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  • NEW Weekend Black Type Schedule (AEDT)

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    BTP

    • 12.10pm: LR Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1100m) Caulfield
    • 12.25pm: Gr3 Widden Kindergarten Stks (1100m) Randwick
    • 1.00pm: Gr3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) Randwick
    • 1.35pm: Gr2 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) Randwick
    • 1.58pm: Gr3 Manawatu Breeders Stks (2050m) Wanganui
    • 2.10pm: Gr3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) Randwick
    • 2.25pm: LR Galilee Series Final (2400m) Caulfield
    • 2.37pm: LR Dequetteville Stakes (1000m) Morphettville
    • 2.45pm: $1m Country Championships Final (1400m) Randwick
    • 3.20pm: Gr1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m) Randwick
    • 3.55pm: Gr1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) Randwick
    • 4.15pm: Gr3 Easter Cup (2000m) Caulfield
    • 4.27pm: LR Nitschke Stakes (1400m) Morphettville
    • 4.35pm: Gr1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) Randwick
    • 4.39pm: LR Old Comrade Stks (1600m) Ascot
    • 4.55pm: Gr3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) Caulfield
    • 5.15pm: Gr1 Australian Derby (2400m) Randwick
    • 5.50pm: Gr2 PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) Randwick
    • 6.00pm: LR Melvista Stks (2200m) Ascot
    • 7.50pm: Gr3 WA Oaks (2400m) Ascot

  • NEW US Triple Crown Drama Laid Bare

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Fans of sports and drama, particularly when mixed together, have embraced the ‘fly-on-the-wall’ genre that is available on several streaming channels, but particularly on Netflix. To date, the available sports documentaries that have featured include motor racing, cricket, tennis, golf, athletics and cycling. Now, finally, it’s horseracing’s turn to be in the spotlight – for better or worse. According to bloodhorse.com, with the Kentucky Derby just weeks away, Netflix is pulling back the curtain on the world of elite Thoroughbred racing. On April 22, the streaming platform will release Race for the Crown, a new six-part documentary series that grants viewers rare access to the high-stakes drama behind America’s most prestigious races. Each 45-minute episode follows owners, jockeys, and trainers across a grade 1 stakes season, showcasing their pursuit of glory in the Triple Crown circuit. Produced by Box to Box Films – the team behind Formula 1: Drive to Survive and SPRINT – the show promises to reveal an intimate portrait of the characters who animate the sport in America. “With exclusive access to jockeys, trainers, and owners,” reads the synopsis, “this series offers an inside look at the high-stakes quest to win across the prestigious Triple Crown circuit.” The three races are the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont for 3YOs. The April 2 press release and accompanying trailer (see below) reveal a cast of notable racing figures. Owners Michael Iavarone and Mike Repole are expected to be focal points, with Resolute Racing’s John Stewart and Jayson Werth also appearing in the trailer. Tom Ryan is briefly seen alongside Bob Baffert, while other prominent trainers featured include Kenny McPeek, Brad Cox, and Larry Demeritte. The presence of these figures suggests the series won’t shy away from the personalities and politics shaping modern racing. Interviews with jockeys such as Brian Hernandez Jr., Umberto Rispoli, and Frankie Dettori appear in the trailer, while the release also highlights Katie Davis, Antonio Fresu, Irad Ortiz Jr., John Velazquez, Javier Castellano, Flavien Prat, Florent Geroux, Jose Ortiz, and Luis Saez. While Race for the Crown covers the physical intensity and strategic finesse of the races themselves, its deeper pull lies in the emotional journeys of its subjects. The trailer hints at a layered exploration of ambition, rivalry, and resilience in a sport where victory is often measured in fractions of a second, and where the difference between finishing first or second, even by a lip, are nothing short of immense – both personally and financially.

  • Colts Battle for Gr1 Status in Inglis Sires

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Just missing out when a narrow second in the Gr1 Golden Slipper last start behind the Michael Freedman-trained Marhoona (Snitzel), the C J Waller-trained Wodeton (Wootton Bassett-Fiera Vista, by Exceed And Excel) has raced like 1400m will suit him, and come Saturday he will have the services of world class jockey Ryan Moore in an attempt to claim his maiden Group 1 victory. Drawn wide in barrier nine of ten, the imposing $1.6m Segenhoe Stud, Magic Millions yearling sale graduate won't get it all his way, but if successful he will ensure his place on the roster of the Jerry Plains-based Coolmore Stud in the years to come. Likely to also make a winning claim at some stage of the race, and in the process highlight himself as a stallion prospect of the future, the Kris Lees-trained Rivellino (Too Darn Hot-Intrinsic, by So You Think) has only been beaten once in his four start career and that was when he encountered traffic before flashing home late for fourth in the Slipper. If watching the reply of the Slipper, you will note that both Wodeton and Rivellino were the last two on the turn, and while Wodeton seemed to get a clearer run when needed, both still had traffic problems, and it would have been interesting if they both secured the runs when needed. With Hugh Bowman coming back from Hong Kong to partner Rivellino, the $180,000 Lime Country Thoroughbreds-sold but Segenhoe Stud-raised Inglis Classic yearling sale graduate looks the biggest danger to Wodeton, and from barrier six, might just get the better run in transit. The Melbourne visitor Vinrock (I Am Invincible-Girl Gone Rockin', by Redoute's Choice) is unbeaten in two runs, and his win last start in the Gr2 VRC Sires' Produce Stakes was impressive when scoring by two lengths. Yes, he can trouble the favoured two, but he hasn't beaten much of note as yet, and the other two are coming through the Slipper – time will tell, but these three colts look like filling the trifecta.

  • Star Filly Deserves Her Shot at the Derby

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    With just nine fillies having won the Gr1 Australian Derby (2400m) in the past, but only four in the last 70 years, most notably in 2011 with the Danny O'Brien-trained Shamrocker (O'Reilly), it is another New Zealand-bred filly who takes up the challenge this year. The lone filly in this year's race, it is no surprise to see the C J Waller trained-Aeliana (Castelvecchio-Temolie, by Star Witness) tackle the boys here off the back of taking them on in the Gr2 Hobartville Stakes, Gr1 Randwick Guineas and Gr1 Rosehill Guineas at her past three starts. Flashing home late with high quality sectionals to be beaten narrowly by four-time Gr1 winner Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot) in the Rosehill Guineas, the $180,000 purchase from the draft of Rich Hill Stud at the New Zealand Bloodstock yearling sale has always looked a stayer in the making, and while she does hold a nomination to the Gr1 Australian Oaks, a race she still may contest, connections must feel the colts' division is slightly weaker and have mapped a path that way. With her sire unfortunately finishing ninth in the Derby after winning the Rosehill Guineas, it is her grand sire Dundeel (High Chaparral) who was dominant in the Derby, winning by 6-lengths off the back of wining the Rosehill Guineas the start prior by even further. Although her immediate female family may not scream stayer, being out of a half-sister to fellow Star Thoroughbreds raced Invincibella (I Am Invincible), a Group 1 winner over 1400m, it is worth noting she is also a half to Secret Blaze (Sizzling) a winner at black type level over 2425m, while Gr1 Adelaide Cup (3200m) winner The Hind (McGinty) also appears in the family.

  • Taking A Line Through Randwick Guineas Form

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    While it has been eight years since John O'Shea, when part of the Godolphin outfit, trained his most recent winner of the Gr1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) with import It's Somewhat (Dynaformer), it's worth noting that O'Shea has also saddled up Racing To Win (Encosta de Lago) and Private Steer (Danehill Dancer) to take the prize way back in 2006 and 2004 respectively. This year, in partnership with Tom Charlton, the Randwick-based stable will saddle up last start Gr1 Randwick Guineas winner Linebacker (Super Seth-Garden Of Swans, by Oasis Dream). With just 49kg on his back, jockey Zac Lloyd is sticking strong after his Guineas victory where he defeated Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot), Swift Falcon (Exceedance-Tempting Delight, by Northern Meteor) and Aeliana (Castelvecchio) with that trio going on to finish first, third and second respectively in the Gr1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) at their next start, totally franking the form. It's interesting to note that the Hawkes Racing-trained Swift Falcon is dropping back to the 1600m here and while he is currently the second emergency for Saturday, if he can secure a run he really comes into calculations, while Aeliana will start favourite in the Gr1 Australian Derby (2400m) just 40 minutes after the Doncaster field jumps. With two starts over the Randwick 1600m, Linebacker finished second to Broadsiding in the Gr1 Champagne Stakes at 2, before exacting revenge on the Godolphin raced colt in the Guineas. Purchased for just $160,000 by his trainers and bloodstock agent Suman Hedge from the New Zealand Bloodstock draft of Haunui Farm, the 3YO is one of three individual Group 1 winners to date by Waikato Stud's Super Seth (Dundeel), himself a Group 1 winner of the Caulfield Guineas over 1600m. One of just two 3YOs in the final acceptances, and the only one at this stage guaranteed a start, it is a strong push towards that age group when you consider they have won the race on 33 occasions.

  • Last Willydoit Training Hurrah for Clotworthy

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Kiwi trainer Shaun Clotworthy is preparing for an emotional farewell as his Derby-winning 3YO Willydoit lines up for one final start under his name in Saturday's $2 million Group 1 Australian Derby at Randwick. According to racingnsw.com.au. the gelding has already settled into Ciaron Maher's Bong Bong property, where he'll remain after the race, but Clotworthy and his wife Emma have one more big day with the horse who's taken them on a remarkable ride. "It's a little bittersweet," Clotworthy admitted, "but you get a chance to have a runner in an Australian Derby as well, which is great." Only two New Zealand Derby winners have managed to double up at Randwick in recent decades, and Willydoit will attempt to join Mongolian Khan (2015) and revered galloper Bonecrusher (1986) in that elite company. The son of Ocean Park didn't debut until mid-November and has come through a carefully managed campaign. "We haven't overly taxed him and we trained him in a similar environment to Bong Bong, where he's going out in the paddock and having mini breaks, and he's done a good job for us," Clotworthy revealed. "He's still basically on his first preparation... my son has been looking after him here and my wife Emma has been here and they've said he's thrived." Clotworthy believes there's more to come from Willydoit. "He's got plenty of maturing in him so if everything goes well he can have a proper break after Saturday and he'll come back a bigger and better horse." While Maher takes over officially, the Clotworthys will remain involved as owners, after selling a 50 per cent share to MyRacehorse. Willydoit bounced back from a flat effort in the Avondale Guineas to storm home in the New Zealand Derby, defying a wide gate to win decisively under Michael Dee, who partners with him again. At a little under eachway odds, he's drawn closer to the middle this time, and Clotworthy feels that gives them more tactical options. "It's a better draw than he had in the New Zealand Derby," he said. Though still unpolished, Clotworthy describes him as "balanced" with a "strong will to win" – qualities that should carry him a long way in Australia.

  • TJ Smith Sure to Provide Raceday Thriller

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    It would not surprise with 200m to go in Saturday's $3m Gr1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) that half the field will look capable of winning the race with seven of the 13 runners already Group 1 winners, and those that are not, are showing the talent needed to be! Going slightly wide here with the Gary Portelli-trained Kimochi (Brave Smash-Summer Fun, by I Am Invincible) who is one of two runners in the race for Yulong. In the top four on 16 occasions from 19 times at the races, the Group 1-winning daughter of Yarraman Park's Brave Smash has recorded victories from 1100m to 1400m, so as to what may be her best distance, who can say. That said, if the assumed pace is on upfront then jockey Nash Rawiller will hopefully have her settled towards the tail from her outside barrier and then be able to use her powerful sprint down the Randwick straight to reel in the leaders to score. While the form from her last start second in the Gr2 Challenge Stakes has proven slightly questionable with the winner Jedibeel (Savabeel-Starry, by (O'Reilly) since failing when ninth in the Gr1 Galaxy, Kimochi is a class commodity on her day and will surely run her usual honest race. With a host of quality mares in the field, dominant last start when winning the Gr1 Newmarket Handicap down the Flemington straight, Joliestar (Zoustar-Jolie Bay, by Fastnet Rock) has solid form at the track, and will start one of the favourites. Trained by C J Waller who has won the race on three occasions – each time by Champion Nature Strip (Nicconi), the 4YO mare will have the services of Damian Lane with the duo to jump from barrier 4.

    Joliestar

    Joliestar is in red hot form (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • Auguste Rodin Coup for Windsor Park

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Windsor Park Stud has pulled off a significant coup by securing six-time Group 1 winner Auguste Rodin for the upcoming shuttle season. The impeccably bred colt, by Japan’s champion sire Deep Impact out of the multiple Group 1-winning Galileo mare Rhododendron, will head to Cambridge this spring, bringing with him one of the most elite pedigrees in global racing. Trained by Aidan O’Brien and described by him as “very well balanced… blessed with a big stride,” Auguste Rodin made headlines from the moment he stepped onto the track. He scored a debut win at Naas over 1400m, quickly followed by dominant performances in the Gr2 Champions Juvenile at Leopardstown and the Gr1 Futurity Trophy at Doncaster Auguste Rodin’s 3YO season was nothing short of spectacular. He landed a vintage Gr1 Epsom Derby and backed it up in the Irish Derby, then defeated older horses in the Irish Champion Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita. Returning at four, he added the Gr1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot to an already glittering résumé. In total, he won eight races and the equivalent of over NZ$11 million in stakes, beating 21 individual G1 winners who collectively owned 45 top-tier titles. His career echoes that of High Chaparral, another dual Derby and Breeders’ Cup Turf hero, with the key difference being Auguste Rodin’s added success at Royal Ascot. “Like High Chaparral, Auguste Rodin has loads of quality and we are so excited to be able to offer him to breeders,” said Windsor Park principal Rodney Schick. MV Magnier of Coolmore added: “He is a very special horse for us… I truly believe he ranks up there with the best racehorses and sires that we have stood.” With six champion sires in his first three generations, including Sunday Silence and Pivotal, Auguste Rodin's pedigree is stacked with elite performers. As the first foal out of Rhododendron and a direct descendant of 1,000 Guineas winner Halfway to Heaven and Gr1 King’s Stand winner Cassandra Go, he represents an extraordinary blend of speed and stamina. Windsor Park will stand him alongside fellow Coolmore shuttlers Paddington and Circus Maximus, and resident sprint sire Shamexpress. His introductory fee is set at NZ$30,000 + GST.

  • Machine Gun Gracie Armed and Dangerous

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    WA trainer Michael Grantham knows he’s chasing a star, reports racingwa.com.au. When Machine Gun Gracie steamrolled the field in the Natasha Stakes over 2200m, leading every step of the way and holding off fast-finishing Twilight Tale by 3.5-lengths, the WA Oaks picture became crystal clear. Grantham left that race impressed and realistic, but not entirely discouraged. Machine Gun Gracie is now a $1.70 favourite for Saturday’s Gr3 WA Oaks (2400m) at Ascot, with punters struggling to find any flaws in her resume. The daughter of Maschino has won four of five starts, boasts a powerful turn of foot, and will again be partnered by Shaun O’Donnell from barrier seven. Her trainer, Justine Erkelens, is chasing back-to-back Oaks wins after Own The Queen’s triumph last year and could set a personal milestone with victory. Twilight Tale remains second elect at $3.60, while Funchal, at $5.50, is the only other runner in single figures. Grantham hopes the extra 200m and a softer run from barrier four can help bridge the gap. “She got out of the ground late and was a fair way off Justine’s horse at the time, but ran her down to a reasonable margin,” he said on Tabradio. “The turn of foot she showed and stepping up to 2400m is going to be a good spot for us.” Clint Johnston-Porter retains the ride on Twilight Tale, whose pedigree inspires confidence. Her dam, Dreamaway, was a Group 1 star in her own right, claiming five consecutive features in 2011, including the WA Oaks-WA Derby double. A win on Saturday would hand owner-breeder Bob Peters a remarkable 12th Oaks trophy. Grantham isn’t getting ahead of himself. “With the barrier I’m a little bit more confident she can finish a little bit closer, or, if not, put Justine’s horse to the sword a little bit,” he said. “I wouldn’t think it would be a shock, but I’m not having the best record in these big races – I keep running second…"

  • AFL and RV to Square Off Over Dates

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    According to racing.com, a potential scheduling shift of the AFL Grand Final into October has sparked concern from Racing Victoria (RV), which says it will be seeking urgent clarification from key stakeholders amid fears of a clash with the Spring Racing Carnival. The rumour, aired by Eddie McGuire on Footy Classified, suggests the AFL is exploring fixture changes over the next two seasons. Under the floated plan, the Grand Final could shift to the second week of October – placing it directly on the same day as the Caulfield Guineas in 2026. Pushing it three weeks later would see it land on Caulfield Cup Day. McGuire also speculated that the final might be held at night, adding another variable into an already sensitive debate over the state’s marquee sporting events. RV CEO Aaron Morrison said no formal approach has yet been made by the AFL or Victorian Government, but acknowledged there’s been chatter around major fixture overhauls in the state. “We’ve not received a proposal from anyone and whilst we are aware that there are discussions around some of the major events in Victoria, we understand that nothing has been officially endorsed by the Victorian Government or AFL at this time,” he said. Morrison warned the timing of the Grand Final could pose a serious threat to one of Australia’s most prominent sporting and social traditions. “On first pass, this idea could be detrimental to the Spring Racing Carnival, which is one of Australia’s most significant major events and an important social and economic contributor, both in metropolitan Melbourne and country Victoria.” Concerns centre on the potential for competing events to dilute media coverage, crowd attention, and tourism spending. “Moving the AFL Grand Final back into October could have an impact on the Spring Racing Carnival in terms of engagement, share of voice and programming,” Morrison said. “We’ll be taking this up with the relevant parties to understand more around the idea and to ensure they’re clear that we are committed to protecting the Spring Racing Carnival and the benefits it delivers to Victoria, our clubs and our participants.”

    Caulfield Guineas

    A rescheduled AFL grand final could clash with the 2026 Caulfield Guineas (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • Japan Has More than 25% of Dubai Runners

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Of the 94 runners declared for Saturday’s eight Group races at Meydan, racingpost.com reports a remarkable 27 per cent hail from Japan. That figure underscores the nation’s growing stature on the global stage. Japanese-trained horses are especially dominant in the Sheema Classic, Dubai Turf, and UAE Derby, each featuring four Japanese runners, with four more set to line up in the Dubai World Cup and Golden Shaheen. Only the Gr2 Dubai Gold Cup will go without a Japanese runner, though even there, Heart’s Cry, sire of 2014 Dubai Duty Free hero Just A Way, makes his presence felt as sire of the Aidan O’Brien-trained Continuous. The strongest contender in the $6.96 million Dubai World Cup is Forever Young, the Saudi Cup winner and son of Real Steel. The one season Arrowfield Stud shuttler himself captured the Dubai Turf in 2016 and is a full-brother to Loves Only You, the 2021 Sheema Classic third. Forever Young, bred by Northern Racing, has already placed in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic and most recently toppled Romantic Warrior in a dramatic Saudi Cup victory. He had earlier landed the Tokyo Daishoten in December, where 2023 Dubai World Cup winner Ushba Tesoro and fourth-placed Wilson Tesoro also featured. Ushba Tesoro, runner-up last year to Laurel River, returns alongside Forever Young in this year's renewal. Japan is also fielding a strong hand in the UAE Derby, aiming to break new ground in the Kentucky Derby. Four of its colts are engaged, led by Shin Forever, an American-bred son of Complexity, who was runner-up to Golden Vekoma in the Saudi Derby. Bought by Hideyuki Mori for $300,000 at Ocala’s 2YOs in Training Sale, Shin Forever is from the first crop of G1 Champagne Stakes winner Complexity and races for Susumu Fujita, who also owns Forever Young. Another Japanese runner, Dragon, is a son of Mind Your Biscuits – the American-bred sprinter who won the Dubai Golden Shaheen twice before standing at Shadai Stallion Station. Fittingly, his son Derma Sotogake won last year’s UAE Derby, and Dragon now bids to add another chapter to the Japanese success story.

  • Anticlimactic Seasonal End for La Crique

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Leading Group 1 performer La Crique’s campaign has come to a frustrating halt once again, with her well-documented foot troubles flaring up at the worst possible moment, reports NZ Racing Desk. The multiple Group 1 winner had travelled to Sydney in top order for the Gr1 Tancred Stakes (2400m), initially set for Saturday at Rosehill, only for heavy rain to push the meeting to Tuesday. That change in schedule led to a gallop on Sunday, which proved costly. The extra work on wet ground exposed the six-year-old mare to a foot infection, ruling her out of the rescheduled feature. “When they moved those races to the Tuesday, I was forced to give her a gallop on Sunday,” said trainer Katrina Alexander, who prepares the daughter of Vadamos with husband Simon. “With the rain that was around, and her feet aren’t the greatest, she has picked up a foot infection with the moisture, and the gallop brought that out. Later that afternoon she was a bit foot sore. She is improving all the time, but we just ran out of days to get her right.” With no viable options left in Sydney, the team has opted to bring La Crique home. “She will come home and we will give her a rest now, there is nothing much there to stay for, especially because we have missed a little bit of work with the foot. We will set our sights to a new campaign.” Alexander couldn’t help but dwell on what might have been. “It is just one of those unfortunate things,” she said. “If it hadn’t rained we probably would have been right, she would have got through Saturday and she would have had a run to improve from. It is just circumstances and with horses it is down to hours and minutes sometimes, and we couldn’t get her over the line.” Despite the setback, Alexander was buoyed by La Crique’s overall condition. “She will keep in every other way, she has absolutely thrived on the trip… so that sets us up well for next season.” It caps a strong campaign for the Vadamos mare, highlighted by a Group 2 win and four consecutive and highly valuable Group 1 placings.

    La Crique

    La Crique (centre) is heading home after hoof issues (pic: Kenton Wright Race Images)

  • Arrowfield Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Leading several Black Type tables, Arrowfield's Champion Sire Snitzel has had a massive season with Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Marhoona, triple Gr1 winner Lady Shenandoah, Gr1 Sistema Stakes winner Return To Conquer, Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland, Hong Kong Derby winner Cap Ferrat, Gr2 Phar Lap Stakes winner Lazzura, Gr2 Sandown Guineas winner Snitzanova, Gr3 Canonbury Stakes winner Blitzburg, etc. Many of these group winners are Arrowfield Stud graduates, and Arrowfield Stud is leading the Black Type Premiership for this season. They've also sold Caulfield Guineas winner Private Life, Pago Pago Stakes winner Skyhook, and many others. With 42 yearlings in their 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale draft, there is plenty to talk about. Snitzel is represented by 10 yearlings in this draft, led by Lot 76 the full-brother to Switzerland, Lot 312 the full-brother to Cap Ferrat, and Lot 161 the full-brother to Blitzburg. A colt from Gr1 winner Silent Sedition is Lot 164, while Lot 159 is a filly from Gr3 winner Showbeel. Lot 201 is a daughter of Gr2 winning sprinter and Gr1 placed Super Cash, and Lot 328 is out of Listed winner Clearly. Lot 24 is a full brother to Gr2 winner Wee Nessy. Arrowfield's draft also includes five yearlings by Dundeel , led by Lot 137 the full-brother to Super Seth, while Lot 191 is a half-brother to Waltz On By out of Gr1 winner Stay With Me. Seven yearlings by Maurice include Lot 187 a half-brother to Gr1 winners Lady Shenandoah and Stronger, Lot 218 a half-brother to Gr1 winner Shoals, the dam of Gr3 winner Isthmus, and from the same family is Lot 156 a daughter of Shoals, while Lot 277 is a half-brother to the brilliant Autumn Angel and Baraqiel. Ten yearlings by The Autumn Sun include Lot 65 a half-sister to Gr1 winner Kenenda, and Lot 43 is a half-brother to elite-rated Estriella. The draft has representatives from outside sires too with three by world-leading sire Frankel, two are by I Am Invincible including Lot 282, a colt out of Gr1 winner Arcadia Queen and Lot 408 a half-sister to Gr1 winner Profondo. A Palace Pier filly, Lot 62, is the second foal of Gr3 winner Miravalle, there's a Pinatubo yearling, two by St Mark's Basilica and a Too Darn Hot, Lot 81, who is a half-brother to Gr1 winner Secret Agenda.

    Cap Ferrat

    Cap Ferrat (inside) has a full-brother at Easter (pic: inglis.com.au)

  • Bhima Thoroughbreds 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    With a recent graduate list headed by the likes of Imperatriz, Militarize, Forbidden Love and Tropical Squall, Mike and Kate Fleming's Bhima is a renowned nursery, capable of producing racetrack stars of the highest ilk. Interestingly, Bhima will offer full relations to both Forbidden Love and Militarize, with the colts by All Too Hard and Dundeel bookending the nine strong draft. Commencing with Lot 6, the All Too Hard full-brother to Forbidden Love is sure to create plenty of interest. Selling for $4.1m at the Magic Millions National Broodmare sale when purchased by Yulong, Forbidden Love's first foal was a filly produced last season by Alabama Express with the mare going back to that stallion for her most recent cover. Lot 275, the final lot of Bhima's draft is the full brother to triple Gr1 winner Militarize, who is back in training after a stud career that didn't go to plan. By Dundeel, out of the imported Dubawi mare Amerindia, it is the family of Champion Older Male Nations Pride and also the family of Yulong's promising young sire Lucky Vega. The lone yearling in the sale by Gr1 Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth who recorded his third individual Gr1 winner over the weekend with 2YO filly La Dorada, Lot 120 is out of the well-related Royal Academy mare Regally Blonde, herself a half-sister to Starspangledbanner. A full-brother to stakes winner Poetic Champion, this colt is from the family of Gr1 winners Amicus and a host of other stakes winners. Consigned as Lot 193, Bhima will offer the full brother to the Gr2-winning, Gr1 placed Furore, a winner of over $6m in prizemoney, who is also a half-brother to Singapore's Champion Miler Blizzard. A son of Coolmore's So You Think, Lot 202 is the second foal of the Listed-winning I Am Invincible mare Supreme Idea, from the family of Gr1 winner Sweet Idea, while Lot 258 is a very interesting commodity, being by King's Legacy from the imported mare Wooing, who is herself a full-sister to Champion, multiple Gr1 winner and successful sire Rip Van Winkle (Galileo). With further yearlings catalogued by Snitzel, I Am Invincible and Kitasan Black, Bhima's 2025 draft is sure to provide some worthy showstoppers.

    Forbidden Love

    Forbidden Love's full-brother is Lot 6 (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Coolmore Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Iconic Hunter Valley vendor Coolmore Stud is best known for its world-class stallions but with yearling graduates like Winx, whose first foal they sold at this sale last year for $10 million, and this season's graduates including Storm Boy, Arabian Summer, Coast Watch, Spicy Martini, and Dawn Service, Coolmore has plenty to offer buyers. In 2025, their Inglis Easter Yearling Sale draft of 39 yearlings is headlined by their exciting first season sire Home Affairs who has lit up the sales ring already this year. Home Affairs has 11 yearlings in this draft, headlined by Lot 158 the first foal, a colt, of dual Gr1 winner Shout The Bar. He is also responsible for the likes of Lot 50, a half-sister to Gr2 Tulloch Stakes winner Yaletown, while Lot 405 is a half-sister to three stakes winners including young sire Acrobat as well as the dam of Learning To Fly. Lot 102, a half-brother to Lilac, and Lot 379 a half-sister to Gr2 winner Parure, are among the others. Wootton Bassett, who is a sensational sire in Europe and has begun his local career well enough to be the leading Black Type Premiership 1st Season Sire. He has six yearlings in Coolmore's draft including Lot 80, a colt from Gr1 winner Nakeeta Jane, and Lot 309 a filly from multiple Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Bring Me Roses. Coolmore sires Acrobat, Pierro (Lot 317 is the second foal of Gr1 winner Celebrity Queen), and St Mark's Basilica have one yearling each, while So You Think is represented by seven yearlings including Lot 105 a filly who is the first foal of Gr1 winner Personal ; Lot 311 is a half-brother to Gr1 winner Mighty Boss, Lot 283 is a colt from Gr2 winner Aretha, and Lot 418 is a filly out of Gr3 winner Invincible Star. Yearlings by outside sires include the progeny of Extreme Choice, three by Frankel (led by Lot 255 a colt from Champion 2YO Filly Tiggy Wiggy), Pinatubo, two by Snitzel (including Lot 417 out of Gr1 winner Invincibella and Lot 358 who is a half-sister to Learning To Fly). Other sires represented include Too Darn Hot, Wild Ruler and Zoustar who has two.

  • Cressfield 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Requiring extensive black type families coupled with quality specimens, yearlings who are accepted for the Inglis Easter yearling sale must display both of these attributes in spades, and as always, Cressfield's draft ticks every box. With nine lots catalogued for this year sale, eight are out of stakes winning and/or stakes producing mares, with three mares being individual Group 1 winners. Commencing their draft in outstanding fashion, Lot 30 is a colt by Zoustar out of the Listed-winning Elusive Quality mare Listen Here. The dam of seven to the track, all winners, Listen Here has been represented by Gr1 winner Shooting To Win, Gr2 winner and star stallion Deep Field and the Listed winner Zaniah, a full-relation to this colt. Experiencing a quality run of late including siring this year's Gr1 Golden Slipper winner, Arrowfield Stud's Snitzel is the sire of Cressfield's Lot 39 and 67 – both fillies. The first foal of the Gr3-winning I Am Invincible mare Madam Legend (Lot 39) from the family of Redoute's Choice, while Lot 67 is the third foal of the speedy, Gr2-winning, Gr1-placed Miss Leonidas (I Am Invincible). Always hard to go past a yearling by Yarraman Park's three-time Champion Sire I Am Invincible, Lot 108 is a bay filly by him out of the dual Gr1-winning Written Tycoon mare Pippie, while Lot 184 is a stunning colt out of the Gr1 Robert Sangster Stakes winner Spright. One of the most highly sought after first season sires this yearling sale season is Coolmore's Home Affairs, and Lot 146 is a bay colt by the dual Gr1 winner out of Gr1 Robert Sangster Stakes winner Secret Agenda. One of just two colts in the sale by Zousain, Lot 45 is out of the Not A Single Doubt mare Magic Amelia, therefore being bred on the exact same cross as this season's Listed-winning 2YO Bellazaine. Sire of three Gr1-winning fillies as well as the unbeaten Gr2 winner Autumn Glow which could arguably be his best, The Autumn Sun will be represented by Lot 130, a filly out of the Listed-winning, imported mare Rosental. The final offering in the draft is a colt by So You Think, the second foal of the Listed-winning Gr1 placed Frankel mare Frankely Awesome.

    Pippie

    Dual Gr1 winner Pippie is the dam of Lot 108 (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • Evergreen Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    With four colts and three fillies catalogued in Evergreen Stud Farm's Inglis Easter yearling sale draft, four from the draft descend from the prolific stakes producing family of Champion 3yo and four-time Gr1 winner Princess Coup, who is herself the dam of Lot 112. A daughter of Darley's Exceed And Excel, Lot 112 is the thirteenth foal out of the mare whose winners include the Gr3 winner Argentia and the Champion HK Griffin Thewizardofoz. Lot 245, a daughter of Snitzel is out of the two-time-winning Lonhro mare Vanilla Princess, herself a daughter of Princess Coup. The dam of five runners, all winners including Lot 245's three-quarter-relation and Listed winner Oz Empress as well as the multiple stakes placed Key, while another of her daughters is the dam of Listed winner Epimeles (Dundeel). Already the sire of three stakes winners from his first crop, the progeny of Vinery Stud's Ole Kirk have been highly regarded and Lot 280 surely fits that bill. A bay filly, Lot 280 is already the dam of the Listed winner Epimeles, being out of the winning Redoute's Choice three-quarter-sister to Gr3 winner Thewizardofoz and a half to Listed winner Oz Empress. The final offering of the draft, and also from the very same family is Lot 348, a bay filly by world superstar Frankel out of the Redoute's Choice mare Dorothy Of Oz. Two finals colts that are sure to have many admirers within the draft, Lot 79 is a son of Zoustar out of the Fantastic Light mare Mysterious Light. A half-brother to the Listed Singapore Derby winner Ozzy Star, this colt is from the family of Champion Sire Fastnet Rock. The final colt offered as part of Evergreen Stud's draft, Lot 330 is sure to be highly regarded. A son of Swettenham Stud's Toronado, who is proving very popular with Hong Kong clients, the colt is a half-brother to dual Gr1 winner Converge (Frankel).

    Converge

    Converge has a Toronado half-brother in this draft (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Goodwood Farm 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    With most vendors heading to the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale with extensive drafts, Kerrie Tibbie’s Goodwood Farm presents just two, both quality colts by extremely commercial stallions. With both of the lots set to sell on the opening day of the two day sale, Lot 47 gets the ball rolling for the Murrurundi based property. A son of Darley’s boom sire Too Darn Hot, the sire of over 30 stakes performers led in by Godolphin’s four-time Gr1-winning, Champion 2YO Colt Broadsiding, this bay colt is the second living foal out of the unraced Snitzel mare Mandalong Snitjess, a half-sister to the stakes placed Heat Of The Fire, who is in turn the dam of Gr3 winner Furnaces and Listed winner Volcanic Rock. Goodwood Farm sold the first foal of the mare, a colt by Written By at last year’s Easter sale where he was sold for $700,000 (the highest price for a yearling by his sire), to Aramco Racing and has been named Bugatte and is in the Chris Waller Stable. Out of a mare by Snitzel, broodmare sire of over 80 stakes performers led by six Gr1 winners including Mossfun, Captured By Love and Celestial Legend, this colt is sure to have plenty of appeal. The second and final yearling from the draft is Lot 99, a son of Coolmore’s So You Think, the sire of over 100 stakes performers highlighted by 11 individual Gr1 winners including Think It Over, Think About It, Quick Thinker, D’Argento and more; this colt is the third foal of the Flying Spur half-sister to seven time Gr1 winner Alligator Blood (All Too Hard). From the family of Champion 2YO Tracy’s Element, and Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy, this colt is out of a Flying Spur mare, broodmare sire of over 200 stakes performers including 17 Gr1 winners led by Pierata, Home Affairs and Sebring. Notably, he is bred on the exact same cross that has produced 20 winners from 30 runners led by dual Gr1 winner and winner of over $12m in Think About It, as well as the Gr1 Surround Stakes winner Nakeeta Jane.


    Too Darn Hot

    Lot 47 is by red hot sire Too Darn Hot (pic: darley.com.au)

  • Kia Ora Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    With juvenile graduates My Gladiola and Farnicle from only nine yearlings offered last year, Kia Ora Stud's exemplary record of producing quality racehorses is set to continue with other points on the Black Type racing premiership coming via sale graduates Gr3 Chairman's Stakes winner Inkaruna, Listed Gosford Guineas winner Royal Tribute, Sandown Guineas winner Serasana, etc. Kia Ora Stud's resident first season sire Farnan has begun his stud career with a bang, having three runners in the Gr1 Golden Slipper, led by Gr3 winner King Of Pop. Their 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling sale draft includes three yearlings from his second crop led by Lot 11, a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner She's Extreme who earned over $1.6 million from her Gr1 Champagne Stakes win and Gr1 Victoria Oaks victory. She's out of stakes placed winner Keysbrook. The first foal of Gr1 Coolmore Classic winner Lighthouse is Farnan colt, Lot 28. Lighthouse was also a Listed winner in Victoria and America. Lot 411 is a daughter of Champion 3YO Filly in Canada, Inglorious, who has already produced stakes-placed Miss Canada, and is a half-sister to Listed winner Dixie Strike. Snitzel filly, Lot 396 is a full-sister to Group 1 winner and young sire Wild Ruler, as well as a half-sister to Gr3 winner and Group 1-placed Pavitra, and they are out of dual Group 2 winner Gypsy Robin. Lot 331 is a Pinatubo filly out of dual Group 1 winner Cosmic Endeavour from the family of Fairy King Prawn, while Lot 351 is an I Am Invincible filly from Group 2 winner Ektifaa. Two fillies by Exceed And Excel are the half-sister to Gr2 Sandown Guineas winner Serasana out of Group 2 winner Twilight Royal and Lot 349 out of a winning sister to Group 3 winner Nettuno.

    My Gladiola

    Kia Ora Stud graduate My Gladiola (pic: inglis.com.au)

  • Lime Country 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Lime Country Thoroughbreds have built a strong reputation on having well presented yearlings and this is reflected in both their sale results and the racetrack results off their new farm in the Hunter Valley following a period in the Southern Highlands of NSW. With exciting juveniles like Rivellino, who was unbeaten heading into the Gr1 Golden Slipper this year, and last season's Group 2 winner Straight Charge graduating from their Blandford property, Lime Country Thoroughbreds look to have a bright future. In 2025, they will present 11 yearlings at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale with a range of proven and exciting emerging sires, and the potential pick of the draft is the Snitzel colt, Lot 77, who is the second foal of Gr3 winner Ms Catherine, a daughter of Group 3 winner Lucky Diva. Lot 68 is a Farnan half-brother to Group 1 winner Peeping and Listed winner France. Too Darn Hot's colt, Lot 157, will be hot as he's the first foal of a Deep Impact daughter of Group 1 winner Alverta. Sure to be popular is the Wootton Bassett filly, Lot 249, from the Redoute's Choice family and out of a half-sister to the dam of Listed winner Itza Charmdeel. A Fierce Impact half-brother to Group 1-winning 2YO Pignan is Lot 406, a colt from a strong New Zealand family. The first foal of a winning half-sister to Group 1 winner In Her Time is Lot 389, a Stay Inside colt, from the family of Yes Yes Yes. Bivouac colt, Lot 163, is the second foal of Group 1 placed Signora Nera, a full sister to Champion Sprinter and four-time Group 1 winner Lucky Sweynesse. Pinatubo's first crop have sold well and Lot 367 is a colt from young five-race winning mare Extreme Bliss, a half-sister to Group 3 winner Thames Court.  A trio of Home Affairs fillies include Lot 95, the second foal of a winning half-sister to Group 1 winner African Rose, Lot 214, out of Group 3 placed winner Telopea from a strong European family, and Lot 125 out of an imported Fastnet Rock mare who is a half-sister to Gr2 German 2,000 Guineas winner Devil's Bay.

    Rivellino

    Rivellino went into the Golden Slipper undefeated (pic: inglis.com.au)

  • Newhaven Park 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Historic Newhaven Park sold unbeaten 3YO filly Autumn Glow as a weanling, and other recent graduates such as The Playwright, Gold Bullion, Encap, Phenom, French Ruler, and Cool Archie all feature on this season's Black Type Premiership. In 2025, Newhaven Park will offer nine yearlings at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, with Lot 244 a colt by resident sire Cool Aza Beel whose first crop are 2YOs this season and which include stakes-placed Cobra Club and Cool Archie. Lot 244's 2YO full sister placed at Doomben recently and they are out of a winning half-sister to Group 3 winner Testashadow.  A valuable filly with huge residual value is Snitzel filly Lot 356, out of dual Group 1 winner English who was raced by Newhaven Park. Proven sire Toronado has Lot 189, a colt from winning Zoustar mare Star Syrah, a half-sister to Group 1 winner A Touch Of Ruby from the family of Pride Of Jenni. Newhaven Park's Too Darn Hot filly, Lot 247, is sure to be popular as she's out of a half-sister to Gr1 winner Lady Prancealot. Farnan has started with a bang and his colt, Lot 327 is out young winning Lonhro mare Circus who is a daughter of American stakes winner Link To My Heart. A half-sister to Gr1 placed Brosnan is Lot 200 a Russian Revolution filly with a page filled with black type. A trio of yearlings by proven sire So You Think includes a filly, Lot 265, from a winning full sister to Group 1 winner Volpe Veloche (Foxwedge) who won 12 races, Listed winner Raposa Rapida, and a half-sister to Listed winner Delago Bolt. A colt, Lot 180, is out of Group 2 winner Spanish Whisper from the family of Lim's Saltoro, and the other So You Think colt, Lot 104, is out of a half-sister to Group 3 winner and proven sire in WA, Maschino.

    English

    Lot 356 is out of Group 1 heroine English (pic: Steve Hart)

  • North Bloodstock 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    New vendors, North Bloodstock, will present their second Inglis Easter Yearling Sale draft in 2025, but are headed by a massively experienced industry partnership. This season's Gr3 Black Opal Stakes winner King Of Pop (Farnan) gave them their first entry onto the Black Type Premiership and he's from their first crop of horses off the famous property purchased off the Moses family. In 2025, North Bloodstock will offer 20 yearlings by a range of internationally proven, locally successful, and emerging stallions. A pair of Zoustar yearlings will grab warranted attention, led by the full-sister, Lot 260, to recent Gr3 Triscay Stakes winner Inhibitions (Zoustar) out of stakes placed Workdrinks (Fastnet Rock). The colt, Lot 64, is the first foal of Miss Canada, a sprinting mare who won twice and placed in the Gr2 Silver Shadow Stakes. Her dam is Champion Canadian 3YO Filly Inglorious (Hennessy). A full-sister to Group 1 winner and Champion 3YO Filly in Australia, Gypsy Goddess (Tarzino), is Lot 419 and her dam is a full sister to Group 1 winner Cheeky Choice. Lot 273 is the second foal of Listed winner Akari (Snitzel); he's an I Am Invincible colt and his dam is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Aerolithe from a huge Japanese family. Home Affairs colt, Lot 119 is out of Gr1 winner Red Tracer. Frankel filly, Lot 9 is out of an unraced full sister to dual Gr1 winner Avenge and two other stakes winners. Wootton Bassett filly, Lot 133 is the third foal of stakes placed Sacred Valley, a full sister to Gr1 winner Age Of Fire (Fastnet Rock). Street Boss filly, Lot 248 had an upgrade on the weekend when Luana Miss won the Listed Supremacy Stakes, and this yearling's stakes winning dam Vienna Miss is a half-sister to the dam of Luana Miss. A quartet of So You Think yearlings includes Lot 229, a half-sister to stakes-placed Letsfacethemusic out of Listed winner and Group 1-placed Torvill; Lot 152 a daughter of Gr3 winner Serene Majesty; and Lot 292 a half-sister to Our Crown Mistress. Other sires represented are All Too Hard, Fastnet Rock, Ole Kirk, Pinatubo, Snitzel, and Toronado.

    Gypsy Goddess

    Gypsy Goddess' full-sister is Lot 419 (pic: Grant Peters Racing Photography)

  • Segenhoe Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Currently third on the all-time Black Type Premiership list, and sitting in second for this season, Segenhoe's graduate list includes last season's Australian Horse Of The Year Pride Of Jenni, who they sold at Inglis Classic, as well as elite performers Joliestar, Eagle Nest, Deel Her In, Bosustow, I Am Me, Wodeton, Airman, etc. In 2025, Segenhoe, helmed by Peter O'Brien and the best-performed non-stallion standing vendor, will present 17 lots at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale led by colts by Champion Sires Snitzel, Frankel, and I Am Invincible. The Frankel colt, Lot 313, is the first foal of Group 3 winner California Zimbol (I Am Invincible), a half-sister to stake- winners Cruden Bay and From Within. The three Snitzel colts are all out of Group-winning mares; Lot 16 is the first foal of Group 3 winner La Mexicana, Lot 63 is from Group 3 winner My Admiration, and Lot 138 is out of Group 2 winner Samovare, a half-sister to Gr1-placed Group 2 winner Tiger Of Malay (Extreme Choice) who now stands at stud. The two I Am Invincible colts also come from strong families with Lot 333 being out of a half-sister to incomparable champion Winx, while Lot 160 is out of a half-sister to Acrobat, Lake Geneva, and Ennis Hill who is the dam of Learning To Fly, i.e. an elite damline. A Frankel filly, Lot 243, is out of triple Group 1 winner Vale Dori, dam of this season's Gr3 UAE Oaks-placed Mizzyaan. The Zoustar filly, Lot 336, has huge residual value being out of Listed winner Custard, making her a half-sister to Group 3 winner Serene Majesty, Group 3 winner Ducasse who placed again in Group company at Rosehill on Tuesday, and Listed winner Curdled, from the family of Stretan Angel. Other highly commercial sires represented in. another fabulous draft for Segenhoe are Farnan, Home Affairs, Pierro, Pinatubo, Stay Inside, Too Darn Hot, and Toronado.

    Tiger of Malay

    Tiger of Malay is closely related to Lot 138 (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Silverdale Farm 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    As the yearling vendor of one of the most exiting 3YO fillies currently racing in the shape of the Chris Waller-trained Autumn Glow, unbeaten in all four runs highlighted by multiple stakes success, Silverdale Farm have a draft of 10 well-bred yearlings catalogued for this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. Commencing in fine fashion with a filly by I Am Invincible, Lot 15 is the first live foal of the three-time-winning Lonhro mare L’Cosmo, herself a daughter of Group 1 winner Cosmic Endeavour from the family of Group 1 winners Easy Rocking and Fairy King Prawn. Another filly with a strong black type family is Lot 55, a daughter of So You Think out of the stakes-placed Fastnet Rock mare Merited. From the family of Champion Nom Du Jeu, the grand dam and great grand dam of this colt are both stakes winners. From the extended Circles Of Gold family which includes Group 1 winners Elvstroem, Cape Of Good Hope, Haradasun and Highland Reel, Lot 222 is a daughter of Zoustar, the first foal of the Gr3 winner Threeodd, herself a half-sister to the stakes performer Infinite Wisdom. Bred on a similar cross to triple Group 1 winner Hitotsu, Lot 295 is by Maurice out of the Group 3-winning Snitzel mare Bella Rosa, while the final filly in the draft is Lot 355, a daughter of Snitzel out of the Group 1 placed Savabeel mare Endean Rose from the family of dual Group 1 winner Kiwi. On the colts’ front, Silverdale will offer just two. They comprise a first crop son of Kia Opra Stud’s Gr1 Champagne Stakes winner Captivant (Lot 29) out of the stakes placed Sebring mare Lipizzan, while selling on the second day of the sale is Lot 251, a colt by Zoustar, the first foal of the Group 3-winning Snitzel mare Vulpine. Bred on the same cross that has produced Group 2 winner North Star Lass along with Yulong’s Group 3-winning, multiple Group 1 placed colt Growing Empire, the September foaled colt is sure to appeal to many.

    Autumn Glow

    Autumn Glow is a Silverdale Farm Easter graduate (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Sledmere Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Sledmere Stud sits proudly in fifth on the Black Type Premiership for this season, behind larger farms Arrowfield, Segenhoe, Widden and Vinery. This season, they've gained black type points thanks to graduates Icarian Dream, Revolutionary Miss, Evaporate, Arkansaw Kid, Stay Focused, Hurry Curry and My Khalifa. In 2025, Sledmere Stud will present a draft of 24 yearlings at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale with a range of sires represented. I Am Invincible filly, Lot 209 is out of Listed winner Talaria who is a full sister to Group 1 winner and sire Brutal. A trio of Too Darn Hot fillies are going to be highly prized with Lot 378 being a half-sister to Arkansaw Kid, and Lot 143 being the first foal of Gr3 Birthday Card Stakes winner Seasons. Snitzel is having an amazing season and his two colts include Lot 3 out of Listed winner Jennifer Lynn and Lot 186, the first foal of stakes-placed Star Of Uma. The Snitzel filly, Lot 52, is out of Group 1 winner Media Sensation from the family of Group 1 winner Dorabella. The half-brother to Group 1 winner Invincibella, Lot 268, leads a trio of yearlings by first season sire Stay Inside which also includes Lot 176, the first foal of Group 3-placed Soffika, and Lot 165, a half-brother to stakes winner Silent Sovereign and Silent Command. The Wootton Bassett half-brother to Greysful Glamour is Lot 123 and Lot 402 is a three-quarter brother to Group 1 winner Zoutori (Zoustar). Other stallions represented include Acrobat, Home Affairs, Justify, Noverre, Ole Kirk, Proisir, Satono Aladdin, So You Think, Tassort, The Autumn Sun, and Zousain. With such a plehora of sires on offer, it's another highlight draft from a vendor that kicks major goals year-in, year-out with their sales graduates.

    Arkansaw Kid

    Arkansaw Kid's yearling half-sister is by Too Darn Hot (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Torryburn Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    In recent year’s Torryburn Stud’s most famous Inglis Easter graduate is the now Coolmore Stud based Home Affairs (I Am Invincible). A winner of the Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes before defeating Nature Strip in the Gr1 Lightning Stakes, it is only fitting that this year’s draft from the Cornish family sees three of the six lots by Home Affairs. All three are colts, kicking off with Lot 171, a chestnut out of the Listed winning Casino Prince mare Slots, while Lot 220 is out of the Gr3-winning So You Think mare The Pinnacle, a half-sister to Gr3 winner Under The Eiffel and the Listed winner Tower Of London. He is out of a mare by So You Think, himself the broodmare sire of 15 stakes performers led by the Gr1 Golden Slipper and Gr1 Sires’ Produce Stakes winners Fireburn. Consigned on behalf of Peachester Lodge, the final Home Affairs yearling in the draft is Lot 281, the second foal out of a Pierro three-quarter-sister to Champion Female Sprinter and three-time-Gr1 winner Arcadia Queen and also to the Gr3 winner Arcadia Price. While having also sold Hong Gr1 winners Voyage Bubble and Hot King Prawn both through the Inglis sale ring, albeit at various Classic yearling sales, the farm is out to continue the solid tradition of producing elite racehorse who have been raised with heart. The draft does kick off early on the first day of the sale with Lot 2, a daughter of Widden Stud’s Zoustar – sire of Gr1-winning fillies/mares Sunlight, Zougotcha, Mizzy, Joliestar, Climbing Star and Lezoo, this chestnut is out of the stakes placed I Am Invincible mare Jedastar. How could you go wrong with an Exceed And Excel, and Torryburn consign Lot 227, a filly out of the Gr3-winning Tavistock mare Tomelilla, a sister to the Gr3 winner Viktor Vegas. From the family of promising young sire Castelvecchio, this filly is out of a Tavistock mare, just like $17.3m earner Mr Brightside. Ending the draft of another high note, Lot 369 is from the first Australian crop of Siyouni’s St Mark’s Basilica, with this colt being the second foal of the G3-winning, G1 fourth placed Maschino mare Fabergino. No matter which lot takes your fancy, one thing you can be assured of is that Torryburn Stud’s Stud Manager Mel Copelin and her team have meticulously prepared the draft of yearlings, ensuring their solid foundation will aid in the continual improvement throughout their racetrack careers.


    Home Affairs

    Half the Torryburn draft is by Home Affairs (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Tyreel Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    With quality always being the cornerstone of drafts consigned by Laurence and Linda Monds' Tyreel Stud, this year's Inglis Easter consignment of five is no different. The first to sell from the draft is Lot 26, a bay colt from the first crop of the much-hyped Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and Gr1 Lightning Stakes winner Home Affairs (I Am Invincible). The first foal of Gr3 Epona Stakes winner Le Lude, it is the family of Gr1 Queensland Oaks winner Mon Mekki. The only other colt in the draft, who is also sure to have appeal, is Lot 374, the final lot of the Tyreel group. An August-foaled son of Arrowfield Stud's Champion Sire Snitzel, Lot 374 is the second foal of the multiple stakes performed Bernardini mare Festival Miss. He is from the family of Champions and Group 1 winners Arcadia Queen and Regal Power as well as a host of other stakes performers including Arcadia Rose, Arcadia Prince, Arcadia Dream, Broadway Belle and many more. Mares by Bernardini have produced over 200 stakes performers, with this colt bred on the exact same cross that has had seven winners from nine runners including recent Hong Kong Derby winner Cap Ferrat (Snitzel). On the filly front, Tyreel offers a lovely black/brown daughter of So You Think out of the stakes-performed Testa Rossa mare Test The World. From the family of stakes winners Glory Girl, The Travelling Man, Unanimously and British General to name a few, this filly is bred on the exact same pedigree cross that has produced nine winners from ten runners led by Group 3 winner Dirty Thought and Listed winner Regardsmaree. Everybody loves a grey, and surely Lot 257 will appeal to all. From the penultimate crop of Darley's Champion Sire Exceed And Excel, this filly is the second living foal of the Reset mare White Thyme, herself a sister to Listed winner White Sage and a half-sister to the dual Group 2 winner White Moss, all daughters of the Champion NZ Sprinter and Group 1 performer Pay My Bail. While Tyreel Stud's draft may be small in number compared to some of the bigger farms, the key take away is the personalised care that each and every horse on the Western Sydney property gets to ensure they reach their optimal peak.

    Arcadia Queen

    The Snitzel colt, Lot 374, is closely related to Arcadia Queen (pic: magicmillions.com.au)

  • Vinery Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Vinery Stud's first season sire Ole Kirk has begun his career in fantastic fashion with three stakes winning juveniles by the blueblooded son of Written Tycoon. The farm, whose graduates on this season's Black Type Premiership include Too Darn Lizzie, Growing Empire, Gatsby's, Sepals, Gallant Sun, and several others, will present 13 yearlings at the 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. A pair of Ole Kirk yearlings are sure to be popular. The colt, Lot 339, is the first foal of a winning I Am Invincible mare who is from the Typhoon Tracy family, while the filly, Lot 17, is the first foal of Gr1 Queensland Oaks placed Lady Cuvee from the family of tough dual Group 1 winners Rangirangdoo and Shout The Bar. Three yearlings by in-demand sire Zoustar are headlined by the colt, Lot 172 out of Snitzerland, making him a half-brother to Hard Landing, while Lot 58 is a full-sister to Group 3 winner and three-times Group 1 placed Growing Empire (Zoustar). Lot 66 is a filly who is the fourth foal of Group 2 winner Miss Gunpowder. Four fillies by I Am Invincible will be hot in this market where fillies by proven sires have been highly sought after. Lot 162 is the first foal of dual Group 1 winning sprinter Sierra Sue who won nine races and over $1.7 million; while Lot 61 is the first foal of Group 3 winner Minhaaj from the family of Reward For Effort. A full-sister to Listed winner Garza Blanca is Lot 75 out of a half-sister to Starspangledbanner.  A pair of yearlings from top class mares include the Too Darn Hot colt, Lot 109, who is out of Gr1 winner Plucky Belle, while Maurice filly, Lot 284, is out of Group 1 winner Aristia, who is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Marabi. A half-sister to dual Group 1 winner and young sire Artorius is Lot 392, by Home Affairs, and a Dundeel colt, Lot 256, is out of Group 2 winner White Moss.

    Aristia

    VRC Oaks winner Aristia has a Maurice half-sister for sale (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • Widden Stud 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    A powerhouse Australian vendor, at the pointy end of each year's Black Type Premierships, Widden's latest big ticket graduate Schwarz added his first Group 1 victory in the recent Gr1 William Reid Stakes, and he is one of many reasons why Widden remains in elite company. Other recent Widden graduates to grace the winner's circle are Clean Energy, Prestige Forever, Bellazaine, Philosopher, It'sourtime, Arts Object, and King Kirk. Widden's proven sire Zoustar will be one of the hottest sires at Easter, thanks to the recent deeds of Schwarz, Joliestar, Clean Energy, Inhibitions, Philosopher and Patch Of Theta, and Zoustar now counts ten Group 1 winners to his name, with 64 stakes winners in total. Widden's draft of 22 yearlings includes seven by Zoustar led by the full-brother to Schwarz. Lot 198 is not only a full brother to Schwarz, who was a million-dollar yearling himself, he is also out of Group 2 winner Summer Sham from the Redoute's Choice family. A full-sister to Gr1 winner Climbing Star is Lot 310, while Zoustar colt, Lot 383 ,is a half-brother to group winners Tenley and Biscayne Bay. A three-quarter sister to multiple Group 1 winner Zougotcha, a headline act set for sale at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, is Lot 217 out of young stakes winning mare The Actuary. The remaining yearlings in the draft are by proven and/or emerging stallions Bivouac, Extreme Choice, Gun Runner, I Am Invincible, Snitzel, So You Think, Too Darn Hot, Toronado, Trapeze Artist, Wootton Bassett, and Written Tycoon.

    Schwarz

    Widden's latest Group 1 star graduate Schwarz (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • Willow Park 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Willow Park Stud’s boutique offerings have resulted in dual Group 1 winner She’s Extreme and many other elite success stories. And it should be no surprise that the farm produces plenty of good horses – 41 stakes winners since 2001 – as it is nestled in the midst of horse country in the Hunter Valley and adroitly overseen by Glenn Burrows. In 2025, Willow Park will present eight yearlings at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale with a broad range of stallions represented. First through the ring for Willow Park will be Lot 5, a Fastnet Rock full-brother to Group 2 winner Formality who earned over $800,000 and placed in the Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and Gr1 Blue Diamond. Their dam, Singapore Horse Of The Year, Jolie’s Shinju, has been an excellent producer. Group 1 performer Stretan Angel’s half-brother by first season sire Wild Ruler is Lot 185 and this is the family of Algeron and Group 3 winner Pure Joy. Another well related filly by a first season sire is the Stay Inside yearling Lot 400 who is the first foal of Group 3 placed Her Empire from the family of Hitotsu, Love Conquers All and Lean Mean Machine. Snitzel colt, Lot 270 is a three-quarter brother to dual Group 2 winner and young sire Splintex, out of a stakes placed Sepoy mare from the family of Group 1 duo Ozzmosis and Learning To Fly. A Street Boss filly from the family of Galileo, Lot 372, has a ton of residual value with her young imported dam a half-sister to Salocin. So You Think colt, Lot 411, is out of Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed I’ll Have A Bit, from the family of Tickle My and Snitz. A pair of St. Mark’s Basilica colts round out the draft. Lot 140 is the first foal of a Snitzel half-sister to recent stakes winner Sangria, and Lot 168 is out of a half-sister to Willow Park Stud graduate Samantha Miss, the Champion 3YO Filly who won three Group 1 races and is the dam of Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Miss Fabulass.

    Formality

    Willow Park's selling a Fastnet Rock brother to Gr1 performed Formaility (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Yarraman Park 2025 Inglis Easter Preview

    Friday, 4th April 2025
    Yarraman Park Stud's Champion Sire I Am Invincible looks set to play a defining role at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale again in 2025, with 30 yearlings spread across several drafts, of which five are out of Group 1 winning mares. Yarraman Park's own draft of 15 yearlings includes eight by their resident Champion stallion. A highlight lot is sure to be the first foal of Gr1 Levin Classic winner Bonham (Per Incanto), Lot 304, and this filly is also from the Danendri family of Faint Perfume and Banc de Fortune. The first foal of Group 3 winner Zou Dancer is Lot 266, from the family of Gr1 winner Tributes. The second foal of Listed winner Chequerboard (Fastnet Rock) is Lot 323 from the Plans Awry family which includes Invader, Notlistenin'tome, and Babylon Berlin. Brilliant mare Subpoenaed, a Group 2 winner and placed in the Gr1 Robert Sangster Stakes, has her first foal, a filly as Lot 196, and Subpoenaed is a half-sister to stakes winner Not Guilty. The first foal of French Listed winner Noor Sahara (Lope De Vega) is Lot 87 and this colt brings a strong European family to the equation. The second foal of Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Missile Mantra is Lot 70 and this filly's dam is a half-sister to Gr2 Golden Pendant winner Makarena who has earnings over $1.4 million. A half-sister to Listed winner Parchemin is Lot 404 out of an imported unraced Teofilo mare. Proven broodmare and stakes placed Sweet Kiss is the dam of four winners including stakes-placed winner of over $600,000, Infatuation, whose full brother is Lot 204.  The remainder of the Yarraman Park Stud draft includes yearlings by Extreme Choice, Home Affairs, Maurice, Snitzel, St Mark's Basilica, Stay Inside, and Wootton Bassett.

    Bonham

    Gr1 winner Bonham (rails) is the dam of Lot 304 (pic: Race Images)
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2023 BTR Stud Stallions

BTP STUD STALLIONS

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A Lot Established
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