Breeding and Bloodstock

As the year comes to an end, Run The Numbers goes around the world to look at who the leading sires of 2024 have been, including an Australian-bred star at the top of the global winners’ list for the second straight year.

In this week’s column, Tim Rowe looks at the global legacy of the Dubois family, highlights a change of scenery for Colum McCullagh and tracks the first public appearance of a Magic Millions sale-topper.

Inglis will conduct just one Victorian yearling sale in 2025 after confirming it has axed the long-standing Melbourne Gold sale for next year.

Australia’s foal crop could hit a five-decade low next year, but the possible outcome is far better than some studmasters were predicting leading into the breeding season.

Australia’s key bloodstock agents representative group has backed sales companies and pedigree providers in not recognising the black type afforded to a host of stakes races in New South Wales over the spring.

Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me has sold for almost $10 million during a European-record trading day at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

After dominating the Australian spring, Yulong’s Zhang Yuesheng has turned his attention to the northern hemisphere in his quest for another potential Cox Plate winner to follow in Via Sistina’s footsteps.