Sessions - New Winner

World renowned Cambridge Stud has an iconic place in New Zealand thoroughbred breeding history and under the new ownership of Brendan and Jo Lindsay is really gaining momentum as a respected source of top-class thoroughbreds thanks to a vibrant young stallion roster and elite broodmare band.

The future is looking bright for Andrew Forsman’s two-year-olds, with sharp gelding The Espy defeating stablemate Belle Noire in the Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge and Tauranga (1100m) on Sunday.

The flat racing season has kicked off in Europe with three quality races for new season three year-olds at Leopardstown overnight producing a quinella for Wootton Bassett (GB), a blue-blood Kingman filly for Juddmonte and two of the three winners were trained by Aidan O’Brien for the Coolmore partners.

Hong Kong‘s champion Ka Ying Rising was brilliant again at Sha Tin on Sunday, winning the Group II The Sprint Cup (1200m) on his way to Champion’s Day and the much-anticipated Everest appearance.

Twin Hills Stud near Cootamundra on the South West Slopes of NSW is a long way from the Hunter Valley, but Olly Tait knows good horse country and recent results for horses bred and raised on this farm back up his judgment with Saturday stakes-winner Aviatress and exciting two year-old winner Prestige Ole both starting life at Twin Hills.

Torryburn Stud bred horses have been hugely successful in Hong Kong and include Champion Sprinter Hot King Prawn and Group I winning miler and Hong Kong Derby hero Voyage Bubble and while Straight Arron is not quite to their class he is well above average and won the Group II Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Weanlings by 107 different stallions including Frankel, Snitzel, I Am Invincible and Zoustar headline an Australian Weanling Sale catalogue that is deep in terms of both quality and quantity.

Newgate Farm have announced fees on a 16 strong roster of sires with no newcomers this time around and while flagship sire Extreme Choice has earned an increase to top the roster at $330,000, Capitalist and Russian Revolution have both been significantly reduced.

A forced change of plan with a daughter of Dubawi has produced another success story for Sydney breeder Warwick Doughty.

Here is the full list of 52 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.