Tuesday June 11
Dates for the 2020 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series have been finalised, with another big year of action ahead.
Tuesday June 11
Leading weanling vendors Shadwell Farm present 10 well prepared youngsters for sale at this year’s Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale.
Tuesday June 11
The Group I Melbourne Cup (3200m) has received a funding injection and will be run for a record A$8million on November 5 this year.
Tuesday June 11
As the current thoroughbred racing season draws to a close, a question posed by many industry pundits just over 12 months ago has been answered in emphatic fashion.
Tuesday June 11
Cornerstone Stud are looking forward to next week’s Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale with a stunning draft of 10 youngsters from the first crop of their exciting shuttle sire Sir Prancealot (IRE), a proven source of high class Graded stakes-winners.
Tuesday June 11
Astute trainer Mark Newnham has high hopes for the two year-old half-sister to his Group I VRC Oaks runner-up Greysful Glamour.
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Tuesday June 11
Fresh from winning the Group II BRC Brisbane Cup last Saturday with talented import Sixties Groove (IRE), the Australian Bloodstock colours were back in winning form in France overnight carried by Redoute’s Choice gelding Danceteria to victory in the Group III Longchamp La Coupe.
Monday June 10
After exploding on the scene with an eight and a quarter length romp over 1050 metres at Morphettville in January, the Phillip Stokes-trained Sizzlefly will be given her chance at the Melbourne spring carnival after she kept her record perfect with a dominant performance over 1000 metres at Mornington on Monday.
Monday June 10
A gelding operation for what co-trainer Paul Snowden described as ‘an attitude problem,’ delayed the start to the career of Leviathan but it proved worth the wait as the 2-year-old son of Zoustar came with a barnstorming finish to make a winning debut over 1100 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick on Monday.
Monday June 10
Pierro has joined The 100 Club over the weekend, while his former racetrack rival All Too Hard now waits on nervous 99.
Monday June 10
I Am Invincible’s champion son Brazen Beau has sired his first Northern Hemisphere stakes-winner with talented filly Avengers Queen winning the Listed Premio Mario E Vittorio Crespi at San Siro in Italy.
Sunday June 9
Ocean Park gelding Kolding has emerged as the latest New Zealand-bred star for Queensland owner Neville Morgan, extending his winning sequence to four with a brilliant win in Saturday’s Group II Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm.
Sunday June 9
Fourth at Morphettville when favoured to make a winning start to her career back in December, the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Statement Of Faith came back from a 24-week break to open her winning account over 975 metres at Swan Hill on Sunday and credit her sire Jimmy Creed (USA) with his first winner in Australia.
Sunday June 9
Saturday’s Bruce Gadsden Handicap (1100m) for two-year-old fillies at Flemington was a bittersweet result for Godolphin as the very promising winner St Edward's Crown is a daughter of resident stallion Epaulette while the second-placed Lesage is the third and final foal of Lonhro’s Group 1 Doomben 10000 heroine Beaded.
Sunday June 9
Less than 24 hours after Signore Fox won his first Black Type race when taking out the Listed BRC Daybreak Lover Plate at Eagle Farm, it was the turn of his famed multiple Group I winning half-sister Oh Susanna, who landed the Group II Tibouchina Stakes at Greyville in South Africa.
Saturday June 8
Cox Plate hero Shamus Award has relocated to Rosemont Stud in Victoria for this spring and received a big boost when his talented son Mr Quickie captured the Group I BRC Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Saturday June 8
Following placings in the Group III Hawkesbury Cup, Group 1 Doomben Cup and Group II PJ O'Shea Stakes, Australian Bloodstock’s import Sixties Groove (IRE) was rewarded for his consistency with a fighting win over a game Grey Lion (IRE) in Saturday’s Group II Brisbane Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 8
Once considered little more than an honest toiler for Godolphin, the most likeable Street Cry (IRE) gelding Trekking scaled the heights in Saturday's $1,500,000 Group 1 TAB Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 8
Fastnet Rock’s rising star Prince Fawaz brought an end to the unbeaten run of the thoroughly game Kubrick in Saturday’s Group 1 Magic Millions JJ Atkins Plate (1600m) at Eagle Farm, which set off wild celebrations from the winner’s 19 owners while trainer Anthony Cummings was left to cheer on from Randwick.
Saturday June 8
Carrying the colours made famous by star milers Rangirangdoo and Kermadec, the Chris Waller-trained Kolding will be given his chance to emulate those stars of the past following his commanding win in Saturday’s Group II Ascot Green Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 8
There are few more honest horses in training than the pride of Port Macquarie, Victorem, who put his 13 opponents to the sword in Saturday’s Listed Hinkler Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 8
Sent off a disregarded $21 chance in Saturday’s Listed Radiotab The Wayne Wilson Plate (1600m), the Tony McEvoy-trained Vinland provided South African born jockey Barend Vorster with the perfect welcome to Queensland.
Saturday June 8
Star Thoroughbreds’ Invincibella returned to form to take her earnings to over $2 million as she defended her title in Saturday’s Group II Dane Ripper Stakes at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 8
Everything finally fell into place for the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Signore Fox in Saturday’s Listed Daybreak Lover Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm.
Saturday June 8
Blue hen Listen Here was sold for a whopping $3,4million at the 2016 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and made it a perfect four winners from four foals to race when $1million Inglis Easter Zoustar filly Zaniah saluted on Friday.
Friday June 7
Saturday's Caulfield winner Bandipur topped the final day's selling at the 2019 Magic Millions National Sale this afternoon when he proved the star of the National Racehorse Sale.
Friday June 7
Sent off a short-priced favourite to make a winning career debut in a two-year-old handicap over 1250 metres at Taree on Friday, the Clare Cunningham-trained Big Parade gave his supporters little cause for concern.
Friday June 7
Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds took a punt on the first season stallions Brazen Beau and Shooting To Win at the sales in 2018 and have come away with two live chances in Saturday’s $600,000 Group 1 Magic Millions JJ Atkins Plate (1600m) at Eagle Farm.
Friday June 7
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.
Friday June 7
Hundreds of High School students have a much greater awareness of career opportunities in the Thoroughbred industry following presentations by Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) during the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran this week.
Friday June 7
Darley young gun Brazen Beau posted an impressive winner at Haydock in the UK overnight with connections indicating Royal Ascot was next on the agenda for Dubai Station.
Thursday June 6
Tony Santic has bred some amazing horses under his Makybe Stud banner and two of the best are Makybe Diva and Starspangledbanner, who combined to produce a winner at Seymour on Thursday.
Thursday June 6
The all time record for the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale was smashed on the Gold Coast today when a colt by Dundeel sold for $850,000.
Thursday June 6
The catalogues for the upcoming Magic Millions Perth Winter Yearling and Thoroughbred Sales are now online.
Thursday June 6
The colours of astute syndicator Joe O’Neill’s Prime Thoroughbreds were carried to victory at Seymour on Thursday in impressive style by talented Rubick filly Rubisaki.
Thursday June 6
Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will be hoping third time’s a charm for their talented three-year-old Savvy Oak when he lines up in the Group I Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Thursday June 6
Our story on Tuesday highlighting value sires in NSW priced below $10,000 that would suit owner breeders working to a small budget received such a positive response we decided to take the advice of one reader and expand the story to include Victoria and next week we’ll delve into Queensland.
Thursday June 6
Lloyd Kennewell has announced on Twitter that his star sprinter Viddora has been sold and will be retired immediately.
Thursday June 6
We’re proud to say that the special horse tax talks Carrazzo Consulting has conducted at major horse sales since 2003 have been a popular and welcome addition for serious horse investors and/or their advisors seeking valuable information on this topic.
Thursday June 6
At Doomben on Wednesday, Better than Ready posted a 19th two year-old winner for the season to poke his nose back in front of big guns Snitzel and I Am Invincible in the race to be leading Australian sire by two year-old winners.
Wednesday June 5
An impeccably bred colt by Snitzel will head to the sire's former trainer after topping Day One of the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast today.
Wednesday June 5
A long overdue victory for talented Sizzling two year-old filly Blazing Miss at Canterbury on Wednesday continued a hot run of recent success for Newgate Farm sold juveniles including last Saturday’s Brisbane stakes-winner Shadow Hero and highly promising Exceed and Excel colt Exceedance.
Wednesday June 5
The subject of a Breednet ‘Juvenile Trial Watch’ story last month exciting Adelaide (IRE) filly Funstar put a smile on her trainer Chris Waller’s face when she romped home to win as she pleased on debut at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Wednesday June 5
Switched to Melbourne after two midfield finishes in Sydney metropolitan races, promising two year-old Dissident gelding Pancho relished the heavy ground and hit the line hard to break his maiden at Sandown on Wednesday.
Wednesday June 5
It’s that time of year again! As the breeding season approaches, so does Bloodstockauction,com’s annual Stallion Cover Charity Auction supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities, which will run from the 1st-6th of August 2019.
Wednesday June 5
The latest gavelhouse,com fortnightly New Zealand auction features a special consignment with six-time New Zealand Breeder of the Year winners Waikato Stud offering a draft of 27 unreserved weanlings for sale.
Wednesday June 5
The latest gavelhouse New Zealand auction is online now featuring quality youngstock, racehorses and breeding packages plus Waikato Stud's draft of unreserved weanlings.
Wednesday June 5
With great excitement Valachi Downs announce exquisitely-bred three-time Group 1 winning Champion sprinter US Navy Flag (USA) (War Front {USA}) will stand at the Matamata property in 2019.
Tuesday June 4
Magic Millions in partnershipwith the Gold Coast Turf Club aredelighted to announce a new International Raceday to coincide with Australia's premier breeze up style auction.
Tuesday June 4
The outstanding catalogue for Friday's Magic Millions National Racehorse Sale on the Gold Coast has been unveiled.
Tuesday June 4
Not all breeders are looking to turn a profit, some are just looking to breed a horse that can win them a share of the remarkable prizemoney we currently have on offer in Australia and in particular New South Wales.
Tuesday June 4
Two wins in as many starts has made the Kris Lees trained Wandjina filly Wandabaa a popular girl with her large group of owners put together by Australian Bloodstock.
Tuesday June 4
Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Yulong Investment Australia’s Chief Operating Officer Sam Fairgray, to the TBV Board.
Tuesday June 4
The Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale saw great results for Victorians across all areas; buyers, vendors and breeders.
Tuesday June 4
It’s not so long ago that including a major Australian stud in a story on a Japanese Group 1 trifecta would have been considered as unlikely as the Japanese rugby team beating the Springboks – which they did at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Monday June 3
Gun Coolmore sires Pierro and So You Think have been having a quiet battle to reach the goal of 100 Australian winners for the season and while Pierro remains tonight on nervous 99, So You Think has smashed out a quick double on Monday to get his ton.
Monday June 3
An extended Everest carnival will now be held over six weeks with a number of new races being introduced and significant increases in prizemoney for other races.
Monday June 3
Spring racing in NSW will extend beyond the Everest Carnival in Sydney with Newcastle and Kembla Grange today announced as staging standalone Saturday race meetings with $1 million feature races.
Monday June 3
Newgate Farm’s Deep Field added a 17th first crop winner to his tally when Scorpius saluted on debut at Moe on Monday for a happy group of United Syndications owners.
Monday June 3
In what will be Vinery's last yearling draft for the year, we present eight beautifully conformed yearlings with pedigrees to match their good looks.
Monday June 3
Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2020National Yearling Sales Series are now open with the Sale taking place next summer at the Karaka Sales Centre from 26 January until 2 February.
Monday June 3
Exciting prospect Shoshone delivered the first win for her sire, the Waikato Stud-based Sacred Falls, in fine fashion when she led all the way over 1200m at Ellerslie on Monday.
Monday June 3
Stakes-placed four times previously talented five year-old mare mare Coachwhip broke the ice at stakes level when scoring a commanding win in the $100,000 Grade III Matron Stakes at Arlington on Saturday.
Monday June 3
We hope you are able to join us for the 2019 Grenville Stud Stallion Parade to be held this Saturday (8th June).
Monday June 3
Progressive Hinchinbrook three year-old Champion’s Way stamped himself as one of the brightest prospects for next season in Hong Kong when winning the Group III Lion Rock Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Sunday June 2
She won 10 off 11 starts and is widely thought to be the best horse ever sired by Fastnet Rock, so when four-time Group I winner Atlantic Jewel produces her first winner it’s always going to be news.
Sunday June 2
The 2019 Magic Millions National Sale moves into its third week at the Gold Coast on Wednesday with the yearlings taking centre stage and while there have been many horses offered at this sale so far, none are anything like this one.
Sunday June 2
When Darley Stud’s flagship stallion Exceed And Excel returns from his tour of duty at Kildangan Stud in Ireland to cover his 16th book of mares at Kelvinside, he lands with an all-conquering reputation as a broodmare sire and an emerging reputation as a sire of sires.
Sunday June 2
Graduates of the Karaka 2018 Sale finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Wanganui, headed by the talented and gutsy filly Flaunting (NZ) (Showcasing).
Sunday June 2
It may well have been an off-season a 2-year old handicap over 1100 metres however it would be no surprise if Saturday's opener at Rosehill proved to be an exceptional form race.
Sunday June 2
When Fastnet Rock mare Missrock topped the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week fetching $2,3million her UK based buyers John and Jake Warren announced she would be going back to the UK with the view of breeding fast Classic horses and they will be hoping she can produce something like Anthony Van Dyck.
Saturday June 1
Not A Single Doubt’s wonderful daughter Kenedna capped a remarkable season in Saturday’s Group II Bundaberg Rum PJ O'Shea Stakes (2200m) at Doomben.
Saturday June 1
A week after the death of Paul Makin, the Gary Newham-trained filly Winning Ways carried the Makin colours to victory in a roughhouse Group 1 Treasury Brisbane Qld Oaks (2200m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Saturday June 1
Te Rapa visitor Flaunting coped best with the testing Heavy11 track conditions prevalent at Wanganui on Saturday as she slogged through the mud to take out the Listed John Turkington Forestry Ltd.
Saturday June 1
Winner of the Group III PJ Bell Stakes at Randwick in April, the James Cummings-trained Multaja capped a wonderful day for Blake Shinn when she powered home to win Saturday’s Listed Mittys Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.
Saturday June 1
Blake Shinn is putting on an exhibition at Doomben with the 5-year-old gelding Redouble the third leg of a stakes 4-timer when capturing the Innovative Hire Spear Chief Handicap (1350m).
Saturday June 1
Godolphin’s Plague Sone had looked a stakes-winner in waiting from the time he ran the top-class Written By to a half-length in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield at his second start in February last year.
Saturday June 1
The greater part of Saturday’s Group II Sky Racing Moreton Cup (1200m) at Doomben was an easy watch for Segenhoe Stud whose colour-bearers Pretty In Pink and Winter Bride looked set to fight out the finish before the menacing presence Brave Song loomed large in the closing stages.
Saturday June 1
Mark Newnham said he had to pinch himself after his two-year-old Dawn Approach (IRE) gelding Diamond Thunder overpowered the erratic favourite California Zimbol in Saturday’s Listed Authentic Security Oxlade Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.
Saturday June 1
Second behind Autocratic when making his career debut at Newcastle on May 5, the Mark Newnham-trained gelding Shadow Hero left that galloper in his wake with a hard-fought win in Saturday's Listed Mitavite The Phoenix (1630m) at Doomben.
Saturday June 1
Exciting young sire Sidestep sired his first Northern Hemisphere stakes-winner overnight with promising two yea-rold colt Real Appeal winning the Listed Prix La Flèche at Maisons-Laffitte.
Saturday June 1
The Group I Epsom Oaks was run overnight with victory going to Frankel filly Anapurna, who was tenacious to the line in beating the favourite Pink Dogwood, a daughter of Camelot.
Friday May 31
Pierro’s outstanding daughter Arcadia Queen is heading east to join the powerful Chris Waller stable as she chases further Group I success this spring.
Friday May 31
Inglis announced earlier today that Group I mare In Her Time, a rising seven year-old, would be their representative for the $14million The Everest in October.
Friday May 31
The dam of this year’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner Lyre topped the fourth and final day of the 2019 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.
Friday May 31
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.
Friday May 31
Three-time Group Two winner Ocean Emperor has been retired from racing and is about to embark on a stud career.
Friday May 31
The days of a blue hen being nurtured throughout her stud career by one farm to produce a well thought out dynasty of stakes-winners is something we see little of in Australia.
Friday May 31
I Am Invincible posted an impressive debut juvenile winner in South Africa on Thursday when the Yarraman Park bred and sold filly Lady Defiance saluted at Vaal with her dam to be offered at the NM National Broodmare Sale later today in the supplementary section.
Thursday May 30
Two of the country's top young producing mares were the stars on the Gold Coastas the third day of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale continued its strong momentum.
Thursday May 30
Chatswood Stud are proud to report their resident stallion Reward For Effort has sired his 100th individual winner for the 2018/19 season (153 wins).
Thursday May 30
Not many two year-olds make their debut over 1600 metres, but obviously Gerald Ryan thought it was the right call for this blue-blooded son of Champion 3YO Filly Faint Perfume.
Thursday May 30
Chris Waller has dominated the Group 1 Queensland Oaks in recent years with the likes of Winx (2015), Egg Tart (2017) and Youngstar (2018) and with five acceptors the champion Sydney trainer will have a big say in Saturday’s classic at Doomben.
Thursday May 30
Sonia O'Gorman of Glen Eden Stud could not be happier with her stunning Giant's Causeway stallion Giant's Steps (Arg), the Champion 3YO Turf Colt in Chile for 2012/2013.
Thursday May 30
Spirit of Boom has moved beyond the price range of many Queensland breeders, but for those broodmare owners looking for a horse of similar profile with the potential to deliver similar upside, this horse is Jungle Cat.
Thursday May 30
Burgeoning success for Invincible Spirit’s exciting young sire son Kingman has seen his fee for Southern Hemisphere covers at Banstead Manor Stud in 2019 doubled to 70,000 pounds adding considerable interest to the only mare being offered at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale that is in foal to him.
Thursday May 30
Darley’s dual Group I winner Hallowed Crown shuttled to the UK for two seasons and posted his first Northern Hemisphere winner overnight with a tenacious win at Beverley for two year-old filly Allhallowtide.
Wednesday May 29
Former star race mare Global Glamour topped Day Two of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast today when selling for $1,55 million.
Wednesday May 29
The real life, fairy-tale of the dual Group One, winning all-female owned mare, Global Glamour came full circle today with her much-anticipated return to the Magic Millions Sales ring.
Wednesday May 29
Aquis Farm have formed partnerships with many high profile breeders and one of those bore fruit at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when promising Medaglia D’Oro (USA) colt Minted carried the Aquis colours to victory in a brilliant front running win.