Geisel Park Stud sire All American and trainer Peter Gelagotis have unearthed a genuine staying prospect named Pembroke Isle in Victoria.

Kiwi raider The Bostonian (NZ) is bang on target to create history in the G1 Stradbroke Hcp (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday week, June 8.

More Than Ready filly Manasari signalled she’s the real deal at Ballarat on Thursday.

Where to start a review on War Chant’s exploits in May?

Blackfriars has this season’s WA sires’ premiership all sewn up with earnings of $4.03 million but the battle for leading active sire will go down to the wire between Snippetson and Universal Ruler.

Comes A Time cut the ribbons as the first winner for Oakland Park freshman Sessions at Belmont on Wednesday.

Champion sire Oratorio posted a career milestone of 250 individual winners in April and his improving sprinter Finally French has gone right on with the job this month.

Trainers Steve Wolfe and Roy Rogers are looking forward to successful winter seasons at Belmont after fighting out a closely-run trainers’ premiership in the Great Southern earlier this month.

Hall of Famer Fred Kersley and his wife Judith started the Belmont winter season in style when their talented homebred Kelvin won the Western Racepix Plate (1300m).

The Candy Man’s inspiring recovery from death’s door went to another level when he claimed the Premier’s Cup Gr.3 at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Champion trainers Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman produced another stakes winner by Pluck (USA) when Rhaegar landed the Auckland Futurity Stakes LR at long odds on Saturday.

South Australian-based Ross Hatton launched Rathmore Bloodstock earlier this year and he’s heading in the right direction with a Star Turn – Msongari filly (Lot 356) at the Magic Millions Foal Sale on Thursday.

Suman Hedge has marked his admission to Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia with a spend of $892,000 at the Magic Millions National Foal Sale this week.

Proven WA-based sire Demerit has been relocated to Rob and Jody Gray’s Rangeview Stud at Burekup following the recent passing of Taunton Vale principal Kent Johnston.

Dave Mee’s Pinhook Bloodstock (FBAA) franked a stakes-winning weekend with another pleasing result at Kembla Grange on Tuesday.

Scenic Lodge champion Blackfriars has been a reliable source of winners for trainer Adam Durrant and they don’t come much more honest than Come Play With Me.

Group 1 performed 2yo colt Bondi has been purchased by leading WA breeders Ted and Troy van Heemst to stand at Lynward Park Stud in Bullsbrook.

Widely-travelled WA mare Quilista has boosted her residual value with another black-type victory in the LR Bright Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.

Catholic Boy has returned to competition after six months on the sidelines with an inspiring victory in the Dixie Stakes Gr.2 at Pimlico.

Vinery Stud sire All Too Hard is proving increasingly popular in South Africa for those who can afford the Rand’s punitive conversion rate to Aussie dollars.

Universal Ruler filly Lady Cosmology appreciated the drop back from Group 1 company to capture her third back-type victory at Morphettville on Saturday.

Group 1 sprinter Star Turn has 18 first-crop foals catalogued for the Magic Millions National Sale and vendors are arriving at the Gold Coast confident of a positive response from buyers next week.

Perth breeder Neven Botica will continue to support Yarradale Stud sire War Chant (USA) following the winning runs of his 3yo fillies Flower Of War and Dance Music.

Vinery Stud unveiled a colt with untapped potential when Exceedance scored a breathtaking victory at Wyong on Thursday.

All American filly Despacito has surprised trainer Tony McEvoy with her first-up victory at Sandown Hillside.

Snitzel stakes-winner Ducimus is building a strong book for his first season at Rivercrest Park and the latest black-type addition is Shezapro.

Universal Ruler 3yo Bam’s On Fire is marking time in Melbourne for a trip to the winter carnival in Queensland.

All Too Hard is edging ever closer to siring 100 individual winners this season after his promising newcomers Can’t Be Done and Too Good Too Hard completed a running double at Sale on Tuesday.

The Queensland Oaks (2400m) will probably come too soon for All Too Hard’s up-and-coming filly Windermere but trainer Toby Edmonds believes she’s a black-type winner in waiting.

Trainer John Thompson will pass up the chance of winning a Group 1 at the Brisbane winter carnival with Purple Sector in favour of spring campaigns in Sydney and Melbourne.

Ready To Prophet completed a feature double for Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia (FBAA) at the Scone carnival on Saturday.