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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.

Group 1 stallion Citidancer (Ire) succumbed to the infirmities of old age at Yarradale Stud on Monday night.  He was 29.

War Chant (USA) signalled he will be a force in Perth’s early-season juveniles when Chanzig scored a strong trial win at Lark Hill on Monday.

Abby Adsit is getting down to business in New York with winners like Frost Giant (USA) filly On A Snowy Evening.

Front-running La Tia rebuffed her rivals for a brave victory in the G3 Athenia Stakes (1700m) on turf in New York on Sunday.

War Chant filly Enchanting Lisa will be set for a Group 2 at Churchill Downs next month after romping to a three-length victory at Keeneland on Wednesday.

Discoville landed the latest Belmont win from the first crop of Discorsi on Wednesday.