Extreme Choice - New Winner

There were four heats for two year-olds at Rosehill on Thursday morning with some interesting winners including an unraced colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) and we had first looks at a pair of regally bred I Am Invincible youngsters that sold for $3million and $1million.

Talented filly Dream Of The Moon got her three-year-old season back on track at Riccarton Park on Wednesday, saluting fresh-up in the Book A Suite For Autumn Racing 65 (1200m).

The NZB Filly of the Year title has been locked up by Leica Lucy (NZ) (Derryn), but the two remaining races in the series both carry plenty of prestige in their own right – starting with the $250,000 Group Three Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

We’ve taken a look back through the most expensive mares sold at auction in Australia last year to see just what stallions they ended up going to and 12 of them were bought by Yulong and all of them went to Yulong sires bar one.

Friday was a good day at the office for Trilogy Racing, whose colours were carried by Pierro filly Queen of Dragons to win the Group III Kembla Grange Classic and then later in the day promising Extreme Choice filly Extreme Virtue scored easily for them at Pakenham to rack up their 100th win.

Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The Victorian breeding industry lost an unsung hero and a link with history with the recent passing of Bill Birch, stud manager for 27 years at the famed Mornmoot Stud at Whittlesea.

A smorgasbord of stakes racing is set to unfold over the next few days with G1 racing in Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand on Saturday, followed by the Canberra Black Opal meeting on Sunday and the Adelaide Cup meeting on Monday with the Black Type action starting at Newcastle later today.

Slot holder Daniel Nakhle has a key chance for the locals in Saturday’s $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), but his focus will also lie much earlier on the card on Champions Day, with his star sprinter Crocetti contesting the Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m).