Thoroughbred Age classes sponsored by Godolphin and The Thoroughbred Series begin at the Aquis Champions Tour at the Gold Coast next week - sponsored by Strawberry Hill Stud with $ 16,000 in prize money and more in rugs and rosettes!! .

The 2019 Coolmore Australia roster has received a new addition with Scat Daddy’s champion young sire son No Nay Never (USA) set to return for his fourth season.

Boom two-year-olds Prince Of Sussex (Toronado) and Sartorial Splendor (Brazen Beau) can give a huge boost to the stocks of their respective first season sires in Saturday’s inaugural running of the $1 million The Showdown at Caulfield for VOBIS Sires eligible horses at Caulfield on Saturday but we will look to a stallion that could be viewed as a defector from the Victorian Thoroughbred industry.

Riccarton trainer Michael Pitman is enjoying the build-up to racing at Sha Tin on Sunday as his class sprinter Enzo’s Lad gets set to contest the HK$16 million Group1 the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m).

At the Inglis Chairman's Sale on May 3, Newgate Farm will offer a stunning selection of mares including Group I winner Aloisia and dual Group III winner Pecans.

Rosemont Stud have pulled off a major coup with the announcement that gun stallion Starspangledbanner will be returning to Victoria for the forth-coming 2019 breeding season.

I Am Invincible has had a truly remarkable 2018/19 season thus far with an impressive 26 individual stakes winners, a phenomenal number that has only ever been reached by the likes of the great Danehill and Snitzel.

Tulloch Lodge has won the Listed VRC St Leger (2800m) with Hippopus (2013), Order Of The Sun (2014) and Runaway last year and I dare say that trio took a ‘catch me if you can’ attitude that gave the stable it’s fourth winner in the last seven years, Transact.

The Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) was expected to be a cakewalk for the undefeated Dundeel colt Super Seth but after setting the pace under top-weight he was outsprinted by the Archie Alexander-trained Testa Rossa filly Chaillot.

Progressive four-year-old Rock On Wood remains unbeaten in his current campaign after scoring his biggest career victory in Thursday’s Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac Mile (1600m) at Awapuni.

The two year-old fillies maiden at Randwick on ANZAC Day featured an outstanding selection of blue-blooded fillies with Gerry Harvey’s homebred Libertini triumphant by a space.

Ruakaka galloper Diva Express proved too swift for her two-year-old rivals when she took out the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1200m) at Avondale on Thursday.

Former champion Australasian three-year-old and five-time Group One winner Jimmy Choux has been sold to prominent Western Australian owner-breeder Alan MacAlister and will stand next season at Wayne and Tracy Rodwell’s Rosalee Park Stud in Serpentine.

Spendthrift Australia announces that it has formed a relationship with Trainer Connections Pty Ltd (Trainer Connections) and will offer a complimentary ASIC regulated Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for any foal by a Spendthrift stallion to be syndicated by a trainer.

A full brother to champion seven time Group I winner Highland Reel, three year-old Galileo colt Cape of Good Hope stamped himself as an Epsom Derby contender when winning the Epsom Blue Riband Trial on Wednesday in the UK.

A Group I winner last Saturday of the ATC All Aged Stakes, Pierata has been retired after connections reached an agreement with Aquis Farm to secure the stallion’s future at stud.

The Inglis Chairman’s Sale catalogue has been finalised, with seven quality wildcard entries joining the world-class collection of broodmares to be offered.

The field of the inaugural Showdown has been finalised, with 16 VOBIS Sires two-year-olds set to chase the $1 million purse this Saturday at Caulfield’s Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday.

Exciting young Coolmore sire Rubick added a tenth first crop winner to his tally with an impressive debut victory at Ipswich on Wednesday for talented colt Ruuca.

Westbury Stud have released the fees for their 2019 stallion line-up with Reliable Man and Tarzino heading the roster at $15,000 + GST.

Aquis are pleased to announce the acquisition of Sebring’s outstanding dual Group-winning colt Sesar.

At Cornerstone we are very proud of our involvement within the South Australian Racing and Breeding scene for the last 60 years.

Vinery Stud has announced their 2019 service fees ahead of a breakthrough season for exciting young sires Press Statement and Headwater.

Following the announcement of Acclamation’s Group 1 Prix de la Foret winner Aclaim (GB)joining Aquis Farm for 2019, the Fung family are extremely proud to highlight another two outstanding stallions who will form part of one of Australia’s most exciting stallion rosters for the upcoming breeding season.

Horses sold through the Karaka sale ring in recent years are now providing timely pedigree updates to the 61 yearlings catalogued in New Zealand Bloodstock's South Island Sale .

All is in readiness for Sunday’s Melbourne Gold Yearling Sale, for which inspections begin tomorrow.

Arrowfield Stud today announced its 2019 roster of 11 stallions headed by Champion Sire Snitzel, whose fee is unchanged at $220,000 inc GST.

The 2013 Juddmonte International Stakes and Queen Anne Stakes winner Declaration Of War (USA) has covered plenty of ground in his short stud career to date, which began at Coolmore Stud in Ireland in 2014, then moved to Ashford Stud in America and in 2019 the Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan in addition to two seasons in Australia.

Only a long-head separated the speedy Bengalla Bay from the fast-finishing Deep Field colt King’s Champ in the Star Kingdom Handicap at Muswellbrook on Monday, which denied Deep Field of having four winners from as many runners in the space of five days.

Newgate Farm have a top class roster of young stallions in 2019 offering breeders a variety of the very best Australian speed bloodlines across an affordable price range.

On Monday we looked at the statistics of rising star second season sires Zoustar and Dundeel, but they aren’t the only stallions in this division doing a great job with Eureka Stud’s Spirit of Boom also doing some amazing things, while Darley’s Epaulette has also shown his hand as a serious sire in the making.

Friendless in betting, I Am Courage was sent off a $61 chance at his career debut but he cut a swathe through nine opponents in a QTIS Two-Years-Old Handicap over 1050m at Toowoomba on Easter Monday to credit the First Season Sire frontrunner Sidestep with his fourth individual winner.

Exciting young Newgate sires Wandjina and Deep Field provided the quinella in the $27,000 Star Kingdom Handicap for juvenile colts at Muswellbrook on Easter Monday and then the next winner with Deep Field filly Just Field winning the $27,000 Miss Finland Handicap for juvenile fillies in spectacular style.

Sun Stud has announced its stallion fees for 2019 with the exciting addition of Champion 2YO, National Defense, to Victoria's premier lineup.

A comfortable victory at the Waverley trials earlier this month has confirmed a start in Saturday’s Group III Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) for promising three-year-old Lincoln Falls.

Sun Stud sires Magnus and Love Conquers All had stakes success on Saturday with Streets of Avalon winning the Group III MRC Victoria Handicap at Caulfield, while Mr Marbellouz won the Listed BRC Ascot Handicap at Doomben.

Our current crop of second season sires includes some stallions that are being tipped for the very top of the stallion tree, so lets take a look at how Zoustar and Dundeel compare by statistics given Widden have already set Zoustar’s fee at $154,000 and we await the fee on Dundeel, who stands at Arrowfield Stud.

David Vandyke has a happy knack for getting the best from a good filly and might have another on his hands with Bacccarat Baby winning the Listed BRC Princess Stakes at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday after it was transferred from the abandoned Doomben meeting on Saturday.

Astute trainer Alan Denham produced an impressive winner for Deep Field on Saturday when Mocambo powered to an easy victory at Kembla Grange.

It’s not often you find the owner of a Group Three winner at Royal Randwick happily ensconced on his tractor cutting grass less than twenty-four hours after such a notable victory.

The inaugural Inglis Millennium winner gave trainer Richard Litt his first G1 success and Arrowfield stallion Dundeel his debut Australian G1 victory as Castelvecchio dominated his rivals in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick.

One horse sourced from Germany and another from Japan assured Australian Bloodstock of another successful weekend with an interstate stakes double.

Trekking may be a long way off being the best horse in the Godolphin stable but he certainly earns his keep.

If ever a horse was overdue to win a Group I race it is surely four year-old Pierro stallion Pierata, who rectified that one shortcoming on his imposing record when scoring a brilliant win in the Group I ATC All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Winner of the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington two starts back, the Magnus gelding Streets Of Avalon earned his second stakes win in Saturday’s Group III Victoria Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

After Group 1 winners in New Zealand and South Africa, Dundeel put one on the board in Australia when Castelvecchio proved a class above in Saturday’s Group 1 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

Locally trained mare Lil Miss Swiss caused a major boil-over when she nabbed hot favourite Orepuki Lad in the shadows of the winning post to capture the Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m) on Saturday.

A truly run race set up the perfect conditions for Cambridge three-year-old Lord Arthur who stormed to victory in the Group II Valachi Downs Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie.

As is the nature of things, the progeny of two stallions relocating to new homes in 2019 fought out of the finish of Saturday’s Group III Hong Kong Jockey Club J H B Carr Stakes at Randwick.

Former Australian galloper Endless Drama (IRE) backed up an eye-catching finish for second at Hastings last week to go one better at Ellerslie on Saturday when he took out the Group II Manco Easter Handicap (1600m).

Not long after celebrating stakes success in New Zealand with promising So You Think two year-old Quick Thinker, the OTI Racing group had more to be happy about when seasoned stayer Grey Lion (IRE) scored a well deserved first Black Type win in the Group III JRA Plate at Randwick.

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman training partnership set a new record for the most victories at stakes level in a New Zealand season when promising colt Quick Thinker took out the Listed Buffalo & Co Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

The Dennis brothers, Tony, Joe, Ray and Martin, were honoured with the 2016 Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Racing Award and the leading South Island breeders are enjoying the journey their homebred The Chosen One is taking them.

Making his second trip to the races, the Stuart Kendrick-trained Let’s Cheer Again ploughed through the mud in a QTIS 2yo C&G Maiden Plate over 900 metres at the Gold Coast on Saturday to credit his sire Hallowed Crown with his first winner.

Triple Crown hero American Pharoah sired his first North American winner when the Wesley Ward trained colt Maven  saluted at Aqueduct on Friday.

Bob and Sandra Peters enjoy spectacular success with their stable of homebreds, but it was one of their Karaka purchases that had them in the winner’s circle at Ascot on Good Friday when Celebrity Dream took out the Listed WATC Sheila Gwynne Classic.

There’s not much racing on Good Friday, but there were a couple of stakes races in Perth with the Group III WATC WA Sires Produce Stakes won by Snippetson gelding Tinsnip.

On the other wide of the world last night, Godolphin unleashed the two year-old half-brother to their Australian star performer Avilius (GB)and he duly won in the manner of a horse headed for Black Type.

Deep Field added another impressive debut winner to his tally on Thursday when Riddle Me That powered clear to win as he pleased.

Magic Millions is proud to release the online catalogue for one of the world's leading breeding stock sales, the 2019 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.

SIR PRANCEALOT continued his ground breaking invasion of the US Turf scene on the weekend with GINGER NUT landing the Listed Limestone Turf sprint over 1100m at Keeneland.

It has been quite a season for the 21-year-old mare St Therese.

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.

This week’s barrier trial report on the older unraced horses for the past week including all unraced triallers with breeding and sale data.

Woodside Park Stud is extremely proud to announce our 2019 Stallion Roster that will once again be headed by Victoria’s Champion Sire Written Tycoon, a stallion who really needs no introduction.

Promising Rubick gelding Erno made it two wins in as many starts when he led throughout and skipped away to win with authority at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

A homebred for Richard Johnston’s Bylong Park, well bred three year-old Zoustar gelding Zouologist opened his account with an easy victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday as a short priced favourite.

Talented two-year-old filly Folk Dress made it back-to-back wins on her home track when successful in the Matamata Glass & Joinery (1000m) on Wednesday.

In less than two weeks, 61 southern bred yearlings will make their sale ring appearance at New Zealand Bloodstock’s South Island Sale – many presented by the same vendors of stakes-winning graduates of the Sale.

In an act of generosity, Valachi Downs principals Kevin and Jo Hickman have gifted a regally bred filly to the CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust, founded by Little Avondale Stud’s Catriona Williams.

Most experts anticipated that the progeny of Shamus Award would really hit their straps as three-year-olds, and it would appear that they were correct.

Leading first season sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) has struck early in the new European flat season with a stakes-winning 3YO on Tuesday at the prestigious Craven Stakes meeting at Newmarket in England.

Racing Minister Winston Peters says the Government will introduce two new pieces of legislation this year to revitalise the domestic racing industry.

There has been no shortage of responses from our readers keen to offer their thoughts on who they believe is the most suitable stallion for Winx in her first season at stud.

The young Fastnet Rock stallion, Highly Recommended, has been relocated to the South Island nursery, Berkley Stud, for the 2019 stud season.

Darley stallions have dominated Group I racing this season making their release of 2019 service fees one of the most anticipated of the year.

Peter and Paul Snowden and the Triple Crown Syndications team were in the winner’s circle at Hawkesbury on Tuesday with promising Rubick filly Chelsea Reign.

It wasn’t hard to find a ‘One to Watch’ on Tuesday with the full sister to recently retired multiple Group I winner Shoals opening her account at Bendigo on Tuesday.

Denman (Lonhro – Peach (Vain)) will stand at Twin Hills Stud, Cootamundra for the 2019 season.

Haunui Farm is pleased to announce that both IFFRAAJ (GB) (Zafonic) and BELARDO (Ire) (Lope De Vega) will be returning to New Zealand for the 2019 breeding season.

Champion New Zealand mare Melody Belle has been the subject of a significant overseas offer to purchase her as a broodmare, but connections of the six-time Group One winner have rejected the offer.

Two additional races have been added to the racing calendar at Yulong Jockey Club exclusively for New Zealand Bloodstock graduates, highlighting the growing relationship between China and New Zealand.

Flinder’s Park Stud graduate Humma Humma’s (Denman) narrow victory in the Listed Redelva Stakes over 1100 metres at Morphettville on the weekend was celebrated by her Mornington Peninsula vendor, after the talented mare had gone so close, on so many occasions.

Victorian-based global thoroughbred investor Spendthrift Australia went to $1,7 million to secure a colt by Japan’s champion sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) from Arrowfield on day one of the Inglis Easter Yearling sale.

Sun Stud’s stallions were having quite the weekend, with three impressive winners across three states.

What a send off it was for Winx in Saturday's $4 million Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the grand mare doing what Lonhro and Octagonal were able to do at their final starts in that same race - saying goodbye to her tens ofthousands of devoted fans with a typically soft victory - one that saw her retire as the world's highest ever prize money earner.

It may have been a day of celebrating the career of world champion Winx at Randwick on Saturday, but there was no one happier in the crowd than the connections of her talented stablemate Verry Elleegant.

Lack of match-practise wasn’t a factor when Rushing Fall scored a multi-dimensional victory in the Jenny Wiley Stakes Group 1 at Keeneland on Saturday.

Makfi mare Moyrabella proved once again her determination to win, adding a fifth victory in superb style at Wingatui last week.

The famed WIDDEN STUD have announced their roster for the 2019 season spearheaded by the exciting Zoustar (Northern Meteor) who will stand for $140,000 + GST while multiple Group 1-winning newcomer Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) will begin his first season at a fee of $90,000 + GST.

It was announced earlier today Group 1 sire Needs Further will remain at the Whishaw Family’s iconic Armidale Stud in Tasmania for the 2019 breeding season.

The Southern Hemisphere's number one weanling sale is ready to deliver more life changing opportunities for buyers with the release of a record sized catalogue for 2019.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka May Sale has played a leading part in the recent successes of Group One winners Yourdeel (NZ) (Dundeel) and Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj).

Fast Fleet – the dam of champion sprinter Santa Ana Lane – is the latest profile Wildcard entry confirmed for The Chairman’s Sale.

Coolmore have released fees on their 2019 roster headed by champion sire Fastnet Rock and Triple Crown winners American Pharoah (USA), Pierro and newcomer Justify (USA).

Well Winx has retired to the breeding barn so who better than the Breednet audience to advise the owners on where to go.

Commercial breeding is all about return on investment so with the Easter Sale behind us we thought we’d have a look at which sires have produced the maximum bang for buck so far this year.

A day after his half-brother Classique Legend took out the $1 million Group II Arrowfield Sprint at Randwick, the John Moore-trained Aethero made a sparkling career debut in the season’s first Griffin race over 1000 metres at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The runaway leading first season sire for number of winners, Better Than Ready was represented by his 15th individual winner when the Stuart Kendrick-trained Jagged Edge made an impressive career debut at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

The stars aligned for perennial bridesmaid Humma Humma in Saturday’s Listed Redelva Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville.