Newgate Farm secures share in Slipper hopeful Stay Inside
Extreme Choice colt snapped up after stud enjoys super Saturday
Newgate Farm continued its rapid ascent as a thoroughbred breeding powerhouse with two of its young stallions producing their first Group 1 winners at Caulfield on Saturday and in the wake of the milestone day on the racetrack managing director Henry Field yesterday confirmed that he’s secured a share in star Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) contender Stay Inside (Extreme Choice).
Artorius (Flying Artie) stuck in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) before another of Newgate’s rising stars, Deep Field (Northern Meteor), sired his first elite level winner in the following Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) when his three-year-old son Portland Sky dead-heated with Celebrity Queen (Redoute’s Choice).
Field is taking full advantage of the momentum his farm is generating by shoring up as many talented sons of his young gun sires as possible and Stay Inside, an impressive last start winner of the Pierro Plate (1100m) at Randwick, is the latest acquisition destined for a future on the Newgate roster.
Field confirmed with ANZ Bloodstock News that the deal was successfully struck in recent days and that Newgate’s share in the ownership would be registered with Racing Australia by next week.
“He looks one right out of the box,” Field said. “He reminds me a lot of Extreme Choice after his second start with the acceleration he has. It takes a really good two-year-old to have a turn of foot like he does. He will be a force to be reckoned with in autumn.”
Newgate Farm is now likely to have two of its future stallions lining up in the world’s richest two-year old race at Rosehill on March 20, the other being the recent dominant Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) winner Profiteer, a son of their hot young sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon).
To win with either would be the ultimate return on investment and based on what happened for them on the track at Caulfield on Saturday, is not outside the realms of possibility.
Reflecting on what was a red-letter day, Field said: “It was like a defining day for me. I remember when we had the old farm and were leasing 250 acres of land with fences falling down and plywood boxes with Foxwedge. To think where we are in less than ten years is amazing.”
Newgate’s reputation is riding strongly off the back of its three incredibly high performing first season sires – Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), Capitalist and Flying Artie (Artie Schiller).
“I have never seen a crop of first season sires like it. For the top three first season sires dollar wise to be out performing the top three second season sires is phenomenal. That never happens or probably won‘t happen again in history.
“I think it comes down to them having been an extraordinary crop of racehorses. It was a vintage crop and many good form judges say it was the best crop in a decade and it has shone through to the racetrack and stud barn where these young sires are standing.”
The emergence of Flying Artie has been a pleasant surprise for Field who said it was a challenge to get support for the horse when he first joined the roster.
How things have changed since his son’s victory in the Blue Diamond. Within less than 24 hours of Artorius crossing the line at Caulfield, the Newgate team had received 50 mare bookings for him.
“The beautiful thing about this industry is the only thing that really matters is the winning post,” Field continued.
“He’s sired five winners and a Blue Diamond winner in his first crop and all the signs are he will be a very important stallion. Horses can’t start any better at stud. I’m sure he will be in great demand this season.”
So whilst Flying Artie delivered Blue Diamond success at the weekend, one of his barn mates could yet provide the Golden Slipper winner next month. Extreme Choice will be represented by Stay Inside, while Profiteer will be aiming to emulate his sire Capitalist who won the race in 2016.
With this trio of first season sires at Newgate hogging much of the limelight we shouldn’t overlook the achievement of another horse on the roster there. Deep Field, who was the leading second season sire by winners in 2020.
“To have two young stallions sire two Group 1 winners in two time honoured races is something we will look back at in 20 years’ time and say is amazing,” said Field.