As we head into Cup Week Breednet are pleased to announce a new feature to our popular Black Book allowing people to track families, nominating a mare to then catch all of her relatives so we’ve given it a test with Procure (dam of Hips Don’t Lie) and Tricia Ann (daughter of My Tricia).

Darley have announced fees on their 2024 European roster with Dubawi topping the list at £350,000, while promising young guns Too Darn Hot and Blue Point, who are both in Australia this spring have been given increases.

Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

I Am Invincible and So You Think have broken clear of the pack in the race for champion sire, and both have some serious firepower in the features at Flemington and Rosehill on Saturday.

The Maher and Eustace stable sent out a hot favourite in the 1400m maiden at Warrnambool on Thursday and the daughter of Pierro duly coasted home alone.

The most expensive yearling from the final crop of Arrowfield Stud’s much missed champion sire Not a Single Doubt broke his maiden at Gosford on Thursday, but not in the way connections probably hoped.

Bargain buy Zambezi Khan was set for the Melbourne spring carnival months ago and her lead-up form will now see the daughter of Mongolian Khan take on Australia’s best fillies.

Trainers Ken Rae and Krystal Williams are hoping Illicit Dreams can get her Gr.1 Barneswood Farm NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) preparation back on track at Ashburton on Sunday in the Juice Signs (1400m).

"Unbelievable... I've never had a horse like him... he's got a jet engine... no doubt the best two-year-old I've trained." - Just some of the accolades Aidan O'Brien has for the exciting City Of Troy who remained undefeated winning the Group I Dewhurst Stakes in sensational style last month.

The legacy of champion Japanese stallion Deep Impact has reached every corner of the globe with this year’s Epsom Derby falling to his exceptional son Auguste Rodin, who runs in the Group I Breeder’s Cup Turf at Santa Anita this weekend, but closer to home there is only one way to access his bloodline this spring in Australia and that’s through his triple Group I winner Fierce Im

The Group I VRC Victoria Derby at Flemington on Saturday is worth a whopping $2 million and the testing trip of 2500m means a lot of horses are not going to see it out strongly and in a year like this one with no established Group I class horses engaged, it’s going to be a lottery, so let’s take a look at the pedigrees.

Here is the full list of 41 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

Father time finally caught up with the seemingly ageless Towkay, who was retired from stallion duties at Little Avondale in 2017, and the decision was made earlier in the week to humanely euthanise the son of Last Tycoon.

The Galileo (IRE) gelding Interpretation (IRL) is off to the Melbourne Cup after opening his Australian account in Wednesday’s $500,000 Group III Apiam Animal Health Bendigo Cup (2400m).

Unfortunate enough to meet the next start Group III winner, The Novelist, when on debut at Kembla Grange last December, Runwiththetide had been a model of consistency without winning at his following three starts. After being gelded, the son of Headwater emerged from a 23-week spell to break his maiden over 1100m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

A luckless second on debut at Hawkesbury, the Snitzel filly Until Valhalla made no mistake at start two, leading at every call to open her winning account in a $100,000 super maiden over 1400m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

Recent events at Hallmark Stud have ensured the inclusion of a highly valuable daughter of Proisir in the farm’s draft to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in January.

Placed three times and fifth in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes from four starts, The Autumn Sun filly Alectrona had paid her dues and broke through for a deserved maiden success over 1400m on Bendigo Cup Day.

Coolmore Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of well-known and respected industry professional, Brian McGuire as part of the Sales and Nominations team.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale continues to go from strength to strength as the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds, producing an honour roll of racetrack stars that no other sale of its kind can match.

My recent article on farm vehicles and FBT created some great feedback from many in the industry, mainly along the lines of; “it’s about time you addressed a topic that is such a headache for the breeding and racing industry!”.

Straight track experience at Flemington is always vital and last Friday seven of the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes runners had a jumpout down the Flemington straight including three of the top four in the betting so here they are.

The field for the $10million Golden Eagle is out with several Kiwi bred contenders looking to keep up their domination of this rich race for four year-olds run over 1500m at Rosehill..

Outstanding staying mare Lunar Flare might not have the first Tuesday in November at Flemington after her retirement due to injury following her fourth place in the Group II Moonee Valley Gold Cup, but a Tweet from her trainer Grahame Begg would indicate she’s on her way to something more exciting.

Here is the full list of 22 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Lindsay Park training team picked a Swan hill maiden on Tuesday for the debut of this nicely bred Shamus Award filly who bolted in to win by four lengths.

The 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic  will come up quickly once the spring carnival finishes and a brilliant trial win for the sister to former star filly Outback Barbie will no doubt have her trainer Tony Gollan plotting a course to the lucrative juvenile feature in January.

In the wonderful word of sport and even more so racing, the element of momentum is quite simply the difference between winning and losing, it is a factor that can’t be understated and the Yulong brand has wind in its sails with some very important results where it matters most, on the track and in the breeding barn.

Wolverine showed she has lost none of her x factor when making her New Zealand return at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday.

Regular updates from across the Tasman have kept a constant smile on New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock’s face since his stable star Ladies Man left for Australia.

Babylon Berlin was the bridesmaid behind Imperatriz and Levante in the feature sprints last season and trainers Ben and Ryan Foote are hoping it is now her time to earn her elite-level crown.

The Australian Bloodstock colours had success in two hemispheres on Monday with Written By filly Solutionist a ‘One to Watch’ at Newcastle, while in France overnight progressive staying filly Understated won the Listed Prix Solitude (2000m) at Saint-Cloud.

Our trial report detailing unraced runners right around Australia for first season sires is popular reading for those following the fortunes of these young sires and looking for a glimmer of smoke that could burst into flame before the end of the breeding season.

The second season sires list has become super interesting as we work through spring with Group I winners for Harry Angel (IRE) and Trapeze Artist, who added a new maiden winner to his tally at Newcastle on Monday to lead his peers by earnings and share the lead by winners.

The Oaks Stud has a great association with the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and the Cambridge farm are hoping to extend their legacy in the Riccarton Classic next month with Burn To Shine.

War Decree ensured Inglewood Stud received plenty of bang for their buck as backers at Riccarton of one of the key lead-ups to the Classics on the track next month.

A barnstorming finish carried progressive galloper Matscot to his biggest career victory when he took out the Listed Sothys Spring Classic (2000m) at Riccarton on Saturday.

Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Monday with winners and result details.

A Written By filly that has hinted at talent at times looks set to deliver with a bit of maturity after a powerful win at the first start of a new campaign at Newcastle on Monday.

A commanding win by quality three year-old colt Tom Kitten in the $2million Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick last Saturday has added plenty of lustre to his young sire Harry Angel (IRE), who has two youngsters to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale.

Capitalist is proving a very good sire for Hong Kong and his most winning horse in the jurisdiction is progressive four year-old gelding Seasons Wit, who made it four wins straight when cruising to victory at Happy Valley on Sunday.

Here is the full list of 57 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.

After beginning his year in May with a romp in the Group 1 Sheema Classic, Equinox (JPN) added the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin three months later. The world’s highest-rated racehorse kept his record perfect for the year when defending his crown in Sunday’s G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo.

Australia's only national thoroughbred re-homing program "Thoroughbreds Are Go" returns to Sky Thoroughbred Central this Monday night with great advice on the best way to find homes for the horses we breed to race.

Backed into odd-on favouritism, Maktoob (GB) took an uncomfortably long time to run down the game pacesetter Keats (IRL), but he did it professionally in the end to earn a maiden stakes success in Sunday’s $200,000 Listed Ladbrokes Sale Cup (1600m).

Big Saturday of racing with Group I events in Melbourne and Sydney throwing up a couple of first time Aussie G1 winners to put the spotlight on the Acclamation sireline, while G2 events for three year-olds produced three brand new stakes-winners.

Telemon Thoroughbreds’ Sun City rocketed to the top of the first season sire standings when the raw-boned grey Mishani Eclipse opened his winning account with a fast-finishing win in the Ladbrokes State Of Rest 2021 Hcp (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday.

The juvenile event at Ascot in Perth on Saturday was won by promising Churchill (IRE) filly Golden Vale, who saluted in the famous navy blue Coolmore colours.

Magic Millions has announced the introduction of The Queensland Off-The-Track Cup, a new showjumping class at 90cm open to all off-the-track thoroughbreds and their riders who are broadly involved in the thoroughbred industry – an industry that contributes over $9.1Billion annually to the Australian economy, in direct and indirect benefit.

Bold Bastille (Brazen Beau) – the “best filly at the Premier Sale this year’’ – scored a decisive debut all-the-way win in today’s Listed Inglis Banner at The Valley.

The last juvenile Group I in the UK this year went the way of Godolphin with €2million Arqana purchase Ancient Wisdom taking out the Group I Kameko Futurity Trophy (1m) at Doncaster to become the eighth G1 winner this year for champion sire Dubawi.

Here is the full list of 131 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

It might not carry Black Type but the $2million ATC Invitational (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday saw the cream rise to the top with Group I winning mares Espiona and Ruthless Dame fighting out the finish.

The Better Than Ready colt Chrysaor rounded out a memorable forty minutes for Chris Waller and Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds when he returned to form in the $1,000,000 Group II Cincotta Chemist Callander-Presnell Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

So You Think gelding Burn To Shine threw his name into the mix of serious contenders for the Group I Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) next month with a determined effort to take out the Group III War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.

Classy filly Impendabelle is now a Group Two winner at the ages of both two and three, surviving a protest to take out a chaotic running of the Jamieson Park Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday.

Superstar sprinting mare Imperatriz maintained her unblemished record at Moonee Valley with another scintillating performance in Saturday’s $2million Group I MVRC Manikato Stakes (1200m).

The curtain came down on Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley when the favourite Archo Nacho captured the Group III Sharp EIT Solutions Red Anchor Stakes (1200m), a fourth winner on the day for Mark Zahra.

High-class New Zealand mare Prowess put a frustrating early spring behind her in style with a bold Melbourne debut in Saturday’s Gr.2 McCafe Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

In an epic finish to the $5,000,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley, fans were on their feet as Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior (IRE) edged two of Australia’s most popular horses, Mr Brightside and Alligator Blood in a finish that fooled many on course.

Tom Kitten was in a class of his own in Saturday’s $2,000,000 Group 1 Moet and Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick to credit the Darley shuttler Harry Angel (IRE) with his first Group 1 winner.

With the retirement of the Fiorente (IRE) stalwart Lunar Flare after her fourth in Friday night’s Group II Moonee Valley Gold Cup, the baton has been handed to the 3-year-old colt Apulia, who stormed to victory in Saturday’s Group II Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) at Moonee Valley.

Always a standout in the parade ring, Skybird has the ability to back up her looks and kept her record at a perfect three for three in Saturday’s Group II Point Motors Fillies Classic (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

A maiden that had never run in anything less than Group races in five previous starts, Zoustar filly Mumbai Muse justified the faith placed in her by connections when proving too good for the colts in the $200,000 Listed ATC Sir Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.

One of just twenty-two live foals from the lone season of the Medaglia d'Oro stallion Mshawish (USA), the 5-year-old mare Wishlor Lass continues to build on a fantastic strike rate, going coast to coast in the Group III Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

A $600,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock from the Lime Country Thoroughbreds draft, lightly raced Written Tycoon filly Gumdrops took the quantum leap from maiden winner to stakes-winner scoring a narrow victory in the Listed MVRC William Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

A three-quarter sister to the 2019 Inglis Banner (RL) winner Ideas Man, Bold Bastille was in a race of her own in the $500,000 1000m scamper at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day.

Ballydoyle superstar Paddington will not travel to Santa Anita on Saturday for next week’s Breeders’ Cup as planned owing to an elevated temperature and a respiratory infection.

Starspangledbanner is back in Australia this spring for Coolmore and the powerhouse son of Choisir had a Group race double in Europe over night with Dun Na Sead winning the Group III Mercury Stakes (5f) at Dundalk, while Exxtra and American Kestrel filled the quinella in the Group III Prix de Seine-et-Oise (1200m) at Chantilly.

Making his first start on the Moonee Valley track proved no problem for the Kris Less-trained Cleveland, who came with a barnstorming finish to open his Australian account in Friday night’s $750,000 Group II Ladbrokes Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m)

A two time stakes-winner as a three year-old, Dundeel gelding Aintnodeeldun has hit a purple patch at age six and reeled off his third successive win when taking out the Group III MVRC JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

A last-start winner of the Group III Northwood Plume Stakes at Caulfield, She Dances kept the roll going with a dominant performance in the Listed Seppelt Wines Chautauqua Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Matthew Smith has done a great job placing talented Star Witness mare Frilled and after notching four successive wins at Nowra, Kembla and Moonee Valley she was sent out a hot favourite for the Benchmark 78 event over 955m at Moonee Valley on Friday night and duly sizzled around the course with Damien Oliver on board.

Toronado (IRE) has put his stamp on Celui, who punched his ticket for next week's Group 1 Coomore Stud Stakes with a pipe-opener in Friday night's Chef's Hat Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley.

After missing the top two for just the second time in his illustrious career when fourth in the Turnbull Stakes, the Hong Kong champ Romantic Warrior will be looking to bounce back in Saturday's $5,000,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

A couple of juvenile heats at Rosehill on Friday morning produced winners for Justify (USA) and Churchill (IRE), while we also had another look at much maligned Scampi, who started a hot favourite in the Breeders Plate only to disappoint and finish unplaced.

The fourth day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale saw strong international demand continue and the Group 3 winner AEMILIANUS top proceedings at 250,000 guineas.

The $500,000 Inglis Banner (1000m)  on Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley on Saturday has attracted a full field of Inglis sold youngsters with 13 unraced runners, plus emergencies so let’s take a look at them.

Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) has had a pivotal year posting five Group I winners worldwide and the winners keep coming in Australia with a double on Thursday courtesy or promising three year-olds Jurisprudence and Batrana, who bolted in by four lengths at Ballarat.

Star sprinting mare Seradess has sold for $700,000 at a special stand-alone Magic Millions Virtual Sale at the Gold Coast today.

Australian Bloodstock signed for eight lots and made all the early running at the third session of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale while Domeland’s trainer Sara Ryan snared a couple of choice lots, and some new players entered the fray.

The Group I MVRC Manikato Stakes (1200m) might play second fiddle to the Cox Plate on Saturday, but this elite sprint has been won by some outstanding horses including Rebel Dane, whose first big commercial crop of foals are being born this spring holding the promise of exciting times to come.

New Zealand Bloodstock representative and legendary Group One-winning jockey Brent Thomson received recognition for his services to racing this week when receiving the Victorian Club Service to Racing Award.

Pre-race indicators all point to another high-class performance from Prowess in her delayed introduction to the Melbourne spring carnival.

The $175,000 Group Two Jamieson Park Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) was added to the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series only three years ago, but the second leg is quickly establishing itself as one of the highest-quality events in the prestigious series.

International buyers continued to dominate proceedings on the third day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale with the leadings lots bound for Australia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United States. 

With the Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals in full swing the mainstream media focus is very much on thoroughbreds and how we treat them both during and after their racing lives which is why the tale of a remarkable thoroughbred and his role in the upcoming premiere screening of outstanding documentary The Healing is a must read story.

Undefeated Arc winner Ace Impact is the first grand-son of Frankel to go to stud and his fee has been set at €40,000 by Haras de Beaumont for 2024.

Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Wednesday with winners and result details.

he opportunity to “tick an item off the bucket list’’ saw Sydneysider Adam Carney bid to a sale-topping $205,000 to secure a 10% share in Melbourne Cup-bound Future History in today’s Inglis Digital October (Late) Online sale.

Age has not slowed OTI Racing's Amade, which emerged from the pack to capture Wednesday's $500,000 Group III bet365 Geelong Cup (2400m).

A Breednet ‘One To Watch' when breaking her maiden over 1700m at Geelong on September 3, Served Cold was a fighting front running fifth in the Oaks Trial at Flemington (1800) before a stakes breakthrough in Wednesday's Listed Roderick Insurance Brokers 3YO Geelong Classic (2200m) at Geelong.

The $100,000 Super Maiden for three year-olds at Randwick over 1300m on Wednesday produced an eye-catching last to first winner for leading Victorian sire Toronado (IRE) with Sly Boots arriving on the line for a valuable victory.

Six two-year-old fillies made their first outing in Wednesday’s DrinkWise Maiden Plate (1000m) at Randwick-Kensington, but from the time the gates opened to the winning post, this was a battle royale between two fillies.

Luberon will bid to complete a hat-trick of wins on Saturday and remain undefeated this preparation ahead of her spring grand final at Riccarton next month.

The press release said, 'Australian Buyers Dominate Second Day of Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale', and you better believe it. There will be a few plane loads crossing the equator shortly. 

The reputation of renowned South Australian breeder Harry Perks has been in the spotlight this spring with a new flurry of stakes performers headed by Group I MRC Toorak Handicap winner Attrition and stakes-winning three year-olds Air Assault and Arctic Glamour, who both hold Group I aspirations.

Australian buyers were to the fore on the second day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, buying six of the top eight lots including the session topping BALANCE PLAY at 575,000 guineas that will head to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. 

A juvenile fillies maiden at Randwick on Wednesday will see the powerful Waterhouse Bott stable look to continue their winning run with the babies while we also get a first look at the full sister to Champion 3YO Colt and now leading second crop sire Trapeze Artist.