Zousain - New Winner

Million dollar yearlings always have a story and while Gilgai Farm were basking in the glory of selling their stunning Toronado (IRE) colt from Hardly Surprising for $1million at Inglis Premier this week, up in Queensland Basil Nolan and his family at Raheen Stud were also feeling the joy.

Yulong are no stranger to purchasing elite Northern Hemisphere mares for big money and added another to their collection on Tuesday securing reigning Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter Soul of an Angel (Atreides--Factor One, by The Factor), which set a new record price for the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform.

With the official covering stats released by Australian Studbook this week here’s a look at which stallions got the Group One winners.

The selling schedule for next week's Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale has been changed due to adverse weather conditions forecast during the lead up to the auction.

Magic Millions advise after careful consideration the Gold Coast March Yearling Sale will be delayed two weeks.

Four days after the Super Seth / O’Reilly nick produced a Group One winner in Australian Guineas winner Feroce, it produced an impressive debut 2YO winner at Warwick Farm with the Waller/McDonald duo in Kilman.

With the official covering stats released by Australian Studbook this week we’re delving into the data to find the interesting stuff – here are the stallions that served the dams of Group One winners in the last 12 months.

Widden Stud’s exciting young sire Zousain made it a two state metro double on Wednesday with Amelita scoring at Canterbury and shortly after that he sired Bollinger Miss to win at Doomben.

New Zealand has been a great source of thoroughbred talent for leading Australian syndicator OTI Racing, and on Champions Day at Ellerslie this Saturday they are aiming to secure New Zealand’s richest prize.

The 2025 Premier Yearling Sale today concluded with Book 2 action, wrapping up a “somewhat extraordinary’’ week of trade at Oaklands.