A stirring performance from promising three-year-old Zebrowksi in Saturday’s Group I Australian Derby (2400m), at just his sixth career start, has lifted the spirits of the team currently in lockdown at Windsor Park Stud in Cambridge.

Saturday’s memorable Group I ATC Doncaster Handicap winner Nettoyer will go down in history as one of the all-time great Inglis Easter saleyard gifts, snapped up for just $20,000 from the draft of Riversdale, whose current Easter draft contains an intriguing male version of Nettoyer.

When Hubie de Burgh was given the instruction by OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson “to buy a 3YO stayer for around $100,000’’ from the Easter Yearling Sale, never in his wildest dreams did he think he would find an Australian Derby winner.

Million dollar yearling purchase King's Legacy emerged as Australia's newest hot young stallion prospect with a brilliant come from behind win in the Group One ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

Greg and Jodie White and their families have been in the racing game for decades and been associated with many champions of the turf, but even they were taken aback by the win of Nettoyer (Sebring) in today’s G1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick.

Doubtland has stamped himself as a colt with a bright future after toying with his rivals in the Gr.3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at Randwick.

There’s just no keeping Mill Park Stud down, the leading South Australian-based operation came up with two stakes-winners at Morphettville on Saturday with the 2yo filly Ecumenical capturing the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1050m) while Dalasan proved a class above in the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m).

Stakes racing in Adelaide on Saturday produced some smart new stakes-winners, but none more regally bred than Snitzel filly Meuse, a $500,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Hilldene / Gelagotis Racing from the draft of Newgate Farm.

Joe O’Neill’s Prime Thoroughbreds have raced a lot of good horses over the years, but three year-old Rubick filly Rubisaki may well emerge as the best of them all after claiming another big feature race win in the Group III ATC PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Only two yearlings at the 2015 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale made less than the $20,000 shelled out for the Sebring filly Nettoyer, but the little filly no-one wanted took her earnings to over $1,614,000 when she powered home to capture Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile at Randwick.

A world-class field of sprinters lined up for Saturday’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick and the fleet-footed Nicconi gelding Nature Strip saw them all off in style.

He might be trained and ridden by Kiwis, but Group I ATC Australian Derby (2400m) hero Quick Thinker is an Aussie bred stayer that showed class and courage to score a tenacious victory in the Blue Riband at Randwick on Saturday.

There will be no quiet winding down and fading away for Redoute’s Choice as the late, great son of Danehill went 1-2 in Saturday’s Group 1 ATC Inglis Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick.

When Olly Taite’s Twin Hills Stud announced it would be standing the former Arrowfield resident Smart Missile the son of Fastnet Rock went on a stakes blitz and it may well be Deja vu for Hallowed Crown who shortly after the news he would be moving to the Cootamundra showpiece in 2020, sired his first stakes-winner and this one looks something a bit special.

Making the leap from an 1800 metre maiden win at Hawkesbury, the three-year-old Dundeel gelding Entente led every step of the way in Saturday’s Group III Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on a testing track at Randwick.

Arrowfield Stud’s now retired Not a Single Doubt continued his stellar season adding another impressive juvenile stakes-winner to his tally when expensive colt Doubtland justified his price tag with a commanding four length victory in the Group III ATC Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) on the first day of The Championships at Randwick.

Newgate Farm’s promising young sire Super One posted a tenacious debut winner at Tamworth on Friday when Lucky Shadow overcame an outside gate to salute.

We present a draft of top-class yearlings for the 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale which is set to take the format of a virtual auction on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th of April.

Torryburn Stud proudly present our Inglis Easter Draft.

Over many years, DGR Thoroughbred Services' Duncan Ramage has forged a distinguished career as a Bloodstock Agent and the extensive list of successful racehorses and breeding stock Duncan has purchased is testament to this fact.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable have had a production line of quality two year-olds running for them this season and this royally bred Snitzel colt that scored at the Warwick Farm trials on Friday morning could easily add to their success.

Valuable mare Tofane is set to tackle Saturday’s Group I T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) for trainer Michael Moroney, with the daughter of Ocean Park targeting further black-type after placing in the Group I Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill last start.

Bloodstockauction.com, Australia and New Zealand’s first online thoroughbred auction site, is set to chalk up another first next week... due to host, on behalf of the Rockhampton Jockey Club, the Capricornia Yearling Sale online.

Tasmanian Racing Minister Jane Howlett said the decision to shut down racing in the state for a period of four weeks was a necessary one that was taken on health advice. However, she confirmed horses would still be able to be exercised.

Classy Riccarton filly Miss Federer (NZ) (Swiss Ace) has been confirmed as the 2019-20 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year.

Former classy Group II winning filly Fontein Ruby posted her first winner at Pakenham on Thursday bringing a timely pedigree update for her current yearling filly by Fastnet Rock that will be offered by Coolmore at Inglis Easter.

If you’ve been to Newgate Farm in recent weeks and inspected this exceptional Inglis Easter draft then you know what’s in store and if you feel like taking a second look to confirm your thinking,  now is the time to view all of their draft again with video parades now available.

Caroline Searcy’s Thoroughbreds are Go has attracted a big following from racing fans and horse lovers in a short space of time and if you missed Monday night’s show then catch up here with a great episode that looks at thoroughbreds in a different light as therapy horses.

The circumstances of the past few weeks have required Inglis and our clients to show extreme versatility in terms of planning for the 2020 Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Consistent with its innovative and transparent approach to doing business, NSW farm Lime Country Thoroughbreds is embracing all available technologies ahead of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

When you’re on a good thing stick to it has paid big dividends for the Hawkes family who have purchased and trained all three stakes-winners out of Windsor Park Stud’s royally-related Polish Precedent mare Polish Princess (GB).

Twin Hills Stud have announced service fees on their roster of four sires headed by the ever popular Smart Missile.

Julie Harris of Holbrook Thoroughbreds only has two yearlings to offer at Inglis Easter, but as stunning colts by champion sires Pierro and Frankel they will be come under instant consideration from buyers.

Newcastle trainer Kris Lees was pleased to get a win on the board with Lib Petagna’s handy staying filly Elisa Carolina but is taking little credit for her victory at Wyong last week.

Technology has been a godsend for Tony Pike in preparing his trio of Sydney runners for their Autumn assignments.

Former brilliant racemare Pane in the Glass is showing every sign of being an exceptional producer with her first three foals to race all well above average winners highlighted by Group I placed Xilong and her current yearling is an Inglis Easter entry for Newgate Farm.

Magic Millions have announced that given the current Government restrictions, the dates for the 2020 National Sale have been revised to ensure the best possible conditions for vendors and buyers.

Swettenham Stud’s stallion Toronado (IRE) has been on fire of late and the striking son of High Chaparral (IRE) provided two very impressive winners at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.

Newgate Farm’s Wandjina has the favourite for the Group I ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick this Saturday in Golden Slipper place-getter Mamaragan and also had a runaway two year-old winner at Rosehill on Wednesday when Rock My Wand won as she pleased.

Fergal Connolly’s Valiant Stud will offer five stunning Inglis Easter yearlings - including a colt with a Golden Slipper pedigree - on behalf of clients and they are available for inspections right up to sale day at Valiant Stud on Rouchel Rd, Aberdeen.

Racing Australia has been working closely with the Principal Racing Authorities (PRAs), to ensure the continuation of Thoroughbred Racing across Australia through analysis, advocacy and the continuity of services.

Doncaster winner Brutal has had his career brought to a halt courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic with his retirement announced.

Coolmore’s Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro has had a ground breaking season and as we head into the first day of The Championships this weekend he is setting the pace on the Australian General Sires List by earnings and has a stunning selection of yearlings to be offered in Inglis Easter online.

Inglis have released a set of frequently asked questions and a guide for all of those with an interest in the Easter Yearling Sale from buyers to vendors to just those wishing to follow the sale.

All is in readiness for the 2020 Australian Easter Yearling Sale – the first ever to be run as a solely digital auction.

In a world without sport, Australian racing continues and the meeting at Rosehill today features a raft of interesting runners, but none more so than the three-quarter sister to Champion 3YO The Autumn Sun.

Kris Lees will have a third of the field in the $400,000 Provincial Championships Final following Animate's dominant win in the rescheduled $150,000 Wyong heat at Newcastle on Tuesday.

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.

It seems the world is changing before our very eyes, but in the face of current uncertainty one thing has not changed and that is the quality of horseflesh Cressfield is so well reputed for producing year on year.

The interesting thing about looking at Inglis Easter yearlings from famous mums is whether they do in fact look anything like mum, but we’ll let you decide who does and who doesn’t.

To date Government coronavirus relief has been mostly about improving cash-flow to businesses via rebates of PAYG withholding tax, however the next tranche of concessions released yesterday are for the sole objective of providing a direct subsidy to business to enable them to keep employees on the books through this extraordinary period.

Renowned breeders Gooree Park Stud will offer five yearlings from some of their best families at Inglis Easter and the draft has been brought down to Sydney for inspections at Riverside this week starting today.

If there is one stallion whose progeny may to some extent withstand the current downturn when Inglis release their online Easter Yearling Sale on Sunday it will be this one.

Widden Stud’s Nicconi can get a very fast horse as we all know and this debut two year-old winner at Wagga on Monday was a lot faster than his rivals.

There will no opportunity for the public to come along to Riverside Stables this year and see the stars of tomorrow at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, so for breeding buffs and racing fans interested in the bluebloods let’s take a look at some of the standouts.

The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale will be run online from April 5 – 8 and at present count there are 113 withdrawals and of the horses that remain a significant number were pinhooked as weanlings including the full sister to last Saturday’s Group I winner Shout the Bar.

In these uncertain times with social distancing and lockdowns in place it is unfortunate that we are unable to present, what I believe is our best ever Easter Yearling draft to the buyers at Riverside Stables - This does however present a great opportunity as buyers will very much hold the upper hand at the Easter online auction conducted on the 5th to the 8th of April.

The nature of the Inglis Easter Sale inspection process means some buyers may not be in a position to inspect stock at particular farms, but there are a significant number of agents, trainers and vets that have already done inspections or are working through their inspections including those listed below.

Not a Single Doubt’s newest Group I winner Shout the Bar is a good example of a nick between two champion sires that has enjoyed plenty of Group I success .

The month of March has been a good one for Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (IRE), who has had 13 winners including some very smart three year-olds in Hypercane, Master Montaro, Laverrod, Beehunter, Fender and I’m on Break.

Inglis Bloodstock Staff have arranged parades of Easter Yearlings for Monday March 30 which prospective buyers are welcome to join, subject to social distancing restrictions.

With this year’s unique Easter Sale seeing yearlings being inspected on farm, Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud have been conveniently domiciled at Inglis Riverside at Warwick Farm and due to popular demand have extended their stay.

Thoroughbred breeder Don Goodwin admits he is doing it tough at the moment but not in a way that most would think.

In the normal scheme of things, Saturday’s gritty performance for second in the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill would have been class filly Probabeel’s last of her current Australian campaign.

It’s easy to understand how Hellova Street’s former trainer Scott Brunton becomes so emotional talking about his ageless warrior after the nine-year-old gelding chalked up win number 20 in Saturday’s Listed Golden Mile at Bendigo.

The Star Championships set down for the 4th and 11th of April - which includes the running of eight Group 1 races - will proceed, subject to changes in Government restrictions.

Quality Perth based filly Tuscan Queen scored a commanding victory in the Group III WATC West Australian Oaks (2400m) at Ascot on Saturday giving her owners Bob and Sandra Peters their sixth consecutive win in the race and their 11th overall.

Progressive Stratum mare Positive Peace brought a picket fence of four straight wins into the Group II ATC Emancipation Stakes (1600m) at Rosehill on Saturday and she emerged triumphant to make it five straight.

The breaks finally fell Cascadian’s way in Saturday’s Group III Doncaster Prelude at Rosehill but he left it until the final strides to edge out Mask Of Time (IRE) and earn a golden ticket to next weeks Group 1 Doncaster Mile.

A Group 1 win in the Golden Slipper over 1200 metres one week, a Group 1 winner in the Vinery Stud Stakes over 2000 metres the next, it seems nothing is beyond the retired Not A Single Doubt and trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

Twelve months back Verry Elleegant earned a maiden Group 1 win in the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill and she returned to the scene of her triumph to claim the Group 1 ATC Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill and what a win it was.

The $150,000 Bendigo Guineas (1400m) on Saturday was won by flashy chestnut Deep Field gelding Riddle Me That in a thrilling four way finish.

Toughened up by a recent run over 1500 metres in the Group II Ajax Stakes, the Anthony Cummings-trained Vegadaze dropped back to the 1200 metres of Saturday’s Group III Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill Gardens and emerged victorious.

Highly regarded by the stable, the Shamus Award filly Swats That made a hugely impressive debut in Saturday’ s $250,000 Smartline Bendigo VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) at Bendigo.

Quality So You Think colt Quick Thinker staked his claim for the Group I ATC Australian Derby next Saturday when scoring a stylish victory in the Group II ATC Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Aquis Farm and Phoenix Thoroughbreds have had a lot of success with their two year-olds this season with talented I Am Invincible colt Holyfield adding to their list of feature winners when taking out the Group III ATC The Schweppervescence (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

Richard Laming outlaid $300,000 for this Toronado (IRE) three year-old at the 2018 NZB Ready to Run Sale and he may well be worth the money and then some.

It will be a great shame if racing does not make it through to the first week of The Championships with our sprinting big guns warming up for the Group I ATC TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in a barrier trial at Randwick on Friday morning.

New Zealand’s largest training centre the Cambridge Jockey Club is closed.

Cressfield will be selling their Inglis Easter yearlings through the Inglis digital auction, accessible through the Inglis website from Sunday 5th April.

We all know we are in the middle of a very difficult time, however normality will return at some point and when that happens trainers will want good horses in their stable and leading South Australian nursery Mill Park Stud will offer four Inglis Easter yearlings buyers do not want to miss.

Neville Murdoch can still manage a chuckle when he recalls what could have been a life-changing moment.

Ardmore Lodge trainer Nick Bishara is thankful to own a share in top mare Verry Elleegant and readily admits the New Zealand-bred daughter of Zed has extended the life of his business on more than one occasion.

Three year-old I Am Invincible colt Akwaan posted his second win with an easy victory at Vaal in South Africa on Thursday.

Racing in Victoria and NSW is set to resume on Friday with Victorian rider Mark Zahra returning a negative test to Coronavirus.

The Brisbane winter carnival has been abandoned due to COVID-19 with Queensland divided into five regions in an attempt to further quarantine the industry from the pandemic.

Fresh from success as Golden Slipper co-owners with stellar colt Farnan, Aquis will have their vendor’s hat back on for Inglis Easter Round 1 Online next week with eight yearlings to be offered for sale.

With the Inglis Easter Sale moving online most yearlings need to be inspected at their respective farms however two vendors – Edinburgh Park and KBL Thoroughbreds conveniently have their yearlings at the Inglis Riverside Stables for inspection.

In consideration of current circumstances, Inglis has re-configured the schedule of live auctions for the remainder of 2020.

Saturday’s Group III The Schweppervescence (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens has thrown up a capacity field of progressive two-year-olds whose price as yearlings range from $900,000 to $20,000.

Arrowfield Stud announces today that it has withdrawn its draft from the 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale which is now to be online. This is not a decision that has been taken lightly.

The Rosehill meeting on Saturday features some top class racing and the return of charismatic Lonhro five year-old Kementari, who bowed out of racing as a stallion last March and returns as a gelding.

Valachi Downs principals Kevin and Joanna Hickman have announced the appointment of Gareth Downey to the role of General Manager.

Given the government’s announcement on Monday that the country is to go into lock-down due to the COVID-19 virus, New Zealand Bloodstock has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Karaka May Sale, due to be held on Friday 15 May.

Te Akau Racing, one of New Zealand’s largest racing operations, has elected to turnout nearly its entire racing team as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic with the exception of Sydney based Probabeel, Te Akau Shark and Melody Belle.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chief executive Bernard Saundry has cautioned all participants in racing to adhere to stringent government protocols in response to the spread of Covid-19 for both the good of the industry and the health and well-being of the nation.

It’s been a ground breaking season for Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard with a Group I winner in Alligator Blood among eight stakes-winners since August 1 and a two year-old double on Wednesday again highlighting the merit of Black Caviar’s champion half-brother.

Racing and stud prospect Trope has topped the March (Late) Online Sale, selling for $245,000 to Paul Lofitis of The Lofty Thoroughbred Group.

Astute Southern Highlands based breeder John Muir of Milburn Creek has had some amazing results from star broodmare Admirelle, both on the track and in the sale ring.

Leading Hunter Valley nursery Coolmore Australia is renowned for producing some of the best racehorses in the world and their iconic C brand is associated with some 59 Group I winning graduates since 1996.