Rubick - New Winner

Wentwood Grange savoured a trans-Tasman double at the weekend and the Hawkins family will be looking for further reasons to celebrate at this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale.

There were two heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning with winners including a full brother to this year’s Group III VRC Red Roses Stakes winner Amelita.

Turning 18 next year, Lope de Vega has many fans in Australia and sired this year’s Group I MRC Caulfield Cup winner Duke de Sessa (IRE) so there will be interest in the news that his Group I Prix du Jockey Club winning son Look de Vega will be joining him at Ballylinch Stud in 2025.

Pride of Dubai has sired some seriously special mares and a debut winner at Kyneton on Monday in some very famous colours caught our eye as a ‘One to Watch’.

Reigning HK Horse of the Year Romantic Warrior (IRE) was in rare form at Sha Tin on Sunday scoring a scintillating victory in the Group III BOCHK Jockey Club Cup as he seeks to win the Group I HK International Cup for a third time next month and the performance makes you think back… when was the last time this global superstar tasted defeat?

In a coup for the New Zealand racing industry, the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have announced the arrival of World Pool to two New Zealand thoroughbred meetings in early 2025.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale is just moments away, set to take place on 20 and 21 November at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre.

The retirement of Hong Kong megastar Golden Sixty has done nothing to slow the momentum of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale, with buyers from across Australasia and Asia converging on Karaka for the two-day sale on Wednesday and Thursday.

High-class filly Bold Bastille (Brazen Beau) today sold in a standalone Inglis Digital Online Sale for $810,000 to Walnut Farm (aka Yulong).

Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.