Wednesday Oct 14
Here is the full list of 54 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday Oct 14
I Am Invincible filly Avenue of Pleasure has topped the Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale at $205,000, purchased by successful Victorian owner Gary Lechte.
Wednesday Oct 14
The Danny O'Brien-trained pair of Sovereign Award and Fabric were the first two out of the barriers and the first two home in Wednesday's Group II Catanach's Ladies' Day Vase (1600m) at Caulfield.
Wednesday Oct 14
Zhongli Thoroughbreds will offer a diverse draft of two year-olds at the upcoming Inglis Ready2Race Sale prepared and presented by various vendors, the draft featuring one of only two colts in the sale by red hot first season sire Frosted (USA).
Wednesday Oct 14
Triple Group Two winner Spanish Whisper (AUS) (Lope de Vega) has broken the record price for online thoroughbred auctions with one day of bidding left on gavelhouse.
Wednesday Oct 14
If Godolphin was looking for an omen for Bivouac in Saturday’s $15,000,000 TAB The Everest at Royal Randwick, they found it with Bivouac’s older brother Coruscate, who claimed Wednesday’s Listed Neds Village Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield with the minimum of fuss.
Wednesday Oct 14
There were only three runners in the Group III MRC Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Wednesday, but racegoers were treated to a clash of the titans as three terrific colts fought out the finish right to the line with less than half a length separating the trio on the post and Zoustar colt Ranting emerging as a maiden no more!
Wednesday Oct 14
The Ultra Thoroughbreds colours have been carried by two champions in Shamus Award and Miss Andretti and they combine in the pedigree of progressive colt Embolism, who made it two wins from three starts when bolting in at Caulfield on Wednesday.
Wednesday Oct 14
The Group III Neds Coongy Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday changed compexion dramatically in the final 200 metres, as the leaders backed up it was Nonconformist and top-weight Harlem (GB) who settled down to fight the race out.
Wednesday Oct 14
Australian breeder John Camiller bred and sold the top lot during the first session of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 and the second highest priced offering during the second session.
Wednesday Oct 14
Just a few days after Chris Waller Racing announced that their dual Group II winning mare Haut Brion Her, a daughter of Champion First and Second Season sire Zoustar, will contest this year’s $15m The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick, her well-related half-sister Lady Millions has come on the market.
Tuesday Oct 13
The barrier drawn for this Saturday’s $15million The Everest was conducted last night with well fancied Libertini drawing the outside in 12.
Tuesday Oct 13
B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm announced reduced stud fees for most of its current roster of stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm in 2021.
Tuesday Oct 13
Day Two of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw the final 126 two-year-olds sprint down the straight of Te Rapa Racecourse.
Tuesday Oct 13
Earthlight, the emphatic winner of the G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle Park Stakes, has been retired from racing and will stand at Kildangan Stud next year.
Tuesday Oct 13
Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday Oct 13
A colt by Exceed and Excel's group performed son Outreach ran the quickest time during today's third breeze up session leading into next month's Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale.
Tuesday Oct 13
In what is a unique move in Australia this year, the state of NSW will conduct its annual racing industry awards night, Racing’s Night of Champions, as a peopled event rather than remotely.
Tuesday Oct 13
The breeding season brings tales of joy and sometimes tragedy and this spring the Winx fairytale took a sad turn when the four time Cox Plate winner lost her first foal overnight.
Tuesday Oct 13
Earlier this year we ran a series of very popular stories titled ‘Closer Look’ delving into the crop by crop analysis of our champion sires and recent results have given us cause to update and revisit the story on Written Tycoon, who is enjoying a ground breaking season.
Tuesday Oct 13
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a strong start with five lots selling for 300,000 guineas or more and a son of KINGMAN topping proceedings at 400,000 guineas.
Monday Oct 12
Last night Aquis announced Golden Slipper winner Farnan would not take his place in the Everest on Saturday with the slot to be filled by in form Melbourne sprinter Dollar for Dollar.
Monday Oct 12
A homebred for Juddmonte Farms, two time Arc de Triomphe winner and 2017, 2019 European Horse of the year Enable has been retired to stud.
Monday Oct 12
When a proven stallion changes location the new farm would always hope his past success follows with him and so it has been for this proven Group I sire.
Monday Oct 12
Day One of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw 129 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse.
Monday Oct 12
Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday Oct 12
A member of the first Australian crop of former Japanese champion Mikki Isle shone at today's Warwick Farm breeze ups leading into next month's Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale.
Monday Oct 12
Hastings galloper Callsign Mav came of age at his home track over the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and has now been sent for a quick freshen-up ahead of summer targets.
Monday Oct 12
Two juvenile heats at Randwick on Monday produced winners for champion sire Snitzel and Golden Slipper winner Capitalist.
Monday Oct 12
The Noel Meade-trained Helvic Dream, a son of Oaklands Stud’s dual Group 1 winner Power, opened his stakes account with a seven and a half-length romp in the Group III Novi IT Services International Stakes (10f) at the Curragh overnight.
Sunday Oct 11
Three Bridges Thoroughbreds and partners have reached an agreement with Waller Racing to acquire the final Everest slot for quality sprint mare Haut Brion Her.
Sunday Oct 11
A progressive pair of 3YOs combined at Morphettville on Saturday to give Dundeel his first stakes quinella, in the $100,000 SAJC Hill Smith S. 1800m LR.
Sunday Oct 11
There can be a lot of change between what happens at the end of one season and the unfolding of the next and this young stallion has the best three year-old filly in the country.
Sunday Oct 11
There was a tangerine glow to the 2020 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards, with the tangerine colours of Te Akau Racing the dominant element at the virtual event on Sunday night.
Sunday Oct 11
Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday Oct 11
It’s been some weekend for the Starcraft mare Ain'tnofallenstar after her Dundeel three-year-old Ain'tnodeeldun opened his stakes account at Morphettville on Saturday before her Snitzel four-year-old Mighty Valour romped to a three lengths win over 1200m at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Sunday Oct 11
Set to have his first runners in Australia this season, Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) posted his first Group I winner in North America when quality filly Harvey’s Lil Goil won the Group I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup ( 1/8th mile) at Keeneland.
Sunday Oct 11
There’s no two ways about it – Inglis stars Ole Kirk, Dirty Work, Wild Ruler and Ain’tnodeeldun are four of the most valuable colts and entires in Australian racing following big-race wins on another phenomenal day of G1 racing.
Sunday Oct 11
Dual Group I winning sprinter, Extreme Choice posted his first stakes performer at Caulfield on Saturday when two year-old colt Extreme Warrior finish second to Fake Love in the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes (1000m).
Sunday Oct 11
Magnificent 3YO Montefilia did what no filly before her had managed, adding the G1 Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick to last week’s G1 Flight Stakes success.
Sunday Oct 11
Woodside Park stud shuttler Cable Bay (Invincible Spirit) was represented by his second stakes-winner at Newmarket overnight when the Henry Candy-trained filly Jouska powered home from near the tail of the field in the Listed Boadicea Stakes (6f).
Sunday Oct 11
Seven days after Frankel’s Mirage Dancer (IRE) won the Group 1 ATC Metropolitan, Frankel’s three-quarter brother Bullet Train (GB) sired the Caulfield Cup-bound Chapada, winner of the Group II Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield, which came shortly after Buffalo Dancer (USA), a son of Frankel’s three-time Group 1-winning brother Noble Mission, finished runner-up in the Group
Saturday Oct 10
Australian breeder Bob Scarborough has a small band of mares based in Ireland and one of them, 13YO Galileo mare Cabaret, produced the winner of the Group I Dewhurst Stakes (7f) at Newmarket overnight.
Saturday Oct 10
Here is the full list of 116 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday Oct 10
Saturday’s Group 1 Lexus Toorak Hcp (1600m) at Caulfield was a triumph for South Australia as Jamie Kah guided the Phillip Stokes-trained Mr Quickie to an authoritative two lengths victory.
Saturday Oct 10
It was a Group 1 double in the space of seven days for the Kermadec filly Montefilia who downed the colts in Saturday’s $1,000,000 Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick.
Saturday Oct 10
Four year-old Sebring mare Emeralds contested some of the best three year-old fillies races last season and was never beaten far, so her win in the Group III ATC Angst Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday was no surprise.
Saturday Oct 10
Forty minutes after Arrowfield Stud’s new recruit Written Tycoon celebrated the win of Odeum in the $1,000,000 Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m), Written Tycoon’s Ole Kirk proved unstoppable in the $2,000,000 Group 1 Neds Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Saturday Oct 10
A field of 13 well-performed fillies went to the post for Saturday’s Group 1 Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield where the progressive Written Tycoon filly Odeum put them to the sword at just her fourth start.
Saturday Oct 10
Quality colt Peltzer has been threatening to win a stakes race and got the job done in style at Randwick on Saturday when leading all the way to take out the Group II ATC Stan Fox Stakes (1500m).
Saturday Oct 10
Popular equine star Tavi Mac provided his many followers with another thrilling performance when he dashed away with the feature race at Matamata on Saturday, the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1400m).
Saturday Oct 10
Matamata mare Supreme Heights added a second stakes victory to her burgeoning record when she took out Saturday’s Gr.3 Wyndspelle Grangewilliam Stud Taranaki Breeders Stakes (1400m) at Hawera.
Saturday Oct 10
Many punters had the feeling Russian Camelot could go undefeated this spring following his dominant last start win in the Group I MRC Underwood Stakes, but quality Pierro mare Arcadia Queen made a lie of that assumption when she strolled straight past him to win the Group I MRC Caulfield Stakes (2000m) on Saturday.
Saturday Oct 10
Talented four year-old Written Tycoon stallion Dirty Work has been progressing his way through the grades this year and claimed his biggest win at Caulfield on Saturday when scorching home from last to win the Group II MRC Schillaci Stakes (1100m).
Saturday Oct 10
A son of Snitzel and carrying the China Horse Club colours, Wild Ruler bears an uncanny resemblance to the 2016 Group II Roman Consul Stakes winner Russian Revolution and Wild Ruler has a Group 1 in his sights following his bloodless in the $300,000 feature at Randwick on Saturday.
Saturday Oct 10
I Am Invincible racked up an early stakes double at Caulfield on Saturday with brilliant two year-old filly Fake Love scoring impressively on debut in the Listed MRC Debutant Stakes and then classy five year-old mare Fiesta burst back to top form to win the Group III MRC Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m).
Saturday Oct 10
A last-start winner of the Group III Scarborough Stakes at Moonee Valley, Shamus Award filly Swats That kept the ball rolling with a convincing win in Saturday’s Group III Thoroughbred Club Stakes at Caulfield.
Saturday Oct 10
First out and first home, the I Am Invincible filly Fake Love made the best possible start to her career with a thoroughly professional performance in Saturday’s Listed Magic Millions Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield, giving promise that she could be the second consecutive winner of the Magic Millions 2yo Classic for part-owner Hannah Mathiesen.
Friday Oct 9
Loads of interest in first season sires on Saturday with runners in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, where Frosted (USA) will attempt to keep his good run going.
Friday Oct 9
Darley have announced the retirement of Pinatubo, the colt officially assessed as the best two-year-old Europe has seen in a quarter of a century.
Friday Oct 9
One of the first Invincible Spirit sons to go to stud in Europe, Lawman delivered a Group I winner overnight when two year-old filly Pretty Gorgeous took out the Group I Fillies Mile (1m) at Newmarket, the race producing controversy with a mix up involving two Aidan O’Brien trained runners.
Friday Oct 9
Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday Oct 9
With first season sire Frosted (USA) earning a 1-3 finish in last Saturday’s Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Flemington and Love Tap putting his unbeaten record on the line in Saturday's Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick, it is doubtful the stocks of champion North American stallion Tapit have been higher south of the equator.
Friday Oct 9
A member of the first Southern Hemisphere crop of Invincible Spirit's group winning son Cable Bay shone at today's Seymour breeze ups in preparation for next month's Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale.
Friday Oct 9
The retirement of triple Group Two winner and Group One placed mare Spanish Whisper will be bittersweet for connections as they seek to offer her unreserved via Gavelhouse Plus.
Friday Oct 9
Group Two winner Hello It’s Me (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has been retired and is offered for sale on gavelhouse.com.
Friday Oct 9
The Horse of the Year Awards held this week crowned two Kitchwin Hills bred horses the best of their category, when Everest winner Yes Yes Yes took out champion 3yo colt, and Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare champion stayer.
Friday Oct 9
A recent G1 winner with a nomination in the $7.5m Golden Eagle – as well as multiple Stakes performers - headline another outstanding catalogue for the Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Auction, which is now live and available for bidding.
Friday Oct 9
Four heats for juveniles were conducted at Warwick Farm on Friday morning with Darley first season sire Astern producing a winner in the Star Thoroughbreds colours, while the most expensive Not a Single Doubt sold at the Gold Coast was also in the winner’s list.
Friday Oct 9
Everest contenders Eduardo and Bivouac both won trials at Warwick Farm on Friday morning with the former burning the turf in impressive style to break 33 for his final 600m.
Friday Oct 9
The leading first crop sire at the 2020 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book One by aggregate was Coolmore shuttler Churchill (IRE), whose first Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings will be a highlight at Australasian sales next year.
Friday Oct 9
The Bloodstockauction.com catalogue for October 8 – 13 is now online featuring a strong selection of racehorses, yearlings and broodmares.
Thursday Oct 8
A pair of GALILEO yearlings set the sale ring alight on the third day of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale as they became the two highest priced yearling fillies to be sold in the World in 2020, both bought by MV Magnier. A strong final session saw a further four lots sell for 1,000,000 guineas or more, taking the number of seven figure lots to nine for the sale.
Thursday Oct 8
Leading European sprinter Hello Youmzain has been retired and will begin his stallion career in France at Haras d’Etreham before shuttling to Cambridge Stud in New Zealand next year.
Thursday Oct 8
Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday Oct 8
There will be another sixteen stakes in Australia on Saturday with Group 1 action at Randwick in the Spring Champion Stakes while at Caulfield a magnificent card is highlighted by the Caulfield Guineas, Caulfield Stakes, Thousand Guineas and Toorak Hcp.
Thursday Oct 8
Setting the pace on the Australian second crop sires list by earnings and winners, Pride of Dubai added a 12th Australian winner to his tally for the season on Thursday at Mornington.
Thursday Oct 8
Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will take place next week on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October, commencing at 10am each day.
Thursday Oct 8
When John O'Shea went to the Karaka yearling sales 18 months ago intent on buying the progeny of Group One winner Contributer, one colt stood out.
Wednesday Oct 7
Telemon Thoroughbreds Sidestep had the rare distinction of siring a Golden Slipper winner in his first crop however he is likely to garner almost as much publicity through the remarkable victory of the heavily backed Stock Legend at Happy Valley overnight.
Wednesday Oct 7
Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continued in solid fashion on the second day with Godolphin buying the top four priced lots.
Wednesday Oct 7
Closing out his career with a win in the Group I Arc de Tropmphe last Sunday, Siyouni's champion son Sottsass has been retired to stud.
Wednesday Oct 7
Currently leading the Australian General Sires List by earnings and stakes-winners, Written Tycoon is riding the crest of a winning wave this season and Valiant Stud are delighted to present an outstanding colt by the boom sire at Inglis Ready2Race on October 20.
Wednesday Oct 7
Here is the full list of 32 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday Oct 7
Sun Bloodstock’s Fortress Command looked to have a bright future when winning his first two starts before placing in the Group III Baillieu Hcp and finishing fourth in Castelvecchio’s Group 1 ATC Champagne Stakes at two, however he failed to hit the boards in four starts at three.
Wednesday Oct 7
The most expensive yearling by Foxwedge sold in 2018, four year-old mare Villami was a stakes-winner last season and looks to be headed back to Black Type races this spring after making a winning return at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday Oct 7
Smart Missile featured with an early double at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with impressive maiden winner Only Mine followed by progressive three year old filly Ballistic Lover, who won a very competitive Benchmark 68 in a thrilling finish.
Wednesday Oct 7
Peter and Dawn Williams unleashed a three-year-old filly of promise when Il Affare broke maiden ranks over 1600m at Avondale on Wednesday.
Wednesday Oct 7
To the delight of his supporters that backed him into favouritism, the big, bold striding Far Enough made a winning career debut in a 1000 metre maiden at Bendigo on Wednesday.
Wednesday Oct 7
The Jamie Richards-trained juvenile Sophisticardo proved too good for his rivals when winning over 800m at Avondale on Wednesday.
Wednesday Oct 7
Last night Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the most important Budget in many years, a Budget targeted at getting a bruised and sluggish Covid-19 affected economy back on track.
Wednesday Oct 7
The Equilume Stable Lighting System is a breakthrough in lighting technology that provides biologically effective light that mimics daylight for the stabled horse.
Tuesday Oct 6
Book 1 of the eagerly anticipated Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a strong start with the highest priced yearling in Europe or North America this year as four lots sold for 1,000,000 guineas or more, but the overall statistics declined from last year.
Tuesday Oct 6
For a stallion that has never stood in this country Deep Impact has been making quite an impact this season, racking up his fifth Australian winner since August 1 with a blue-blooded Goulburn maiden winner on Tuesday.
Tuesday Oct 6
Keeneland has cataloged 3,777 horses for the 2020 November Breeding Stock Sale, which opens Monday, Nov. 9, two days after Keeneland hosts the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the second time. Buyers will be able to participate in the auction remotely through online and telephone bidding options successfully introduced at the September Yearling Sale, while the new bidding location
Tuesday Oct 6
Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday Oct 6
James Harron Bloodstock have today announced brilliant I Am Invincible mare Libertini will take their slot for the $15million Everest on October 17.
Tuesday Oct 6
A brilliant last start winner of the Group II MVRC Stutt Stakes, Glenfiddich is out of Saturday’s Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas after developing a wind problem.
Tuesday Oct 6
New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka features an outstanding selection of up-and-coming sires with exciting racetrack potential.
Tuesday Oct 6
Superstar stallions have lit up racetracks on both sides of the Tasman this season, and now their two-year-olds are set to impress at the 2020 Ready to Run Sale.