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Yarradale Stud’s Group 1 winning mare Arabian Lass was back in the spotlight when one of her daughters was represented by a record-breaking yearling at the South African National Sale this week.

Flying mare Aquinnah captured her first black-type victory for Yarradale Stud sire City Place (USA) at Gulfstream Park on Sunday.

Group 1 winning mare La Tia has been retired and will be covered by top sire Candy Ride at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky.

Kirov Boy freewheeled to his first black-type success in the LR Pinjarra Cup (2300m) on Sunday.

War Chant (USA) sired his 33rd stakes winner – and his first in Australia – when Chantski notched a narrow victory in Ascot’s LR Gimcrack Stakes (1100m).

Yarradale Stud bred gallopers claimed a winning double in Victoria this week with Flash Black (Moonee Valley) and She Can Shazam (Ballarat).

Yarradale Stud homebred Girl In Flight begins her Group 1 autumn campaign in the G3 Frances Tressady Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Yarradale Stud lost its young sire Discorsi on Friday night – colic claimed the 11 year-old son of Galileo.

Yarradale Stud dominated the Perth Magic Millions on Tuesday with its Beneteau – Zaldivar colt topping the session at $340,000.

Yarradale Stud stallion Discorsi unveiled another potential stakes winner when Disco Metal returned from a six-month spell at Ascot on Wednesday.

Group 1 mare La Tia will launch her latest campaign in the G2 Buena Vista Stakes at Santa Anita on February 16.

First-season sire War Chant was back in the winners list on Wednesday when One Off The Wood scored a gutsy victory in the Westspeed Plate (1000m) at Ascot.

Perth Cup placegetter Kirov Boy will stay in training for a tilt at the Bunbury and Pinjarra Cups in March.

War Chant (USA) has climbed into third spot on the Australian first-season sires’ table after his first-starter Chantski spreadeagled her rivals at Ascot on Saturday.

Trainer Brett Pope is looking forward to a profitable year with his raw recruit Klondike King.

War Chant sired his 33rd stakes winner when St Borealis completed a hat-trick in the LR Tiara Stakes (1700m) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

Even though Settlers Creek has pulled up in perfect order following a runaway victory at Ascot, trainer Colin Webster will resist backing him up in the G3 Lee-Steere Classic (1400m) this Saturday.

Front-runner La Tia landed her first Group 1 victory in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes in California on Sunday.

Super Saturday at Ascot started with a super result for Yarradale Stud’s exciting first-season sire War Chant (USA).

Trainer Robbie Griffiths is considering a trip to Western Australia for Girl In Flight after the Yarradale Stud mare finished a close second in the G2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday.