Australian Horse of the Year Dissident went very close to siring his first stakes-winner at Riccarton in New Zealand on Saturday when talented colt Challa was beaten a head in the Listed Welcome Stakes. Trained by Jamie Richards and sporting the famous tangerine and royal blue colours of Te Akau Racing, Challa was second at […]

Well-supported to make a winning career debut in a 900 metre maiden at Newcastle on Saturday, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt Cosmic Force looked the consummate professional to provide Deep Field with his first winner. The smartest to jump under Mitch Bell, Cosmic Force sat alongside Foxy Rocket in the early stages before taking […]

Lightly raced Fastnet Rock filly Bleu Roche added considerable value to her worth with a fighting win in the Group III VRC Red Roses Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Oaks day. In a blanket finish with half a length covering the first six across the line, Tim Clark guided the Matt Laurie-trained Bleu Roche to […]

Sizzling made his mark on Caulfield Cup Day with promising filly Zizzis winning the opening race on the program and Sizzleme gaining Black Type with a brave third in the Group III MRC Ethereal Stakes. The Patrick Payne strained filly led all the way and stuck to her guns to win the 1400 metre contest […]

The Darren Weir trained Eurozone filly Krone has been set for the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas for her whole spring preparation and showed she was cherry ripe for her grand final this week when finishing second last Saturday in the Group II VRC Edward Manifold Stakes. A stakes-winner last season at two, Krone has […]

Snitzel’s Group I winning son Wandjina sired his first stakes horse at Flemington on Saturday with the Tony McEvoy trained colt Grand Scholar showing good potential with a brave third in the Listed VRC Maribyrnong Trial. Second in a Morphettville trial last month, Grand Scholar showed good pace to track the eventual winner Unite and […]

Two barrier trials for two year-olds at Rosehill on Tuesday morning included a stylish winner for Newgate Farm’s exciting young sire Dissident, the Australian Horse of the Year in 2015. Trained by Gary Portelli, Disruptor was lining up for his second trial having chased home last Saturday’s Group III ATC Breeders Plate winner Dubious when […]

Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds have enjoyed success at the highest level with Foxwedge mare Foxplay and were back in the frame with another daughter of the Newgate Farm foundation sire when Noire captured the Group II ATC Shannon Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Prepared by Chris Waller, five year-old mare Noire is somewhat of a […]

This season promises to be an exciting one for the team at Newgate Farm with the first two year-olds to race by our outstanding young sires Deep Field, Wandjina and Dissident with barrier trials in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday giving a hint of what’s to come. The official Sydney two year-old trails at Randwick […]

A $1.2 million Inglis Easter Yearling purchase in 2016 from the Newgate Farm draft that was then re-offered earlier this year to make $1million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale, talented Fastnet Rock stallion Siege of Quebec claimed his first stakes win at Randwick on Saturday with a fast finishing victory in the Group III ATC […]