Extreme Choice will become the equal highest-priced stallion in Australian history as Newgate Farm focuses on the commercial realities of a discerning market heading into the 2026 breeding season.
Well-known Western Australian owner and breeder Eddie Rigg will sell Geisel Park Stud and conduct a dispersal of the majority of his bloodstock interests as the businessman focuses on his corporate life.
A low-key Class 4 winner at Sha Tin delivered a major milestone for Price Bloodstock. David Price shrugs off his 1000th Hong Kong win as a sign he is getting old, but the man himself and those key to his success reflect on how they turned a hobby into one of the most influential forces in Hong Kong racing.
Idle Flyer’s victory in the Queen of the Turf Stakes provided her late damsire Street Cry with his fifth Australian Group 1 winner in that role this season, well clear of any other stallion as the remarkable record of the produce of his daughters continues to build.
As the clock ticks down on an amnesty on delayed or disputed foal registrations, Thoroughbred Breeders Australia has urged its members to review breeding records for the past two seasons.
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Brett Howard on taking on perception of sex bias in a stallion and picking out a future Group 1 winner, a moment to remember for Hubie de Burgh and Johnny McKeever, good early signs for a Swettenham stallion and a Kiwi stakes win for a couple of ambitious Aussie owners.
Bennett Racing and trainer Ciaron Maher will showcase a select group of mares and fillies with active Group 1 ambitions at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, highlighting both immediate racetrack prospects and long-term breeding appeal.
Hellbent has earned a fee increase on the back of a successful season - and a Hong Kong Derby win - while his champion sire I Am Invincible remains at $220,000 befitting of his elite status to head a three-strong Yarraman Park stallion roster.
If won’t just be punters hoping luck falls their way at Randwick on Saturday, with results at The Championships set to play a major role in dictating the 2026 service fees for numerous stallions.
Savabeel is closing in on the stakes winner record of his own sire Zabeel as Waikato Stud looks to the future with first-season stallion Return To Conquer.
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