Never further back than fourth in his five starts, the 3-year-old Vancouver gelding Vanquished chose the right spot to open his winning account in the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden Plate (1400m) at the Gold Coast.

The 4-year-old Astern mare Va Via upheld a family tradition when opening her stakes account in Saturday’s SEN Geelong Black Pearl Stakes (1200m) at Geelong.

Sporting the colours of Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay, the 4-year-old Almanzor gelding Holymanz earned his place in history as the inaugural winner of the $300,000 Bet365 Coastal Classic (1700m) at Geelong.

For a horse with as much talent as Barassi it seems amazing that he had not won a race until today, but the Toby and Trent Edmonds trained five year-old son of I Am Invincible broke the ice in spectacular fashion winning the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1100m) at the Gold Coast by daylight.

A day after his connections took a leap of faith with a late nomination for the Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m), emerging stayer Canheroc rewarded their confidence with a powerful lead-up performance in the Listed Marton Jockey Club Marton Cup (2200m) at Hastings on Saturday.

Exciting New Zealand import Carbonados kept his unblemished career record intact with an impressive Australian debut in Saturday’s A$175,000 SCAADA Group 3YO Handicap (1100m) at Geelong.

The classy Too Darn Hot (GB) filly Arabian Summer staked her claim for next week's $3,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic with a dominant performance in the $150,000 Aquis Gold Pearl (1100m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

The highest-priced Trapeze Artist yearling in 2023, Spywire was a $520,000 purchase for Ciaron Maher Bloodstock/Group 1 Bloodstock from the Widden draft at Magic Millions last year and he will start amongst the top chances in next week’s $3million Magic Millions 2YO Classic after a cavalier win in the $150,000 Aquis Gold Nugget (1100m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

The faith of connections in Stay Focused is infectious, with a plan mapped out targeting the Blue Diamond Stakes even before the son of Cosmic Force made an exciting debut in Saturday’s $150,000 Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond Hcp (1100m) at Geelong.

Located in the rolling hills of Cootamundra in NSW, Twin Hills Stud is a proven nursery for elite thoroughbreds and they will offer a diverse draft of 17 for Magic Millions including youngsters by the farm’s exciting young sire Peltzer and the only filly in the catalogue by reigning Champion New Zealand sire Proisir.

Chris Waller has had a lot of success with Torryburn Stud graduates – think Home Affairs and Espiona – and he has another promising up and comer with the same brand in Mare of Mt Buller, whose full sister is headed to Perth Magic Millions.

Here is the full list of 68 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The winner of all four of her barrier trials, the 3-year-old Written Tycoon filly Tycoon Deshauna looked like a seasoned pro when making her debut in the Kia Ora Prague Hcp (1100m) at Canterbury on Friday.

A gorgeous grey by So You Think, D’Argento was a charismatic Group I winning member of the Star Thoroughbreds team before retiring to Bowness Stud and he sired his first winner at Canterbury on Friday night with a fast finishing victory for Rag Queen.

Victorian visitor Wings Of Song overcame a sluggish start to capture Friday’s Ladbrokes Tasmanian Guineas (1600m) at Hobart and honour Coolmore Stud’s one-season shuttler Mendelssohn (USA) with his first Australian stakes-winner.

A classy front-running ride from Tegan Newman provided Steven Cole with a special victory at Ruakaka on Friday with Per La Vita.

Progressive Queensland farm Telemon Thoroughbreds have been celebrating the success of star graduate Abounding in recent weeks and are proud to present a draft of 15 for Magic Millions with a nice mix of proven and promising sires represented.

The star-studded Christmas Carnival at Pukekohe on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day produced a number of highly impressive three-year-old winners who may be pointed towards the $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) later this month.

Almanzor four-year-old Holymanz will be vying to secure his ticket back to New Zealand later this month when he heads to Geelong on Saturday to contest the A$300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m).

It was hard not to be impressed with Wootton Bassett (GB) at the Coolmore stallion parades last year and his dark and dashing good looks have been stamped indelibly across his progeny with 35 of his yearlings to be offered at Magic Millions next week including some of the highlight horses of the sale.

As we enter the 2024 season of major yearling and breeding stock sales, our office again prepares for the inevitable calls from new clients with their “how do I start and structure a new horse business” questions.

Maree McEwan is out and about for Breednet at the sales, so catch up with what people have been saying during the busy inspection days leading up to the sale.

Here is the full list of 31 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Hunter Valley nursery Cressfield is renowned for producing quality runners with serious pedigree and this year’s Magic Millions draft will leave buyers seeking elite fillies spoiled for choice.

After two seconds in barrier trials behind his hugely talented stablemate Straight Charge, the Snitzel colt Trunk makes his eagerly awaited debut in a fascinating Rex Gorell Geelong Diamond Hcp at Geelong on Saturday.

Leading Victorian nursery Blue Gum Farm has a proven track record for success and under the new ownership of Jason and Melanie Stenning (Trilogy Racing) and Sean and Cathy Dingwall it’s business as usual with a new stallion roster featuring Flying Artie and Sejardan, plus quality yearling consignments for major sales starting with Magic Millions.

Stakes targets are in the offing for promising juvenile The Victress following her debut win in the Lindsay Goudie & Brian Hare Memorial 1000 at Te Aroha on Wednesday.

God Of Eros was never intended to be a long-term member of Shane Crawford’s stable, but the Cambridge horseman isn’t dwelling on the unexpected outcome.

After a mixed spring preparation, Illicit Dreams announced herself as a key figure in the upcoming southern Guineas series with a dominant Rating 75 victory at Omoto on Wednesday.

The newly formed Alma Vale / Kitchwin Hills Partnership will be presenting yearlings for the first time at Magic Millions with Verna Metcalfe (Alma Vale) and new Kitchwin Hills Stud Manager Oscar Englebrecht looking forward to a rewarding few weeks at the Gold Coast.

Dual G1 placed filly Kimochi (Brave Smash) will be offered for sale as a racing and breeding prospect at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale in May.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Widden Stud’s young gun sire Zousain broke the ice with his first winner on Wednesday when the Te Akau colours were carried to victory aboard first starter The Victress at Te Aroha, their fourth winner from eight yearlings purchased at Magic Millions in 2023.

Two impeccably bred 3-year-old fillies making their career debuts fought out the finish of the GD & SL O'Sullivan Builders Maiden Plate at Seymour on Wednesday.

James Chapman’s luck with his well-credentialled broodmare Savaria has taken a turn for the better with the prospect of another healthy return on his investment later this month.

One of Queensland’s iconic farms, Raheen Stud bred or sold runners have been in hot form in recent months and Basil, Di and Natalie Nolan and their team will be busy at Magic Millions with a big draft of 23 to present including five by the stud’s proven winner producing sire Heroic Valour.

Labelled as ‘the best week on the sales calendar,’ New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series is truly a unique experience over six action-packed days of selling, opened by the richest sporting spectacle in New Zealand with the TAB Karaka Millions Raceday.

The National Pony Racing Series moves to the Gold Coast this weekend giving racing fans across the country another opportunity to witness some of Australia’s best young riders showcase their skills. 

New Zealand’s champion sire Savabeel needs no introduction and for his legion of Australian fans there is an exciting opportunity coming up at Magic Millions with Newhaven Park set to offer the first yearlings by his Champion 2YO Cool Aza Beel, whose two year-old full brother Cool ‘n’ Fast is favourite for this year’s Karaka Million.

It’s been a long time in the planning, but the transformation of boutique Hunter Valley nursery Kia Ora Stud into a serious stallion farm is about to move into the next exciting phase with the first yearlings by foundation sires Farnan and Prague set to take centre stage at the Gold Coast for Magic Millions.

Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Five heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning and four of the winners have siblings in upcoming sales and two of them are by first season sires Yes Yes Yes and D’Argento.

Exciting filly Orchestral was on song at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day when downing a quality line-up in the Barfoot & Thompson 1600, including last start vanquisher Lupo Solitario.

A $1.4million Magic Millions yearling and a dual Group I winner at two, King’s Legacy is the most represented first season sire heading into the Magic Millions and the blue blood son of Redoute’s Choice has several yearlings on offer that have had some good pedigree updates in recent weeks.

The first day of what is set to be the must lucrative year in terms of prizemoney in the history of Australian racing saw Inglis graduates to the fore of the main races.

A couple of stakes-winners over the New Year period hold some Karaka intrigue including an Aussie bred mare from a very familiar Kiwi family and a Kiwi bred filly from a well-known Aussie family.

If you’re a fan of Better Than Ready and who isn’t, you’ll be beating a path to the Yarramalong Park draft at Magic Millions which features 22 of his stock including the full sister to Group II winner Chrysaor, current favourite for the $3million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

A blue blood four year-old I Am Invincible gelding that had never trialled previously was a dominant debut winner at Toowoomba on New Year’s Day as a hot favourite making a lie of his Inglis Digital purchase price of $2,250.

Here is the full list of 102 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Short-priced favourite Casino Seventeen clung to a desperate short-half-head win over the fast-finishing Be Optimistic in the $1,000,000 Group II Tabtouch - Perth Cup (2400m) at Ascot on New Year’s Day.

Talented Russian Revolution gelding Insurrection won five races in 2023 and kicked off 2024 in a winning vein claiming his first Black Type victory in the $200,000 Listed ATC Canterbury Sprint (1200m) on New Year’s Day.

Apprentice Keshaw Dhurun timed his run perfectly on the God Has Spoken gelding Ghost Who Walks in the Listed Furphy - Summer Scorcher (1000m) at Ascot.

The 4-year-old Universal Ruler mare Yonga Lass has been a revelation since joining the Grant and Alana Williams stable and earned a richly deserved maiden stakes success in the Group III Mrs Mac's - La Trice Classic (1800m) at Ascot on New Year's Day.

A Group II winner in New Zealand at two and a Listed Hareeba Stakes winner at four, the 6-year-old Not A Single Doubt gelding Not An Option add the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1200m) to the CV at Flemington on New Year's Day.

A third consecutive win for Glentaneous (IRL) as he opened his stakes account in the Listed Bagot Hcp (2800m) at Flemington on New Year's Day.

Warren Kennedy has stamped an indelible mark on New Zealand racing with the ex-pat South African jockey dominating proceedings at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day with seven wins, including four of the five feature events on the card.

Former champion jockey Lance O’Sullivan captured five Gr.1 Railway (1200m) successes in the saddle and on Monday he finally got his hands on the silverware as a trainer, courtesy of Waitak’s explosive victory in the Sistema-sponsored feature.

Promising New Zealand-bred filly Krementz collected the second win of her four-start career with a determined performance in the Australian Trainers’ Association Plate (1400m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day.

Consistent Star Witness filly Bellatrix Star upset the favourites and showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in the TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) later his month as she took out the Group II SKYCITY Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Pukekohe on Monday.

It was a fitting win in the inaugural Gr.2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2050m), formerly known as the Royal Stakes, at Pukekohe on Monday, with the Cambridge Stud-bred and owned About Time taking out the fillies feature named after the farm’s founder.

Ex-pat Kiwi jockey Jason Collett well and truly paid for a flying visit home from his Sydney base when he guided promising stayer Trust In You to a gritty victory in the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day.

Racing all over Australia and New Zealand for New Year’s Day including stakes races at Ascot, Flemington and Canterbury, plus a great day at Pukekohe Park with the G1 Railway for the sprinters and a highly anticipated clash for the top 2YO’s the G2 Eclipse, will it be the I Am Invincible colt or the Written Tycoon filly?

Here is the full list of 56 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The popular country stable of Barb Joseph and Paul and Matt Jones have a bit to look forward to in 2024 and particularly with a bargain priced filly that bolted in on debut at Nowra on New Year’s Eve and has a half-sister to be offered at Magic Millions.

The Waterhouse Bott stable will be without one of their top chances in the $3million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on January 13 with news on Sunday that Straight Charge is out of contention due to an elevated temperature.

Julie Harris and her team are taking five yearlings to Magic Millions including three by exciting first season sires Peltzer, Prague and King’s Legacy, whose colt from Laugh a Little has a good pedigree update from Saturday.

The pages of the Karaka 2024 catalogues are filled with the biggest names among stallion ranks on both sides of the Tasman.

The first day of 2024 will add a new dimension to the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, moving beyond 1600 metres for the first time this season with the running of the $225,000 Group Two Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes (2050m) at Pukekohe.

Cambridge horseman Ben Foote was left disappointed following Babylon Berlin’s head defeat to glamour mare Imperatriz in this year’s Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) and he is hoping she can go one better in the sprinting feature at Pukekohe on Monday.

A steady stream of winners in the past few months has the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott training partnership sitting in fourth on the National Trainer’s premiership table and they look to have a number of top chances to add to their season’s 22-win tally at Pukekohe on New Year’s Day.

Stella Splendida continued her winning ways at Taupo on Saturday, recording her fourth win from eight career starts in the Cosana NZ – Charge Of The Light Brigade (1200m).

Already assured a valuable career at stud as a half-sister to dual Group One winner Legarto, talented mare Emanon has herself spent some time in the racetrack spotlight during the holiday period.

Here is the full list of 107 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The richest race at Moonee Valley on Saturday was the $175,000 MVRC VOBIS Gold Carat (1200m) and the runaway winner was progressive filly Peace Treat, a $50,000 Inglis Premier Showcase Session purchase from Widden Stud for Roll The Dice Racing / Rogers Bloodstock.

Progressive mare Miss Tarzy has been in outstanding form this campaign and the daughter of Tarzino continued her rich run of form at The Valley on Saturday when running out a ready winner of the Blake Albones Memorial Handicap (2040m) under jockey Rhys McLeod.

Four-year-old gelding Grebeni notched his seventh career victory when narrowly prevailing in the Drinkwise Maroubra Mile (1600m) at Randwick in front of a throng of enthusiastic owners.

Never further back than third at her last eight starts, Lady Laguna reserves her best for Queensland, and the daughter of Overshare was a most deserved winner of Saturday’s Listed Magic Millions Nudgee Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.

Winless in four starts since the $1,000,000 Group II BRC Aquis Stallions Sires' Produce at Eagle Farm in May, the recently gelded Cifrado staged a last-to-first performance in Saturday's $300,000 Group III Magic Millions Vo Rogue Stakes (1350m) at Doomben.

A $300,000 Magic Millions purchase from Widden Stud, talented three year-old Sydney Bowler made it three wins in as many starts when scoring at Randwick on Saturday bringing a nice pedigree update for his yearling half-sister by Doubtland heading to Inglis Classic.

Quality stayer Dunkel lumped 61kgs to an emphatic victory at The Valley on Saturday in the Ladbroke It! Handicap (2040m), as the Patrick Payne-trained galloper notched the seventh victory of his career from just ten starts.

A last-start winner at Morphettville, the expensive Exceed And Excel colt Wolfgang made the trip to Doomben to capture the Anders 1st Yearlings On Offer Hcp (1200m) and earn a place in the $3,000,000 Magic Millions 2yo Classic at the Gold Coast.

Godolphin bought just two yearlings at Magic Millions in 2023 and are likely to have a runner in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after striking Extreme Choice colt Parkour saluted at Randwick on Saturday.

Newgate Farm's Group 1 ATC Doncaster Handicap winner Brutal is off the mark with Jenni's Meadow making an exciting career debut in Saturday's Young Members Cocktail Party 2 February Hcp (1200m) at Moonee Valley.

With his first yearlings about to be offered at Magic Millions in January, top class sprinter miler Peltzer is well into the next phase of his career as a young stallion at Twin Hills Stud, but for his younger sister Madison Kate it’s all just beginning and she cast off maiden status in style at Cranbourne on Friday.

Here is the full list of 54 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A rail-hugging ride by Codi Jordan proved the difference in First Accused triumphing in a four-horse war in the Listed Kevin Sharkie Tasmanian Stakes at Hobart on Friday.

A two year-old by Capitalist highlighted in a recent Breednet Juvenile Trial Watch story was well fancied to win the $50,000 Aquis Park Clan O’Sullivan (1000m) at Canberra on Friday and delivered a winning debut.

The popularity of the first running of the $500,000 Debut on Magic Millions day for unraced two year-olds in 2023 has led to the addition of another race with one for colts/ geldings and the other for fillies, so let’s take a look at the top contenders on the ballot order of entry produced by Racing Australia based on barrier  trial performance.

Three heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Friday morning and all three heat winners have designs on the Gold Coast with one headed to the $3million MM 2YO Classic and the other pair looming as likely contenders for the $500,000 Magic Millions Debut events for unraced colts / geldings and fillies.

The team at Cody Cole Racing got a much-needed boost over the busy summer racing period when they scored a winning treble at Arawa Park on Thursday.

Stephen Marsh is confident of Velocious giving another bold account of herself at Pukekohe Park on New Year’s Day, although his confidence is tempered by an unfavourable forecast.

2023 has been another stellar year for Torryburn Stud with a new Group I winner and a Hong Kong Derby winner added to the tally and their Magic Millions draft for the Gold Coast holds the promise of more star performers to come.

South Australian vendors Mill Park Stud have achieved an extraordinary record for producing Group I winners over many years and a slew of new stakes-winners during the recent spring carnival will have yearling buyers beating a path to their draft 11 for Magic Millions in January.

Here is the full list of 59 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The progeny of first season sires are always of immense interest at the yearling sales and no more so than the Magic Millions with the progeny of 26 stallions entering the yearling ring for the first time at the Gold Coast.

Racing in career-best form, the 5-year-old Reliable Man (GB) mare Lekvarte (NZ) came with a barnstorming finish for a maiden stakes success in the Group III Gosford RSL Belle Of The Turf Stakes (1600m).

Form around Ozzmosis and King’s Gambit was good enough for the Snitzel colt Royal Tribute to open his stakes account in the Listed Sneddon Brothers Gosford Guineas (1200m) at Gosford on Thursday.

Tackling a competitive maiden over 1100m at Gosford at her career debut, the Shamus Award filly The Black Cloud won in the manner of a filly with a future.

The outsider of the three debutants in the Big Event Picnic Tables Maiden Plate (1000m) at Mornington, the Nicconi filly Viola Vivace blew past her two rivals for an impressive debut.

The Gosford meeting on Thursday features the $200,000 Listed Gosford Guineas and $300,000 Group III Belle of the Turf Stakes with the Guineas likely to shed light on the upcoming $3million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas with several contenders engaged.