In the politically correct world we now live in where Coon Cheese is to be renamed and Redskins are no more, how is that a horse called The Fat White is allowed to race - are we not worried that fat white people – and there are millions of them in Australia– will be offended?

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) encourages all breeders sending mares interstate for the coming season to consider their transport plans well ahead of any movements.

Cornerstone Stud shuttler Sir Prancealot (IRE) featured in Ireland overnight with a new stakes-winner after promising 2YO Miss Amulet took out the Listed Marwell Stakes (5f) at Naas.

A regally bred colt by Shalaa has topped Day One of the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale at the Gold Coast.

The first Southern Hemisphere foal by Valachi Downs shuttle stallion U S Navy Flag (USA) has been born at Riversdale Farm in New South Wales.

Here is the full list of 16 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

Waikato Stud has confirmed that the 2020 book is full for rising star stallion Ocean Park (NZ). The Cox Plate winner served 153 mares in 2019 and had been available for a service fee of $20,000 for the upcoming breeding season.

Australian bred sires filled the first ten places on the Australian General Sires List this year giving rise to a pride filled Tweet from Aushorse highlighting this fact, but before you go all anti- shuttle, do have a thought on how those Australian stallions were made and consider a few facts on how tough it is for a shuttle stallion to succeed.

The Auckland Racing Club (ARC) has announced that it will be increasing stakes above minimum levels for this season by contributing close to $1,000,000 of its own monies.

Chatswood Stud mainstay Reward For Effort ended the 2019/20 season as Victoria's leading active sire of winners, amassing 95 individual winners and $4,704,380 in prize-money.

Emma Evans didn’t get the send-off her long-time trainer Wayne Hillis had hoped to provide for her at Matamata on Saturday, but she will be long remembered for her involvement in the racing industry as a passionate owner and breeder.

Entries are now open for the 2021 Inglis Select Yearling Sales Series.

Choisir’s Group I winning son Olympic Glory (IRE) shuttled to Arrowfield Stud for just three seasons and while he’s yet to produce a stakes-winner here, he does have a very good mare in Europe called Watch Me, who won the Group I Prix Rothschild (1m) at Deauville overnight.

Getting the best results from valuable breeding stock is a topic that interests everyone.

The ability to regularly sire plentiful juvenile winners is a unique talent possessed by few stallions and in recent years that title of most successful Australian sire by juvenile winners has been dominated by a handful of stallions.

Kiwi jumpers were again to the fore at Sandown on Grand National Hurdle day, taking out the two jumping features.

Ex-pat Kiwi trainer Bjorn Baker enjoyed a breakout season at the metropolitan level in Sydney over the past twelve months and continued that momentum on Saturday with a winning double at Randwick.

Caroline Searcy’s Bred To Win returns to our screens this Tuesday August 4, 2020 at 8.30pm on Sky Thoroughbred Central (Foxtel Ch 528).

Twin Hill Stud’s Hallowed Crown has a very promising colt in England in the Richard Hughes-trained Karibana.

It was a disappointing field of just three runners in Saturday’s Group II Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood where the imposing figure of the five-year-old Redoute’s Choice mare Enbihaar monstered a pair of three-year-old fillies to retain the crown she won 12 months ago.

It is with a heavy heart that Windsor Park Stud announce the loss of their very successful sire Rip Van Winkle following a short illness.

Coolmore’s two time Group I winner Fancy Blue is not the only classy Deep Impact three year-old filly running in Europe this year with the Al Shaqab homebred Katara scoring her first Black Type success overnight taking out the Listed Chalice Stakes (1m4f) at Newmarket.

Here is the full list of 92 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

The Nick Ryan-trained Mahamedeis is rapidly closing in on becoming the fifth millionaire for Sun Stud’s Magnus following a second win in the space of seven days when carrying topweight to a hard fought victory in Saturday’s Vale Rob Gaylard Handicap (2020m) at Moonee Valley.

Not since his own grandsire Danehill dominated the Australian Sire Championships at the start of the millennium has a stallion equalled the feat of Snitzel who was crowned champion sire for the fourth consecutive time at seasons end on Friday.

There will be few better omen bets anywhere on Saturday than the four-year-old Snitzel mare De Grawin who claimed the Four Time Champion Sire Snitzel Sprint (1000m) at Randwick.

Joe O’Neill of Prime Thoroughbreds has a happy knack for finding quality fillies for not a lot of money and he’s got another one in the shape of Super One filly Miss Divine Em, who scored a  thrilling victory at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

With his oldest Australian progeny just turned three, Golden Slipper winning sire Vancouver has enjoyed a successful first season with 11 winners and five stakes horses in the Southern Hemisphere, while in the US his progeny include talented filly Madone, who scored a stylish debut victory at Del Mar on Friday.

Impressive triallist Show Bazz made an eye-catching debut when he trounced his maiden rivals over 1200m at Ashburton on Saturday.

After making a successful career debut in the Group III Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington on Victoria Oaks day last November, the royally-bred All Too Hard x Snitzerland colt Hard Landing disappointed at his next start in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude in February, which was put down to a severe respiratory infection, and he was done for the season.

Dual Group I winning Fastnet Rock mare One Master was back to her best at Goodwood overnight winning the Group III Saint Clair Oak Tree Stakes (7f) and her half-brother Prompting was also successful on the same program.

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

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

The Champion 2YO Colt of his generation and a dominant winner of the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes, Written Tycoon’s brilliant son Written By has produced his first foal with the arrival of a gorgeous chestnut filly at Torryburn Stud.

A colt by exciting first season sire Merchant Navy topped Day Two of the 2020 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast today.

Wairarapa nursery Little Avondale Stud has added another major milestone to its rich history, celebrating 80 years of operation.

Twelve months after being crowned New Zealand’s champion first season sire, Windsor Park shuttle stallion Charm Spirit has added a second season title to his CV.

The champion first season sire for 2019-20 is Novara Park’s Sweynesse, who sired three winners including Bonita Aurelia, who won the Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) and placed in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).

The majority of Stallion farms in the Hunter Valley have made the difficult decision to cancel their public parades which were scheduled for late August 2020.

It took until the last day of the racing season, but Widden Stud’s flagship sire Zoustar became the youngest sire to join the century club this season, when posting his 100th winner at Geelong on Friday following an impressive debut victory for Sweetzou.

Three trials for Group and Listed horses at Randwick on Friday morning showcased a number of leading spring contenders with the heats won by Home of the Brave, Savatiano and New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle, but some of the beaten runners really caught our eye.

Snitzel’s fourth consecutive General Sires’ Premiership, won with $17.8 million prizemoney, more than $2 million clear of I Am Invincible and Pierro,  confirms Arrowfield’s superstar as the dominant Australian sire of his era. 

A last start winner of the Prix de Diane (French Oaks), Coolmore’s blue-blooded Deep Impact filly Fancy Blue kept up the good work with a determined victory overnight in the Group I Nassau Stakes (1m2f) at Goodwood.

A close relation to Darley’s brilliant shuttler Harry Angel (IRE), two year-old colt Supremacy  announced himself as a serious player on the juvenile front in Europe overnight with a dominant win a Goodwood in the Group II Richmond Stakes (6f).

Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

An outstanding colt by leading sire Zoustar has topped Day One of the 2020 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast.

Never off the board in five starts, the Rubick filly Peggy Selene looks well-placed to add a second win to her record at the first metropolitan meeting of the new season at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Yulong were the biggest buyer at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week signing for 15 mares for a grand total of $9.9million, but it was a mare they bought at the same sale in 2017 for $1.75 million that gave them an impressive winner at Ballarat on Thursday.

Mapperley Stud stallion Complacent made the perfect start to his stallion career at Ipswich on Thursday when his first starter Calm Seeker was victorious over 1350m.

Rivercrest Park Stud in Western Australia is home to exciting young Snitzel stakes-winner Ducimus, who was the most popular first season sire in the West last year covering an impressive list of proven stakes producers.

Stakes winner Santa Catarina has joined the Melbourne stable of Mike Moroney and will have her first hit-out of the new season at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

The MM National Yearling Sale will be held next Monday and Tuesday (August 3 and 4 ) and Hunter Valley nursery Valiant Stud will present a quality draft of eight featuring the progeny of proven favourites like So You Think and popular newcomers Shalaa (IRE) and Astern, not to mention an eye-catching grey colt by Reliable Man (GB).

The foals are starting to come not only in Australia, but also New Zealand with Valachi Downs tweeting the arrival of their first foal of the season.

With three metropolitan winners last Saturday and another winner on Sunday, Stockwell Thoroughbreds based Al Maher has again reminded breeders of his great reliability and affordability as we head into another breeding season.

The Group I Sussex Stakes (1m) at Goodwood last night looked a great contest with English and Irish Two Thousand Guineas winners Kameko and Siskin engaged as well as Queen Anne Stakes winner Circus Maximus, but at the winning post the victor was none of them.

Inglis Digital is celebrating a momentous 2019/20 season with the conclusion of the July (Late) Online Sale this evening, which grossed $2.1 million – bringing the overall season total to over $40 million.

Former star galloper and exciting young broodmare Viddora has topped the final day of the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast selling for $2.55 million to Yulong, who finished the sale as leading buyer.

The Testa Rossa filly Twilight Royale has taken several sets of her connections on the ride of a lifetime after being purchased for $45,000 by trainer Bjorn Baker out of the Kitchwin Hills draft at the 2012 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Aquis have consigned their largest ever draft for the 2020 Magic Millions National Weaning Sale with an outstanding array of well conformed individuals featuring youngsters by a host of Aquis sires who will be represented by their first crop

Record breaking night for Bloodstockauction.com on Tuesday night, with the beautifully bred daughter of Fastnet Rock, Paprena, selling for $174,070.

Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

Mornington trainer David Brideoake has big expectations with Group One winner Princess Jenni heading into the Melbourne Spring Carnival, which will come as good news for Yulong, who purchased her dam Glitzabeel at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday for $400,000.

The delayed Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale as a result of pandemic has resulted in a number of mares producing foals before the sale, two of them offered by Willow Park Stud on Wednesday.

Dual Group I wining I Am Invincible mare Viddora was tipped as the highlight mare on day three of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and duly produced some fiscal fireworks when purchased by Yulong for $2.55million.

The undisrupted portion of New Zealand’s 2019-20 racing season marked the 48th year of New Zealand Bloodstock’s highly prestigious Filly of the Year Series.

Glorious Goodwood got underway in the UK last night with the world’s best turf stayer Stradivarius taking out the Group I Goodwood Cup (2m) and blue-blooded Coolmore owned colt Battleground landing the Group II Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes (7f).

Pierro's full sister Right Chord created history on Day Two of the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast today when selling for $1.05 million.

The second session of the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast on Tuesday was highlighted by Godolphin selling a full sister to Pierro that fetched $1,050,000, while mares in foal to the outstanding young sire were also in demand.

The picture of Sunlight’s strapper and best friend Sarah Rutten taken moments after she was sold has generated huge interest on social media and while this story is a little close to the bone for me as anyone who knows me would realise, Racenet’s Ben Dorries has written something special for all those who love horses.

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

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

When you breed as many horses as John Singleton does you would not think you would have to be buying yearlings, but one that he did purchase in 2019 broke the ice as a short priced favourite at Taree on Tuesday.

It’s been a record breaking season for Newgate Farm’s Deep Field and the winners keep coming for the son of Northern Meteor, who added a 16th two year-old winner to his tally on Tuesday.

Champion mare Sunlight smashed the all time Magic Millions auction record when she sold for $4.2 million on a spectacular Day One of the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast on Monday  with three of the top four mares sold all to visit Coolmore's Triple Crown winner Justify this spring.

Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

A quick overview of today's results covering maiden winners, first season sire placegetters, second season sire winners and highest priced winners.

Turangga Farm bred Champagne Cuddles might not be a Group I winner, but she had Group I talent which is why Tom Magnier bid $2million at the Magic Millions National Sale on Monday to secure the five year-old daughter of Not a Single Doubt.

The delayed 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale due to the pandemic has resulted in some unusual circumstances including the early arrival of a cracking colt foal this morning for a well bred mare due to be offered for sale on Tuesday.

Winner of the Group I ATC Australian Oaks in 2018, outstanding Fastnet Rock mare Unforgotten kept the big prices coming at the Gold Coast on late Monday afternoon when selling for $2.75 million at the Magic Millions National Sale.

Magic Millions set a new record in the Gold Coast sale ring on Monday afternoon when champion mare Sunlight was sold for $4.2million to the bid of Coolmore’s Tom Magnier to become the highest priced horse ever sold in Queensland.

Completely free of Danehill blood, Group I winning $3million earner Invincibella lit up the sale ring at the Gold Coast on Monday afternoon when fetching $1.3million to the bid of Coolmore’s Tom Magnier.

Yulong Investments have announced the arrival of the first foal by foundation stallion Grunt (NZ), a Group I winning son of champion sire O’Reilly.

An extra pair of hands will help guide the growing Valachi Downs Racing operation in the new season, with Kris Shailer joining Stephen Autridge in a training partnership from August 1.

A breakthrough season has ended on the perfect note for rising star Waikato Stud stallion Ocean Park, siring another impressive city winner on the final Saturday of the 2019-20 season.

We might be getting battered by an east coast low, but later this afternoon there will be plenty of interest in what’s happening at the Gold Coast sale ring when superstar mares Sunlight, Invincibella and Unforgotten are offered for sale.

Overnight results from the UK and Ireland have highlighted again the potency of the Galileo x Pivotal nick with yet another Group I victory for champion older mare Magical while Frankel’s progressive three year-old filly Franconia won the Listed Lyric Fillies Stakes (1m 2 ½ f) at York.

Prominent US businessman and well known bloodstock investor Jon S Kelly has died aged 84.

Here is the full list of 61 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Yu Long Investments homebred Yulong Holiday clung to a rapidly diminishing half-head victory in a 1400 metre maiden at Echuca on Sunday to credit his sire Headwater with his 13th individual winner and join Spill The Beans at the head of the first season sire table for number of winners.

Promising young Newgate Farm sire Super One added a ninth first crop winner to his tally with a debut winner on Sunday in One Lotto.

Outstanding three-year-old Travelling Light will head to Ruakaka next week as she continues her preparation for a raceday return in early September.

A full brother to Eleven Eleven, who made news this week after being elevated to the winner of the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas following the disqualification of Alligator Blood, promising two year-old War Memorial shed maiden status at Gosford on Saturday.

Promising young sire Outreach posted his sixth winner when the Chris Waller trained Castlecomer saluted at Gosford on Saturday.

Champion mare Enable only had to beat two rivals to win her third Group I King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1m4f) at Ascot overnight and she did it in style.

Now based at Woodside Park in Victoria, Foxwedge featured in South Africa on Saturday when his talented five year-old Infamous Fox took out the Listed Greyville Thukela Handicap.

Here is the full list of 93 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.