Godolphin had a short priced favourite in the 1200m three year-old maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, but a first starter for Pierro spoiled the party with a debut victory.

Last year Aurora's Symphony broke a 12-month drought to win the Colac Cup, followed by the Group III Ladbrokes Launceston Cup, and he achieved the double again in 2023.

The Inevitable continues to bully his opponents into submission in Tasmania, with just five willing to take him on in the Listed Steve's Liquor Hellova Street Stakes (1600m) at Launceston on Wednesday.

Trapeze Artist colt Introducing caught the attention when winning his first barrier trial earlier this month beating stakes-winner Platinum Jubilee and he took that good form to race day to win on debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

The Scenic Lodge draft to this week’s Perth Magic Millions is the second biggest of any vendor and general manager Jeremy Smith reports there’s been more inspections than ever at the Swan Valley sale-grounds.

Mark Walker would love nothing more than to see the jockey statue in the Matamata racecourse birdcage painted in the colours of a Te Akau Racing-trained winner.

The Australian yearling sale season is in full swing and nobody knows more about what’s going on than the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia with their series of podcast interviews hosted by Mick Sharkie offering new insights and information.

The big field of 16 Blue Diamond contenders features 11 that were sold at auction so let’s take a look at their sale origins with Lindsay Park Racing and Ciaron Maher Bloodstock both purchasing two runners.

Nimalee – a dominant winner of last year’s G1 Queen of the Turf Stakes against some of the best fillies and mares in training – is the latest headline act confirmed for the Chairman’s Sale.

Two year-old racing coming into the autumn carnival generates plenty of interest and for first season sires to make an impression they need to have horses in the pipeline so the unraced trial report offers some good insight.

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson has an eye on New Zealand’s longest juvenile Group One race as he prepares To Catch A Thief to resume racing at his home track this weekend.

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

The first juvenile Group I of the season will be run at Sandown on Saturday with a full field of 16 plus emergencies accepting for the $2million MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m).

Mustang Valley will be looking to get her campaign back on track when she heads to Randwick on Saturday.

Perth’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale inspections are in full-swing under sunny skies in the Swan Valley and there’s an extra swagger at the Forest View Farm and Geisel Park parades following successful starts to sales week at Pinjarra on Saturday.

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

A filly by Capitalist was the star of the show as Grenville Stud graduates led the way at a successful 2023 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale at Quercus Park today.

Progressive filly Wollombi became the ninth stakes-winner for her scintillating young sire Extreme Choice when winning the Group III VRC The Vanity last Saturday and her ownership group includes Jimmy Unwala of Avesta Bloodstock.

In the midst of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke’s Bay Racing is showing that they are much more than an organisation for racing horses.

Our trial stories tend to focus on the up and coming juveniles, but the first trial at Randwick on Monday morning for staying types was notable for featuring the 2022 Epsom Derby runner up and the 2022 Irish Oaks winner.

Six heats for juveniles at the Randwick trials on Monday morning and some exciting sprinters in action with heat wins for Eduardo and Shades of Rose, but our interest lies with the two year olds that included two winners by Russian Revolution.

A tilt at Hong Kong’s most coveted prize is on the agenda for Atullibigeal after his victory in the Class 3 TVB Midlife, Sing & Shine Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Spirit of Boom has hit the top of the two year olds sires by winners list with his promising filly Sassy Boom breaking her maiden in the $85,000 Magic Millions Tasmanian 2YO Classic (1200m) at Launceston on Sunday.

The quiet achiever on the Widden Stud Victoria roster, Magnus passed a career milestone over the weekend posting the 500th winner of his long and fruitful career at stud.

Here is the full list of 64 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Charles Fipke made the trip to Japan to watch homebred Shirl's Speight (USA) finish ninth in the Group 1 The February Stakes at Tokyo on Sunday. The news was much better for the Canadian industrialist just moments later when his Redoute's Choice filly Soul Choice captured the Listed Kevin Sharkie Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston.

Plenty of excitement down Cootamundra way when the Olly and Amber Tait bred Lemon Pop (USA) captured Sunday’s Group 1, The February Stakes (1600m), on the dirt at Tokyo Racecourse.

G1 winner Icebath – the best broodmare prospect to go to public auction in Australia in 2023 – will be offered at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale in early May.

Dual Group One straight course winner Roch ‘N’ Horse is a possible starter in Saturday’s Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Sandown after missing the Lightning Stakes (1000m) with a minor leg injury.

Byerley Park trainers Danny Walker and Arron Tata look to have a smart juvenile on their hands in the form of Crocetti, who was successful in the Dad’s Pies 1100m at Pukekohe on Saturday.

There are Group I races aplenty on the immediate horizon for our current crop of two and three year-olds with five new stakes-winners on Saturday all promising to make their presence felt at the elite level.

Saturday proved a milestone for Arrowfield Stud’s striking Snitzel stallion Showtime with his first winner coming at Bendigo and a colt at Flemington that earned his second stakes placing from as many starts.

Super Smink lived up to stable expectations and announced herself as one of the new stars of Western Australian racing with an eye catching win in the $250,000 Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200, LR) at Pinjarra. 

Glenthorne Park Stud’s young sire Sebring Sun is quietly building a tidy record with promising two year-old filly Acappella Moon scoring a metro win at Morphettville on Saturday at her second start.

Here is the full list of 118 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Seven days after Farooq opened his stakes account in the Listed SAJC Premier's Plate at Morphettville, Frankel (GB) struck again when King Frankel (IRE) scored a fighting win in the Listed Parramatta Cup (1900m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Queensland raider Scallopini doesn’t mind a trip to Melbourne and pulled out his A game at Flemington on Saturday to win the Listed VRC Elms Stakes (1400m).

The Group II ATC Hobartville Stakes (1400m) had a very short priced favourite in Aft Cabin, but a torrid run in transit left him vulnerable with three super talented up and coming colts charging to the line to fill the trifecta headed by the Chris Waller trained Osipenko.

The odds-on favourite Nature Strip finished unplaced, while the three-year-old Written Tycoon filly Coolangatta claimed a second Group 1, which was the wash-up from a thrilling $1,000,000 Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday.

After making a winning career debut at Sandown last June, we pondered whether the Dundeel colt Elliptical was another Super Seth.

The six-year-old Declaration Of War (USA) mare Electric Girl entered the winner’s circle for the first time in over a year in Saturday’s Group II Rosehill Bowling Club Millie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill.

An aggressive display of front running riding by Lisa Allpress paved the way for lightly raced three-year-old Press Charges to upset the applecart when taking the Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) at odds of better than $21.

Reappearing for the first time since disappointing in the Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara at Eagle Farm last June, the 5yo Reliable Man (GB) mare Annavisto made a one-act affair of the Group III Tony Bourke Memorial (1400m) at Flemington.

Pride of Dubai was making news in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday with a stakes double featuring promising juvenile Maharba and progressive three year-old Desert Lightning.

With Barber set down to contest next week's Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, Godolphin unearthed another top-class son of Exceed And Excel with Cylinder opening his winning account in Saturday's Group II Fujitsu General Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens.

In-form staying mare Aquacade declared she is the horse to beat in the Gr.2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) with an emphatic statement as she powered home to take out the Gr.2 ATR Avondale Cup (2400m) at Pukekohe.

Transferred to Grahame Begg after his only previous start when fourth in the $1million ATC Golden Gift, promising Pride of Dubai gelding Maharba lived up to that form when taking out the Listed VRC Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.

The Group III VRC The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday drew a quality field of up and coming fillies with Sydney trained visitor Wollombi finishing over the top of them to score her first stakes win.

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Friday with winners and result details.

Mike Moroney had three runners in Friday night’s Listed Measure Engineering Torney Night Cup (2500m) at Moone Valley and supplied the quinella with Swords Drawn and Nerve Not Verve.

An exceptionally rare offering of a mare in foal to freak stallion Extreme Choice highlights a particularly strong catalogue for the Inglis Digital February (Late) Online Sale which also includes a draft of 16 from Godolphin, multiple Stakes performers and three shares in exciting 3YO Benedetta.

The Racing And Sports Maiden hcp (1200m) for two-year-olds at Canterbury on Friday proved a tough watch for supporters of the heavily backed Vomo Island while connections of Inhibitions were counting their blessings.

In recent years, top class three year-olds have proven very competitive in the Group I VRC Lightning Stakes and last year outstanding colt Home Affairs put the seal of greatness on his career when downing Nature Strip to claim victory, so 12 months on we thought it might be timely to take a look at the mares he covered last spring.

Amid the devastation and destruction to her property which has decimated her business, Hawke's Bay trainer Vicki Wilson is counting herself lucky.

Five-time Champion WA stallion Oratorio has died on the eve of his penultimate crop of yearlings being offered at the Perth Magic Millions Sale.

Major domestic opportunities await the progressive three-year-old Bitcoin before he continues his career offshore.

A competitive two year-old race at Canterbury on Friday night features two promising unraced colts by Dundeel, who appears to be on the cusp of an upswing.

In the past week we’ve seen two cracking colts make outstanding winning debuts in non-Black Type races which has everyone wondering if they have time to get into the big races this autumn and in particularly the Golden Slipper, so we’ve gone looking to see how it can be done.

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

The thoroughbred industry are looking to provide some immediate relief for those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawke’s Bay region via a partnership between New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, Dunstan Horse Feeds and the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. 

Interesting morning at the Warwick Farm trials with globetrotting sprinter Artorius winning at his first appearance back in Australia after three starts in Europe last year in Group I contests, while the five heats for juveniles featured a dazzling exhibition of low flying by undefeated colt Red Resistance.

Kia Ora Stud has one of the best broodmare bands in the land and duly presented a high-quality draft to the 2021 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the promotion of long-term employee Kane Jones, who has been appointed to Bloodstock Sales Manager. 

A treble of metropolitan winners on Wednesday has seen Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Snitzel join the century club with 100 Australian winners for the season.

The Bryce Heys stable continued their winning run at Randwick on Wednesday with a jaw dropping maiden win for a $1million colt by So You Think.

Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The fifth two-year-old winner of the season for Snitzel looks to have a bright future after making a winning debut in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode Hcp (1300m) at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

A $460,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Peachester Lodge from the Yarraman Park draft, blueblood I Am Invincible filly Set to Shine made a winning debut at Doomben on Wednesday.

Gary Portelli has already won two Golden Slippers with brilliant fillies She Will Reign and Fireburn and the astute trainer unleashed an Extreme Choice colt on Wednesday at Randwick that he hopes might give him a third success in the world’s richest two year-old race.

Newgate Farm finished as the leading vendor by aggregate at the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Book 1 selling 31 yearlings for $3,786,000 while Extreme Choice was the leading sire by average and Capitalist the leading sire by aggregate.

The Inglis Classic Yearling Sale produced some strong results for first season sires with Coolmore’s Everest hero Yes Yes Yes leading the averages and also providing the single best result when his dashing grey colt from Limerock sold for $450,000.

An I Am Invincible colt of Yarraman Park’s topped the final day of the Classic Yearling Sale, which ended with strong trade across all levels of the market.

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

Rocket Scientist was not the only sibling to a Group I winner to make a winning debut at Benalla on Tuesday and this one has a half-brother to be offered at Inglis Premier.

Among the recently launched 32 Lot gavelhouse.com auction is stallion proposition San Huberto (IRE) on account of global syndication giants OTI Racing.

As a brother to Super Seth, Rocket Scientist carried the weight of expectations of connections, and he passed his first test with a debut win over 1406m at Benalla on Tuesday.

Undefeated Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Skirt the Law was given a sound out at the Doomben barrier trials on Tuesday morning.

The two year-old half-brother to Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile opened his account at Hawkesbury on Tuesday.

After a strong six days of trading at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 97th National Yearling Sales Series, final results have been accumulated for its Book 1 and Book 2 yearling sessions held from 29 January to 3 February. 

Increased opportunities for Polygon to add to her stakes record have encouraged her connections to lock in an autumn campaign in Australia.

Rubick is sire of the moment in Victoria and the feeling is mutual with WA-based Western Breeders’ Alliance who have three yearlings by the Swettenham Stud stallion at next week’s Perth Magic Millions.

Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Monday with winners and result details.

A “fairytale’’, a “collectors’ item’’ and a “pinhook of a lifetime’’ captured an emotional day at Riverside as the top three lots on Day 2 of Inglis Classic all told their own remarkable stories.

Frankel is one of the best stallions in the world and when you get the chance to buy one of his yearling fillies for just $115,000 and she comes out and wins at her third start that’s a win in itself!

Interesting set of trials at Rosehill on Monday with Group I horses such as Mazu and Zaaki in action in the early heats while seven heats were won by juveniles including two from the last ever crop of Australian foals by champion sire More Than Ready (USA).

After a dazzling performance in winning Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, connections of star four-year-old Imperatriz have decided to raise the bar.

Jockey Michael Dee has been booked for the plum ride on top class filly Legarto in next month’s Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m).

There were some fascinating two year-old races lats Saturday that have shed some serious light on the upcoming Group I Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond, so let’s take a look at the pedigrees.

Sea the Stars stallion Fifty Stars (IRE) had a successful racing career in Australia for the Lindsay Park team , notably winning the 2020 Group I VRC Australian Cup, before retiring to stud in the Northern Hemisphere to be a National Hunt sire and his first foal has delighted her owner.

Here is the full list of 77 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia on Sunday with winners and result details.

Rob and Pam Crosby have been breeding horses for 15 years but never have they enjoyed a result like they did at today’s opening session of the Classic Yearling Sale.

It was a good start to the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale on Sunday for father and son duo Zoustar and Zousain with the former posting the top selling filly of the session while the latter had the highest priced yearling for a first season sire.

Winona Costin repaid Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott's faith when she gave Military Mission (IRE) a pearl of a ride in Sunday's $300,000 Ladbrokes Hobart Cup (2400m) at Elwick racecourse.

Matamata trainer Darryn Weatherley was in Sydney on Sunday awaiting the impending arrival of stable star Pier who will contest the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

There was an air of inevitability about the result of the Listed Thomas Lyons Stakes (1400m) at Hobart on Sunday as the odds-on favourite The Inevitable stretched his winning sequence to five.

NSW owner breeders Rob and Pam Crosby had a lot of fun with their former classy homebred Snitzel mare Sylvia’s Mother and she delivered the goods for them again at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale on Sunday when her first foal sold for $550,000.

Widden Stud’s young  gun Zousain is the most represented first season sire at Inglis Classic and made a splash early when his colt from Sonnenblume sold for $320,000 to Clarken Racing from South Australia to become his highest priced colt sold this year.

You could have been forgiven for thinking you were still at the sales in New Zealand when a colt by Cox Plate winning sire Ocean Park from Sacred Rhythm sold for $460,000 at Inglis Classic on Sunday and will race in the famous cerise and white colours of Bob and Sandra Peters.

Since finishing fifth at Belmont at her debut last season at two, the Playing God filly Feels Playful has been a model of consistency and was rewarded with a maiden stakes success in Saturday's Listed Morley Market-Challenge Stakes (1500m) at Ascot.

Glenthorne Park’s young Sebring stallion Sebring Sun has had a run of recent winners including a debut  two year-old winner at Grafton last Friday in One Kind.