2024 has been a pivotal year for Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice with the first of his better bred yearlings being offered and he produced his fourth and fifth individual million dollar yearlings this year at Inglis Easter on Monday.
First through the ring was the flashy chestnut colt from Tempt Me Not that made $1.4million. Consigned by Newgate Farm on behalf of a joint venture between Newgate and Gooree Stud, the handsome colt was bought by Go Bloodstock Australia / Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing / Kestrel Thoroughbreds, NSW.
“Sir Owen, who is travelling back from the United States at the moment, said, ‘go and get the colt’,” Go Bloodstock’s Steve O’Connor revealed.
“He was the standout colt on our first inspections on physical; Lady Of Camelot was raised at Newgate, so we have the utmost confidence in Jim [Carey] and Henry and the job that they do.
“He was the horse we thought might take us back to the Golden Slipper next year, touch wood.”
He is the fourth foal of slick Group III winning filly Tempt Me Not, a grand-daughter of Gooree Stud’s dual Group I winning filly Tempest Morn, who was trained by Waterhouse.
Tempt Me Not has another colt to follow by Extreme Choice and is back in foal to him again.
Later in the day Newgate offered an Extreme Choice colt from imported stakes-winning Awesome Again mare Coco as in Chanel (USA) that made $1.2million when secured by Rosemont Stud / Suman Hedge Bloodstock.
He is the third living foal of his dam, whose next two dams are also stakes-winners with the family bristling with Group winners.
Coco as in Chanel has another colt to follow by Extreme Choice and is back in foal to him again.
Extreme Choice had 10 yearlings offered and had 100% clearance at average $551,500.
Newgate Farm sold 23 yearlings for $7.9million and our four highest priced yearlings were all by Extreme Choice.
Capitalist enjoyed some good results with his top seller the half-brother to Group II winner Pinstriped from Snitzel Blitz that made $450,000 for Glenbeigh Farm when bought by astute Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu.
Russian Revolution made his mark with the half-sister to stakes-winner Improvise from stakes-placed Karalee that made $375,000 for Sledemere Stud when bought by Andrew Williams Bloodstock.
Exciting young sire Tassort, who has now taken over at the top of the Australian first season sires list, had only one yearling offered at Inglis Easter and the Emirates Park bred and consigned colt from Ajaayeb was bought by Richard and Will Freedman for $380,000, which set a new benchmark as his highest priced yearling to date.
