Big day for Ms Bad Behavior
Broodmare Ms Bad Behavior (Can) (Blame {USA}) had a big day at Rosehill with 4-year-old gelding Decorum winning and 3-year-old colt St Gotthard second in the G1 Golden Rose. The pair, both by Snitzel, are full brothers to Group 1 winner and sire Switzerland. “The gelding has obviously made a big difference,” trainer Michael Freedman said of Decorum, who was valued at $1.2 million on Wednesday when four 2.5% shares sold in him for $30,000 each on Inglis Digital.
“Good win. Maybe a touch off his first-up fresh run, but maybe that touch of freshness off him was the difference today. He's a horse going places. I think he's got the scope to go up in distance, it's just a matter of which way we go with him at the moment.
“We'll probably let the dust settle and decide whether we come back here for the Alan Brown in two weeks or we look at a Silver Eagle into the Golden Eagle.”
Ms Bad Behavior has foaled five colts in a row by Snitzel, with the 2-year-old and yearling both unnamed. She is in foal to The Autumn Sun.
Listed Ansett Classic won by Hurry Curry
Danny O’Brien-trained mare Hurry Curry (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) celebrated her first black type win in Saturday’s Listed Ansett Classic at Mornington. Ridden by Lachlan Neindorf, she won by a third of a length from Michael Kent-trained Sunset Park (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) with Shane Jackson-trained Beach Pad (Bondi) in third.
“It was a really good ride from Lachie. When they went past the post the first time … (Beach Pad) rolled out and he kicked up underneath, which gave us that spot behind the leader. That was probably the pivotal move in the end,” O’Brien’s racing manager Jack Howard said.
She becomes the 27th stakes winner for Ocean Park (NZ) and is out of Hurry (NZ) (Savabeel) who is a winning full sister to stakes placed pair Helsinki (NZ) and Sorrentina (NZ).
Let’sfacethemusic wins Listed Weetwood Handicap
I Am Invincible’s 5-year-old gelding Let’sfacethemusic made it three wins in his past four starts when taking out Saturday’s Listed Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba for trainers Corey & Kylie Geran. He was victorious by 1.8 lengths from Billy Healey-trained Cosmic Fire (Cosmic Force) with Chris and Corey Munce-trained Brave Monarch (Brave Smash {Jpn}) in third.
Fourth in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview (c&g) on debut, Let’sfacethemusic has six wins from 23 starts and earnings over $420,000. He becomes the 128th stakes winner for Champion Sire I Am Invincible.
Originally a $475,000 yearling, he was bought by D Rae via Inglis Digital in January 2026 for $47,500. Five of his six wins have come since then. He is one of four winners from as many to race for Listed winner Torvill (Not A Single Doubt).
Toowoomba Guineas won by Ashkirk
Matthew Dunn-trained 3-year-old gelding Ashkirk (Ole Kirk) made it three wins in succession when victorious in Saturday’s Toowoomba Guineas. He has had four starts and now has earnings over $100,000.
Originally sold Gilgai Farm for $24,000 at the Inglis Great Southern Sale, he went through Vinery Stud’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale draft where Dunn, Topline Thoroughbreds and Neil Jenkinson (FBAA) paid $70,000 for him.
Jadzia set for black type on Sunday
Trainer Grahame Begg will run Jadzia (Ole Kirk) in Sunday’s G3 Scarborough Stakes at Caulfield. “To break her maiden, just to tick that box, we went to the Ballarat Synthetic track, and she put them away quite easily there, which you would expect her to be able to do,” Begg told racing.com.
“This is the next step, trying to get a stakes win on the board with her, she’s been stakes placed. It looked the right race for her, so hopefully she can put her best foot forward.”
Piastri wins for new stable
Gavin Bedggood purchased proven galloped Piastri (Choisir) for $40,000 at the Inglis Digital September (Early) Online Sale and he rewarded him with a victory at his first start for the stable on Saturday at Mornington. “We purchased him online two-and-a-half-weeks-ago. He arrived in fantastic order,” Bedgood told racing.com.
“He lives out in the yard now during the day. We’ve galloped him twice since we’ve had him and we’ve just tried to keep it pretty simple. He’ll go to the beach and have five or six days now for some rest and relaxation.”
Stakes placed Prague gelding wins maiden
Gordon Richards and Damien Moyle-trained 3-year-old gelding Czech Out (Prague), who was stakes placed at two, won his maiden on Saturday at Murray Bridge. He is the first winner for Flop (Stryker) who is a winning half-sister to Listed winner Garner (Barbados).
Pulsator stays unbeaten
At Kembla Grange on Saturday, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained 3-year-old gelding Pulsator (Snitzel) took his record to two from two. His trainers, and Kestrel Thoroughbreds, paid $600,000 for him from Glenlogan Park’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale draft. He is a half-brother to Group 3 winner and sire Extreme Warrior and Listed winner Thrillster (Starspangledbanner).
At the same meeting, stakes placed Screen Icon (Nicconi) won her maiden as did stakes placed Nomadic (King’s Legacy). Lafite (Zoustar), the $1.4 million full brother to Group 1 winner and sire Schwarz, also won his maiden at the meeting.
New winner for Home Affairs
At Friday night’s Sunshine Coast meeting, Robert Heathcote-trained 3-year-old filly Flaressence became the 26th winner for second season sire Home Affairs. Placed in her first two starts, she was originally sold for $17,000 on Inglis Digital as a June weanling before going through Newgate Farm’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale draft. Flying Start Syndications and Pinhook Bloodstock International (FBAA) paid $20,000 for her. She is the third foal and second winner for Group 3 winner Prom Queen (NZ) (Super Easy {NZ}).
Call Me Coach stays unbeaten
Pinecliff Racing’s 3-year-old colt Call Me Coach (Dundeel {NZ}) made it two from two at Cranbourne on Friday night. Trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, he won by 1.5 lengths. Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock paid $440,000 for him from Arrowfield Stud’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale draft.
He is the second foal and second winner for Mother’s Mercy (Redoute’s Choice) who is a winning half-sister to Group 1 winners Baraqiel (Snitzel) and Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun).
At the same meeting, stablemate 3-year-old colt Heirarchy (Dubawi) won his maiden after running third on debut. Godolphin owned, he is the first foal of Group 1 winner Colette (Hallowed Crown) whose only other foal is 2-year-old colt Capstone (Exceed And Excel). She died shortly after foaling Capstone.
Lindsay Park-trained 3-year-old colt Ranarsson (Ole Kirk) won on debut. PR Thoroughbreds paid $700,000 for him from North Bloodstock’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale draft. He is the second winner for Pop Girl (Snitzel) who won three races including one in Sydney.
Roger makes it two
Dan Morton-trained 3-year-old gelding Roger (All Too Hard) made it two from two when winning at Belmont on Saturday. Passed in as a yearling, he took his earnings over $63,000. He is the only foal of Worth A Risk (Written Tycoon) who won seven races.
Saturday sire doubles
Maurice (Jpn) sired a double at Canberra with Unmatched who made it two wins in his career and debutant 3-year-old gelding Flying Maurice. Both are trained by Matthew Kelley.
Snitzel had a double at Rosehill with Group 2 winner Lazzura and Decorum.
New Zealand’s first juvenile race won by Coronada
The first juvenile race of the season in New Zealand was held at Riccarton on Saturday and won by Staphanos (Jpn) filly Coronada (NZ). Trained by John and Karen Parsons, she won the 800 metre dash by 0.1 lengths from Super Accord (NZ) (Super Seth) with two lengths back to Beyond Limits (NZ) (Santos) in third.
She is the second foal and second winner of dual Group 2 winning Kiwi Ida (Squamosa) who won 14 times. Kiwi Ida’s first foal is three-time winner Kiwi Magic (NZ) (Shocking).
Gross down, median up for day 11 at Keeneland
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale reached its 11th and penultimate day of trade Friday in Lexington, where a filly from the first crop of Classic-winning champion Arcangelo (Arrogate) topped the proceedings on a bid of US$170,000 (AU$242,000) from Donato Lanni, as agent.
Though Friday's gross receipts of US$6,086,500 (AU$8.5 million) regressed by 9.54% versus the corresponding figure from the 2025 September Sale, the session average of US$23,683 (AU$33,600) and median of US$17,000 (AU$24,200) represented gains of 5.95% and 13.33%, respectively.
From 78 fewer horses reported as sold this year, total turnover stood at US$531,986,000 (AU$756 million) following Friday's business, a near 5% improvement from last year, while the average of US$205,004 (AU$291,000) represented an advance of 8.1%. The median remained in the six figures at US$100,000 (AU$142,000) and was ahead by 5.26% over 2025.
Nitrogen on song for Breeders’ Cup with Grade 2 win
Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) made easy work of an over-matched field in Friday's GII Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park, putting away a pesky Donor Advised (Gun Runner) in her final prep before next month's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff at Keeneland.
Re-routed to Belmont after running a valiant second to reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief) in the GI Whitney Stakes, the D. J. Stable homebred was initially aiming for the GII Locust Grove Stakes at Churchill Downs before trainer Mark Casse, worried about the Kentucky heat, made the call to keep his star filly in New York.
“She does like company, and that's what was so interesting when she won by so far [in the Ogden Phipps], I was surprised because she usually like company. I think this was perfect and what we're looking for. We've got five weeks now, this [the Breeders' Cup] was our goal in the beginning, so hopefully we can get that job done,” Casse said.
Talk Of New York wins Group 2
Long held in high regard by Charlie Appleby, Godolphin's Talk Of New York (Wootton Bassett) showed in Friday's G2 Joel Stakes that he is a ready to live up to the expectation as big autumn targets loom.
“We've always felt that he is going to be a Group 1 horse,” the trainer said of the winner, who had been beaten at odds-on in the Thoroughbred Stakes when too far back last time. “He'll be better as a 4-year-old and William (Buick) said he was a different horse today than at Goodwood last time and he's repaid us all.
“The reason we came here today was we could supplement for the QEII, as we have time now. Whether he's a Dubai Turf horse we'll see, but we have others for that and we can keep this horse at a mile.
“I think a bit of ease in the ground wouldn't do him any harm, as he's a decent-sized horse who hits the ground hard. I'm not saying I will go to this year's Breeders' Cup with him, but I'm very much working back from next year's Breeders' Cup. There's Notable Speech for this year and we'd love him to go over to Keeneland and have his moment of glory, but hopefully this lad will be there next year–I thought it would be quite apt to take Talk Of New York to Belmont!”
Expensive Queen added to Keeneland November
Expensive Queen (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who captured the GI Jenny Wiley at Keeneland this spring, has been entered in Book 1 of Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Taylor Made Sales Agency will consign the 5-year-old as a racing or broodmare prospect.
Keeneland's announcement notes that, “Expensive Queen has established herself among the top turf females in North America during a career highlighted by four wins from five U.S. starts to date. Undefeated in 2026, she earned a career-best 95 Beyer Speed Figure in the Jenny Wiley. She is nominated to the $800,000 GI First Lady during Keeneland's opening Fall Stars weekend.”
Group 1 pair’s half-sister to sell at Arqana
A Frankel half-sister to Galiway Group 1 winners Sealiway and Sunway will sell during Arqana's Vente d'Elevage in December.
Consigned by Haras de Colleville, the filly is out of Kensea (Kendargent), who won at two and later added the Listed Prix Herod to her resume. Kensea delivered subsequent French champion juvenile Sealiway, who would win the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and the G1 Champion Stakes. Second in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, he now stands at Haras de Beaumont.
Also from Kensea, Sunway won the G1 Criterium International and was runner-up in the G1 Irish Derby. Earlier this year, he put his stamp on the G3 Al Khail Trophy at Meydan.
Listed winner added to Goffs November Sale
Listed scorer Navassa Island heads the latest batch of quality mares added to the inaugural Chicquita Session at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale
Among the latest entries are three black-type mares from The Castlebridge Consignment in Navassa Island, Detailed (Motivator) and Goldana (Galileo Gold), while Baroda Stud will offer the Group 1 performer Flirting Bridge (Camelot).
Goffs has revealed that Juddmonte will offer a draft at the sale for the first time in 20 years.
Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby added, “The Chicquita Session is really gaining momentum and has caught the imagination of breeders and consignors which makes us very proud, particularly for a new initiative in its first year.
“We are hugely grateful to The Castlebridge Consignment and Baroda Stud, together with their clients, for supporting the sale with such quality prospects, while it will be wonderful to welcome Juddmonte back to Goffs as sellers for the first time in almost two decades. The Chicquita Session is certainly shaping up to be a compelling collection for our international buyers.”
Ace Impact share tops AKTEM Stallion Sale
A share in undefeated Arc hero Ace Impact sold for €98,000 (AU$159,000) to James Smith to top the first edition of the AKTEM Online Stallion Sale on Friday. Also a winner of the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, the son of Cracksman stands at Haras de Beaumont. His eldest foals are yearlings, and two of them made €200,000 (AU$324,000) and €165,000 (AU$267,000), respectively, at the Arqana August Yearling Sale.
Leading the stallions was €52,000 (AU$84,000) for Van Beethoven. The G2 Railway Stakes hero and GI Secretariat Stakes second went to SOREC, as did Taj Mahal for €35,000 (AU$56,700). Both stallions are bound for Morocco.
Hicham Debbagh, deputy managing director of SOREC, said, “We are very pleased with this first collaboration with AKTEM and absolutely delighted with the purchase of these two stallions. They have outstanding genetics for Morocco and we have a very good programme in place for them. SOREC is playing its role in improving the genetics of the Thoroughbred breed, enabling breeders and owners to gain access to the best pedigrees. As soon as the health requirements are met, we will be able to repatriate the stallions to Morocco and begin the 2027 breeding season.”
Overall, 11 lots sold from 16 offered (69%) for a gross of €282,500 (AU$457,000). The median was €21,000 (AU$34,000) and the average was €28,250 (AU$45,800).
Total Performance Data signs up in South Africa
Total Performance Data (TPD) has signed an agreement with Race Coast to service their four South African racecourses–Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, Hollywoodbets Durbanville, Hollywoodbets Greyville and Hollywoodbets Scottsville.
The partnership will bring new and improved real-time GPS tracking, sectional timing, fan insights and advanced performance data solutions to racing in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, with all racecourses expected to be live and fully operational later this year.
Adam Moore, director of racing partnerships at TPD, said, “We are delighted to welcome four new premier racecourses and many of South Africa's most iconic races to our growing international portfolio and would like to thank the Race Coast and Hollywoodbets teams for their trust, collaboration and shared commitment to innovation.”
