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European quality headlines Windsor Park roster for 2026
Brilliant Group 1 winners Auguste Rodin and Paddington return to Windsor Park Stud in 2026, with each standing at NZ$30,000 plus GST. In a six-strong roster that includes this season’s NZ Derby winning sire Circus Maximus and Shamexpress, the sire of Ka Ying Rising, Windsor Park Stud also announced freshman sire Savaglee in partnership with Mapperley Stud.
May 9th 2026
Titanic bidding duel results in $5.6 million for Chayan
The action came to a crescendo late in the Inglis Chairman's Sale on Thursday night, with three of the last five lots selling for seven figures. The best was saved for last when Coolmore Stud prevailed over Yulong to secure G2 Reisling Stakes winner Chayan for a new sales record of $5.6 million.
May 8th 2026
The haves and have-nots: Quartile analysis of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale
The quartile analysis of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale shows a tale of the haves and have-nots. Overall the metrics were up year on year, but that bottom half of the sale indicates that breeders are quick to get out of stock who are perceived to be less commercial.
May 8th 2026
Value Buy: Astute Bloodstock and Cressfield claim Ausbred Flirt for $250K
At the Inglis The Chairman's Sale, TTR AusNZ uncovered a 'value buy' - an opportunity that a shrewd purchaser had snapped up. Astute Bloodstock and Cressfield combined to pick up the smart mare Ausbred Flirt in foal to the exciting Shinzo.
May 8th 2026
Records broken at the 2026 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale
It was another big day out at Riverside, with the 2026 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale achieving its highest aggregate ever. Top lots were again at a premium price and in hot demand, with 57 lots sold for $100,000 or more over the past two days, up from 54 last year.
May 7th 2026
A decade of excellence at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale
Thursday night heralds the tenth annual Inglis Chairman’s Sale with 115 elite breeding stock lots catalogued for sale on a night of elegance and excellence. Shining bright among the offerings is a share in extraordinary stallion Extreme Choice, with two-thirds of the catalogue having black type in their first dam.
May 7th 2026
Wednesday Racing: Stay Inside’s Lord Horatio heads north
An exciting pair of juveniles won on debut at Warwick Farm with Stay Inside colt Lord Horatio heading to the Magic Millions National 2YO Classic next. Seven figure yearling Condone won his maiden, while Nicconi’s exciting 3-year-old gelding Oliveanotherday won the Listed Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool.
May 7th 2026
Spirit Of Boom captured Queensland’s hearts
The sudden loss of Spirit Of Boom is a heartbreaking blow for the Australian breeding industry and Eureka Stud. The sire of 32 stakes winners, he was a towering force on the Queensland stallion ranks for years and one of the state’s most influential stallions. Eureka had been in talks to stand his Group 1-winning son Jonker alongside him this season, but instead the baton now passes sooner than expected.
May 7th 2026
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