Inglis announce boutique online sale for Coeur Volante
Triple group-winning mare Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) will be offered in a special Inglis Digital Spring Boutique Sale which opened for bidding on Friday and will close on Wednesday, November 12.
“During the spring of her 3-year-old season, she was electric and while the mile at Caulfield didn’t play to her strengths, it was only Joliestar, Kimochi and Skybird that finished in front of her when she was fourth in the G1 Thousand Guineas,” Inglis’ Victorian Bloodstock Manager James Price said in a press release.
Coeur Volante (NZ) | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“She has tremendous tactical speed and a potent turn of foot, as we saw when she won the G3 Mannerism earlier in the year. I don’t think there is any doubt that she has Group 1 ability, so whether she is bred this season or races on for the autumn and is bred next year, she is a very, very appealing prospect.” The 5-year-old mare has won four of her 16 starts and over $500,000.
A daughter of NZ Champion Sire Proisir, Coeur Volante is out of five-time winner Shanina (Testa Rossa) from the family of Group 2 winner and G1 Victoria Oaks-placed Rose O' War (Danehill {USA}).
Top Ranked dies at Raheen Stud
On Friday Raheen Stud announced the death of their Group 1-winning sire Top Ranked (Ire) who was euthanised on Thursday after a short illness. “About five weeks ago he went lame behind and our vet’s advice was to stop covering mares to allow him the chance to rest and recover, but sadly the condition continued to deteriorate,” said stud master Basil Nolan.
“On Thursday, we took the tough decision to put him down with the autopsy revealing an issue with his kidneys. We have 20 mares in foal to him and the last mare he covered has also tested in foal.”
His oldest crop are yearlings and he has 135 foals in his first two crops. The son of Dark Angel (Ire) won his first four in succession in Ireland, adding the G3 Superior Mile and Listed Doncaster Mile before being imported to Australia in 2021 where he ran third in The Hunter in his local debut. He added the G3 Bill Ritchie Stakes and G1 Epsom Handicap before retiring to Raheen Stud.
Pride Of Jenni ticking over ahead of Champions Stakes
Trainer Ciaron Maher is pleased with last start winner Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) heading into Saturday’s G1 Champions Stakes. “She was spot-on the other day. The ratings say that was her second-best ever run behind the Queen Elizabeth. I was really confident heading into last Saturday. I thought the (speed) map was ideal,” Maher told racenet.com.au.
Pride Of Jenni | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“We just keep her ticking over. Recovery is all you're doing with them to go from one week to the next. It's all about rest and relaxation, keeping everything level and smooth with things like chiropractors and masseuses doing their work on her. She takes a bit of managing through the week.” Crowned Horse Of The Year in 2023/24, Pride Of Jenni won the G1 Empire Rose Stakes last start.
Group 1 challenge for Von Hauke
Trainer Cliff Brown will have a few questions answered about Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel) after Saturday’s G1 Champions Mile. “He was very good the other day at The Valley. It’s a harder race again (on Saturday), but he’s in good form,” Brown told racing.com of the last start G2 Crystal Mile winner.
“I’ve always thought he was a nice horse. Now, is he a Group 1 horse in this company? Maybe not, but he’s never been going better, so we’ll see how we go.”
Von Hauke (NZ) | Image courtesy of Image Is Everything
South Australian raider for Inglis Banner Stakes
Trainer Travis Doudle will bring Blandford Baron (Extreme Warrior) north for the R.Listed Inglis Banner Stakes on Saturday. “He’s done every spot on this whole prep, he’s just got better and better,” Doudle told racingsa.com.au.
“He’s come through the run really well, galloper up nicely. He’s got race experience on his side, a good jockey booking, he ticks a lot of boxes and I think he should be featuring in the finish.” The 2-year-old colt was second on debut and won his last start.
Barrier a blessing or curse for Widdup’s Golden Gift runner
Trainer Brad Widdup isn’t sure about the inside draw for 2-year-old colt Anthropoid (Prague) in Saturday’s Golden Gift. “I don't know if barrier one is good or bad. He doesn't have a lot of early speed but you would like to be able hold at worst three pairs back, the fence or something,” Widdup told racenet.com.au.
Brad Widdup | Image courtesy of Georgia Young Photography
“If he jumps well and is made to be there, he could be but unfortunately all of his trials and his race, he got back and ran on but I don't think that's a true indication of what he is. I didn't think he was going to be this early 2-year-old but he's up and running and pulled fine. He is a very straightforward horse. This will be a strong race, there will be something (of high quality) in it for sure.”
Australian-based sires dominate NZ 1000 Guineas field
A field of twelve 3-year-old fillies has been assembled for Saturday’s G1 NZ 1000 Guineas with seven by sires who stood in Australia, including two by recently deceased Champion Sire Snitzel, being Origin Of Love and Little Black Dress.
Miss Ziggy (NZ) (Brazen Beau) comes off last start Group 3 third placing. “The barrier is no help and some of the more favoured fillies from the north have drawn to get pretty soft runs,” trainer Andrew Carston said.
“I just have to worry about my filly though, and everything has gone to plan so fingers crossed for some luck. I don’t think she will have trouble with the distance and I’ve got her the best she can be, it’s a pleasure to have a filly in a Group 1 at a big carnival for one of my biggest supporters.”
The others are unbeaten favourite Well Written (Written Tycoon), Cool Aza Rene (Cool Aza Beel {NZ}), Bona Sforza (Written By), and Belle Du Monde (Zoustar). Jockey Opie Bosson will miss the carnival after a fall on Thursday. He failed the concussion test on Friday and has a compulsory 12-day stand-down period.
Inglis add four new races in December for Xtra Maiden series
Inglis announced on Friday that four new races to be held in December have been added to their $5 million Xtra Bonus series, with the winner taking home a bonus of $100,000 if they are qualified via Inglis. The races are at Gosford, Werribee, Moe, and Wagga Wagga.
Well-Bred youngsters catch the eye at the Randwick trials
A handful of impressive youngsters stood out at the Randwick trials on Friday, including Jet (Zoustar), who won the 3-year-old + maiden trial over 1045 metres.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained 3-year-old won stylishly. The $1 million Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale graduate was purchased by the James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership. Jet had two runs as a 2-year-old, including a placing at Muswellbrook, and on the back of this trial victory he looks well-placed to break through for a maiden win soon.
Celtic Spy as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Celtic Spy (Farnan) won the first of the 2-year-old heats over 740 metres for Waterhouse and Bott, proving too good for his three opponents by just over a length under Regan Bayliss. The promising colt was purchased by Waterhouse, Bott and Kestrel Thoroughbreds for $140,000 from this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He is a half-brother to Group 2 winner In Good Order (American Pharoah {USA}) and out of a dam who is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner and New Zealand sire Sweynesse.
Zoo Dazzler (Zoustar) claimed the second 2-year-old heat, trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, winning by just under half a length from Seagoe (Zoustar). Zoo Dazzler was purchased by Stallion Match, Mitchell Bloodstock (FBAA) and Edgar Park for $250,000 from this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He is out of the Group 3-placed Snitzel mare Diddles, who was a $1 million purchase by Daandine Stud and Boomer Bloodstock at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. Zoo Dazzler is a half-brother to Group 3-winning young stallion Barbaric, and closely related to To Cap It All (Capitalist), a Listed winner who may take her place in the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas next Saturday at Riccarton for trainer Stephen Marsh.
Zoo Dazzler as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Matt Prior named Managing Director at Tattersalls
Matthew Prior, an associate director of Tattersalls since the beginning of 2024, has been appointed to the new role of managing director.
Prior joined Tattersalls in the bloodstock sales department in 2012 and has developed into a senior member of the Tattersalls management team, combining yearling inspections and horse recruitment with the position of head of sales at Cheltenham. He has also represented Tattersalls on a number of industry committees, as well as sitting on the Board of Tattersalls Ireland since 2021.
“It is an enormous privilege to be appointed managing director of Tattersalls, a company with such a proud history and tradition,” said Prior. “I am fortunate to work alongside a team of exceptional talent and dedication and I look forward to working with Edmond Mahony and the Tattersalls Board along with everyone across the business to uphold the values of integrity and excellence that define Tattersalls.”
Matthew Prior | Image courtesy of Tattersalls
Prior's fellow associate directors Harvey Bell and Jason Singh have also been promoted to the Tattersalls Board as sales director and marketing director, respectively. Tattersalls Ireland Board member Tammy O'Brien will also be joining the main Board, with the new appointments scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026.
Edmond Mahony, who will continue in his role as chairman of both Tattersalls and Tattersalls Ireland, said of the new appointments, “All four of the newly appointed Tattersalls Board members, Matthew Prior, Harvey Bell, Tammy O'Brien and Jason Singh, are already hugely respected individuals within the global bloodstock industry and we are fortunate to be able to bring four such dedicated and experienced individuals onto the Tattersalls Board simultaneously.
“Matthew Prior has consistently demonstrated all the attributes to take on the new role of managing director and he will be ably supported by his fellow Board members, all of whom share a deep and abiding commitment to the continued success of Tattersalls.”
No Nay Never tops Coolmore at €100,000, Delacroix is €40,000
No Nay Never heads the Coolmore roster for the 2026 breeding season at €100,000 (AU$178,000), while the G1 Coral-Eclipse and G1 Irish Champion Stakes winner Delacroix, a son of Dubawi and the outstanding racemare Tepin, has been introduced at €40,000 (AU$71,000).
Only the late Wootton Bassett has sired more individual Group-winning juveniles in Europe this year than No Nay Never, whose standout 2-year-olds have included the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine True Love and the G2 Norfolk Stakes winner Charles Darwin. The G1 City Of York Stakes scorer Never So Brave has been another notable performer for the son of Scat Daddy, who stood for €125,000 (AU$222,000) in 2025.
Delacroix, who was also beaten just a nose in the G1 Futurity Trophy as a juvenile, is one of three new additions to the Coolmore stallion ranks, along with two multiple Group 1-winning sons of Wootton Bassett in Camille Pissarro and Henri Matisse, who have been introduced at €30,000 (AU$53,000) and €20,000 (AU$35,600), respectively.
“Obviously, it was a major blow to lose Wootton Bassett the month before last, but we're extremely fortunate to have his sons, Camille Pissarro and Henri Matisse, retiring for the coming season,” said David O'Loughlin, Coolmore's director of sales.
“These are his only two sons to have won Group 1 races at both two and three years, and both boast exceptional pedigrees and physiques to match their classic-winning prowess. Also new for 2026 is Delacroix, arguably the best-looking son of Dubawi ever to retire to stud and a fantastic racehorse out of a brilliant racemare.”
Starspangledbanner will command a career-high fee of €60,000 (AU$106,000) (from €45,000 (AU$80,000) in 2025), having been represented by a pair of leading two-year-olds in recent months, namely the dual Group 1-winning filly Precise and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Gstaad.
Sands Of Mali to sell via Tattersalls Ireland 'sealed bid'
Group 1 sire Sands Of Mali will be sold through Tattersalls Ireland on a sealed bid basis under the direction of sales company CEO Simon Kerins. The 10-year-old son of Panis stood for a private fee at Ballyhane Stud in Ireland this year.
The deadline for the first round of sealed bids to Kerins is at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 10. A winner of the G1 British Champions Sprint Stakes and three other group races, Sands Of Mali has 43 winners from 92 runners worldwide (47%).
His five stakes winners include G1 Commonwealth Cup heroine Time For Sandals, while G3 Ballycorus Stakes heroine Copacabana Sands is his other group winner. Listed Windsor Castle Stakes scorer Ain't Nobody was second in the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes. The winner Songhai was third in the G3 Sapphire Stakes, as well. His eldest foals are just three.
Mindframe introduced at $50,000 at Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm has released the stud fees for multiple Grade I winners and newly-minted stallions, Mindframe (Constitution)–set at US$50,000 (AU$77,100) LFSN–and Johannes (Nyquist), who checks in at US$10,000 (AU$15,400) LFSN and is eligible for the farm's new “Breed Twice, Breed for Life” incentive program, according to a press release from the breeding operation.
Mindframe was the only older horse in America to win two Grade I races in 2025, highlighted by a statement victory in the GI Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Hello Youmzain priced at €25,000 in France
Haras d'Etreham has announced the fees for its roster of seven Flat stallions, which is led by Hello Youmzain at €25,000 (AU$44,500), down from €40,000 (AU$71,000) last year. The line-up is bolstered by the introduction of Lope De Vega's Group 2-winning son Beauvatier, one of four new stallions announced in France to date for 2026, who will stand his first season at €7,000 (AU$12,500).
Hello Youmzain | Standing at Cambridge Stud
“We are proud to present a diverse and complementary group of stallions, combining top-level performance with outstanding pedigrees,” said Etreham's Nicolas de Chambure. “These horses offer breeders exceptional opportunities for their breeding plans in 2026.”
Kameko fee reduced at Tweenhills Farm to £15,000
Qatar Racing's 2,000 Guineas hero Kameko will stand for a reduced fee of £15,000 (AU$30,400) at Tweenhills Farm and Stud next year, with the G1 Sussex Stakes winner Lightning Spear joining him on the roster at £3,000 (AU$6070) (from £5,000 (AU$10,100)).
In 2025, Kameko covered 136 mares at a fee of £20,000 (AU$40,500), having been represented by 14 winners from his first crop of juvenile runners in Europe in 2024, including the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner Wimbledon Hawkeye and Qatar Racing homebred New Century, who was successful in the GI Natalma Stakes at Woodbine.
Griffin Johnson wins Owner Of The Year in America
OwnerView has named influencer and content creator Griffin Johnson as their 2025 New Owner of the Year, the organization said in a press release on Thursday morning.
The award, sponsored by 1/ST RACING, was given to Johnson because of his work with America's Best Racing. The social media star became a part-owner in GISW Sandman (Tapit) with West Point Thoroughbreds and in Ewing (Knicks Go). As an ambassador for the sport, Johnson exposed millions of young people to horse racing. His behind-the-scenes videos with Sandman reached more than 200 million people and generated more than 35 million views.
Three exciting flat horses added to Arqana Autumn
A total of eight wildcards have been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale catalogue, with three being outstanding flat performers.
They are led by Group 3 winner Columbus (Oasis Dream) (lot 342), who is rated 111 and from the family of Group 1 winners Coronet (Dubawi) and Aussie Rules. G3 Prix Perth third Chibitty (Zelzal) (lot 355) is a three-time winner this season, while listed winner Tipinso (Victor Ludorum) (lot 365) is a grandson of Group 1 winner Molly Malone (Lomitas).
