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 […]

Newgate Farm sires are proving popular this spring with the dams of two recent Group I winners both going to Snitzel’s brilliant Group I winning son Wandjina in his first season at stud. Winner of the Group I MRC Underwood Stakes, Mourinho has won over $1.3 million in prizemoney and his breeder Fran Ovenstone will […]

Newgate Farm elected to sponsor the Listed ATC Breeders Plate at Randwick on Saturday for two year-old colts and geldings and enjoyed the dream result when colts in the Newgate ownership filled the quinella. Victory went to the Peter and Paul Snowden trained Written Tycoon colt Capitalist, who started a short priced favourite and beat […]

Progressive Hunter Valley breeding operation Newgate Farm is delighted to sponsor the $150,000 Listed ATC Breeders Plate (1000m) at Randwick this Saturday. The first juvenile stakes race of the season for colts and geldings, the Breeders Plate has a unique history for producing commercial stallion prospects with past winners including Baguette, Luskin Star, Choisir, Charge […]

Newgate Farm’s foundation sire Foxwedge posted another impressive trial winner at Rosehill on Tuesday morning and will have his first race day runners in Brisbane this Saturday. A half-sister to brilliant mare Echo Gal, the Bjorn Baker trained filly Glamour Gal showed plenty of natural pace and a good attitude in winning her 900 metre […]