News - EXTREME CHOICE (AUS)

Australian Bloodstock might have got lucky when they paid just $55,000 for an Extreme Choice colt at Inglis Easter round two last year from the Newgate Farm draft.

The dawn of what promises to be a spectacular career for Espiona, who kept her record at a perfect two for two with a contemptuous six and a half-length romp in the Listed Off the Track Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on VRC Oaks Day.

A half-brother to Group I winner Invincibella and classy Group III winning stayer Secret Blaze, talented three year-old Extreme Choice colt Extreme Flight became the third stakes-winner for his dam Abscond when taking out the Listed MRC Gothic Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Runner-up to Fake Love in the Listed Debutant Stakes and to General Beau in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview last season, Extreme Warrior blew past his better-fancied stablemate Profiteer to make it Wednesday’s $200,000 Group III Catanach's Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield a walk in the park.

Trial watchers have bided their time waiting for the Chris Waller-trained Espiona to make her debut, which she did in style at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.

Stakes-placed in two of his first three starts, this Extreme Choice colt always looked a good thing in a maiden race at Echuca on a Friday and he won exactly as you would have hoped to see.

This Extreme Choice colt didn’t win a stakes race at Sandown on Saturday, but there is every reason to think he will do this spring as a half-brother to Group I winner Invincibella and classy stayer Secret Blaze, who won the Group III MVRC JRA Cup on Friday night.

Extreme Choice was the Champion Australian 2YO sire and Champion First Crop Sire last season and one of his star performers was talented colt Tiger of Malay, who resumed from a brief winter spell to win the Group III ATC Up and Coming Stakes (1300m) at Kembla on Saturday.

There are few more intriguing races for the two-year-olds on Saturday than the opening event, the GH Mumm Maiden Plate (1100m), at Morphettville.  A debutant crossing the border from Victoria is the Ben and JD Hayes-trained Extreme Choice filly Extreme Step.

Trials were held at Randwick on Monday morning with six heats for juveniles including three that were won by the progeny of boom first season sires Capitalist and Extreme Choice, who are in a neck and neck battle to be Champion Australian 2YO Sire.

It is Newgate Farm 1-2-3 in a race that looks to be going down to the wire for Champion First Season Sire.

The last Group I 2YO race of the season will be run at Eagle Farm on Saturday with a big field of 14 to contest the BRC JJ Atkins (1600m) and half of the runners are by first season sires!

There were six heats for juveniles run at the Rosehill trials this morning and plenty of interesting winners, but none more so than a baldy faced filly by the sire that has everyone talking in Extreme Choice.

There are only two yearlings by Newgate Farm’s red hot sire Extreme Choice entered for the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale and the first of them sold on Tuesday with Bowness Stud enjoying a great result with their filly from She Brings Hope, a mare they purchased for just $2,500 at the 2018 Inglis Great Southern Sale.

Talented Easter 2YO Tiger Of Malay (Extreme Choice) firmed from $21 into $7 with TAB for the G1 JJ Atkins in a fortnight following a strong win in the $1m G2 BRC Sires Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.

The Group II BRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday carried a whopping $1million in prizemoney with the winner Tiger of Malay becoming the third stakes-winner for Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice, who has now moved back to the top of the Australian 2YO Sires List by earnings.

A pair of fillies both broke previous individual Gold Sale records on Day 2 action at Oaklands today, capping off an “extremely successful’’ renewal of the 2021 auction.

The Listed Woodlands Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday produced a thrilling finish with Extreme Choice’s talented daughter Xtremetime prevailing to win by a short head over I Am Invincible filly Ashema with Shihonka in third place giving her sire Capitalist yet another stakes horse.

Newgate have announced their service fees for 2021 following a break-out season for their young stallion roster with a significant increase for Golden Slipper winning sire Capitalist.

Newgate has announced Australia’s current Leading Sire of 2YOs and Leading First Crop Sire EXTREME CHOICE as PRIVATE for the 2021 season.