News - COLEMAN (AUS)

If it's precocious speed you want, then Coleman is the stallion you are looking for - Times don't lie, so take a look at what this stunning colt was able to achieve early in his career.

A new era has begun at renowned Victorian thoroughbred nursery Blue Gum Farm, which was acquired by Jason and Melanie Stenning in 2022. Since then, the couple have been laying the foundations for a successful future, and this season sees several key staffing appointments alongside the addition of two exciting first-season stallions to the roster.

Victorian breeders will have access to no fewer than nine new stallions in 2026.

A 10% share in dual G1 placed colt Coleman today became the highest-priced racehorse share in a colt or gelding ever sold on Inglis Digital, realising $405,000.

Dealt a blow when the colt they bred and part-owned Bodyguard was scratched on the eve of the Group 1 Sportsbet Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, Emirates Park played a vital role in the breeding of the nominal favourite Coleman.

The Group I Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond are fast approaching and we’ve almost certainly seen the winner of both and there were three super interesting stakes-winners on Saturday all putting their hat in the ring, so let’s take a look at the pedigrees.

The Group III MRC Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday always looked a match race between spring stakes-winners Coleman and Eneeza with punters leaning towards the Pierata colt and they were proven correct.

The Listed MRC Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday produced a quinella for first season sires with Pierata colt Coleman saluting as favourite over Too Darn Hot (GB) filly Arabian Summer with Capitalist colt Aardvark a distant third some four lengths back.