Tuesday Oct 20
Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday Oct 20
A Group I winner in Hong Kong and a three-quarter brother to four time G1 winning $5million earner Lady Shenandoah, young Aquis sire Stronger is one of the best credentialed sires in Queensland and has made his presence felt at the recent Australian 2YOs in training sales.
Tuesday Oct 20
There was a short priced favourite in the 3YO fillies maiden at Kyneton on Tuesday, but she will have to wait for another day to break the ice after being run down by a talented first starter by Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside.
Tuesday Oct 20
Woburn Farm's Ready to Run Sale drafts have been a proven recipe for racetrack success in recent seasons, headed by multiple Group One-winning Hong Kong star Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse), and their 13-strong draft at Karaka next month will again command buyers’ attention.
Tuesday Oct 20
The Everest hero in 2019 when breaking the course record at Randwick for 1200m, elite sprinter Yes Yes Yes transferred to Gooree Park Stud last spring and his first foals conceived at his new home at Mudgee are delighting their owners.
Tuesday Oct 20
Exciting age group prospect Asturia is on the trail of a Classic success, which brothers Joe and Max Smithies went frustratingly close to last term.
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Monday Oct 19
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and the New Zealand Pony Clubs Association (NZPCA) have formalised a three-year partnership to connect grassroots equestrians with careers in racing and breeding, while supporting Thoroughbreds in their lives beyond racing.
Monday Oct 19
Leading Australian trainer James Cummings is on the board with his first winner in Hong Kong after Farnan gelding Grand Eagle saluted at Sha Tin on Monday to become the first winner in the region for his Golden Slipper winning sire.
Monday Oct 19
The Group II Sha Tin Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Monday produced an Aussie bred trifecta with six year-old Rubick gelding Light Years Charm claiming his second Black Type success when beating Patch of Theta (Zoustar) and My Wish (Flying Artie).
Monday Oct 19
So much great racing last weekend there is a lot to unpack, a boilover that wasn’t a boilover and why Kingswood deserves a crack at stud and why Tempted is not as Aussie bred as she seems!
Monday Oct 19
When Tempted downed race favourite Ka Ying Rising to win the $20million ATC TAB Everest at Randwick last Saturday, she took on the mantle of best sprinter on the planet and is the pride of the Australian breeding industry, but how much Aussie blood is flowing in those veins?
Monday Oct 19
Here is the full list of 30 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday Oct 19
Two heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Monday morning were won by youngsters having their first outing by Too Darn Hot (GB) and Harry Angel (IRE).
Monday Oct 19
Well Written’s spring campaign is over - New Zealand’s darling of the turf has spiked a temperature in Sydney, which has ruled her out of next week’s A$10 million Gr.1 Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick.
Monday Oct 19
Gavin Bedggood has been one of the few Australian trainers to campaign in New Zealand over the past year, and he has been richly rewarded, with his grey entire Kingswood scoring elite-level success on both sides of the Tasman, highlighted by his heroics in Saturday’s Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
Monday Oct 19
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.
Sunday Oct 18
Australian bred mares have made a great impression in Japan and 2018 Group I MRC Thousand Guineas winner Amphitrite is the latest to produce a Group I winner in that country with 3YO Monroe Walk capturing the Group I Shuka Sho (2000m) at Kyoto on Sunday.
Sunday Oct 18
Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday Oct 18
Kind, athletic, willing to learn, and immensely talented - These are the memories Andrew Scott has of Ohope Wins, the dual Oaks winner he and Lance O’Sullivan prepared for the first part of her career.
Sunday Oct 18
On a massive day of racing across the nation, Ascot hosted the return of a number of upcoming WA summer carnival contenders in two feature races yesterday.
Sunday Oct 18
On a massive day of racing across the nation, Ascot hosted the return of a number of upcoming WA summer carnival contenders in two feature races yesterday.
Sunday Oct 18
It doesn’t carry Black Type, but with $2million in prizemoney ATC The Kosciuszko (1200m) is the country sprint at Randwick on Everest Day that every bush trainer wants to win and on Saturday it was Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich claiming victory with blueblood I Am Invincible mare Chains of Love.
Saturday Oct 17
The $1million Listed ATC Silver Eagle (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday provided a dress rehearsal for the $10million Group I ATC Golden Eagle (1500m) in two weeks time and saw an explosive return to form for last year’s G1 Flight Stakes winner Apocalyptic.
Saturday Oct 17
Super Seth gelding Cross Tasman overcame a taxing run to record the fifth and most impressive win of his career at Randwick on Saturday in the Benchmark 88 event over 1400m with stakes goals ahead for the progressive five year-old.
Saturday Oct 17
Roughly six weeks ago, the Bjorn Baker trained So You Are had never recorded success at black type level, but now the son of So You Think (NZ) has secured three in a row, with his latest coming in the $500,000 G3 ATC St Leger Stakes (2600m) at Randwick.
Saturday Oct 17
We had an amazing day of racing in Australia on Saturday and at Ascot in the UK overnight the champagne racing continued with British Champions Day featuring a blockbuster card of five Group I races with some familiar names and two newly minted G1 winners.
Saturday Oct 17
Saturday’s G1 ATC King Charles III Stakes (1609m) was a case of quality over quantity, and while a small field of just five competed for the $5m in prizemoney, the 52,000 plus Randwick crowd were treated to a commanding display as Chris Waller’s Autumn Glow was once again supreme.
Saturday Oct 17
Here is the full list of 126 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday Oct 17
Caulfield Cup Day has been a memorable one for Joe O’Neill of Prime Thoroughbreds with his two star mares Cavalry Girl and Shadhavar both claiming valuable Group II victories to add to their burgeoning CV’s.
Saturday Oct 17
Euro bred stayers are always hard to beat in Australian staying feature races and they filled the trifecta in the $6.5million Group I MRC Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Saturday when locally trained glorious greys Kingswood (GB) and Saint George (GB) fought out the finish ahead of international visitor Enfjaar (IRE).
Saturday Oct 17
Unbeaten since her second in last year’s TAB Everest, Godolphin’s Street Boss (USA) mare Tempted turned the tables on Ka Ying Rising (NZ), ending his unbeaten run with victory in Saturday’s $20m TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick.
Saturday Oct 17
The $250,0000 Group III MRC Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday produced a quinella for a couple of progressive Home Affairs colts with Marffiano charging late to snatch a narrow win over Barracks.
Saturday Oct 17
Considered the consolation final for those that weren’t selected for the TAB Everest, Kelly Schweida’s Queensland visitor Grafterburners came up trumps on Saturday, securing his first group victory by winning the $2m G2 ATC Sydney Stakes (1200m).
Saturday Oct 17
The $1.5million Group I MRC Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday featured a very competitive field of fillies drawing from different formlines, but in the end there was a commanding winner with St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) filly Saintly Dancer proving best on the day.
Saturday Oct 17
In sensational form of late, Tom Dabernig’s Bivouac mare Cavalry Girl added the $300,000 G2 MRC Henley Homes Sprint (1000m) to her impressive record of eight career victories with an all the way win at Caulfield on Saturday.
Saturday Oct 17
Te Akau Racing looks to have another strong hand in the upcoming Group One features for the three-year-olds at Riccarton next month with Asturia laying down a stern challenge to all Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) candidates with a stunning victory at Ellerslie.
Saturday Oct 17
A year after taking on Ka Ying Rising in the Gr.1 The Everest (1200m), the connections of War Machine were happy to be a big fish in a smaller pond on Saturday.
Saturday Oct 17
Resuming from a break, Alabama Express mare Gentle Steel gave nothing else a chance in the run to the line as the Julius Sandhu trained 5yo secured her first black-type victory, winning the $200,000 Listed MRC Alinghi Stakes (1100m).
Saturday Oct 17
Class sprinter Platinum Attack showed he is right on target for some of the big summer sprints with a comprehensive victory in the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Ellerslie.
Saturday Oct 17
The Bjorn Baker stable is running hot this season and progressive Dundeel mare added to the success when charging home at Randwick on Saturday for a popular win in the $250,000 Group III ATC Angst Stakes (1600m).
Saturday Oct 17
Adding a third consecutive victory to her record, Tony and Calvin McEvoy’s promising Grunt filly Quick Finish highlighted her chances in the upcoming G1 VRC Oaks (2500m) with a fighting win in the $240,000 G3 MRC Ethereal Stakes (2000m) on Saturday.
Saturday Oct 17
A maiden going into the $250,000 Group III ATC Reginald Allen Quality (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, Flying Artie filly Beyond the Reef emerged from the race a stakes-winner for Tricolours Racing.
Saturday Oct 17
Champion mare Pride of Jenni was withdrawn from the Group I ATC King Charles II Stakes at Randwick today, but her owner Tony Ottobre was in the winner’s circle at Caulfield when his homebred Snitzel colt King Snitz won the Group III MRC Sportsbet Classic (2000m).
Saturday Oct 17
Darley USA have announced the sad passing of evergreen stallion Medaglia d’Oro, who passed away at Jonabell Farm on Friday at the age of 27.
Friday Oct 16
Here is the full list of 58 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Friday Oct 16
The 1000m maiden at Cranbourne on Friday evening was supposed to be a walk in the park for $1.7million Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Strike Package, who started a short priced favourite, but he came up short when unable to run down a talented first starter by Home Affairs.
Friday Oct 16
The multiple Group placed colt Confederation – as well as a share in star young stallion Ole Kirk (pictured) and shares in a recent G1 placegetter and a recent Group placed 2YO – are among the highlights of a strong catalogue for the Inglis Digital October (Late) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.
Friday Oct 16
Next month’s NZB Ready to Run Sale will be the third appearance for Taui Johnson’s Apex Bloodstock, whose first two drafts have produced a 100% clearance rate and a black-type graduate.
Friday Oct 16
The highly anticipated?Breeze Up videos? for?NZB’s 2026?Ready to Run Sale are now available to view online at?nzb.co.nz. 
Friday Oct 16
For a stallion whose service fee at Widden this spring is just $22,000, Zousain had some outstanding results at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday with seven youngsters averaging $189,857 highlighted by a pair of 2YOs that sold for upwards of $400,000.
Friday Oct 16
Paddington’s first crop has made an immediate impact in the Northern Hemisphere, with a colt by the Group 1-winning son of Siyouni selling to Godolphin for 350,000 guineas (approximately NZ$827,000) at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2.
Friday Oct 16
Everest Day at Randwick has become one of the centrepieces of the Australasian racing calendar, and Saturday’s edition will once again have plenty of Kiwi flavour, including the Lisa Latta-trained Platinum Pantheon in the A$1 millionListed Silver Eagle (1300m).
Friday Oct 16
Coolmore new recruit Super Seth had just one entry in the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday and the colt attracted plenty of interest before selling to Hermitage Thoroughbreds for $475,000.
Friday Oct 16
The leading sire of winners in Australia last season, Capitalist is also a firm favourite with the Hong Kong market and his stock were popular at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday with five selling at an average $288,000.
Friday Oct 16
Exciting young Newgate sire Wild Ruler has had a flying start to spring as the leading second season sire by winners (13) and the Group I winning son of Snitzel set a new benchmark for himself in the sale ring at Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday when a colt from Icebomb sold for $600,000.
Friday Oct 16
Strong trade at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday delivered some impressive pinhooking results for astute vendors with the $600,000 Wild Ruler colt sold by Woodlow Equine topping the list of pinhook winners.
Thursday Oct 15
Earlier this year, Australian owner breeder Matthew Sandblom sent two Australian bred 2YO fillies by Extreme Choice to be trained in France by Francis Henri Graffard and the first to race Primetime Emmy is now a Group winner, while the second made a winning debut at Chantilly overnight.
Thursday Oct 15
A trio of colts by Toronado (IRE), Wild Ruler and Anamoe shared top honours at $600,000 at today’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, which smashed through the $30m turnover barrier for the first time.
Thursday Oct 15
Here is the full list of 26 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday Oct 15
The historic 150th running of the G1 Caulfield Cup is taking the race into a new era, with an overdue prize money upgrade to a whopping $6,545,000 - and it’s not before time!
Thursday Oct 15
Superstar mares and fillies can take time to exert their influence at stud and there are events afoot this Saturday which are a good reminder that just when you think it’s time to give up, might actually be the time to start planning ahead.
Thursday Oct 15
Kiwi Group One winner Lara Antipova will test her talent at elite level in Australia for the first time when she heads to Caulfield on Saturday to tackle the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m).
Thursday Oct 15
Records continued to be broken at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale with Book 2 returning new benchmarks for turnover, average and median and a strong clearance rate of 89%. A record 100 yearlings sold for 200,000 guineas or more as the turnover for Books 1 and 2 surpassed 200 million guineas for the first time.
Thursday Oct 15
It's Caulfield Cup week, and what better moment to revisit the life and times of one of the greatest - if not the greatest - Caulfield Cup winner of the modern era.
Wednesday Oct 14
A homebred for Belinda Bateman, blueblood three year-old I am Invincible filly Ballet D’Light made a winning debut at Rosehill on Wednesday.
Wednesday Oct 14
Here is the full list of 43 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday Oct 14
The Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale is on Thursday at Riverside Stables and if you are interested in a price guide the pinhook report is interesting reading.
Wednesday Oct 14
The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale has had a flurry of recent Australian stakes-winners sourced from this popular tried horse sale and another emerged on Wednesday at Caulfield when 7YO Kingman gelding Ziryab (GB) captured the $240,000 Group III MRC Coongy Handicap (2000m).
Wednesday Oct 14
Astute trainer Charlotte Littlefield was in the frame at Caulfield on Wednesday with promising St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) three year-old Mister Whiskers, who made it two wins from his first two starts.
Wednesday Oct 14
The $200,000 Listed MRC Debutant Stakes (1000m ) at Caulfield on Wednesday attracted a small field of just six starters with Tassort filly Soldi taking the prize narrowly in a thrilling finish.
Wednesday Oct 14
Talented Home Affairs filly Affari has been the source of some frustration for connections with four second placings in a row this preparation, but with the addition of blinkers she broke the ice in style at Rosehill when powering clear to win the $100,000 Super Maiden over 1200m.
Wednesday Oct 14
New Zealand syndicator Go Racing will be chasing stakes success on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday, including in Melbourne, where Soul of Spain will contest the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
Wednesday Oct 14
Classic ambitions for quality filly Liguria will be determined by her performance at Ellerslie this weekend.
Wednesday Oct 14
Buoyant trade on day two of Tattersalls October Book 2 concluded with a record average and record turnover for a single day in the history of the sale. Year-on-year, the average climbed by 22% to 123,333 guineas and the median climbed by 25% to 87,500 guineas, whilst the clearance rate was a healthy 90%. Eight lots made 400,000 guineas or more, with the top lot of the day being Yeomanstown Stud&rs
Tuesday Oct 13
New Zealand’s industry-funded 1% Thoroughbred Welfare Levy invested $1.095 million in Thoroughbred welfare during the 2025/26 season, supporting racing safety, retraining and rehoming, and opportunities for Thoroughbreds after racing.
Tuesday Oct 13
The $200,000 Listed MRC Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield later today features a field of seven 2YOs and they include a Frankel filly that is also catalogued in the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale tomorrow.
Tuesday Oct 13
Monumental Saturday of racing with the Caulfield Cup/ Thousand Guineas in Melbourne plus Everest / King Charles in Sydney and if you are a punter, the Caulfield Cup takes some working out so we’ve had a crack at narrowing down the chances.
Tuesday Oct 13
Widden Stud has become the first farm on G1 Goldmine to offer Match Offers, a service fee discount that applies only to mares whose pedigree is a Perfect Match or 20/20 Match with the stallion. Eighteen Widden stallions standing in New South Wales and Victoria carry a Match Offer for the 2026 season.
Tuesday Oct 13
Here is the full list of 14 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday Oct 13
A rainy Sydney evening on the harbour at Luna Park provided the backdrop for the barrier draw for the $20million Group I ATC TAB Everest (1200m) on Tuesday evening.
Tuesday Oct 13
The final day of NZB’s 2026 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw a further 198 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa Racecourse on Tuesday.
Tuesday Oct 13
This Saturday will mark a quarter of a century since Ethereal’s win in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), and the blue hen is still enjoying life at Pencarrow Stud, near Cambridge, at the ripe old age of 29.
Tuesday Oct 13
Apprentice jockey Jack Taplin is going from strength to strength and scored a deserved first stakes win when piloting the Kenny Rae-trained Fraudster to victory in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton last Saturday.
Tuesday Oct 13
The Warwick Farm trials on Tuesday morning featured three heats over 818m for juveniles and with the $1million Listed ATC Golden Gift (1100m) to be run at Rosehill on November 7, there is plenty of incentive to have a nice youngster in work with heat winners by Home Affairs, Bivouac and Ole Kirk.
Tuesday Oct 13
Robust trade continued from Book 1 into Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Ballyhimikin Stud’s BLUE POINT colt topped the first day of the sale when offered as a wildcard, selling to Blandford Bloodstock for 600,000 guineas. Strong demand resulted in 14 lots making 300,000 guineas or more, with a turnover of over 25 million guineas.
Monday Oct 12
The field and barrier draw has been finalised for the 2026 Group 1 Caulfield Cup with race favourite Cosmic Crusader drawing out wide in 17 while last year’s winner Half Yours drew seven.
Monday Oct 12
An outstanding colt by Showtime is destined for Hong Kong after topping Monday's Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses in Training Sale at $400,000.
Monday Oct 12
NZB’s Breeze Ups kicked off on Monday at Te Rapa Racecourse with consistent times, weather and track conditions throughout the day.
Monday Oct 12
Here is the full list of 17 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday Oct 12
There were three stakes races at Rosehill last Saturday for three year-olds that put the colts and geldings up against the fillies and in every race the fillies came out on top, so who are these girls that gave the boys a thumping.
Monday Oct 12
Chris Waller-trained Angel Capital will look to capitalise on his breakthrough last start Group 1 win, lining up in owner Yulong’s slot in The Everest this Saturday.
Monday Oct 12
Australians are invited to step behind the scenes of the thoroughbred industry this November as National Thoroughbred Week (NTW) returns with more than 100 free events across Australia and New Zealand.
Monday Oct 12
Peachy Keen caused a boilover when taking out Saturday’s Ashburton Cup (1600m) at odds of 103-1, and now stakes targets await the grey gelding.
Monday Oct 12
Harry Parslow bred Who Knows with the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) in mind, and his plan came to fruition when she placed behind Waitak and Tuxedo in last Saturday’s Hawke’s Bay feature.
Monday Oct 12
Patience will be key to highly regarded four-year-old Zorero, who remains unbeaten this preparation, realising his full potential.
Monday Oct 12
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.
Sunday Oct 11
The Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale is on today and if you are interested in a price guide the pinhook report is interesting reading.
Sunday Oct 11
All roads lead to Randwick this Saturday for the world’s richest race on turf with the $20million Group I ATC TAB Everest (1200m) set to feature the fastest horse on the planet Ka Ying Rising and 11 local challengers that include flying 4YO gelding Ninja, a son of Golden Slipper winner Farnan.
Sunday Oct 11
Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sunday Oct 11
Winner of the Group II ATC Tulloch Stakes at three, Savabeel gelding Wymark found himself on Inglis Digital in October 2025 following a loss of form and was duly snapped up by astute trainer Gavin Bedggood for $32,500 and today he won the $200,000 Listed Seymour Cup (1600m).