Trainer Nick Bishara capped off a wonderful 2018/19 racing season with a winning double at Rotorua on Saturday including taking out the day's feature event, the RSA Taumarunui Gold Cup (2200m) with Verry Flash.

Triple Crown Syndications and the Snowden stable are having a day out at Gosford claiming both the two-year-old races with Olympic Glory (IRE) filly Oribella and the I Am Invincible gelding Invincible Dash.

David Moodie’s homebred Snitzel filly Parmie has made giant strides since disappointing at her first few starts, backing up her last start Sandown win with a courageous performance in Saturday’s $150,000 VOBIS Gold Ingot (1400m) at Caulfield.

Yarraman Park's super sire I Am Invincible posted his 26th two year-old winner of the season at Canberra on Friday with seven length winner Vici and kept the winners coning at Rosehill on Saturday where his exciting daughter Lucicello stormed home to score her second win from four starts.

Dual Hong Kong Horse of The Year Beauty Generation was named the Horse of the Year at the Cathay Pacific Group One Awards Dinner, hosted by the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, at Sky City Hamilton on Friday night.

Bletchingly Stakes day features the running of the final three races of the VOBIS Gold Premier race series for the 2018/19 season.

With Ascot King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Stakes coming up this weekend it seems an appropriate time to highlight the pedigree of a filly that runs at Rosehill on Saturday who comes from the family of Ballymacoll Stud’s homebred Conduit who won the race a decade ago.

Our two year-olds are very nearly three and if there’s one thing we’ve learned this season it is that Mark Newnham is very good with a talented filly and this well bred daughter of Exceed and Excel looks like she’s capable of being a player this spring.

A brilliant winner of the Group II ATC Silver Slipper Stakes and last seen finishing fifth in the Group I ATC Golden Slipper, exciting colt Time to Reign stepped out at the trials at Warwick Farm on Friday morning and was a super impressive heat winner.

One of our regular readers has hit a hurdle this week when attempting to name a rising two year-old and this issue is one that may well affect many owner breeders.

With just six days to go of the Australian racing season the race to be leading sire by two year-old winners is a close one.

Golden Slipper winning sire Sepoy has delivered his second blue-blooded two year-old winner this week for Godolphin at Kembla on Thursday.

There's been plenty of excitement at Newgate Farm this week with the arrival of the first foal for our electrifying dual Group I winning sprinter Russian Revolution.

A highly competitive juvenile maiden at Kembla on Thursday produced a quinella for the Waterhouse Bott stable with a good colt narrowly defeating a good filly.

Triple Crown hero American Pharoah featured at the Saratoga meeting on Wednesday when promising colt Another Miracle cruised home to win in style.

The 2019 Arqana August Yearling Sale (Deauville August 17 – 19) features a quality packed catalogue of 338 yearlings by a wide variety of the world’s best sires including American Pharoah, Camelot, Dansili, Dark Angel, Dubawi, Fastnet Rock, Frankel, Galileo, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Kodiac, Le Havre, Lope De Vega, No Nay Never, Sea The Stars and Siyouni.

The breeding season is underway in the Hunter Valley with Segenhoe Stud releasing a gorgeous picture of the first foal for Yarraman Park’s Group I winning I Am Invincible son Hellbent.

A stakes-winner last season at two for Coolmore shuttler No Nay Never (USA), talented filly Servalan claimed another Black Type win overnight when taking out the Listed Yeomanstown Stud Stakes at Naas in Ireland.

New Zealand-bred galloper Sansom made it three wins in a row at Sandown on Wednesday when victorious over 1300m.

Yarraman Park’s super sire I Am Invincible racked up his 25th two year-old winner of the season at Canterbury on Thursday when problem child Mistress Mouse finally put her best foot forward to score her first win.

By Sebring from the family of Black Caviar, brilliant filly Seatonic showed plenty of her family's renowned speed in scoring a dominant win at Sandown on Wednesday.

Murray Baker is pleased with last start winner Vibrato heading into Saturday’s Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at the Levin Racing Club’s race meeting at Otaki.

An eye-catching chestnut with a vivid blonde mane and tail, Mighty Boss was an unforgettable winner of the 2017 Caulfield Guineas when he scored at odds of $101.

The Breednet team were delighted to be a part of the Thoroughbred Sport Horse Classes at the 2019 Tamworth Winter Indoor Showjumping Championships last weekend sponsoring a class and also taking part with the Daybreak Farm entry Lunar Rise ridden by Jack Haynes.

Cornerstone Stud’s promising shuttle sire Sir Prancealot (IRE) will shuttle to Rancho San Miguel Stud in California for the 2020 breeding season.

Ready to run two year-old sales are just around the corner and providing a great advertisement for the Inglis Ready2Race Sale at Wyong on Tuesday was impressive debut winner Street Scream, a $230,000 purchase from the sale in 2018 for his trainer Kim Waugh.

Godolphin have had a phenomenally successful season with their two year-olds and added another juvenile winner to the tally on Tuesday with a debut win at Wyong for the half-brother to Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Earthquake.

New to Victoria this spring, Foxwedge has had 18 winners since the start of the month adding another juvenile winner to the tally at Pakenham on Tuesday with an easy victory for the Greg Eurell trained Hezafox.

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) will introduce two new opportunities for young horses to race down the famous Flemington straight this spring.

While she was no match for the odd-on favourite Skillet (I Am Invincible) in a 1350m maiden at Wyong on Tuesday, Godolphin’s Hallowed Crown filly Tisane did enough at her career debut to suggest she will write a fitting epitaph for her wonderful dam Camarena.

As the Australian racing season draws to a close it’s worth a look at the leading sires by stakes-winners list as while runaway record breaking leader I Am Invincible is the obvious pace-setter, further down the list are some value stallions that have had their worth highlighted over the past 12 months.

Rosemont Stud will throw open the gates to its impressive Gnarwarre Stud in Geelong on Saturday, August 10 for an 11am sharp parade of their high quality stallion draft for 2019.

Riccarton trainer Barbara Blackie reached a massive milestone on the weekend, celebrating a century of birthdays with family and friends.

The Anthony Cummings-trained, Wandjina filly, Satin Rain has been on an upward trajectory since making her debut at Warwick farm back on June 12.

Sun Stud’s perennial champ, Bel Esprit has again notched up 100 individual winners for the season with promising 3YO, Ashrad, leading throughout to notch up his maiden win at Wangaratta on Sunday.

Sun Stud celebrated a big win in Sunday’s $1 million Group 1 Singapore Derby (1800m) with a surprise victory for Sepoy gelding Sun Marshal trained by Lee Freedman.

The upcoming breeding season will be a first in Australia with two US Triple Crown winners standing and Coolmore Stud have reported that American Pharoah and Justify have touched down safely in Sydney.

Newgate Farm’s Deep Field kept his battle with Better Than Ready alive for leading first season sire for number of winners when the regally-bred Astro Boy Yoy made a winning career debut at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Russian Emperor (IRE), a son of Fastnet Rock’s champion daughter Atlantic Jewel, made an impressive career debut at The Curragh on Saturday when a fast-finishing third behind stablemate Iberia over 7-furlongs.

What a shame Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) will not be returning to Aquis Farm this year as he had a red-letter day at The Curragh on Saturday with Romanised winning the Group II Minstrel Stakes while the 2yo colt Roman Turbo keeping his record at a perfect two for two in the Group III Anglesey Stakes.

Supplemented for Saturday’s Group 1 Irish Oaks at a cost of €40,000 after winning the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot, Star Catcher kept the ball rolling for trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori when making all the running at The Curragh.

Punter’s were floored when the maiden Rivalry Galore (Trade Fair) downed the 1/8 favourite Mystery Miss (Animal Kingdom) in Saturday’s $100,000 Listed Belmont Classic (2200m).

As a three-quarter brother to the champion Shoot Out, plenty was expected of the High Chaparral (IRE) gelding Silvera.

While the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Myboycharlie (IRE) gelding Azuro (FR) is unlikely to match the deeds of that stables star Myboycharlie (IRE) filly Jameka, the OTI Racing import is more than paying his way and he scored a well-deserved maiden stakes win in Saturday’s $200,000 Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm.

The two-year-old Sebring colt Huntly Castle earned a ballot-free exemption for the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) following a dominant performance in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap (1800m) at Flemington.

Progressive galloper Helena Baby took the next step in his burgeoning career in stunning fashion when he simply decimated his rivals in Saturday’s Listed Powerworx Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth.

Barend Vorster controlled the pace on the Tony McEvoy-trained Westport and the Not A Single Doubt filly did the rest, safely holding the challenge of Indiscretion to open her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Oaklands Plate (14000m) at Morphettville.

After impressing when winning at Kembla Grange at his career debut on June 27, the Richard and Michael Freedman-trained Excellent Proposal kept his record at a perfect two for two when a fast-finishing winner of Saturday's 2yo handicap over 1400 metres at Randwick.

Coolmore's young gun No Nay Never who is returning to Australia this season produced another stakes winner overnight.

Plenty of interesting two year-old trials around the country in the past week including the Golden Slipper winner so here are all the placegetters with their breeding and sale information.

North-east Victoria’s Riverbank Farm is having their best run ever, with a flood of winners in the past 6 weeks from their resident stallions, led by Skilled, Anacheeva and Redente.

Sun Stud’s Fighting Sun has been firing on all cylinders of late and he has another likely type in the Matt Cumani-trained Western Sun who opened his winning account at the second time of asking in a 2-Y-O Maiden Plate over 1200m on the Pakenham Park synthetic on Friday.

Godolphin unleashed some of its spring big guns in the first of 15 barrier trials at Rosehill Gardens on Friday.

The ill-fated Atlante sired his first winner at Hastings on Thursday when Callsign Mav took out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (800m).

Matamata trainer Jamie Richards is poised to make an impact at the 2019 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards.

Beaten into second place when making his career debut at over 1500 metres at Hawkesbury on July 4, the 3yo Fastnet Rock gelding Dambulla made no mistake at his second try with a dominant performance over 1600 metres at Gosford on Thursday.

Entries are now open for Australasia's leading horses in training sale, New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs, to be held on 20 & 21 November.

Bred and raced by industry powerhouse, Gooree Park Stud, Fighting Sun 2YO, Battle Guardian, has made a hugely impressive debut at Gosford today, winning the Ettalong Diggers Handicap over 1000m.

When Carlton House quietly disappeared from the Darley stallion roster after just two seasons it contrasted to a career where he was rarely out of the headlines.

Horowhenua horseman Chris Rutten has confirmed the sale of dual Group One winning two-year-old, Yourdeel, to Hong Kong.

Lyndhurst Stud’s long-time front-runner Better Than Ready continues to repel the formidable challenges of Deep Field and Rubick for number of individual winners by a first season sire after Golly Hut broke his maiden at the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday to become winner number 21.

After tracking a five-horse speed battle, Raquel Clark came with a well-timed finish on the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained filly Bless It Be to win a 1050m maiden at Balaklava on Wednesday to credit her sire Zebedee (GB) with his fourth winner from his first Australian crop.

Given a positive ride by Rachel King, Godolphin’s two-year-old Shooting To Win filly Special Snap broke her maiden over 1200 metres at Warwick Farm on Wednesday to credit her first season sire with his ninth individual winner.

Paris enhanced her already considerable value with a comfortable win at Cranbourne on Wednesday.

Mrs Bouquet has highlighted the toughness of the Toronado stock with two wins in four days in the UK.

Masar, the first horse to win the Derby carrying the blue silks of Godolphin, has been retired to join the Darley stallion roster.

Injury has forced the retirement of this season's French Group I-winning filly Siyarafina.

Pony Club was an important stage on Hugh Bowman’s pathway to a championship career as a jockey and regular rider of world champion racemare Winx.

Brad Spicer purchased and raced Choisir’s international champion Starspangledbanner and now the leading syndicator looks to have a promising type on his hands with Olympic Oath a son of Choisir’s four-time Group 1 winning son Olympic Glory (IRE).

It was an interesting and no doubt rare result at UK’s Doncaster races last Thursday, when Victorian stallions sired the trifecta in the second race on the card.

A filly bred by Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan created a big impression when zooming home to score at Ballarat on Tuesday.

Former shuttle-sire Hard Spun is responsible for the latest Swedish Derby winner Red Cactus - and he's bred by an Australian!.

It may have only been a provincial meeting at Horsham in Victoria but Darci Brahma filly Hapaira could not have been more impressive in winning on debut on Monday.

The 2018/2019 Hong Kong racing season concluded on Sunday and while newly crowned Horse of the Year Beauty Generation's sire Road to Rock topped the leading sires list by earnings, the leading sires by winners list offers a good insight into what Australasian sires are working in Hong Kong and will be popular with Hong Kong buyers at our yearling sales in 2020.

Australasian bred horses made their mark in Hong Kong this season with Kiwi bred Beauty Generation claiming the top honours and Aussie bred Hinchinbrook duo of Beat the Clock and Champion's Way also capturing major awards for Champion Sprinter and champion Griffin.

We recently highlighted the growing influence of Exceed And Excel, particularly as a broodmare sire, which was further emphasised in Europe on the weekend with the win of Ten Sovereigns in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket and Star Terms in Sunday’s Listed Prix de Thiberville at Longchamp.

Reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year, Melody Belle, resumed at the Te Rapa trials on Monday with a close-up third over 900m behind stablemate Ritzy Sparkle for trainer Jamie Richards.

US Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) has posted his fifth first crop winner in the US with an impressive turf win at Saratoga for talented filly Sweet Melania.

There have been few mares to match the deeds in the sale ring of Newsells Park Stud’s stakes-placed Danehill mare Shastye.

Magic Millions is thrilled to announce entries are now open for the 2020 Yearling Sales Series across Australia.

Godolphin enjoyed stakes success in France on Sunday with the two year-old half-brother to their Australian star performer Avilius (GB) taking out the Listed Prix Roland de Chambure at Longchamp.

Dominance at the 2019 JRHA Foal and Yearling Sale last week for Japanese super sire Deep Impact has drawn attention to his four outstanding sons available to Australian breeders this spring including a horse that was undefeated at two and won the Group I English Two Thousand Guineas for Coolmore.

Hear about Stratosphere's exceptional ability and the huge wraps Peter Snowden and Glyn Schofield had on him.

It may be a far cry from the sunshine and 35-degree heat he is currently enjoying on a well-deserved Hawaiian holiday, but you can be sure that Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards will have an eye on Monday’s Te Rapa trials where the first of the spring horses go through their paces.

While he may have recently celebrated his eighty-second birthday, there is no suggestion that well-respected Central Districts horseman Kevin Gray is showing any signs of slowing down.

Offshore interest in promising galloper Mac Attacka was piqued yet again on Saturday after the impressive three-year-old produced a powerful closing burst to take out the last race on the card at Ruakaka.

Spendthrift Farm's Jimmy Creed (USA) has only had three runners from eight named foals from his first Australian crop of 16 live foals, but the son of Distorted Humor made it two from three following an impressive career debut by Knock Knock at Bendigo on Sunday.

Shuttling to Coolmore Australia this spring, No Nay Never (USA) was in the limelight overnight in the UK at Newmarket where his brilliant three year-old Ten Sovereigns won the Group I Darley July Cup, while his exciting two year-old Mystery Power won the Group II Superlative Stakes.

Purchased by Tom Magnier and Colm Santry Bloodstock for $750,000 at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale earlier this year, quality I Am Invincible mare Eckstein added another feature race win to her resume at Rosehill on Saturday taking out the Listed ATC Winter Stakes in the Coolmore navy blue.

Cambridge Stud sire Tavistock was the star of the show on Saturday, with his progeny Travimyfriend, Tavirun and Bedford all successful at Caulfield, while his six-year-old son, Curragh, was a winner in Sydney.

Making his first start since October last year, the 5yo Commands gelding Oak Door ran down a gallant Jungle Edge in Saturday’s Group III Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

Punters were on the ball in Saturday's Everest Carnival Handicap (1100m) for two-year-olds at Rosehill when they made Spendthrift Farm’s $1,550,000 Snitzel colt the 15/8 favourite at his career debut.

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales claimed four trophies at Hong Kong’s Champion Awards ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Friday night, headed by a second consecutive Horse of the Year honour for the record-breaking champion Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock).

There's not a lot of Star Surprise but he has some motor.

The Tattersalls July Sale concluded with NEW KING and INVERLEIGH selling for 450,000 guineas and 350,000 guineas respectively, resulting in increases across the board and four of the top ten prices in the history of the sale.

Yarraman Park’s super sire I Am Invincible has opened up a little break on his rivals in the race to be leading sire by two year-old winners posting his 23rd juvenile winner on Friday with a debut victory at Geelong for I Am Eloquent.

A bargain broodmare and a birthday present from Nick and Anne-Marie King to one of their sons produced an outstanding result for Brighthill Farm in Thursday’s Listed Grafton Cup (2350m).

We are down to single digits for number of stakes races left to run before the 2018-19 season is done and dusted and Snitzel will be crowned the Champion stallion for the third consecutive time.

Satono Aladdin’s youngsters were in strong demand during this week’s Japan Racing Horse Association’s buoyant Select Sale.

Ben Blay and Kate Roots are two very talented, dedicated horse people, still only in their mid-twenties they have already made a mark showjumping, in three-day-eventing and on the racetrack - and it is the thoroughbred which helped launch their careers.