Talented Justify (USA) filly Learning to Fly was a short priced favourite to keep her unbeaten record intact in the $300,000 Group II ATC Reisling Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday, but the Annabel Neasham trained filly was made to work hard for it.

Kia Ora’s paddocks have produced six Melbourne Cup, five Cox Plate and 15 Derby winners – and the respected breeding and rearing organisation believes it might soon oversee another champion.

Kia Ora Stud has one of the best broodmare bands in the land and duly presented a high-quality draft to the 2021 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

Coolmore based Triple Crown winner Justify (USA) has a genuine superstar in his first crop of Australian two year-olds with the Annabel Neasham trained filly Learning to Fly scoring an outstanding win in the $2million Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Zoustar filly Kazou was a short-priced favourite when resuming from a spell at Canterbury on Friday night, but things went pear-shaped when she missed the start and found herself cluttered up back in the field and it was another Zoustar filly that got the cash.

Learning To Fly became the first Australian stakes-winner for Coolmore's Triple Crown winner Justify (USA) and put herself in the Golden Slipper picture with a courageous performance on debut in Saturday's Group III Widden Stakes (1100m).

Neighbouring stud farms Vinery Stud and Kia Ora Stud have established an agreement to consolidate their operations, in a move that will see the new partnership become one of the most significant property owners in the thoroughbred industry. 

The team at Kia Ora enjoyed a big week of selling and buying at the 2023 Magic Millions Sale. Yearlings from our draft were purchased by some of the country’s best judges and we’re thrilled to see them heading to top stables where they will get every chance of success.

In today's instalment of 2022/2023 Rapid Reflections, we feature a quickfire round with Emma McCabe, stallion secretary at Kia Ora Stud.

There were plenty of G1 stars in action at the trials at Warwick Farm on Monday including Anamoe, Forbidden Love, In Secret and Zougotcha, but this story is called Juvenile Trial Watch, so let’s focus on the two-year-olds.

The Exceed and Excel half brother to exciting juvenile Empire of Japan topped Day Five of the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale tonight.

Young Group II winning Bel Esprit mare Sweet Sherry is shaping as an exceptional producer for Silverdale Farm with her first living foal, a Snitzel filly, selling for $1.35million at this sale last year and her second making $1.1million earlier today.