The $200,000 Magic Millions 2YO Classic at Wyong on Thursday was dominated by Capitalist, but the run of Foxwedge filly Aghna to finish a gallant third on debut was sensational. A $50,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for her trainer Gabby Englebrecht, Aghna was a Rosehill trial winner on December 8 and […]

The 2015 breeding season is coming to a close and for Newgate Farm it’s been a busy, but hugely productive year with a burgeoning roster of seven stallions, three of them the high profile young guns Dissident, Wandjina and Deep Field, who all covered stellar books of mares. Securing the support of good numbers of […]

A scintillating five length romp to win the Listed BRC Phelan Ready Stakes at Doomben last Saturday by I Am Invincible colt Sundance not only made his connections very happy but also the owners of his dam and his yearling full brother headed to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Sundance is the fourth foal […]

Talented Redoute’s Choice mare Auckland Beauty scored a bold front running win at Sandown on Wednesday to nail her first metropolitan victory providing a timely update for her yearling three-quarter sister headed to the 2016 Magic Millions Yearling Sale for Newgate Farm. Prepared by Peter Moody, Auckland Beauty had been somewhat of a bridesmaid earlier […]

Paul O’Sullivan and Joao Moreira combined to win at Sha Tin on Sunday with lightly raced Commands gelding Who Else But You, a $180,000 Magic Millions purchase for the HKJC from the draft of Newgate Farm. An unlucky fourth when making his debut last month, Who Else But You rebounded quickly to lead throughout and […]

Christmas is coming and the aptly named Santa Rocks looks like bringing connections plenty of Christmas cheer after scoring a dominant win at Canterbury on Friday night. Prepared by Hawkes Racing, the lightly raced daughter of champion sire Fastnet Rock was supported in the betting at good odds and powered to the line to win […]

The breeding season is nearly at an end and on every stud in Australia there are tales of heartwarming miracles and soul wrenching tragedies, this story combining a mix of the two. Liesl Baumann, the Operations Manager at Cressfield has taken time out to write down her thoughts on Palia, a remarkable mare that has […]

Buoyed by the overwhelming popularity of stunning first crop youngsters by exciting young sire The Factor (USA) at North American yearling sales earlier this year, his second crop of weanlings have also been in hot demand in recent days at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Top seller for The […]

The Listed VRC Symphony Stakes at Flemington on Cup Day was won in decisive fashion by talented Fastnet Rock entire Awesome Rock, a $575,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for Spicer Thoroughbreds. A last start second to Group I winner Stratum Star in the Group III MRC David Jones Cup, the Leon […]

Australia’s finest were honoured last night at the Australian Horse of the Year awards in Melbourne with Newgate Farm’s new recruit Dissident the big winner being crowned Champion Sprinter and Australian Horse of the Year. The Peter Moody trained son of Sebring won four Group I events in the season passed – the Memsie Stakes […]