After a weekend that featured successive Group One victories in Sydney along with a stakes win on the biggest day of racing at Ellerslie, you would think the natural reaction for any trainer would be to take a breather and celebrate those achievements.

The 2002 Group 1 MRC Futurity Stakes and Group 1 VRC Australian Guineas winner Dash For Cash is well into the veteran ranks of stallions these days but his son Blazejowski is making sure the highly popular, near white, son of Secret Savings remains in the spotlight.

Sylvia's Mother reeled off four consecutive wins last season at three before she was asked to tackle stakes company for the first time and while it didn’t work out for her when a close-up fifth in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick, her patient connections are reaping the rewards this season.

As the winner of her last two starts at Listed level in Perth Fabergino crossed the Nullarbor with a big reputation, which was enhanced when she led all the way under Jordon Childs in Saturday’s Listed Bob Hoysted Stakes (1000m) at Flemington.

Fifty Stars (IRE) defended his title in Saturday’s Group II Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington earning him an entry for the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield in a fortnight, which throws up something of a dilemma for the five-year-old’s connections.

Rushton Park are no stranger to success at Inglis Premier having topped the sale in 2018 with a Fastnet Rock  filly that sold for $500,000 and they are presenting another quality draft this year with highlights aplenty.

Sun Stud’s dual Group I winner Palentino is poised to make his mark at the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where his first yearlings are set to impress buyers this week.

Yulong have added another Group 1 winner to their burgeoning stallion roster this week, purchasing G1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa {JPN}) who will continue to race for the Busuttin Racing stable.

Melbourne Cup hero Americain (USA) was represented by his first stakes winner in Australia when apprentice Kayla Crowther guided the Shane Oxlade-trained mare Eperdument to a hard-fought win in Saturday’s Group III Medallion Lord Reims Stakes (2600m) at Morphettville.

Shortly after trainer Jamie Richards and jockey Opie Bosson teamed up to win the Group 1 Surround Stakes with Probabeel, the New Zealander duo were at it again when giving the locals a bloody nose with Te Akau Shark in the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

Is there a more popular horse in Australia than Alligator Blood? – the cheer went up at the 300 metre mark in Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 Kennedy Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington when the David Vandyke-trained colt dropped his nearest pursuers to provide his sire All Too Hard with a memorable day.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock can never be underestimated in a Group I contest and his three year-old son Sherwood Forest tore up the script of a two-horse race in  Saturday’s Group I Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie when powering clear for an upset victory.

After playing second fiddle to Funstar in the Group 1 Flight Stakes and Group II Tea Rose Stakes last spring, the New Zealander Probabeel gained her revenge in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

Te Akau Racing’s stellar season rolled on with another new stakes winner in Saturday’s Listed Mufhasa FastTrack Stakes (1300m) at Ellerslie, which David Ellis hailed as a training masterstroke by Jamie Richards.

It’s been a great season so far for Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard, who added two new stakes-winners to his tally in the first half of the afternoon in progressive mare Dawn Dawn and promising two year-old Hard Rock Girl.

The Greg Eurell-trained Ilovemyself was well-supported to make a winning career debut in Saturday’s Listed Very Special Kids Plate (1000m) at Flemington but it looked bleak for his supporters when Damien Oliver found himself in a zip-fastener pocket with 100 metres left to run.

Lightly raced mare Spring Heat finally delivered on her undoubted promise when she produced a barnstorming finish to capture the Group III Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie.

Exciting Frankel (GB) filly Hungry Heart staged a last to first performance in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Drinkwise Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) at Randwick to book a spot in the $3,500,000 Group 1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill on March 21.

The Group II ATC Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday featured some very expensive colts, but at the winning post it was first starter Mamaragan that had them all covered giving his Newgate Farm based sire Wandjina a very important first stakes-winner.

Michael Walker made a successful return to race riding in New Zealand when he guided Communique to victory in the Group III McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie.

Lightly raced French bred stayer King of Leogrance (Fr) gave Melbourne Cup winning trainer Danny O’Brien an early stakes success at Flemington on Saturday when taking out the Listed VRC Roy Higgins Quality (2600m).

Gippsland Bloodstock are proud to offer five sensational colts at the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale including one from the family of Australian Cup contender Miss Siska and another by Wandjina, sire of Group II ATC Skyline Stakes winner Mamaragan.

Lindsay Park’s Vancouver filly Montia made an impressive career debut over 1200 metres at Moonee Valley on Friday to kick-start what could be an exciting weekend for her dam Pontiana whose 3yo son Dragon Leap (Pierro) is favourite to win Saturday’s Group 1 NZ Derby at Ellerslie.

The decision to start Dubai Star in a 2yo maiden over 1100 metres at Canterbury on Friday in preference to Saturday’s Group II Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick paid off when the daughter of Pride Of Dubai led all the way under Tim Clark to break her maiden at her third start.

The Millford Thoroughbreds draft for Inglis Premier is one that’s going to be inspected by every yearling buyer at the sale as it features the one and only yearling at Oaklands by champion sire Redoute’s Choice.

The Rosemont Stud bred champion Alboran Sea got off the mark as a broodmare in South Africa earlier this week when she produced her first winner at Fairview racecourse.

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

Boom young sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) will be represented by three first-crop runners in the Group I New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie this Saturday.

Table-topper Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) is now beyond their reach, but a number of up-and-comers will attempt to make some late impact in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series when they run in Saturday’s ninth leg – the $70,000 Group Three McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie.

Leading New Zealand farm Windsor Park Stud are renowned for selling global champions Might and Power, So You Think and Aerovelocity and they have chosen the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale to showcase an elite consignment of yearlings by their exciting first season sires Turn Me Loose, Rageese and Vanbrugh.

The 2020 Magic Millions National Sale series has been boosted with news that the Stud and Stable Staff Awards will be held on the Gold Coast in late May.

Coolmore's Cox Plate winning sire Adelaide (IRE) has his star Group I winning filly Funstar back in action this Saturday in the Group I ATC Surround Stakes (1400m), but she’s not the only smart one from his first crop of three year-olds which also includes progressive filly Buba.

It was another day and another debut two year-old winner for Deep Field with the Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained gelding Maccabee scoring comfortably at Kilmore on Thursday.

Million-dollar Deep Impact filly Enood chalked up her first win at start number seven in an 1100 metre maiden at Kilmore on Thursday.

Proven sire of sires Lonhro has another sire son on the board with his first winner after Group I ATC Golden Rose hero Exosphere broke the ice at Newcastle on Thursday with Godolphin homebred Thermosphere.

For the first time in six years, Sydney faces a Winx-less Chipping Norton Stakes day after the then 3-year-old filly finished fifth in the 2015 Group II Surround Stakes on the Chipping Norton Stakes undercard before the great daughter of Street Cry (IRE) won the feature for four consecutive years.

Patience is a virtue and Cambridge trainer Trevor Da Cruz has shown plenty of it over the last few years with promising galloper Superiority.

In celebration of the 100th running of the Gr.1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m) on October 24, the Ladbrokes Cox Plate trophy will take on a tour of New Zealand on March 7 – 14.

Sun Stud’s dual Group I winner Palentino is poised to make his mark at the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where his first yearlings are set to impress buyers next week.

First season shuttle sires have been warmly received at sales conducted so far this year and Inglis Premier is set to feature the largest draft at any sale so far by Darley’s  Victorian based shuttle sire Frosted (USA), a charismatic grey son of champion sire Tapit.

One of the most valuable fillies in New Zealand produced a stunning performance at Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday to remain undefeated in two starts to date.

While Libby and Sam Bleakley of Highden Park haven’t set out to replicate Victoria’s famous Living Legends farm, the high-profile horses retiring to their Manawatu property shows they are well on their way.

Newgate Farm’s Deep Field is the leading sire of three year-old winners in the country this season and he’s also doing a good job with his juveniles adding a sixth two year-old winner to the tally on Wednesday with an impressive debut victory at Sandown for Unanimous.

Quality filly Jennifer Eccles once again showed her customary turn of foot to prove too good for her rivals in the Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) and book her passage to the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on March 14.

The locals have had everything go their way over the carnival however it was the interstate gallopers that dominated the finish of Wednesday’s $250,000 Group III Ladbrokes Launceston Cup (2400m).

Yulong have purchased a significant share in exciting colt Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice), with the unbeaten 2-year-old and Group 1 WFA-winning 3-year-old set to join the Victorian farm’s progressive stallion roster upon his retirement.

The juvenile maiden at Gosford on Wednesday attracted a strong field with two very talented youngsters fighting out the finishing by Snitzel and Not a Single Doubt.

Sun Stud’s dual Group I winner Palentino is poised to make his mark at the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where his first yearlings are set to impress buyers next week.

Racenet have reported Yulong Investments has bought into Group I winning Redoute’s Choice colt Alabama Express and will stand him at its stud at Nagambie alongside another Group I winner in Grunt.

Triple Group One winner Gingernuts will once again return to the scene of his Group I New Zealand Derby (2400m) triumph when he leads out the field for the Vodafone-sponsored blue riband event at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Boutique Victorian nursery Daisy Hill Thoroughbreds will present a terrific draft of six yearlings for Inglis Premier that are sure to enhance their already impressive record of racetrack success.

As we head towards the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where he has nine yearlings on offer, Swettenham Stud’s young High Chaparral sire Toronado (IRE) gave us a ‘One to Watch’ on Tuesday from the stable of Melanie O’Gorman.

The Rosehill trials on Tuesday morning featured plenty of heavy hitters in the winners list including Standout, Booker, Unforgotten and Cosmic Force with the six heats for two year-olds producing plenty of interesting winners including the most expensive yearling by Not a Single Doubt sold in 2019.

A homebred for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, as was her dual Group I winning sire Pride of Dubai, two year-old filly Maha made a winning debut at Bendigo on Tuesday.

Leading Hunter Valley nursery Segenhoe Stud have returned to Oaklands with a quality draft of yearlings for Inglis Premier 2020 and the decision to venture back into the Victorian market was an easy one according to Stud Manager, Peter O’Brien.

Sun Stud's dual Group I winner Palentino is poised to make his mark at the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where his first yearlings are set to impress buyers next week.

Darley stallions and Telemon Thoroughbreds have announced Champion First-Season Sire 2018/19, Sidestep, will continue to stand in Queensland.

Victorian breeder Gary O'Meara of Miranda Park is a man that loves his horses and the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale will feature four quality youngsters consigned under his banner.

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike will unleash a pair of classic contenders by champion Australian sires Redoute's Choice and Fastnet Rock this week with Group One-wining filly Loire set to contest the Gr.oup II  Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hawke’s Bay on Wednesday, while stablemate Sherwood Forest will represent the team in the Group I Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m

The Challenge No.10 Syndicate members know they will eventually have to part with their exciting filly Jennifer Eccles, but are set to enjoy more highlights before her farewell.

When you have a commercial broodmare population saturated with the blood of a champion sire, you need an outcross sire to bring in some hybrid vigour and take the breed forward.

Records tumbled across the board as a strong local and mainland buying bench led to the 2020 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale reaching new heights.

The Japanese market is an important one for an international sire and Coolmore’s Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA)  has made his presence felt in that jurisdiction with an impressive six winners from seven starters including his exciting new stakes-winner Café Pharoah, whose pedigree is an interesting one for Aussie breeders.

Sun Stud’s dual Group I winner Palentino is poised to make his mark at the 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale where his first yearlings are set to impress buyers next week.

Golden Sixty continued his winning ways in Hong Kong on Sunday when taking out the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin for trainer Francis Lui.

When Eureka Stud’s Scott McAlpine paid $26,000 for the broodmare Coupe Express in foal to Written Tycoon at the Inglis August Mixed Sale in 2015, little did he know the ride he was in for.

The 2020 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Preview will air on Monday night February 24 at 8pm on Sky Thoroughbred Central, reflecting the great work undertaken by Inglis and supporting breeders to continue to improve the quality of Inglis Premier graduates.

Godolphin homebred Cossetot won the Listed Tasmanian Derby last year and placed in several Group races during the Sydney Autumn Carnival and was subsequently sold to Hong Kong where he won at Sha Tin on Sunday under his new name Amazing Beats.

The $HK10million Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin was won by exciting gelding Golden Sixty, an Aussie bred son of Darley’s champion sire Medaglia D’Oro (USA), whose last crop of Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings are selling at Australasian sales in 2020.

The quality runners shone and the updates flooded in for tomorrow's Tasmanian Yearling Sale at the Oaks and Magic Millions Raceday in Launceston this evening.

With old foe Mystical Pursuit back home in her stall due to an elevated white cell count, the way was clear for Still A Star to make it seven wins in her past eight starts and a fourth consecutive Listed stake win in Sunday’s $150,000 Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston.

This is what dreams are made of for breeders, purchasing an unraced daughter of the great Galileo (IRE) for a paltry $500, then watching her daughter claim a Group II Wakeful Stakes and a son tan the hides of five Group 1 winners in the Group II Hobartville Stakes just a few months before a half-sister by Fastnet Rock makes her first public appearance at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

Justin Snaith trained the winners of half the stakes races at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday including the Australian-bred Crown Towers in the Listed Jet Master Stakes.

While Godolphin missed out on the big prize when Hanseatic was edged by Tagaloa in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes they settled for a pair of Group Twos after welcoming back La Trene to the winner’s circle after a year in the wilderness while Savatiano is racing in career-best form.

She might be a half-sister to champion sprinter Hay List, but So You Think mare Miss Siska likes her races a little longer and is now aiming up at the Group I VRC Australian Cup in two weeks time after taking out the Group II MRC Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

On a track playing all day to speed, with a jockey universally admired as one of the best front-running rider in the land, everything panned out for the speedster Pippie as the daughter of Written Tycoon led at every call to capture Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (100m) at Caulfield.

Trained by the Victorian-based New Zealanders Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, conceived in Japan and ridden by former champion New Zealand jockey Michael Walker, the Lord Kanaloa colt Tagaloa repelled the challenge of the favourite Hanseatic in Saturday’s $1,500,000 Group 1 Neds Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

With leaders proving hard to beat at Caulfield, punters were on the ball in backing Streets of Avalon down from $26 to $9 and the most likeable son of Magnus didn’t let anyone down when repelling the challenge of Super Seth in Saturday’s $500,000 Group 1 Futurity Stakes at Sandown.

A Champion 2YO that won the Karaka Million in 2018, quality Fastnet Rock mare Avantage claimed her third success at the elite level when capturing the Group I Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki in New Zealand on Saturday.

A ground-saving ride by Damien Oliver had the army of owners in Roll The Dice Syndicate’s He’ll Haunt Us cheering themselves hoarse in Saturday’s Group III Neds Zeditave Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Race favourite Vernazza, a daughter of Vinery Stud's champion sire More Than Ready (USA), overcame a wide run and a dogged local challenge to take out the feature event at Matamata on Saturday, the Group II J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).

Runner-up in the Group I VRC Oaks as a three year-old, eye-catching Stratum mare Greysful Glamour broke the ice to post her first stakes victory in the Group III MRC Mannerism Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Golden Slipper betting was thrown into turmoil after the Group II ATC Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday with race favourite Cellsabeel failing to fire, while Magic Millions flop Farnan unleashed a brilliant return to form.

The Savabeel gelding Adelaide Ace looked a stakes-winner in waiting when a last start third in the Group II Autumn Stakes won by Microphone, however, there was a touch of irony in his win over the Rebel Raider gelding Nonconformist in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Caulfield Autumn Classic (1800m).

Scat Daddy’s first son to stud No Nay Never (USA) posted his first Australian bred stakes-winner when the Te Akau owned two year-old Need I Say More scored a dominant victory in the Group III Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) at Matamata in New Zealand on Saturday.

The James Harron Bloodstock colours were in the winner’s circle at Canberra on Friday when two year-old Spirit of Boom colt Aftermath took out the $40,000 Black Opal Preview.

Shooting To Win’s lightly raced daughter Ms Catherine is blessed with loads of natural speed, which she used to full effect at Moonee Valley on Friday night when leading every step of the way in the Group III Typhoon Tracy Stakes (1200m).

Not a lot went right in the early stages for Godolphin’s two-year-old Sebring colt Gravina who was hung out on a limb from the outside gate before Hugh Bowman elected to push on to the front and it proved the winning move.

In 2012, Godolphin took the decision to send Lonhro’s full sister O’Giselle to stud in the Northern Hemisphere and the move has produced two stakes-winners including Zakouski, who won the Group II Zabeel Mile at Meydan overnight.

I usually leave the Best on Breeding stories to our terrific bloodstock writer Mark Smith, but when scanning the Blue Diamond field this week there was a runner that really caught my eye.

Longwood Thoroughbred Farm is the realization of a lifelong dream for former AFL star Michael Christian, whose passion for thoroughbreds has slowly but surely taken over his life in the best way possible.

A $700 gavelhouse.com buy is the second winner in a space of weeks for Tapanui-based trainers Nikki and Barrie Blatch bought off the online auction site.

It’s getting crowded at the top of the champion Australian Sires list with the two heavyweights I Am Invincible and Snitzel currently holding at bay the young guns Pierro and Rubick.

Leading South Australian nursery Mill Park Stud is never without star performers and the current crop of headline making graduates include Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game and quality stakes-winning three year-olds Dalasan, Banquo and Dawn Passage .

Inglis is proud to announce it will conduct a dispersal sale for one of Australia’s most respected thoroughbred nurseries, Luskin Park Stud.

The $1.5million Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes is run at Caulfield on Saturday and is the first Group I event of the season for juveniles so well worth taking a look at who bought and sold this year’s runners.

The first crop of Woodside Park’s Rich Enuff proved a smash hit at the sales last year, earning him a prominent spot on Breednet’s sire profitability ranking and the son of Written Tycoon is off and running with his first winner Plutocrat making the best possible start to her career over 1100 metres at Doomben on Wednesday.

Barbaric was not the only two year-old winner for Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible on Wednesday with the powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace team claiming a Sandown victory with talented colt Holyfield.

Godolphin were very active at the 2018 Magic Millions Yearling Sale securing Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Exhilarates among their eight purchases which also included Secretively, who opened his account at Randwick on Wednesday.

The red and yellow China Horse Club colours have been carried by some smart winners since the start of the year and we can add I Am Invincible colt Barbaric to the list after the two year-old resumed from a spell to score a stylish victory at Randwick on Wednesday.