The $175,000 Listed VRC TAB We’re On Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday was won in brilliant style by Home Affairs filly Gin Twist. Prepared by the Lindsay Park team as was runner-up La Gitana, Gin Twist came into this race with a last start Group placing and ran right up to that good form. […]

Extreme Choice was a brilliant sprinter and has thrown his share of brilliant sprinters, but as with great champion sires of the past, he can also get a stayer such as Melbourne Cup hero Knight’s Choice and VRC Oaks winner She’s Extreme. At Canterbury on Friday night we saw a three year-old Extreme Choice colt […]

Newgate Farm is home to champion sire Extreme Choice and also his promising young sire son Tiger of Malay, who broke the ice with his first winner at Canterbury on Friday night.   Trained by John O’Shea and Tom Charlton, two year-old colt Forest King was easy in the market when making his debut in the 1100m maiden with Dylan […]

Capitalist is setting the pace at the top of the leading sire by Australian winners list and added a 125th winner for the season at Rosehill on Wednesday when Hay Street saluted in the Triple Crown syndications colours.   Trained by Annabel and Rob Archibald, Hay Street was overdue for a win after posting three […]

Capitalist is well proven as a source of fast and precocious winners, but it was six year-old Kiwi bred gelding Asva that became his latest stakes-winner when scoring a surprise win in the $250,000 Launceston Cup (2400m) on Wednesday.   A $100,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase from Mapperley Stud for Snowden Racing, Asva started his […]

Fresh from siring Stretan Ruler to win the Group II ATC Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, Newgate Farm young gun Wild Ruler added a third winner to his tally on Tuesday.   The Stuart Kendrick trained filly Another Champers opened her account with a debut win at Rockhampton over 1100m in the $25,000 […]

Newgate sires were on fire at Rosehill on Saturday producing the first four runners home in the $300,000 Group II ATC Silver Slipper (1100m). The Golden Slipper market was again given an almighty shake up when the Philip Stokes trained Wild Ruler colt Stretan Ruler put the Sydney juveniles to shame when thrashing them to […]

Te Akau Racing continued their golden run in the Group II J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) on Saturday when recording their fifth consecutive victory in the race courtesy of unbeaten filly Lara Antipova.   The daughter of Russian Revolution was impressive when winning on debut at Te Aroha in November for trainers […]

An $800,000 Magic Millions purchase from Attunga Stud for the James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership, Caesar was the highest priced yearling for his sire Capitalist sold in 2024 and he was one of four winners on Friday by the Newgatestallion, who is leading the sires by winners list. Trained by Peter Snowden, Caesar was gelded […]

Newgate Farm finished the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale this week with 100% clearance having sold all 14 yearlings brought to the sale highlighted by an Extreme Choice filly and colt that sold for $425,00 and $360,000. Star Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd / Vin Cox Bloodstock purchased our filly from Nais Ko and Mick Price, who trained […]