Only a month into the new season and we saw Robbie Griffiths step a three year-old colt from Group I BRC Queensland Oaks winner Miss Keepsake straight up in trip to 2046m at Bennalla on Tuesday with happy results. Unplaced on debut in July, Wandjina colt Token Spirit was set what looked a formidable task […]

Saturday racing started well for Newgate Farm’s value sire Wandjina with his talented sprinter Express Pass scoring a stylish victory at Caulfield, his second win in a row since being gelded, while his star performer Mamaragan resumed with a gallant third in the Group III ATC San Domenico Stakes. A brilliant Group II winner last […]

The Australian Bloodstock team have had a lot of fun with talented galloper Wandabaa, the four year-old daughter of Wandjina winning her first start of the new season at Rosehill on Saturday. The Kris Lees trained filly won her first three starts last year in country and provincial races, but has really come of age […]

Joe O’Neill of Prime Thoroughbreds is fast becoming a fan of Newgate Farm’s young sire Super One having enjoyed success at Moonee Valley last Saturday with Miss Divine Em and again at Kembla on Thursday with progressive filly Embeller. Prepared by John Thompson, Embeller was held in such high regard she contested the Group II […]

A brilliant record breaking sprinter on the track, Northern Meteor’s fastest son Deep Field has now made an indelible mark as a sire becoming the most successful second crop sire of winners in history. At the end of the 2019/2020 racing season, Deep Field can look back on a busy 12 months siring 86 winners […]

Newgate Farm’s young gun Russian Revolution had the second highest priced weanling at the Magic Millions National Sale on Friday with his colt from Silent Cash fetching $200,000. Offered by the Newgate Consignment and purchased by Cangon/ Sledmere Stud as a pinhook prospect he is a half-brother to Group III winner Get the Nod from […]

Dual Group I winning I Am Invincible mare Viddora was tipped as the highlight mare on day three of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and duly produced some fiscal fireworks when purchased by Yulong for $2.55million from the Newgate Consignment. Offered in absentia, Viddora was presented in foal to star European sire Lope de […]

Promising young Newgate Farm sire Super One added a ninth first crop winner to his tally with a debut winner on Sunday in One Lotto. The John Keys trained gelding scored an easy length and a half win at Devonport over 1150m. One Lotto was a successful pinhook, bought by his trainer for $45,000 at […]

Former outstanding racehorse Criterion has had well documented fertility troubles at stud producing just 14 foals from his first crop and one of them made an impressive winning debut at Canterbury on Wednesday. Prepared by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Yardstick had impressed in recent t rials and was favourite for the 1100m colts and […]

Deep Field three year-old Spaceboy has struck a real purple patch of form during the winter months landing his third consecutive win at Randwick on Saturday for the Gary Portelli stable. Partnered by Kathy O’Hara, who had won on him at his two previous starts, Spaceboy again set the pace in front and was tenacious […]