It was somewhat of an homecoming for Diego Velazquez when he wore the Sangster family silks to victory in the Prix Jacques le Marois-Gr1, 1600m at Deauville last year, the same colours so famously donned by his breed-shaping great grandsire Sadler’s Wells.
It’s not entirely unheard of for thoroughbred industry participants to be involved in other activities, but few have such an interesting and diverse range of skills as highly respected Ballarat veterinarian and studmaster Kim McKellar of Wyndholm Park.
I was asked to list the most influential ancestors affecting the genotypes of today’s major stakes winners on turf. Now aged 84, I have experienced racing in many countries and I spent ten years in Kentucky meeting all the leading horse breeders in North America.
A day at the races with a friend led Scott Darby to discover horse racing. Time spent working for Clarry Conners meant meeting Tierce and Burst and resulted in a lifelong obsession with the Golden Slipper. Fast forward to 2026 and Darby Racing has had nine runners in the Golden
Advertisement Now 24 years-old, Dubawi has been a stalwart of the European stallion scene for the better part of two decades. In addition to his deeds in the Northern Hemisphere, it might be recall that he did also shuttle to Australia for three seasons, 2007-08, 2009-10 and
Advertisement This year, there’s a European sire proving that he can do much more when given the opportunities. Yes, Sioux Nation, a Gr1 winning son of the Storm Cat line stallion Scat Daddy, is passing that second test laid down to those stallions who attract better mares after making
Key takeaways * Use a fully loaded model: assess each foal’s sale price against all directly attributable costs — not just the stallion service fee. * Include the mare’s economic cost: allocate mare holding costs and a reasonable amortisation expense across expected lifetime foals. * Value breeding rights and stallion shares appropriately:
Every Australian sire rated against the runners a stallion of his size would be expected to have.
Every black-type race run in Australia this season — 50 of them — each winner's particulars, the Group 1 winners in full, and the season indexed by sire and by broodmare sire.
10 tables — the general list, the broodmare sires, the season-by-season lists and the Average Earning Index.
APEX ratings, the leading New Zealand sires and broodmare sires, and the season’s New Zealand stakes results.
67 Group 1 races from around the world, and a five-generation grid for every winner.