Reigning’s win at Rosehill on Saturday recalls his stakes-winning half-sister Averau who was one of the first pin hooks sold by fledgling farm Burnewang North in 2010. This week they look forward to presenting the second-largest draft of weanlings (23) at the Melbourne Great Southern Sale commencing Sunday 21 June.

Promising colt Peace No War bounced back from his defeat in the Group 2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe (1200m) to score a fighting win in the $65,000 Hello Spain Stakes Graduation race over 1200m on Sunday.

JOHN Singleton has slammed the Melbourne Cup qualifying conditions, believing it favours European stayers over Australian horses.

Boom Sydney colt Ilovethiscity is set to shake up the Caulfield Guineas, writes Andrew Garvey.