Kia Ora join forces with Vinery Stud for 2026 stallion roster

A Hunter Valley power play has been executed with news Kia Ora Stud’s stallions Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), Captivant (Capitalist) and exciting newcomer Tropicus (Too Darn Hot) will stand at Vinery Stud from this spring. The two neighbouring and deeply entwined farms announced the move on Wednesday, which means Vinery will stand a nine-stallion... Read More

Yulong expands into Hunter Valley with the purchase of legendary Segenhoe Stud

Yulong has announced the acquisition of Segenhoe Stud, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion into Australia’s premier thoroughbred breeding region, the Hunter Valley. This acquisition underlines Yulong’s long‑term commitment to the Australian bloodstock industry, joining their already fully established Victorian farm. Spanning 1,400 acres, Segenhoe Stud is widely regarded as one of the... Read More

Devil Night and Private Harry to stand at Yulong’s new Hunter Valley base as 2026 fees released

Having acquired the Hunter Valley’s Segenhoe Stud, Yulong have revealed that their two new stallion prospects, Devil Night (Extreme Choice) and Private Harry (Harry Angel), will stand on its inaugural New South Wales roster at the culmination of their racing careers this season – with the fees for both yet to be announced. A $1.4... Read More

Supplementaries finalised for Chairman’s Sale

A total of 11 supplementary entries have been confirmed for next week’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, taking the final catalogue to 115 lots. The supplementaries are headed by this season’s Reisling Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) winner Chayan (I Am Invincible), the dual Group-placed mare Vestas (Toronado) and two mares (Hazlebrook and Sizzlefly) in foal to Newgate’s... Read More

Novara Park announce well-bred Group 2 winner The Foxes for 2026

Novara Park Stud has announced that Group 2 scorer The Foxes (Churchill) will join their stallion roster this season at an opening fee of NZ$10,000 (plus GST). Sired by dual 2,000 Guineas winner Churchill (Galileo), The Foxes displayed precocity as a two-year-old, winning twice over 1400 metres and 1600 metres, including a dominant success in... Read More

Australian Bloodstock bid for another Group 1 with bargain northern hemisphere buy

Accidental Bid (Phoenix Of Spain) is a northern hemisphere three-year-old seeking to win Saturday’s South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) with eerily similar plotlines to the first horse to achieve that remarkable feat, Russian Camelot (Camelot). Born in Ireland, the Danny O’Brien-trained Russian Camelot came to Australia and won his fourth start at Pakenham by... Read More