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Home Affairs Filly Salutes in Style

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday May 13

Exciting young sire Home Affairs is building momentum as we work towards the end of the season producing another promising new winner at Bendigo on Wednesday with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Home Invasion opening her account.

Home Invasion wins well at Bendigo - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Home Invasion was among the first trial winners for Home Affairs when she scored at the official Sydney 2YO trials last spring and was then a close up fifth in the Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes on debut beaten a length and a half.

Home Invasion has been seen at the trials on several occasions since then, but not on a race day with this 1000m maiden selected as winnable target for her return.

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Lining up against some highly regarded opponents, Home Invasion was easy in the market, but gave Jordan Childs an easy steer.

She jumped straight to the front and controlled the race before giving a good kick to win by half a length over I Am Invincible colt Exacting Standard in a slick 57.49 seconds.

“She was primed coming in here today. Her last jump out at Werribee was really good and the team came here confident. I'm glad she could deliver,” said Jordan Childs.

“She's shown good speed in her jump outs and in her previous start as well, so we wanted to use that speed and her race experience today.

“First time going Melbourne way, it’s always beneficial when they can find the rail as it just helps guide them a little bit better, so when she jumped so well, I had no hesitation going to the front.

“Her determination and her will to win will take her a long way, because you know, every time she goes out, she's going to try 100%. So hopefully she can keep improving and win better races.”

Home Invasion was a $220,000 Magic Millions purchase.

A $220,000 Magic Millions purchase for Darby Racing from Segenhoe Stud, Home Invasion was bred by Allam Racing and is the second winner from three foals to race from metro winning Foxwedge mare Catwalk, a sister to stakes-winner Fox Swift and half-sister to the dam of this season’s Group III ATC Breeders Plate winner Incognito.

Home Invasion is the 11th first crop winner for Home Affairs, who has now sired the winners of over $4.3million in Australia and that puts him ahead of the record for a first season sire in Australia set by Too Darn Hot (GB) in 2024 with $4.1million.

Home Affairs has had a deserved fee increase to $176,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Cathcart Smash Repairs Mdn Plate 1000m

Bendigo Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.49
1
Home Invasion
- 2f Home Affairs (AUS) x Catwalk (AUS) (Foxwedge (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
2
0.5
Exacting Standard
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Suspicieuse (FR) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: Shane Nichols & Hayden Black Rdr: Zac Spain 58
3
1.8
Oceans Blue
- 2f Bivouac (AUS) x Radharcnafarraige (IRE) (Distorted Humor (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Craig Williams 56
4
3
Swooshka
- 2f Finance Tycoon (AUS) x Swoosh (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
5
3.2
Capital Affair
- 2f Home Affairs (AUS) x Telopea (GB) (Pivotal (GB))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Nolen 56
6
5
Frewdamoss
- 2f Deep Field (AUS) x Cleocatra (AUS) (American Pharoah (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 56
7
5.4
Right Aclaim
- 2c Aclaim (IRE) x Right Chord (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 58
8
6.2
Speedy Khalesi
- 2f Wild Ruler (AUS) x Run Pam Run (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: H Coffey 56
9
6.9
Aerial Pursuit
- 2g Acrobat (AUS) x Questing (AUS) (Rubick (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: L Currie 58
10
9.2
Trigger Warning
- 2g Pierro (AUS) x Ashburton (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Ann-Jeanette Tindale Rdr: Thomas Doyle 58
11
10.2
Passion Project
- 2f Shalaa (IRE) x All My Loving (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Colin Scott Rdr: J Bowditch 56
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