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The data is in: Buy a yearling if you want a stakes winner at two

The numbers from this season's juvenile stakes results say something the industry already suspects but rarely states plainly: the yearling sales ring is, by some distance, the single biggest predictor of whether a horse wins a stakes race at two.
Friday 17th April
Danehill: The longest shadow in Australian racing

Five winners by his direct descendants. Eight more carrying his blood through the dam. Danehill hasn't been near a breeding shed in over two decades - and he still dominated the biggest carnival of the Australian racing year.

April 17th 2026

Starspangledbanner filly tops Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale

A tough two days at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale saw all metrics fall compared to 2025. The sale topper came late on the second day when a Starspangledbanner filly made 900,000gns.

April 17th 2026

$2.3 million Jackie's Warrior filly breaks records at Ocala Breeze Up

A filly from the first crop of Jackie's Warrior became the second highest-priced juvenile, and highest priced filly, to ever sell at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale when she brought a final bid of US$2.3 million and the four-day auction reached its halfway point with double-digit gains over its 2025 renewal.

April 17th 2026

Pedigree Boosters: Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale

Ahead of the 2026 Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale, we have identified three yearlings whose pedigrees have received black-type or win updates over the past couple of months, potentially increasing their value and certainly enhancing their profile.

April 17th 2026

Extreme Choice reigns supreme at Newgate for $385,000

Extreme Choice has done it again with a $3 million yearling, a Group 1 winner, two Slipper lead-up winners and now a service fee to match the best in the country. Newgate Farm have pegged him at $385,000 for 2026, equal to the Australian record, while the rest of their 15-strong roster holds steady.

April 16th 2026

Wednesday Racing: ‘The full package’ St Gotthard wins on debut

A first start Warwick Farm win by Switzerland’s brother St Gotthard and Black Caviar’s daughter Persian Caviar at Sandown were highlight victories on Wednesday. At Doomben, jockey Ben Thompson dominated the card, winning five of the first six races on the card.

April 16th 2026

Flying Fizz sizzles in Inglis Digital's early April sale

Another bumper catalogue for Inglis Digital concluded on Wednesday, and was topped by winning 5-year-old mare Flying Fizz, who was bought by Corumbene Stud for $175,000.

April 16th 2026

Celestial Legend heads Woodside Park roster for 2026

Woodside Park Stud have dropped all their fees across the board in 2026 providing value for Victorian breeders who are feeling the pinch of the current economic climate. Dual Group 1 winner Celestial Legend leads the roster of six stallions at $24,200 including GST.

April 16th 2026

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