 TAB outright favourite for next Saturday’s G1 Stradbroke Hcp following a determined win in today’s G3 Fred Best Classic at Doomben.

Handy sprinter Tavisan recorded the fifth win of his career when successful in the Le Pine Funerals Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday under a controlled Ben Melham ride.

A service to one of Australia’s most sought-after stallions will be on offer in the 2020 edition of the New Zealand Bloodstock Weanling Sale.

It was a Tony Gollan-trained quinella in Saturday’s Listed Helen Couglan Plate at Doomben, much to the delight of punters it was the heavily backed favourite Shalwa who opened her stakes account.

Hermitage Thoroughbreds owned Sebring gelding Wu Gok started the season with a pair of Black type wins last spring and is still going strong after taking out the Listed ATC Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

There a few more likeable horses than the honest three-year-old Dawn Passage who earned a spot in next week’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap following a dominant performance in Saturday’s Group III Fred Best Plate at Doomben.

Twelve months ago, the Chris Waller-trained gelding Le Juge (IRE) was one of the stars of the Brisbane Winer Carnival, winning four consecutive races culminating in the Group III Chairman’s Quality, but it had been lean pickings before he defended his title at Doomben on Saturday.

Winner of the Listed $125,000 Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m) earlier this year, consistent Snitzel five year-old gelding Scallopini resumed from a spell at Doomben on Saturday to win the Listed BRC Channel 7 Hinkler Handicap (1110m).

Following her last start win in the Doomben Guineas we reported that the three-year-old Husson (ARG) filly Vanna Girl is building an imposing record and is among the most underrated horses going around, which she confirmed once again with a fast-finishing win in the inaugural running of the Listed Pam O’Neil Stakes (1600m) at Doomben).

The Hermitage Thoroughbreds colours have been carried by recent Group I winners The Autumn Sun and Egg Tart with talented Exceed and Excel filly September Run bringing her owners further success when taking out the Listed BRC Bill Carter Stakes (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday.

There are very few more successful mares in the star-studded paddocks of Godolphin than the Redoute’s Choice mare Yavanna, which puts plenty of pressure on her two-year-old Street Boss (USA) colt Valaquenta.

The striking Not A Single Doubt colt Anders has carried the hopes of his stable from the time he lined up for his first start back in October, but he has proved to be something of a frustrating character.

Reportedly sold for $1,500,000 to Hong Kong connections following his career debut win at Pakenham, the 3yo Toronado (IRE) gelding Master Montaro booked his ticket for Hong Kong with another hugely impressive performance over 1140m at Geelong on Friday.

After just missing when making her career debut at the Sunshine Coast a fortnight back, the Gary Duncan-trained filly  Dzsenifer made no mistake at her second over 1400 metres at the Gold Coast on Friday to chalk up winner number two for Scissor Kick.

Andrew Perryman is to join Twin Hills Stud at Cootamundra in the role of Stud Manager. He will be replacing Steve Brien who is retiring at the end of July after a lifetime dedicated to the thoroughbred industry and 33 years at Twin Hills.

New Zealand thoroughbred auctions have moved into uncharted territory this week with the launch of New Zealand Bloodstock’s South Island Sale on Gavelhouse Plus.

Ongoing Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) testing is providing optimism that the discovery of Theileria equi infection is a single, isolated case.

The Hawke’s Bay breeding industry has been bolstered by the announcement that Sneaking To Win, a well-bred son of Snitzel, will commence stud duties for local breeders Steve Brougham and Jenni Tomlins this season.

Well-schooled with five barrier trials, the Richard and Michael Freedman-trained filly Seduction Queen made the best possible start to her career over 1300 metres at Goulburn on Friday to chalk up winner number two for Darley Stud’s Kermadec.

From last to first, it was an eye-catching debut win on Friday for this baldy faced two year-old daughter of Sebring.

A massive set of trials at Canterbury on Friday produced loads of interesting winners but none more so than the two year-old half-sister to Winx.

Our "Closer Look" statistical sire stories have been a huge hit with our audience and this week we’re looking at two outstanding stallions.

Entered for the Magic Millions Online Sale next week (commences Tuesday and ends on Thursday (June 4), top class French sprinting mare Spinning Memories added another win to her resume overnight at Clairefontaine in France capturing the Group III Prix du Palais-Royal (7f).

Djiva – a High Chaparral mare carrying a rare pregnancy to exciting Juddmonte stallion Kingman – has topped another record Inglis Digital Online Sale.

Another day and another winner for Deep Field, this one a successful debutante in the Dynamic Syndications colours.

Cornerstone Stud’s good looking Fastnet Rock stallion Valentia is off the mark with his first winner in Land of Valens, who featured recently in a Juvenile Trial Watch story on Breednet.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s annual South Island Sale of yearlings is now live and available to view on NZB’s new online subsidiary platform, Gavelhouse Plus.

Getting your penis burnt due to some sort of problem with a washing solution is not a great way to kick-start a stallion career, particularly if it restricts a book to little more than a handful of mares, but that was the scenario faced by The Judge when he took up residence at his trainer Angus Armanasco’s Sandown Park Lodge.

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.

Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson is throwing all of his support behind New Zealand racing’s return from its coronavirus-enforced hiatus.

Brilliant French mare Spinning Memories, who runs in a Group Three at Clairefontaine tonight (Australian time), is a highlight entry for next week's Magic Millions Online Sale which commences Tuesday and ends on Thursday (June 4).

For the third year in a row Widden Stud’s Star Witness has hit the milestone of 100 winners in a season.

Following the temporary suspension of equine exports last week due to a positive case of equine piroplasmosis, NZB Airfreight is confident that travel will resume shortly with increased testing and pre-export protocols.

Globally recognised as the highest rated son of Declaration Of War, Gr.1 French 2,000 Guineas (1600m) winner Olmedo is set to join fellow first season sire Dubious (Not A Single Doubt) at Aquis’ Canungra property for the 2020 breeding season.

The last foal produced by 2003 Golden Slipper winner Polar Success, three year-old Hallowed Crown filly Lillemor posted her first metropolitan success at Canterbury on Wednesday.

What a shame that Darley could not find a spot on the 2020 roster for Night Of Thunder (IRE) who chalked up his 8th winner from just 12 runners when the Patrick Payne-trained Cherry Tortoni made a brilliant career debut over 1200 metres at Sale on Wednesday.

The winners keep coming for Newgate Farm’s exciting young sire Deep Field with promising two year-old colt Concealed leading home a trifecta for the Peter and Paul Snowden stable when scoring at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Trentham has lost one of its final training stalwarts with the death on Tuesday morning of Edward (Eddie) Carson.

The colours of leading New Zealand farm Trelawney Stud were carried to victory in the first race at Canterbury on Wednesday by two year-old Hinchinbrook filly Samiam Seussie, a $200,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Yarraman Park draft.

South Island’s stallions have had a well-deserved share of the spotlight this season, headed by the Group one Sydney Cup (3200m) winner Etah James (NZ).

The highest priced offering in the Arrowfield Unreserved Weanling draft on bloodstockauction’s May 26 Sale was a colt by Dundeel from Redoute’s Fever.

He was a hot favourite at Newcastle on Tuesday, but this Not a Single Doubt colt was made to work every step of the way to claim victory with he and the horse that tested him both worthy of ‘One to Watch’ status.

Group winning juvenile Gold Rush topped today's Rosemont Stud Exclusive Online Sale when selling for $295,000.

A small set of trials at Randwick on Tuesday morning on the polytrack included three juvenile winners with a homebred for Gerry Harvey by I Am Invincible catching the eye.

The Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) confirmed on Tuesday changes it was taking in response to the impact of COVID-19, including a reduction of 230 roles, including 150 permanent staff, across all areas of the TAB.

The NZB Insurance Pearl Series bonus scheme has seen millions of dollars paid out to Southern Hemisphere-bred filly and mare owners, breeders, trainers and nominators.

Pierro already has a Hong Kong Derby winner in Furore on his resume and hopefully will have another with news his dual Group I winning three year-old Shadow Hero has been sold to Hong Kong and will be trained by David Hayes.

There are only 24 hours left to inspect Arrowfield's offering of 30 weanlings for unreserved sale at Bloodstockauction.com (click the Arrowfield Weanling Sale tab on the home page). The Sale is open now and ends tomorrow Tuesday 26th May.

Breeding buffs will have spotted this, but it caught my interest so it might also catch yours.

French racing at the weekend unveiled an exciting prospect for the upcoming Group I  Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) when 3YO colt Fantastic Spirit (Charm Spirit) outclassed his rivals to win the Listed Derby du Midi at Bordeaux-le Bouscat.

Gambling on a third season sire is often seen as a smart play by astute investors and particularly so when the writing is on the wall.

A full brother to this season's G1 SAJC Schweppes Oaks winner Toffee Tongue, Gobstopper has given his Kiwi owners plenty of excitement over the COVID-19 enforced lockdown period, and he continued that on Sunday when taking out the Australian Hurdle (3900m) at Sandown.

The equal highest priced yearling by Hong Kong champion Akeed Mofeed (GB), Like That made it two wins from there starts when saluting at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Reward For Effort 3YO Scores Of Fun won on debut at Sha Tin on Sunday, making it two Hong Kong winners in the past week for Reward for Effort.

Leslie “Les” Young dedicated his life to the Australian thoroughbred, his passion ran deep within him from a very young age. His sudden death in December 2019 saddened the industry with a feeling of disbelief, that our pedigree stalwart was no longer around.

A new addition to the Aquis roster in Queensland this year, Duporth highlighted his prowess in Hong Kong on Sunday when talented sprinter Thanks Forever captured the Group III Sha Tin Vase (1200m).

Australian Horse Of The Year Dissident looks to have a bright prospect in the Lindsay Park trained filly Aidensfield, who made it two wins in as many starts when scoring an ultra impressive victory at Sandown on Sunday.

Further testing of a breeding mare previously imported from the United Kingdom has confirmed the horse is carrying the exotic organism Theileria equi.

Waikato Stud-based stallion Ocean Park was in the headlines again on the weekend after his three-year-old son Opacity took his career record to four wins from just six starts with an impressive victory in age-group company at Randwick on Saturday.

A talented filly that was twice stakes-placed as a spring juvenile, Biscara had a change of trainer this year and has blossomed in her new environment winning the $67,500 ATC Highway Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Mapperley Stud stallion Contributer (IRE) was represented by his second individual winner when Jeronimos scored a strong win in a Newcastle Maiden over 1200m for trainer James Cummings.

One of the real success stories among the first season stallions has been the one season Darley shuttler Night Of Thunder (IRE) who chalked up his seventh winner from just 11 runners when the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained filly Winning Weather broke her maiden over a 1000 metres at Murray Bridge on Saturday.

Second at his most recent start in the Listed Doomben Guineas, Supergiant went one better in a thrilling finish to Saturday’s Group III Gunsynd Classic (1800m) at Eagle Farm to credit both his trainer Michael Costa and jockey Allan Chau with their first Group wins.

If there is one thing we know about the progeny of I Am Invincible, it’s that they only get better with age and a bold win in the Group II BRC TAB Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for Victorem would suggest the five year-old gelding is only just starting to hit his peak.

The winner of his first four  starts, the Robert Heathcote-trained gelding Rothfire lost his unbeaten tag when second at his most recent start at the Gold Coast, but the 2yo son of Rothesay bounced right back in Saturday’s Group II Champagne Classic at Eagle Farm to hand boom filly Isotope her first defeat.

Making his first start since finishing down the track at Ballarat back in November, the striking black gelding Great Again toughed it out in a slogging finish to Saturday’s Listed Hilton Nicholas Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington.

A patient ride aboard Stockman, a three-year-old son of Tavistock, has helped Sam Clipperton to break a run of outs and land his first metropolitan win since Anzac Day.

An impressive winner over 11000 metres at Echuca on May 4 when on debut, United Syndications Snitzel gelding Immortal Love took the step up to metropolitan class in his stride to keep his record perfect with a three and a half length romp over 1400 metres at Flemington on Saturday.

Most punters were confident that Spill The Beans would sire the winner of  the opener over 1200 metres at Eagle Farm on Saturday but for the majority it was the wrong one.

So You Think celebrated his 100th winner of the season on Friday and kept the winning groove going when his exciting colt Peltzer kept his unbeaten record intact with a commanding victory at Randwick.

We’ve had a recent flurry of stallions cracking their 100th Australian winner for the season and we can add So You Think’s name to that list.

The recent Inglis Chairman’s Sale for elite broodmares provided an enticing sample of what’s to come in terms of quality mares in foal to last season’s vintage offering of first crop sires headed by the big three – Trapeze Artist, Justify and The Autumn Sun.

Racing Australia’s Board of Directors are pleased to announce the formation of a Working Party to initiate a strategic review of the Australian Pattern. 

For the second successive month, popular demand for the Inglis Digital Online Sale platform has seen a new record number of entries.

Purchased for just $2,500 at the Inglis Online auction in May last year, two-year-old gelding Atkinson made a winning career debut over 803 metres at Coffs Harbour on Friday to credit Aquis Farm’s ill-fated Spill The Beans with his tenth first-crop winner.