Annabel and Rob Archibald sent out a short priced favourite at Scone on Friday with Home Affairs gelding Home Missile producing a tenacious effort to win.
Second on debut at Goulburn he took improvement from that run and was doing his best work for Mitchell Bell on the line to arrive in time to snatch a head win in the 1200m maiden.
A $170,000 Magic Millions purchase from Yarraman Park for Straight Six Racing Pty Ltd, Home Missile is a three-quarter brother to Group II placed Armed Forces.
Bred by Yarraman Park in partnership, Home Missile is the second winner from and is the second winner from stakes-placed Royal Missile, a half-sister by smart Missile to dual Group I winner Turffontein.
Home Missile is the 16th winner for Champion First Season Sire elect Home Affairs, who had an interesting trial winner at Rosehill earlier in the day.
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained colt I’m Ya Huckleberry was the first Home Affairs to put his hand up at the start of the season when winning impressively at the official spring trials.
He beat a couple of colts that day in Paradoxium and The Machine Gun, who have both emerged as stakes-winners this season, while he stepped out once in the Group III ATC Breeders Plate for a second to Incognito and has not been sighted since.
Sidelined with injury, I’m Ya Huckleberry stepped out this morning in a 900m heat with Adam Hyeronimus on board and looked to have lost none of his enthusiasm.
He flew the gates and went forward out wide to share the lead and covered ground all the way going on to win by a length.
Home Affairs has had a fee increase this spring at stands for $176,000.
