News - FLYING ARTIE (AUS)
A maiden going into the $250,000 Group III ATC Reginald Allen Quality (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, Flying Artie filly Beyond the Reef emerged from the race a stakes-winner for Tricolours Racing.
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.
Aussie bred mare Asfoora, the Champion European Sprinter in 2025, went around overnight in the Group II King George Stakes (5f) at Goodwood and while she did not win, the daughter of Flying Artie showed she was back to something like her best.
The Goulburn trained Oh Arthur came to town on Wednesday and capitalised on the $100,000 Super Maiden at Canterbury with the Lucy Longmire trained Flying Artie gelding progressing from his recent eight plus length trial performance to break his maiden over 1100m by a little over two lengths.
If your goal this spring is to choose a stallion that can breed you a nice winner with upside it might not be as expensive as you think.
A winner of his last four starts, Flying Artie gelding Flying Destiny has really come into his own since being trained out of Michael Freedman’s Gold Coast stable, adding Saturday’s $160,000 Listed BRC Chief De Beers Stakes (1110m) to his solid record for Darby Racing.
Consistent performer Riverplate showed his rivals no mercy as he ran them into the dust when taking out the Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Otaki on Saturday to become the 13th stakes-winner for Blue Gum Farm's Flying Artie.
Blue Gum Farm is pleased to announce its 2026 stallion roster and service fees, headlined by proven sire Flying Artie, who will stand at a marginally increased fee of $13,500 + GST.
Blue Gum Farm’s Flying Artie is undoubtedly a value sire that can get an elite G1 horse and he proved it again at Sha Tin on Sunday when his classy five year-old son My Wish took out the Group I FWD Champions Mile (1600m).
Blue Gum Farm’s Flying Artie is never without a good horse and progressive sprinter In Flight claimed her biggest win to date when taking out the $300,000 Group II ATC Sapphire Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Champion trainer Chris Waller had won eight of the previous 11 runnings of the $300,000 Group II ATC Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) going into Saturday and kept up the great strike rate when Sixties saluted as a short priced favourite.
A full brother to dual Group I winner Artorius, Flying Artie colt Sixties is on track to have a crack at a Group I of his own later this month after scoring a stylish win in the Group III VRC CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday.
Flying Artie always looked to have a strong three year-old crop to run for him this season and leading the charge is talented colt Sixties, who is his highest priced yearling ever sold and comes from a family very much on the up.
Primed to make his debut off the back of six barrier trials, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Flying Artie colt Lancelot Du Lac impressed onlookers at his first race start, with the half-brother to Group 1 Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot pulling clear to score by just shy of two and a half lengths.
Flying Artie colt Skyglider was an impressive maiden winner on debut at Canterbury back in July beating his stable mates Sixties and Estremo, who have both come out and won stakes races this spring and now this Chris Waller trained three year-old has followed suit.
The Mark Newnham trained Flying Artie gelding My Wish continued his rise through the grades in Hong Kong with a decisive win in the Group II Sha Tin Trophy (1600m) on Sunday leading home an Aussie bred trifecta.
Victorians breeders celebrated overnight with Aussie bred and owned Flying Artie mare Asfoora returning to her dazzling best on one of the world’s biggest stages to win the Group I Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (1000m) with a scintillating performance on Arc Day in France.
The Mark Newnham trained Flying Artie gelding My Wish was crowned Most Improved Horse at the annual awards night in Hong Kong at the end of last season and has wasted no time confirming that potential with a dazzling first up win in the Group III Celebration Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Blue Gum Farm’s Flying Artie has a very strong crop of three year-olds running for him this season and a promising filly that can call $10million earner Fangirl ‘Aunt FannyG’ was his latest winner when scoring at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
With the first few races run on Saturday at Rosehill favouring those who led or sat handy, connections of Sixties (Flying Artie), the full brother to multiple Group 1 winner Artorius, surely went into the Group 3 ATC Ming Dynasty (1400m) with a level of confidence.