The 2026 Ladbrokes Nutrien Equine Sunshine Stars Yearling Sale is set to showcase progeny from an exceptional lineup of race mares, including six Group 1 winners, among them two QBred Triad champions. An outstanding 45 of the 68 catalogued lots are out of race-winning mares — a remarkable 66 percent strike rate. The offering features…
Super maiden win When the 4yo Always B Miki mare Miki Moo won the Super Maiden at Newcastle on Wednesday evening for trainer Luke McCarthy and driver Jack Callaghan she gave her owner Mick Harvey a bonus. Harvey has a half-sister to Miki Moo in the Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale on March 8. The…
Just a day after Hawthorn AFL announced their first-ever co-captains, the aptly named Co Captain delivered a winning performance of his own. The 3yo Captaintreacherous gelding broke his maiden at Melton at just his third race start, scoring impressively for trainer-driver Chris Svanosio. Co Captain rated 1:55.7 over the 1720m, comfortably accounting for Tryx Vixen…
On January 19, the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee announced the results of the 2026 elections. Museum members voted for four horses they believed exemplified greatness in the sport: Bettor’s Wish, Buck I St Pat, Manhego, and Nuncio—all celebrated for their outstanding racing achievements. These exceptional…
The Jenna’s Beach Boy mare Karalta Crown has had a profound influence on Tasmanian breeding and racing for more than 20 years. Racing only as a two and three-year-old, she totted up 12 wins including the Evicus Stakes, the Belmont and Tasmanian Yearling Sale Classic and was placed in the Breeders Crown 2YO Final and…
The 4yo Captaintreacherous mare Captains Mistress joined the stable of Jason Grimson after being unplaced at Alexandra Park in Auckland on December 12 after an unfortunate gear malfunction. She had her first start for Grimson in a heat of the NSW New Years Gift on 10 January with a win in 1:50 and on…
💥 Tassie Dazzler Breaks Through at Burnie 💥 There was no stopping Tassie Dazzler at Burnie on Sunday, with the 5yo Mel Mara gelding scoring his first career win in the Thorate Memorial pace. The win gave his dam Karalta Crown her eighth individual winner from her 10 foals of racing age and her 11th…
The 2026 Bendigo Trotters Cup was held at Melton on Saturday 10th Jan after the Victorian bushfires forced a last-minute change of venue. The 5yo mare Jilliby Ballerini won as a $1.18 favourite should – easily accounting for the second favourite Gotfeelingsyouknow in the $30,000 Group Three Cup. Both the first and…
Continuing the Game of Thrones theme at the Sunshine Stars Yearling Sale, Lot 14 is offered by Yabby Dam Farms Pty Ltd. Lot 14 is a colt by the French stallion Classic Connection out of the Angus Hall mare My Arya. Arya Stark, of course, is the younger sister of the King in the North,…
Another stallion whose first Australian crop will be offered in 2026 is USTA 2YO Trotter of the Year King Of The North, who is represented by a single yearling in the Sunshine Stars catalogue — Lot 36, a further 3 in the Nutrien Sydney sale and another 16 nominations in the Nutrien Melbourne catalogue. The…
