Australia’s yearling market has grown in almost every key indicator to this point in 2026, despite the two major sales taking a step back. Run The Numbers takes the temperature after the Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Australian breeders’ desire for international pedigrees has arguably never been stronger, with a historically high number of progeny of non-Australasian-bred mares represented at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Run The Numbers examines long-term trends.
With James McDonald poised to surpass Damien Oliver’s Australasian record of 129 Group 1 wins as a jockey, Run The Numbers has had a look at all the numbers that add up to this incredible achievement.
In a nation of 354 racetracks, there is no shortage of options for where to take your horse for a race if you are willing to do the miles. But which trainers do more miles than any other? Run The Numbers investigates.
The recent high-profile purchase of Super Seth and the Group 1 heroics of the progeny of Ghaiyyath, Too Darn Hot, Ole Kirk, Bivouac and Alabama Express this Australian racing season pose an interesting question. Run the Numbers attempts to determine which of these rising stars is the best emerging stallion.
Never renowned as a sire of two-year-olds, the late stallion Magnus now has his first juvenile Group 1 winner with his second-to-last crop, thanks to Streisand. Run The Numbers looks at the son of Flying Spur’s ongoing influence.
The recently completed Inglis Classic Sale, regarded as the best guide to the health of the all-important middle market, produced the same median figure as it has in five of the past six editions. What does that tell us? Run The Numbers finds out.
It has been 11 racing seasons since two sons of the same stallion quinellaed the Australian sires championship, but Snitzel and The Autumn Sun are, at this stage, on track to re-create that achievement. Run The Numbers digs into the detail.
Frankie Dettori brought his 40-year riding career to an end with a Grade 1 success on his final day in the saddle. The most prominent global jockey of the past half-century had elite success in 17 different countries, but famously never in Australia. Run The Numbers digs into his remarkable career.
Buyers’ desire to source yearlings with an earlier foaling date is having a significant impact on the Australasian bloodstock market, with August foals commanding a 10 per cent premium compared to average throughout 2025. Run The Numbers digs into the details.
