While she may have set an incredibly high benchmark with her inaugural draft at the 2025 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, Hannah Penfold is determined to match, if not succeed, that success at Oaklands Junction this year.  Penfold Thoroughbreds hit the sales jackpot 12 months ago when Lot 428, a colt by one of Europe’s... Read More

South Australian nursery Kambula Stud will present its entire 2026 yearling crop at this week’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, marking a significant strategic shift for the family-run operation. Traditionally a supporter of the Magic Millions Adelaide sale, Kambula has opted to take a draft of eight yearlings to Melbourne, with principal David Toole describing it... Read More

Nearly three decades after his sprinting star Staging (Success Express) claimed the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), owner-breeder Peter Moran is hoping the late mare’s great granddaughter Sunrays (Hellbent) can achieve a rare double when the filly steps up to Group 1 company for the first time at Randwick on Saturday. Eight-time stakes winner Staging... Read More

Constitution Hill’s (Blue Bresil) owner says he has Melbourne on his mind – and Melbourne says it would love to have him. Racing Victoria’s (RV) chief international recruiter has responded to Michael Buckley floating Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) ideas by saying the gelding’s participation in the race that stops a nation would be “one... Read More

Magic Millions’ Tasmanian Yearling Sale bounced back in resounding fashion from its flat 2025 edition, with a deeper range of quality yearlings bringing a vastly improved average and gross – and a new all-time record price. Armidale Stud’s half-sister to Melbourne stakes-winning filly Yum (Ghaiyyath) – by another young Darley shuttle stallion in Pinatubo (Shamardal)... Read More