Breeding and Bloodstock

All American, a Group 1 winner over So You Think who sired racetrack star and influential broodmare Yankee Rose, has died in Western Australia at the age of 19.

Ricky Surace recently inked a deal for unbeaten colt Private Harry to run in B2B Thoroughbreds’ slot for the $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight on the Gold Coast in January. It signals a change in direction for the Southern Highlands breeder’s thoroughbred portfolio.

Forty-two yearlings fetched more than $1 million at auctions across Australasia in 2024 with stables training partners Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and their Sydney rival Chris Waller preferred destinations.

Magic Millions has compiled a scaled-down catalogue for next year’s Tasmanian Yearling Sale as the state’s breeders prepare for another challenging market in 2025.

A 34 per cent lift in Australian investment has powered the Australasian breeze-up market to a record season. Run The Numbers breaks down the data from the three sales held over the past five weeks.

New Zealand Bloodstock has confirmed the catalogue for the 99th edition of its National Yearling Sale, which will be conducted over five days, one fewer than this year, at Karaka in January.

Rowe on Monday features a Mongolian presence at Karaka, a chat with Group 1-winning owner and breeder Richard Foster and the battle by the sales companies to sell Winx’s latest foal.