Haunui Farm

Lope de Vega stallion Belardo (IRE) is hardly a name up there with the greats and now calls Turkey home, but he has had a pair of Group winners in Australasia successive days with his NH bred son Juja Kibo (IRE) winning the Group II MVRC Moonee Valley Gold Cup, while in NZ his SH bred son Tisse landed his first stakes race on Sunday at Trentham.

Acknowledged as one of the unluckiest horses going around in New Zealand, Jaarffi finally got the good fortune she deserved and her first Group One victory when she stormed home to take out the Sport Nation Otaki Maori WFA Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie.

The one time scruffy weanling that emerged to challenge the mighty Via Sistina (IRE) in the Group I VRC Champions Stakes was one of the finds of the spring, how far can he go?

Victory bells have been ringing for Marie Leicester and her family for decades, with Romanoff the latest to hit a Group One note.

The only thing certain as horses slogged their way to the winning post in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) was that Matamata trainer Pam Gerard would produce the quinella in the Riccarton classic.

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

Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Francee’s victory in the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) was of special significance for Haunui Farm on a number of fronts.

Visiting Brazilian hoop Bruno Queiroz is making every post a winner in his local riding stint by adding a maiden New Zealand stakes success to his bag of tricks as he guided gallant mare Francee to a thrilling victory in the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Cup (1600m) at Trentham.

The Australian pair of Mr Brightside and Royal Patronage failed to fire but Hugh Bowman on a $90 outsider beat James McDonald on the odds-on favourite in Sunday’s Group I Champions Mile at Sha Tin.

Australian syndicator OTI Racing have made a timely acquisition of Skippers Canyon, with the promising three-year-old set to potentially recoup a portion of their outlay in Saturday’s $350,000 Race With Te Akau Remutaka Classic (2100m) at Trentham.

The Grant and Alana Williams-trained Western Empire has powered to victory in the A$1.5 million Gr.3 Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday.

A tilt at the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in January is on the cards for promising juvenile Romanoff following his maiden victory in the Uza Bus Two-Year-Old (1100m) at Otaki on Thursday when he ran away from $1.1million Zoustar colt Fury of Fight.

Ciaron Maher had four of the seven runners in Saturday's Group III Schweppes JRA Cup (2040m) at Moonee Valley, and they finished 1-2-3-4.

Promising filly Donna Chiara put her hand up for upcoming stakes assignments with a dominant performance in the Seahorse Supplements Maiden 3YO (1200m) at Timaru on Wednesday.

Matt Cartwright announced his arrival among the top echelon of New Zealand’s jockeys with a stunning treble on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival at Hastings on Saturday, culminating in a giant-killing Group One win with Grail Seeker in the Tarzino Trophy (1400m).

Five-year-old gelding Golden Path continues to go from strength to strength and made it three wins in succession when winning the Premier's Cup Prelude (1800m) at Randwick on Saturday.

It’s been a stellar week for Pencarrow Stud broodmare Huluava.

Belardo Boy is on target to defend his crown in next month’s Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 127th Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton following his victory in Tuesday’s rescheduled Listed Sinclair Electrical & Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m) at Hawera.

Victorian raider Golden Path has made it back-to-back victories in Sydney with a dominant victory in the Listed W J Mckell Cup (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.