The Bjorn Baker and Rachel King show was in action at Flemington on Oaks Day when lightly raced Ole Kirk gelding Youre Not the King scored a classy win in the $150,000 VRC Subzero Handicap (1400m) restricted to grey only gallopers.

The $1million Group I VRC Oaks (2500m) is the highlight at Flemington on Thursday and this year’s race features an undefeated staying star coming off a last start win in the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes against the colts, so can Proxima Dea keep her record perfect?

Coming off a last start fourth in the $1m ATC Five Diamond Prelude (1500m), 5yo Harry Angel (IRE) gelding Harry’s Yacht secured his first black type victory, proving too strong for his rivals in the $200,000 Listed VRC Chester Manifold Stakes (1600m) on Oaks Day.

Keeneland’s 83rd November Breeding Stock Sale began its nine-day run Tuesday with a Book 1 catalog featuring a select group of accomplished broodmare prospects, proven mares in foal to leading stallions and well-bred weanlings by prominent stallions and popular young sires. With 23 horses bringing $1 million or more compared to 17 who reached that mark last year, Keeneland recorded nearly $9

Alabama Express presents as a new opportunity for NSW breeders, having relocated to Yulong Segenhoe this season after Yulong Stud acquired the famous NSW farm.

Here is the full list of 33 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Today’s Inglis Digital November (Early) Online Sale-topper Klocke (Zoustar) will continue his career in Hong Kong after selling to the Good Time Syndicate for $400,000.

There were two heats for juveniles run at Rosehill on Wednesday morning with winners that included the $1.1million half-sister to flying Group winning colt Paradoxium and we also got a first look at the colt that topped Inglis Easter this year.

The latest in a long line of Inglis Digital success stories is three year old filly Profit Motive, who became a stakes winner at just her third  lifetime start when taking out the Listed Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) at Ascot on Melbourne Cup day.

While most of the action was at Flemington on Tuesday for the Melbourne Cup, the Andrew Gluyas trained Justify (USA) gelding Air Assault was creating his own piece of history at Morphettville, winning the Listed SAJC John Letts Cup (1800m) for the third consecutive year.

The 2026 Fasig-Tipton November Sale was held Monday at the Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Kentucky with Ways and Means the top seller at $5million.

Here is the full list of 139 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Pride of Dubai is known for his brilliant mares that get better with age and Shadhavar is rapidly filling that space after blasting her rivals to score a commanding victory in the $240,000 Group III VRC Hong Kong Jockey Club stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Cup Day.

The Lindsay Park boys struck again at Flemington on Cup Day when undefeated Ole Kirk colt Ranarsson made it three wins in a row when taking out the $200,000 Listed VRC Amanda Elliott Stakes (1400m).

The least experienced runner in this year’s field, Frankel (GB) colt Point Of Law led home a one-two-three finish for Ciaron Maher as the northern hemisphere bred 3yo charged away under Ethan Brown to win the $10.2m G1 VRC Melbourne Cup (3200m) by three and three-quarter lengths.

“Watch out, he’s back.” That’s the warning from trainer Stephen Marsh following former New Zealand Horse of the Year El Vencedor’s return to winning form in the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Balmerino Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on Tuesday.

A bright future is being tipped for Gigi’s Prayer following her maiden win in the Trackside.co.nz 1400 at Ellerslie on Tuesday.

Dropping back in class from contesting G1 races at his previous five starts, Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr’s Manhattan Rain gelding Sabaj recorded his second black type victory, winning the $200,000 Listed VRC Asahi Super Dry Plate (1800m).

Impressing with a debut win in a Kilmore maiden, Dundeel (NZ) filly Billycart maintained her unbeaten run, charging clear over the 1800m to score a facile victory in the $200,000 Listed VRC TAB One Pool Trophy on Cup Day, giving trainer Taige Weir her first Flemington winner.

The $240,000 Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) got the ball rolling at Flemington for Cup Day with a brilliant debut victory for Home Affairs filly Amelia’s Affair.

Aga Khan Studs have announced service fees on their stallion roster headed by Sea the Stars at €300,000 with two time Arc winner Daryz an exciting addition to their Gilltown Stud in Ireland.

"Plenty more to come from her," said a delighted Sara Ryan after the eye-catching performance by the lightly raced and exciting filly Girl With A Pearl in Saturday's Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes at Flemington.

Here is the full list of 20 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes on Saturday was a vindication for the worth of expensive yearlings with the first two home being Snitzel colts The Next Episode and St Gotthard bought for $2.8million and $2.7million, but what about the $1500 horse that ran a close third!

New Zealand-bred filly De Armas is set to back up in Thursday’s Gr.1 Victoria Oaks (2500m) at Flemington following her dominant win in the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at the Melbourne track on Derby Day.

It is a special week for New Zealand-based syndicator Go Racing, who will contest Group One races on both sides of the Tasman, including the Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday with Soul Of Spain, and they will also welcome world-renowned trainer Joseph O’Brien to New Zealand for an owners’ function on Thursday.

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie recently returned from a global trip with a perfectly named reminder of his travels.

Northland breeder Terry Archer enjoyed a memorable afternoon at Tauranga on Saturday when two progeny of his broodmare La Dama won consecutive races, providing a timely boost to a family he will be well represented by at next year’s NZB National Yearling Sale.

24 horses and plenty of chances make this year's Melbourne Cup a tricky one to work out with international raiders and the best of the local stayers, so if you are looking to pedigree for clues to find this year's winner read on.

The $10 million 2026 edition looms as something of a showdown ( or a potential masterclass) on training methods. It’s Maher v O'Brien. Bring it on. Between them they saddle up more than half the field!

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is calling for expressions of interest from aspiring jockeys and trainers looking to support a new apprentice in 2027.

Graduates of NZB’s National Online Yearling Sale have scored Group victories at Flemington on each of the last two Saturdays.

Not all expensive Snitzel colts scale the heights in the way of The Next Episode and St Gotthard and there was an interesting winner at Happy Valley on Sunday called On the Way, who topped the 2025 Inglis Digital June (late) Sale when bought for HK for $500,000.

While Frankel colt Benvenuto Cellini is set to race on for the Coolmore partners in 2027 following his G1 BC Turf victory, Darley have retired G1 BC Classic winner Sovereignty with his fee set at US$175,000.

There was an Arrowfield-a-thon on Derby Day in Sydney and Melbourne, while a colt bred to win a Derby came out and won a Derby, so there is plenty to talk about and we’re delving into the Melbourne Cup, so who do we like?

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

The blockbuster Breeders’ Cup meeting at Keeneland continued into it’s second and final day on Saturday with the jewels in the crown – the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (1m2f) and Breeders’ Cup Turf (1m4f) won by representatives of Godolphin and Coolmore.

A Melbourne Cup victory with a daughter of his former Group One star Shocking would be a dream come true for Australian owner-breeder Laurence Eales, who is hoping Shockletz can follow in her sire's footsteps at Flemington on Tuesday.

WA's brilliant speedster Talkanco was too good for a quality field when resuming in the G3 Prince Of Wales Stakes ( 1000m) at Ascot yesterday.

Some horses find ways to get beat and some find ways to win and one of those is Dion Luciani's four year old mare Hot And High (Too Darn Hot), who got out of jail to win the G3 Asian Beau Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Lady Shenandoah’s incredible spring carnival reached another memorable high at Flemington today when she scored a breathtaking victory in the G1 Empire Rose Stakes.

Champion trainer Chris Waller credited the versatility of the Easter Yearling Sale when his exciting 3YO colt Stormy Marco won today’s G1 Victoria Derby at Flemington.

Here is the full list of 123 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Adding a fifth elite level victory to her illustrious record, Lady Shenandoah capped off a memorable day for owners Hermitage who teamed up with Chris Waller and James McDonald to add the $1m G1 VRC Empire Rose Stakes to their earlier victory in the $3m G1 VRC Derby.

The Melbourne Cup field has been chopping and changing at a rapid rate in recent days with some high profile withdrawals due to pre-race scan issues and a pesky hoof abcess ruling out Joseph O’Brien’s big hope Defiantly, so this is the final top 24 and likely favourite Point of Law (GB) will jump from gate 9.

With Sheza Alibi all the rage, the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou trained Skyhook capitalised when things didn’t go to plan for the favourite, holding off all challengers to secure his first elite level victory, winning the $10m G1 ATC Golden Eagle (1500m).

Champion trainer Chris Waller and champion jockey James McDonald enjoyed a G1 double at Flemington on Saturday with two special horses in the Hermitage Thoroughbreds colours and the first of them to salute was classy Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Stormy Marco, who won the $3million Group I VRC Victoria Derby (2500m).

Having gone to go to another level since joining the Bjorn Baker stable in mid 2025, Street Boss (USA) gelding Pericles secured a rails run to take the prize in the $3m G2 ATC Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Naysayers looking to highlight the lack of success of expensive yearlings have been silenced in emphatic fashion at Flemington on Saturday when the two highest priced Snitzel colts sold in 2025 fought out the finish of the $2million Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m).

Securing his ninth black type victory, Joe Pride’s 9yo Al Maher gelding Private Eye has been an absolute marvel, taking his owners of a ride of a lifetime and on Saturday added the $500,000 G2 VRC Damian Oliver Stakes (1400m) to his record.

The Lindsay Park team started the Flemington carnival with a bang posting their second stakes-winner on Derby Day with Ndola, whose sire Justify produced exciting 2YO colt Haffner to win the Group I Breeders’ Cup Turf Juvenile Colts (1m) at Keeneland on Friday.

Second and fourth in 1600m Group One races in her two previous starts, De Armas stepped up in distance at Flemington on Saturday and opened her Australian account in style in the A$300,000 Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes (2000m).

Arrowfield graduates won the first two races at Flemington on Derby Day with The Roaring Sun landing the Group III VRC Carbine Stud Stakes followed by Palace Pier (GB) filly Regal Ambition, who flew home to win the Group III VRC The Vanity (1400m).

Having previously won the G3 VRC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) on five occasions, with each winner going on to claim G1 success during their race careers, the Waller stable added a sixth winner to their record as the lightly raced The Roaring Sun looks destined for bigger things.

Trainer Cody Cole was on the board early in the piece at Tauranga on Saturday with promising three-year-old Purple Strike justifying some heavy support from punters when opening his winning account in race two, the Tauranga Crossing Maiden (1400m).

The Breeders’ Cup extravaganza of horse racing got off to a start at Keeneland on Friday with five individual Group I events for juveniles on dirt and turf with Euro raiders winning all three races run on turf and the freakish Sun Goddess comfirmed her status as the best 2YO in the world on turf.

Armidale Stud have announced the sad passing of their wonderful stallion Needs Further at age 19 due to complications following a bout of colic.

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

Vinery Stud is delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the exciting dual Group 1 winning three-year-old colt Warwoven.

An eight-strong draft from Godolphin, high-class race mare Wrote to Arataki, an intriguing 3YO, shares in leading stallions Ole Kirk and Wild Ruler plus shares in multiple G1 performers are among the highlights of the Inglis Digital November (Early) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.

Ohukia Lodge has a proud record and a well-earned reputation as one of the NZB Ready to Run Sale’s top vendors, so they don’t need much in the way of extra publicity – but a pair of Group One contenders over the next two weeks won’t hurt.

Three heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Friday were won by youngsters sired by Written Tycoon , Farnan and I Am invincible, who might have a filly with serious Magic Millions potential.

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale concluded with turnover exceeding 30 million guineas for the sixth consecutive year. The depth and diversity of international demand was particularly noticeable, with buyers from more than 30 countries active throughout the week.

With the peak-season rush behind us, there is greater availability across our stallion roster, offering increased flexibility with covering times.

Exciting four-year-old He Who Dares made a pleasing start to his season at the Avondale trials on Thursday when finishing strongly to win his 1000m heat, and now trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are setting their sights on some lucrative targets for the son of Snitzel.

2025 Cartier Champion Two-Year-Old and the record-breaking Irish 2,000 Guineas winner this year, Gstaad has been retired to stand at Coolmore in Ireland for the 2027 season.

Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The expected uber-classy field lines up for this year's edition of the $2million G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and two blueblooded sons of Snitzel are the most expensive purchases in the field by no small margin.

A shape shifting race that has had several reinventions, the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes has gone from 'Golden Slipper of the South' to gold plated sire making race for the 21st century.

The Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) is a sentimental favourite for expat Kiwi trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, who will be seeking to score their second victory in the Flemington Classic on Saturday.

Exciting times for the team at Lovatsville this spring with the arrival of first foals for Move to Strike, a 2YO Group I winning son of champion sire I Am Invincible, whose growing list of sire sons includes Home Affairs, Hellbent and Brazen Beau.

Australian connections made their presence felt on day three of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, securing three of the top five lots. Strong demand led to an excellent clearance rate of 92% and turnover was up by 8% from this day last year. 

During more than a decade as a vendor at the annual NZB Ready to Run Sale, Prima Park has risen through the ranks to become one of the go-to sources at the Karaka two-year-old auction.

Champion trainers Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller might be focused on a massive Saturday of racing this weekend, but they also have an eye on the future with both securing new prospects at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale overnight.

The Group I VRC Victoria Derby at Flemington on Saturday is worth a whopping $3 million and the testing trip of 2500m means a lot of horses are not going to see it out strongly and this looks a competitive year with no G1 winners engaged and a full field of up and comers set to do battle, so let’s see what the pedigrees have to say.

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

Stakes-placed Trapeze Artist mare She’s an Artist is lightly raced with loads of upside and brought a touch of class to Warwick Farm on Wednesday when winning the Benchmark 88 event over 1200m.

Five new people will have a runner in Tuesday’s $10m G1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington following a successful inaugural Inglis Digital Spring Carnival Online Sale, which concluded this afternoon.

In the south-west of NSW the deeds of Group I thoroughbred breeder Bob Manwaring are the talk of the town of Harden after he was honoured at the TBNSW awards at Randwick last Saturday with local journalist Matt Stadtmiller telling his story.

Bjorn Baker’s So You Think (NZ) gelding So Your Are added a fourth consecutive black type victory to his record, taking out Wednesday's $500,000 G3 Bendigo Cup (2400m), but still needs a decent penalty to secure a position in Tuesday’s $10m G1 VRC Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Talented Perth galloper Decision Maker will be set for a string of country cups in Western Australia after topping the Magic Millions Digital (23-28 Oct) Sale which concluded today.

Although his stablemate was all the rage, Chris Waller’s Written Tycoon colt Horologist appreciated the step up to 1400m for the first time, with the Coolmore and partners raced 3yo breaking his maiden impressively at Warwick Farm on Wednesday in a $100,000 Super Maiden.

Awapuni gelding Platinum Pantheon will fly New Zealand’s flag in Saturday’s Gr.1 Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick, and his chances have been aided after drawing barrier two on Tuesday.

Strong international participation continued into day two of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale. The top two lots of the day were secured by Najd Stud in conjunction with Archdale Bloodstock and are both set to target Saudi Cup Day.

The 2026 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is underway at Newmarket and as we know it is a happy hunting ground for many Australian stables with Ciaron Maher Racing/ JS Bloodstock signing for an interesting horse overnight that already has Aussie connections.

In a relatively short space of time the $10million ATC Golden Eagle (1500m) has gone from an innovative novelty to a bona fide G1 race with a track record for producing superstars, so who will add their name to the honour roll at Randwick on Saturday?

Here is the full list of 24 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Group I VRC Oaks will probably come up a bit quickly for this lightly raced daughter of The Autumn Sun, but there will be a myriad of options next year for this blue-blood filly that opened her account at Hawkesbury on Tuesday.

Peter McKay holds a special place in the history of the TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), and the Matamata trainer set himself up for another shot at the $1m feature when Aquila Veloce (Capitalist) won the $45,000 Speight’s 2YO (1100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Galileo stallion Armory (IRE), has made an exciting start to his stud career, siring his first Australian winner when the promising three-year-old Armorware claimed victory over 1200m in the opening race on Sale Cup Day.

Exciting colt Coniston was destined for the sales ring as a yearling, however, unfavourable x-rays curtailed those plans, which has proven to be a blessing in disguise for owner-breeders Graham and Helen-Gaye Bax of Blandford Lodge, who now have a Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) favourite on their hands.

Six winners in six days for Bowness Stud’s G1 Rosehill Guineas winner D’Argento have put his next crop of yearlings firmly in the spotlight ahead of the 2027 sales.

The opening day of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale was headlined by strong international trade, with the top four lots destined for Hong Kong, Australia, America and Dubai. 

Aga Khan Studs homebred filly Valasara was a stakes-winner last year at two and upped the ante in France overnight winning the Group III Prix de Seine-et-Oise (1200m) at Chantilly.

A quality packed catalogue for the 2026 NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.

We talk about the Cox Plate Legend that just got made at Flemington last Saturday and why it’s making us feel our age and take inspiration from Kenny and Max still going strong with a $1million race named in their honour.

Cosmic Crusader was a memorable Cox Plate winner for so many reasons and one of them is pedigree given he has an NZ suffix, but no actual Kiwi bloodlines and while that tail female line is Aussie, it’s taken the injection of NH bred stallions to create a Cox Plate legend.

Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Coniston got his Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) campaign back on track at Te Rapa on Labour Day when claiming the Gr.2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m).

Brent and Cherry Taylor’s Trelawney Stud enjoyed a rewarding day at Trentham where the Waikato farm celebrated a winning double and collected further black type with a future member of their broodmare band.