Headwater - New Winner

Closely related to Choisir’s triple US Group I winner Obviously, four year-old Starspangledbanner mare Soprano ended her season last year in North America where she placed in the Group I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland and she made a winning return overnight in the UK.

Bred by leading WA breeders Peters Investments, three year-old Headwater filly London’s Image was sold as a yearling at Magic Millions in Adelaide so does not race in the famous cerise and white, but she is still making her mark and won the $125,000 Listed Bunbury WA Breeders Classic (1200m) on Sunday.

Exciting Bivouac daughter Luana Miss upset raging favourite Yes Queen (Yes Yes Yes) to run out an impressive winner of the Listed WATC Supremacy Stakes (1000m) at Ascot yesterday becoming the third stakes-winner for her young sire.

Here is the full list of 83 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The future is looking bright for Andrew Forsman’s two-year-olds, with sharp gelding The Espy defeating stablemate Belle Noire in the Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge and Tauranga (1100m) on Sunday.

Newgate Farm have announced fees on a 16 strong roster of sires with no newcomers this time around and while flagship sire Extreme Choice has earned an increase to top the roster at $330,000, Capitalist and Russian Revolution have both been significantly reduced.

Weanlings by 107 different stallions including Frankel, Snitzel, I Am Invincible and Zoustar headline an Australian Weanling Sale catalogue that is deep in terms of both quality and quantity.

Arrowfield Stud have been having a hot run during the autumn and while unbeaten Castelvecchio filly Verona Rose will have to wait until Tuesday to try her luck in the Group I ATC Vinery Stud Stakes, her sire made amends with a new stakes-winner in Adelaide where Comanche Miss captured the Listed SAJC Clare Lindop stakes (1600m) at Morphettville.

With a plethora of racing all over Australia on Cup Day there were opportunities aplenty and Vinery Stud’s value sire Headwater made his mark with a new stakes-winner on Perth at Ascot where three year-old filly London’s Image captured the Listed WATC Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m).

Playing the long game by trainer Phillip Stokes could reap the ultimate result after rising imported staying star Deakin secured his spot in the Melbourne Cup by winning the Listed Lexus Roy Higgins (2500m) at Flemington.