Sires With Winners - Friday August 30

Talented Zousain filly Amelita put the writing on the wall with her good recent trial form and she took it to race day at Canterbury on Wednesday to win at her first run back from a spell.

Te Akau Racing were unstoppable at Cambridge Synthetic on Wednesday, with their quartet of winners including an exciting return of promising three-year-olds Legally Binding and Cantatrice.

Stephen Marsh may have temporarily lost the services of his star youngster Velocious, but he still has enough firepower to be a major force to be reckoned with in upcoming age group features.

As the spring begins to unfold the cream is rising to the top in the third season sires table, but unfortunately for Australian breeders two of the top three sires on the list are not available to them this spring.

The career of one of the greatest horses ever sold through the Karaka Sales Centre has ended with the retirement of Hong Kong hero Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro).

Three promising 3-year-old debutants fought out the finish of the Tile Importer Maiden Plate (1300m) at Sandown-Hillside, with the honours going to the Written Tycoon filly Andrina.

At the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale, Yulong splashed out on four individual mares that sold for $1million or more and all of them are due to foal this spring with $2.3million acquisition Icebath (NZ) producing a filly by the farm’s exciting young sire Alabama Express.

Talented Kiwi stayer Trust In You has crossed the Tasman on a Cups pursuit and is set to make his Australian debut in Saturday’s Gr.3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick.

A daughter of the crack racemare Maybe Discreet, Too Darn Discreet broke the ice at start four with a brave performance in the Sportsbet Photo Finish Refund Maiden Plate (1500m) at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

Well-bred filly Sister Cynane promises to continue Wexford Stables’ successful partnership with the three-year-old’s owner.