Luck San returned to Australia in winning style at Sportingbet Park on Wednesday with a strong win in the $30,000 Sportingbet Handicp (78) over 1200m.

Luck San (4 g Encosta de Lago - Enrika’s Gift, by Orpen) began his career as ‘Happy Patrick’ in Australia, finishing second to Sincero in the Gosford Guineas (Listed)  before transferring to Hong Kong.

Yesterday was his first start back in Australia and he proved too good for Smokin Joey (Encosta de Lago) in a quinella for the Coolmore stallion.

“He played up a bit in the barriers and took a while to get running, but he really kicked in the straight and put them away very easily,” said winning jockey Dwayne Dunn.

“We’ve always had a big opinion of him right back to when he won at Moonee Valley, so it’s good to see him come back and win again.”

The Anthony Cummings trained Forewarned (3 g More Than Ready - Danehill Diva, by Danehill) could not have been more impressive in winning the $27,000 Schweppes Maiden (1400m) at the ATC metropolitan meeting at Kembla on Wednesday, revelling in the soft conditions to win by six and a half lengths.

The $90,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling left Hydropower (Rusty Spur) toiling behind with Miss Ready (More Than Ready) a further length and three-quarters away third.

“We’ve always had a good opinion of him, but he’s had some bad barriers and had to go back on tight tracks,” winning rider Peter Robl said. ”With the blinkers on today he did what we always thought he could do.”

Forewarned’s dam is a full sister to GrI Queensland Oaks winner Miss Danehill and half-sister to Gr II winner Pentastic.

Boundary, sire of Kentucky Derby winner and Vinery shuttle-sire Big Brown, was euthanised on February 4 due to the infirmities of old age. The 22-year-old son of Danzig had resided at Claiborne Farm as a pensioner since 2005. According to farm spokesman Bernie Sams, Boundary had been in good condition until the weekend.

Boundary (Danzig - Edge) won his first five starts in 1994 including the Gr 3 Roseben Handicap (gr. III). He retired with a record of six wins from eight starts and earnings of $217,777 and entered stud at Claiborne in 1995.

Boundary is represented by 26 stakes winners and the earners of more than $35 million. Big Brown, his sire’s chief earner, won the 2008 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes on his way to being voted champion 3-year-old male.

Boundary’s other leading runners include English and Irish champion 2-year-old Minardi and Saratoga Grade I winner Pomeroy.

The winner of seven of his eight starts and $3.9 million, Big Brown shuttles to Vinery Stud in New South Wales where his fee in 2011 was $27,500.

The death has been announced of Group 1 winner Hotel Grand. The son of Grand Lodge (USA) was euthanised last week following a severe bout of colic.

Unraced at two, Hotel Grand was trained by Anthony Cummings to win the Gr I AJC Spring Champion Stakes and Canterbury Guineas before retiring to stud at Racetree in Queensland in 2007. His fee in 2012 was advertised at $13,200,

With his oldest progeny just three year-olds, Hotel Grand (Grand Lodge - Terrestrial, by Star Watch) is the sire of 11 winners from 33 runners to date, headed by the Peter Moody-trained  Metonymy, a winner at Moonee Valley and second in the Gr 3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Flemington, along with the Brisbane winner Never Despair

The first foals by the multiple Group I winner Paco Boy (Desert Style), who has just completed his first season at Waikato Stud in New Zealand, are arriving in Europe.

The first was a colt out of Key Light (Acclamation), a daughter of the Group I winner Eva Luna. “He was up and moving round the box faster than any foal I’ve seen before, he certainly looks like a proper two-year-old!” Stud owner Richard Tucker said

Another is a well marked bay colt out of the young stakes winning Dansili mare, Don’t Dili Dali, who John Warren reports, “A really strong correct well marked sort looking like a very good start for Paco Boy”.

Paco Boy  has 10 mares overdue to which John Warren commented: “Everyone at Highclere is very excited about the Paco Boy’s arriving, especially as he had such a good first book of mares. He has been very popular again this year with 100 mares booked and it’s such fun having a young stallion with his first crop hitting the ground.”

Paco Boy returned to Highclere Stud last week looking well from a successful first season in the Southern Hemisphere at Waikato Stud in New Zealand.

Top Exceed And Excel (Danehill - Patrona, by Lomond) colt Helmet (Exceed And Excel - Accessories, by Singspiel) tuned up for his arduous international campaign with a sound trial effort at Cranbourne on Monday night.

The Cranbourne Turf Club held the trials as a test run ahead of the start of night racing at the venue next month. The Darley organisation took the chance to trial the Caulfield Guineas winner on a racing surface before he begins his campaign, which will also take in Dubai.

Helmet behind the leader before working home strongly to post a comfortable 1-1/4 length win in the opening heat of the evening in the reasonable time of 59.45 seconds for 1000 metres.

“We came here for a solid hit-out and that’s what he had,” Helmet’s jockey Kerrin McEvoy told Racing Victoria.

The Snowden stable decided to leave multiple Group 1 winner Sepoy (Elusive Quality - Watchful, by Danehill) home at Flemington but trialled the talented Caline (Elusive Quality - Daanet Al Dunya).

Caline won her heat by half a length in 60.61 seconds.

Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker (Reset - Miss Marion) worked home nicely to finish third in the third heat of the evening.

Australian-bred Dr Sweet (5 g King Cugat - Retro Chic, by Canny Lad) capped off a great weekend for trainer Gary Moore when he produced a superb front running effort under jockey Wil Pao to win the Group 2 Spring Trophy over 1400 metres at Taipa in Macau  on Saturday.

Dr Sweet defied all to hold on and win by a half a length from Lucky Jai (Noverre), with Easy Money (Falkirk) at 90/1 running in third.

The win gave hard working lightweight jockey Wil Pao his first Group victory in his 17 year career and assistant trainer Nick Moore was full of praise for him after the win.

Dr Sweet

“He did a great job off the front. The other horse (Easy Money) wanted to take him on but he handled it well.”

“He’s a hard working little guy and really deserves this, its great to help a battler who works so hard.” Gary Moore added.

Moore on 32 wins stretched his lead to four over Alan Tam on 28 victories after leading in four winners over the weekends racing.

Gr 1 Emirates Stakes (1600m)  winner All American (Red Ransom - Milva, by Strawberry Road) sired his first reported foal from his initial North American crop when a filly was born on January 30 at Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky.

Bred by Phillips Racing Partnership, the filly is out of the Kingmambo mare Royal Wonder,  a half sister to Japanese champion Grass Wonder and United States Gr I winner Wonder Again.

All American, Grass Wonder, and Wonder Again all have Roberto, who stood at Darby Dan, as their paternal grandsire.

All American, who shuttled to North America in 2011 to stand at Darby Dan, stands at Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley.

Scarlett Lady (4 m Savabeel - On Call, by Mr Ironclad) bounced back from a potentially career-ending injury to win the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Tauherinikau in New Zealand on Monday.

Scarlett Lady suffered a bone chip in a foreleg when finishing unplaced in the Gr 1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield last October. Monday’s race was her first since but co-trainer Debbie Rogerson said beforehand, “She’s had two trials and done well, we couldn’t be happier with her.”

James McDonald positioned Scarlett Lady towards the rear from the start and then angled out to run on strongly in the straight and defeat Outback Girl (O’Reilly) by half a length. She’s Prestigious (Keeninsky) stuck on gamely for third after leading to the home turn.

Jockey Dwayne Dunn is looking at a fifth Blue Diamond Stakes win following the winning debut of Mama’s Choice (2 f Redoute’s Choice - Red Hot Mama, by General Nediym) in the $100,000 Listed Chairmans Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

“I’ve had six goes [at the Blue Diamond] for four wins and two thirds so it’d be nice to put another one up there.” Dunn said after Mama’s Choice had flown home from last into the straight to defeat Formidable (Strada) with Jimando (Commands), the $2.30 favourite, third.

“She’s got a good pedigree and I picked her out of the paddock about eight months ago so let’s hope it’s a Blue Diamond winner.”

“We’ll be right in it [the Blue Diamond] I’d say, we’ve hit form at the right time, often in this era, it never happened in the old era, Diamond winners step out around now.” Hayes said.

“I hadn’t been winning many two-year-old races this year. In a normal year I would’ve gone into the race roaring confident but having run so many placings I just thought maybe my team of horses are a little bit off the mark.”

“I’m happy and relieved that one’s stepped up at the right time.”

Mosheen (3 f Fastnet Rock - Sumehra, by Stravinsky) gave new Japanese owner Katsumi Yoshida a quick return on his investment with a brilliant win in Saturday’s $100,000 Listed Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes (1200m).

Ridden as usual by Danny Nikolic, Mosheen came with a easy challenge into the straight to win eased down. That’s The One (Snippetson) ran on in the straight to take second place ahead of Highly Recommended (Fastnet Rock).

Yoshida recently purchased a 50 percent of the VRC Oaks winner. “The big boss (Yoshida) from over in Japan was just on the phone and he is ecstatic,” Sly, who struck up a relationship with Yoshida when he met him in Japan last year, said. ”We just got on together and he likes to drink a bit of red wine from Australia and party a bit.”

Jockey Danny Nikolic said Mosheen was going to win before the home turn when she tracked into the race with ease. ”I had the race won a long way out, from about the 600 metres,” Nikolic said. ”She had relaxed well and I just let her cruise up to them on the turn and when I asked her to sprint she showed a good turn of foot.”

“There is so much scope to this filly. She can win over six furlongs and she can win over a mile and a half. It is all thumbs up for her.”

“You just question if they can come back in the autumn after a short break but she did it well and actually popped her ears up to the line,” Smerdon said.

Anthony Freedman has a smart two-year-old in Armed For Action (2 f Exceed And Excel - Brave And Bold, by Timber Country) who led all the way to land Saturday’s Camms Queen Adelaide Stakes (1050m).

The $90,000 Easter Yearling purchase started the $1.35 favourite in the $80,000 Listed race and her supporters had no problem after jockey Daniel Moor sent Armed For Action straight to the front.

Armed For Action is unbeaten in two starts and yesterday was never threatened. First into the straight, Armed For Action went further clear in the straight and went on to defeat Marble Rye (Al Maher) by three lengths with Flying Skipper (Danerich) third.

Armed For Action is a new stakes winner for Exceed And Excel, who has now sired 44 stakes winners. Her dam is a three-quarter sister to  the Gr 2 Wakeful Stakes winner Timbourina with the Queensland Derby and Oaks winner Bravery as her grand dam.

Eliza Park stallion Bel Esprit (Royal Academy - Bespoken, by Vain) may have another Group 1 prospect after Bel Sprinter’s (Bel Esprit - Gavroche, by Snippets) brilliant win in Saturday’s Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield.

Bel Esprit is already the sire of the world’s best sprinter Black Caviar (Bel Esprit - Helsinge, by Desert Sun) and Group 1 winner Bel Mer (Bel Esprit - Drop Anchor, by At Talaq). However, the stallion has not sired a male Group 1 winner but Bel Sprinter could change that fact.

Bel Sprinter came from well back in the field to beat Kulgrinda (Exceed And Excel - River Crossing, by Bellotto) to post his fifth win from six starts. The victory also booked the gelding’s place in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on February 25.

“Options are everywhere, I think he gets into the Oakleigh Plate with no weight and that has been our plan all the way through,” Warren said.

“I think we are better placed now we have had that run.

“I spoke to the handicappers today and we get in with 53.5(kg) because today is only a Listed race and our plan was to give him three weeks between runs so we are right in it.”

Warren paid $140,000 for a brother to Bel Sprinter at last month’s Magic Millions yearling sale on the Gold Coast.

Bolton (Zabeel - Real Success, by Success Express) became the 139^th individual stakes winner for super Cambridge Stud sire Zabeel (Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle, by Nureyev) with his sharp win in Saturday’s Listed Mornington Cup Prelude (2000m).

Original owner Lloyd Williams paid $425,000 for Bolton at the 2008 Australian Easter Yearling Sale before unloading the gelding a new syndicate of owners that includes Katie Davenport, a part owner of powerhouse sprinter Hay List (Statue Of Liberty - Sing Hallelujah, by Is It True).

Bolton settled midfield before showing a neat turn of foot to open a gap on his opposition soon after entering the straight. The consistent stayer Montgomery (Montjeu - All Zalute, by Zabeel) finished off well but could only get within three-quarters of a length of Bolton on the line.

Bolton’s trainer Stephen Brown said he would resist the temptation to run the five-year-old in the Listed Mornington Cup over 2400 metres, a race that carries automatic qualification to the Caulfield Cup (2400m) to the winner.

“People keep saying the Mornington Cup but 2400 (metres) appears to be a bit beyond him,” Brown said.

Bolton is the second stakes winner out of Real Success (Success Express - Pas de Course, by Pas Seul). The mare also threw the Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner Vouvray (Zabeel - Real Success, by Success Express).

Godolphin-owned Gamilati (3 f Bernardini - Illustrious Miss, by Kingmambo) produced an ultra-impressive performance to win the Listed UAE 1,000 Guineas (1600m) on the all-weather surface at Meydan on Friday night.

Last year’s Gr 2 Cherry Hinton winner was given a super-cool ride from a confident Dettori, sweeping from last to first in smooth style. She was chased home by free-going stablemate Pimpernel (Invincible Spirit) and Alsindi (Acclamation), who won the Oh So Sharp Stakes for former trainer Clive Brittain last term.

“After that win all options are now open with Gamilati,” said Sheikh Mohammed. ”The Newmarket Guineas was mentioned, but we will have to think about the UAE Oaks now and perhaps then Royal Ascot.”

Winning jockey Frankie Dettori said, “I was obviously very hopeful but I did not expect that - I was swinging off her turning for home and she picked up very well indeed off a steady pace. I was pleasantly surprised and that was impressive.”

A colt by the proven Gr 1 sire Pentire (GB) topped New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2012 Select Sale when selling for $230,000 on Friday afternoon. Out of the Zabeel mare Sunshine Gold, the colt from Haunui Farm was secured by Hawkes Racing, adding to the stable’s total haul of seven yearlings bought from Karaka this week for $1.4 million.

Commenting on their sale-topper, Wayne Hawkes says they were initially attracted to the pedigree by a close relative that they had previously purchased at Karaka. ”We bought Luck of Smiling - the half-brother by Elusive City - for $40,000 as a yearling and he went up to Macau and he’s about the fourth best horse up there.”

Pentire - Sunshine Gold colt

“Dad took one look at this colt and said we had to have him. He’s a better sort than Luck of Smiling and he’s by a proven sire in Pentire so we were sold. We like the Pentires - we bought the highest priced Pentire in New Zealand last year for $520,000, out of Platinum Blonde, and we really like the way he is coming along.

“We always love coming to New Zealand and buying those kiwi staying horses and are really happy with what was there this year.”

Hawkes Racing, represented at Karaka by John, Michael and Wayne Hawkes, paid a top price of $420,000 for the Zabeel colt at Lot 152 of the Premier Sale. This contributed to the team ending up in the top five leading buyers for the week.

Pentire has provided three of the top five prices of the Select Sale. The other two were the $170,000 filly purchased by John White Bloodstock for his Australian client at Lot 724, and the $170,000 colt bought by Cranbourne trainer Robbie Laing at Lot 1120.

Lil Red Corvette (Henny Hughes - Speedy Rossa, by Testa Rossa) became the second winner for young Darley stallion Henny Hughes (Hennessy - Meadow Flyer, by Meadowlake) when the filly scored at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Bertie’s Bells (Henny Hughes - Jamelden, by Kenny’s Best Pal) was the sire’s first winner in Tasmania in December last year before Lil Red Corvette opened the stallion’s account on the mainland with a brave win.

Lil Red Corvette showed good pace to share the lead before outlasting the David Hayes-trained Popular Acclaim (Exceed And Excel - Rekindled Applause, by Royal Applause).

The  filly’s success was training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra’s fourth two-year-old success of the season. Lil Red Corvette had one previous start for a third at Flemington in October before shin soreness forced the stable to tread carefully with the filly.

“It’s always an advantage when they race in the spring and come back and had the run under their belt with the seasoning,” Ellerton said.

“It helps when you have got a few numbers, getting them in and out and sorting them out, who is ready and who isn’t.

“She pulled up very shinsore when she raced. She has had a break and come back, she has grown up a bit. She looks like she has got a bit of bottom to her too.”

With the average price $44,690 after two days of the three-day Select session, at a clearance rate of 77%, the figures are stacking up well against last year which saw a final Select Sale average of $45,711 and a clearance rate of 73%.

The aggregate is currently $13,049,500 with 206 lots remaining to be offered tomorrow.

$200,000 Dubawi - Mlada colt

The leading buyer on Thursday was Paul Moroney with seven purchases, including a top price of $80,000 paid for the Don Eduardo colt at Lot 813. Moroney has made eight purchases in total at the Select Sale so far in addition to four purchases at the Premier Sale earlier in the week.

The leading buyer over the past two days is John Chalmers Bloodstock of Western Australia, with seven purchases for $535,500 including yesterday’s $160,000 Any Suggestion colt at Lot 576. Chalmers also bought 12 yearlings at the Premier Sale.

With one of the top prices of the Sale, Dubawi heads the sires table by average with his three entries all sold for an average of $88,333.

A filly by Pentire (GB) topped the opening session of the NZB three-day Select Sale today at Karaka,when offered as the second to last lot of the day.

Offered by Mark & Denny Baker’s Hallmark Stud, the filly from Redoute’s Choice mare Eyes Light Up at Lot 724 was secured by John White Bloodstock. “She was just a real smart filly, purchased for Bevan Laming in Queensland. ”He’ll think about it over the next few days whether he sends them to his Brisbane or Melbourne stable.”

Pentire - Eyes Light Up filly

Two lots sold for $160,000 earlier in the day. The first came at Lot 576, when the colt by freshman sire Any Suggestion (Lion Hunter) was knocked down to the bid of Western Australia trainer Wally Mitchell. With Any Suggestion claiming Sunday night’s Karaka Million winner, Ockham’s Razor, Mitchell identified this colt as an ideal prospect for next year’s $1 million incentive race.

“We bought him mainly for the Karaka Million and we will be aiming for that. He will stay with Murray Baker in preparation for the big race. We nearly made the field this year with Testimonial Mac and we are keen to have another go at it. He had a strength that drew me to him, I owned Placid Ark who was Horse of the Year and he reminded me a lot of him with a similar build through the shoulder.”

“We were also the under-bidder on the three-quarter brother to So You Think and we were disappointed to not get him as we got to $775,000. We ended up purchasing Lot 69 by High Chaparral, the three-quarter brother to Monaco Consul (Lot 69), and overall we are very happy with what we’ve got at Karaka.”

Later in the Sale Lot 665 shared the top spot when knocked down to South African agent Andy Williams’ Worldwide Bloodstock. The colt by Towkay, offered by Little Avondale Stud, is from the Dance Floor mare Dancing Daze.

Darley sire Exceed And Excel (Danehill - Patrona, by Lomond) has eight of the 64 youngsters remaining in contention for this month’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

The Darley organisation itself has five of Exceed And Excel’s progeny among the third declarations for Victoria’s richest juvenile event, including the smart debut winner Applegate (Exceed And Excel - Klamath Falls, by Storm Cat).

Applegate won at Listed level during the Flemington spring carnival to be among the leading fancies for the Blue Diamond Stakes.

Another Darley stallion Commands (Danehill - Cotehele House, by My Swanee) is the sire of the ruling Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Jimando (Commands - Finko, by Caerleon).

Patinack Farm sponsors the $1 million feature. Its two first- season sires Husson (Hussonet - Villa Elisa, by Roy) and Casino Prince (Flying Spur - Lady Capel, by Last Tycoon) have five and three runners remaining in the Blue Diamond Stakes respectively.

Caulfield will host the Blue Diamond Stakes on February 25.

Click here to view the 64 third declarations for the Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes.