We learn about why good things can come in small packages, why a good horse deserves to live his best life even if it’s not as a stallion and why Chayan might be the next Sunshine in Paris!

Whether it’s foaling down during the breeding season or preparing a yearling for the annual sales, there are always people who go above and beyond that make our industry a great one.

The metro juvenile contest at Hawkesbury on Wednesday is an intriguing affair with a full field plus emergencies and all runners are unraced with plenty of bluebloods engaged.

Trailblazing Australian racehorse trainer and horseracing presenter Charlotte Littlefield is the first rider announced for the 2026 Markel Magnolia Cup. Charlotte is well underway already with her training for the challenge, that will take place on Thursday 30 July during Qatar Goodwood Festival presented by Visit Qatar.

Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

New Zealand Derby winner Road To Paris has come through his exertions in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) well, in which he finished seventh behind runaway winner Green Spaces.

Hong Kong’s former champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) returned to winning form in style in Monday’s HK$5.35m Group Two Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin. 

A strong finish down the Selangor home straight carried Sir Ruby (NZ) (King Of Comedy) to victory in the lucrative RM150,000 NZB Ready to Run Graduate Cup (1400m) on Sunday.

The search for New Zealand's next Well Written (Written Tycoon), De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan), and more is underway as the 2026 National Online Yearling Sale is live now on Gavelhouse Plus, with the quality 104-lot catalogue available to view here. 

Undefeated superstar mare Autumn Glow will face just seven rivals in the $5million Group I ATC  Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on day two of The Championships at Randwick this Saturday and they don’t include Pride of Jenni.

With his oldest Australian progeny just three year-olds, Darley shuttler Ghaiyyath (IRE) is the leading second crop sire by earnings in Australia with five SW’s this season and in the UK overnight he struck with a new stakes-winner that has G1 potential.

It’s always special when Kiwi bred sprinter Ka Ying Rising steps out at Sha Tin, but just lately it seems like every outing brings a new track record!

Now the dust has had a chance to settle on a memorable Inglis Easter it’s worth taking a look back at the most successful pinhooks to be sold at this iconic sale in 2026.

Here is the full list of 67 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Star 2YO filly Chayan (I Am Invincible) and well-related G2 winner Philia (All Too Hard) are amongst the first confirmed supplementary entries for The Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

Well bred Snitzel colt Satirically is the first foal of multiple Group winning mare Paradee and he scored a stylish win at Sandown on Easter Monday, his second victory from just three starts.

Rangiotu mare Girl Talk was rewarded for her consistency when securing black-type at Wanganui on Easter Monday when winning the Gr.3 Windsor Park Stud Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2040m).

Lope de Vega is one of the best sires in Europe and he’s got a good record here in Australia with a three-old filly by the champion stallion scoring an eye-catching win at Sandown on Easter Monday.

Westbury Stud duo Tarzino and El Roca were represented by a winning double at northern headquarters to successfully open and close the Ellerslie card.

Group Two winner Marotiri Molly has been retired from racing and will head to the paddock in preparation for an early service this coming breeding season.

The better three year-olds are getting ready to burst back into action in the Northern Hemisphere and the Group III Prix Vanteaux (1700m) at Longchamp overnight produced a lightly raced filly with a great name that might have a lot more to offer.

For any elite breeding operation the production of G1 winners is the measure of greatness.

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

Dubawi’s regally bred dual Group 1 winner, Delacroix (IRE), will travel to Coolmore Australia in 2026 to stand alongside an elite roster of stallions, including the newly acquired Super Seth and Home Affairs, the sire of this year's Golden Slipper winner.

Caroline Searcy’s informative and entertaining thoroughbred breeding program Bred To Win returns to TV screens around Australia this Easter Monday, April 6.

The G3 Roma Cup of 2026 provided Ascot racegoers with a thrilling finish, in which battle hardened Albany galloper Rope Them In (Playing God) brought to an end the undefeated status of race favourite Smooth Chino  (Maschino) who was chasing his seventh consecutive win.

Campione d'Italia emerged as one of the new stars of Australian racing with a brilliant win in Saturday's $1 million Group One ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick and was one of two feature winners on the card sourced from Baramul Stud drafts at Magic Millions.

Extraordinary filly Sheza Alibi (Saxon Warrior) – the $10,000 Inglis Digital fairytale story of the year – produced one of the most spectacular performances seen in a G1 Doncaster Mile in decades, coming from last to first to win eased down by more than 4 lengths.

A year after being knighted, Sir Brendan Lindsay, and his wife Lady Jo, will head to England to fulfil a royal engagement – watching their multiple Group One winner Joliestar compete at Royal Ascot.

The fastest juveniles in WA are zooming towards the 2026 G2 Karrakatta Plate in two week’s time, and yesterday at Ascot two unbeaten stars had their wares on full display.

Reigning champion sire Zoustar posted a stakes double at Randwick with his highest ever stake earner Joliestar winning the G1 ATC TJ Smith and his undefeated 3YO filly Plaintiff capturing the G3 ATC PJ Bell, while in South Australia Zoupurring won the Listed Oakbank Railway.

Here is the full list of 127 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Having only been part of the Tony and Calvin McEvoy yard since December last year, Fiorente (IRE) gelding Ambassadorial has continued to improve, winning his last three starts highlighted by Saturday’s victory in the $200,000 G3 MRC Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield.

The highest priced yearling by champion sire Zoustar sold in 2024 when fetching $2.2million at Inglis Easter, unbeaten filly Plaintiff took another step forward at Randwick on Saturday when capturing her first Black Type with a barnstorming victory in the Group III ATC PJ Bell Stakes (1200m).

Working home very well into second last start in the G1 ATC Rosehill Guineas (2000m) behind Autumn Boy, Bjorn Baker’s Street Boss (USA) colt Green Spaces was a class above his rivals on Saturday, showing superior ability to win the $2m G1 ATC Australian Derby (2400m) by three plus lengths.

Roll the Dice Racing have been enjoying a winning run of late with Guest House carrying their colours to victory in the Golden Slipper last month and they were back in the winner’s circle at Caulfield on Saturday with Russian Revolution gelding Hughes.

Beaten in a Rockhampton maiden when making her debut less than 12 months ago, the story of Sheza Alibi is simply an amazing one as the Saxon Warrior (Jpn) filly has now recorded victory in one of Australia’s greatest mile contests to become the first 3yo filly since Champion Sunline (NZ) in 1999 to win the $4m G1 ATC Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick.

Zoustar five year-old Joliestar has always been a top class mare, but in 2026 has soared to new heights reeling off three successive wins over the Sydney Autumn Carnival culminating in her memorable victory in the $3million Group I ATC TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.

After a fast closing fourth in the $5m G1 ATC Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) last start, the Chris Waller trained Snitzel colt Campione d’Italia franked that form with a solid victory in the $1m G1 ATC Inglis Sires’ (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

A thrilling finish to the rescheduled Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1200m) went in favour of local Riverton filly Better Shared who added some valuable black type to her career record at just her fifth start.

Winning for the first time in Australia, and at black type level to boot, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young appear to have a live chance in next Saturday’s G1 ATC Sydney Cup (3200m) with Newlook (Fr) after the gelding won the $300,000 G2 Chairmans Quality (2600m) at Randwick.

Arrowfield Stud were the leading vendor by aggregate at Inglis Easter earlier this week, but it was one of their cheaper yearlings that became the latest stakes-winner for their top class sire The Autumn Sun at Randwick on Saturday.

Often used as a lead in run to next Saturday’s $1m G1 ATC Australasian Oaks (2400m), Michael Freedman looks to have an outstanding contender in Farnan filly Profoundly who pulled clear to win the $250,000 G3 ATC Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) by more than two lengths on Saturday at Randwick.

La Diem belied her odds at Ellerslie on Saturday when taking out the MyRacehorse 1600, and now stakes targets are in the offing for the regally bred filly.

When Stay Inside filly Blue Door produced an explosive barrier trial win at Rosehill last month many punters put her straight into their Black Book and the well named filly duly rewarded them when winning the Group III ATC Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at Randwick in Saturday.

Philip and Catherine Brown’s colours have been to the fore over the last few years through the deeds of multiple Group One winners Levante and Legarto, and while both mares are now retired, the Ancroft Stud principals are excited about the prospects of another.

A full brother to Group winners Savvy Nature and Addictive Nature, five year-old Savabeel gelding Essentric Nature captured his first stakes win on Good Friday when taking out the $125,000 Listed WATC Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) at Ascot.

Here is the full list of 49 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

At Ballarat on Good Friday, the feature event on the card was the $300,000 Country Discovery and four year-old Trapeze Artist sprinter Spywire added another lucrative win to his tally.

A big field of 16 will go to the post for the $4million Group I ATC Doncaster Mile on Saturday at Randwick and there is a short priced favourite that will take a power of beating.

It's like “The Straddie” - when Aussies give a race a nickname, you know it's one particularly dear to their punting hearts.  

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

WA based Yarradale Stud were active at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale this week securing four yearlings for $2,050,000 and an I Am Invincible filly they co-purchased last year was a debut winner at Belmont on Thursday.

She’s a half-sister to four time Group I winner Ceolwulf and the colt that topped Karaka Book 1 this year, so Lupa Capitalina is a filly that holds plenty of interest and she opened her account at Gosford on Thursday.

The $2million ATC Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick this Saturday will be a fascinating watch even without elite colts Autumn Boy and Attica, who have elected to roll the dice in the Doncaster instead, but there are more horses in this race outside of the two established Derby heroes Observer (Victoria) and Road to Paris (New Zealand).

Swettenham Stud is proud to announce its 2026 stallion roster, a diverse lineup which includes elite international performance, proven commercial success, fast Australian stallions and the arrival of Frankel’s G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois winning son in Diego Velazquez.

Some blueblood unraced trial winners at Rosehill on Thursday morning, several of them with siblings sold earlier this week at Inglis Easter.

A world-class line up of the finest breeding stock – as well as a share in freak stallion Extreme Choice – headline the catalogue for the 10th edition of the Inglis Chairman’s Sale, which is now available online.

Here is the full list of 47 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Successful in the Listed WATC Ascot 1000 Guineas two starts back before third in the Listed WATC Natsha Stakes last time out, Daniel Morton’s 3yo Playing God filly Wonderfully Made was simply sublime in the rescheduled the $300,000 G3 WATC W.A. Oaks (2400m) on Wednesday, pulling clear by more than four lengths for owners China Horse Club.

In 2019, it was three year-old colt Brutal that emerged victorious from the Group I ATC Doncaster Mile and he featured at the rain delayed Ascot meeting on Wednesday when his talented three year-old gelding Sentimental Legend won the $125,000 Listed WATC Melvista Stakes (2200m).

This week we’re talking Inglis Easter, Championships Day 1 and have found a horse named from a great movie that can win on debut this Saturday.

Harbour Fun, the dam of Group Two Angus Armanasco Stakes winner Sassy Boom, topped the Magic Millions Digital (27 March-1 April) Sale which concluded today.

Widden Stud is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Burrill as Stud Manager of its Victorian operation at Riddells Creek, with Grant set to take up the role on farm from the 28th April.

Roger James and Robert Wellwood will take aim at one of the few missing pieces on an already glittering Sydney résumé when Road To Paris lines up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick.

The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Linebacker will be out for redemption in the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) on Saturday, where the son of Super Seth carries 53kgs.

Having made his debut in the G2 ATC Todman Stakes when beaten just over four lengths after racing wide throughout, the Ciaron Maher trained Harry Angel (IRE) colt Seraphox started a short-priced favourite in the Warwick Farm opener on Wednesday, getting the job done under James McDonald.

Tutta La Vita (The Autumn Sun) will be a standout entry when offered in the Inglis Digital April (Early) Online Sale.

Weanlings by more than 100 different stallions including I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Zoustar and Frankel headline an exciting catalogue for the Australian Weanling Sale, which is now available online.

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

Yulong have acquired two of the season’s best two-year-olds with Paradoxium and Streisand to run in the Group I Inglis Sires on Saturday in their new colours.

Hellbent has been enjoying a winning run over the summer and added two new winners to his tally at Kilmore on Tuesday, both of them prepared by Lindsay Park Racing.

Champion trainer Ciaron Maher has never had a tougher two year-old than Away Game, who started eight times at two for four wins, and he produced her first winner as a broodmare at Newcastle on Tuesday.

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) has welcomed Racing Australia’s decision to introduce an amnesty on outstanding Foal Ownership Declarations (FODs) from the 2024 and 2025 foal crops.

Star southern filly Hello Hayley is on target to become the first horse in two decades to complete the Southern 3YO Guineas Triple Crown in the rescheduled Listed Gore Guineas (1200m) at Riverton on Saturday.

Nick Kneebone has hit the ground running in his first full season of training, highlighted by his first Group One result last weekend when Speed Demon ran home well to finish third in the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham.

NZB’s 2026 National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the quality 104-lot catalogue available to view on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding will open on Friday 10 April and close from 6pm (NZT) on Tuesday 14 April.

The field and barrier draw has been finalised for the $4million Group I Doncaster Handicap with the short priced favourite Sheza Alibi drawing out wide in gate 13.

The 2026 Inglis Australian Yearling Sale was highlighted by 26 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was one up on last year when 25 cracked that figure at this sale.

A Too Darn Hot colt topped Day 2 of an Easter Yearling Sale that ended with a record average and a staggering 26 $1m+ lots, despite ongoing global uncertainty.

Group I winning So You Think mare Nimalee was the sale-topper at the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale when she was purchased by Coolmore for $3.6million and her first foal sold for $1.1 million at Inglis Easter on Monday.

Starspangledbanner had a super successful 2025 siring both the Champion European 2YO Colt and Filly in Gstaad and Precise and at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on Monday he achieved his best ever result in an Australian sale ring.

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

Racing NSW has been informed of the passing of legendary Gosford trainer Mr Albert Stapleford aged 95.

There was only one vendor from Tasmania at Inglis Easter and Grenville Stud smashed it out of the park when selling all four of their horses with a $1.3million Too Darn Hot (GB) colt delivering a mighty pinhook result.

Arrowfield Stud produced their first million dollar yearling of this sale at Inglis Easter on Monday when the Snitzel filly from Laguna Azzurra (Jpn) sold for $1.8million.

Emirates Park have purchased two Golden Slipper winning fillies from Inglis Easter in years past in Mossfun and Estijaab, who cost $1.7million, and they unleashed on Monday to pay $1.55million for the I Am Invincible filly from Invictus Salute.

Yulong have already tasted success with freakish sire Extreme Choice having paid $1.4million as a yearling for their Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winning colt Devil Night and they upped the ante at Inglis Easter on Monday paying $2million for one of his colts from Giza Goddess (USA).

Widden Stud are enjoying a phenomenal Inglis Easter and hit the target again on Monday with a $1.3million Dundeel colt offered on behalf of leading Victorian farm Rosemont Stud.

Initial discussions following Saturday’s Group One double by Seize The Day and Belle Cheval have confirmed that both Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson-trained stars will head to the spelling paddock ahead of new season campaigns.

Justify (USA) is one of the world’s best sires and this crop of yearlings are his last to be conceived in Australia with a lovely filly from Ennis Hill fetching $1.3million for Coolmore at Inglis Easter on Monday.

Widden Stud have brought some exceptional yearlings to Inglis Easter and sold back to back million dollar yearlings on Monday with a Zoustar colt from Emerald Bay selling for $1million to Tom Magnier followed immediately by a stunning Too Darn Hot (GB) colt that made $2.2million.

Castelvecchio is the sire of star staying mare Aeliana, who has added Group I wins in the ATC Ranvet Stakes and Tancred Stakes to her Australian Derby triumph last year, and he featured at Inglis Easter on Monday with a $600,000 colt.

Respected bloodstock agent Dean Hawthorne has been buying up a storm at Inglis Easter and added a $1.6million Extreme Choice filly to his list of acquisitions on Monday.

Segenhoe Stud produced their first million-dollar yearling at Inglis Easter on Monday when their colt by champion French sire Siyouni from California Zimbol sold for $1,050,000.

Recently relocated to Coolmore Australia, former New Zealand based stallion Super Seth is a sire in the headlines and he made a big splash at Inglis Easter on Monday when his glorious filly from Beela Hudood sold for $950,000.

At the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on Monday, Newhaven Park’s exciting young sire Cool Aza Beel achieved his best ever sales result when the full brother to Group I winner Cool Archie sold for $500,000.

Here is the full list of 51 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Day One of Inglis Easter offered up plenty of fireworks making for excited buyers an happy vendors – Maree McEwan spoke to some of them.

A result “beyond our wildest dreams’’ for passionate breeders Graham and Linda Huddy topped a strong opening day of trade at Riverside for the 2026 Easter Yearling Sale.