Every year, the common belief is that less and less 2-year-olds are making it to the track, and that particularly the cohort before Christmas has been shrinking. With the first official juvenile trials of the season around the corner, what do the numbers actually say about early runners? How does a declining emphasis on early trialling really impact the racing population?

Shrinkflation: What’s the truth behind early 2-year-olds?

2YO Trials

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Graebar Park are throwing their debutant winning filly Double Dodger in the deep end on Saturday. Her second race day outing will be the G2 Thousand Guineas Prelude, but the Profiteer filly has always shown Graebar Park’s private trainer Jerome Hunter plenty of ability. 

Graebar’s Group 2 punt with Profiteer filly

Double Dodger

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Trelawney Stud's high calibre broodmare band will visit the cream of the Australasian stallion crop in 2026, and Managing Director Cherry Taylor shares some of the highlights in today's Matings Mix. A mare's maiden Zoustar foal books her a return to the champion, while another heads to Home Affairs after two stellar sales results.

Matings Mix: Trelawney seeking proven talent across the Tasman

Matings Mix

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Have you had your Foal Ownership Declaration appeal denied? Racing Australia has introduced a time-limited, one-off window to resolve the problem via a Appeal Denied Fee to allow those foals to have their racing embargo lifted. With at least 102 horses affected, this second chance fee gives some grace to those embroiled in this process. 

Racing Australia announce welfare exemption for denied Thoroughbreds

FOD appeal

The American yearling market stayed red hot on the first day of Keeneland’s Book 2 session. The gross and average were up, while the median came back slightly on 2025. A Nyquist colt topped the session at US$2.25 million on a day where fourteen horses made seven figures. 

Keeneland stays red hot into the first day of Book 2

Keeneland

Foal Showcase

2026 Announced Stallion Fees

Daily News Wrap

Daily wrap-up

Looking Ahead - September 18

Looking Ahead

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Debutants

2YO & 3YO Winners by Sire

Winners By Sire

First Season Sire Runners & Results

1st Season Sires' Tracker

Second Season Sire Runners & Results

2nd Season Sires' Tracker

NSW Race Results

VIC Race Results

QLD Race Results

WA Race Results

Australian General Sires' Premiership

Australian Sires' Premiership

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