Spring stakes racing produced plenty of noteworthy horses on Saturday with two brand new Group I winners in Australia and New Zealand from iconic female families, plus a couple of progressive new three year-old stakes-winners that are both out of mares we would term blue hens.

Exceed and Excel Gelding Wins G1 Haydock Sprint Cup

A big field of 16 went to the post for the Group I Haydock Sprint Cup (6f) overnight and with race favourite Inisherin failing to fire it was left to outsiders to fill the placings with Exceed and Excel gelding Montassib claiming a narrow victory.

One to Watch – Bendigo

Sires With Winners - Saturday September 7

Stokes Racing Celebrate Back-to-Back Birdsville Cup Victories

Sires With Winners - Sunday September 8

Savaglee Second Satisfies Connections

Fastnet Rock Import Wins G2 Chelmsford Stakes

Wootton Bassett – A Taste of What’s to Come!

El Roca Sprinter Impresses First Up

Grandsons of Green Desert at Stud in Australasia

I Am Invincible, Magna Grecia, National Defense, Native Trail, Power, Royal Meeting, Shalaa