Tassort - New Winner

With so much stakes racing going on over the weekend it was easy to miss first winners for a couple of first season sires with Widden Stud’s Doubtland and Newhaven Park’s Cool Aza Beel both producing debut winners.

Day One of NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups kicked off on Monday at Te Rapa Racecourse with perfect weather and track conditions for the two-year-olds.

While The Autumn Sun continues to convalesce at Arrowfield Stud, his siblings have had a momentous week in Europe.

Waikato Stud’s star sprinter I Wish I Win will head to the spelling paddock following his uncustomary subpar performance when finishing at the tail end of the field in Saturday’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick.

Here is the full list of 33 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The expected change to the Australian General Sires List duly played out last weekend and with Pride of Dubai’s key runners in the big races all collecting prizemoney he has surged to the top of the list.

Lady Luck wasn’t riding on the shoulder of James McDonald aboard Cambridge Stud’s high-class mare Joliestar at Randwick, but the farm still had ample reasons to celebrate at the weekend.

Sadly not in Australia this spring, Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) is setting the pace by every parameter in the second season sires division leading by earnings, stakes-winners and winners.

Luke Koumi has been pleasantly surprised by how Lauda Sion’s story has kept improving since he decided to purchase the G1 winning grand-son of  Deep Impact just a few months ago and has been so impressed he is telling everyone who will listen that Lauda Sion (Jpn)  has GOT IT ALL.

Much missed Golden Slipper winning sire Sebring has several sons at stud and one of the quiet achievers is Glenthorne Park Stud’s Sebring Sun, who has had a winning run since the start of October highlighting his success as a great option for owner breeders chasing the dream on a budget.