News - HOME AFFAIRS (AUS)
The $240,000 Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) got the ball rolling at Flemington for Cup Day with a brilliant debut victory for Home Affairs filly Amelia’s Affair.
The $250,0000 Group III MRC Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday produced a quinella for a couple of progressive Home Affairs colts with Marffiano charging late to snatch a narrow win over Barracks.
The 1000m maiden at Cranbourne on Friday evening was supposed to be a walk in the park for $1.7million Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Strike Package, who started a short priced favourite, but he came up short when unable to run down a talented first starter by Home Affairs.
Talented Home Affairs filly Affari has been the source of some frustration for connections with four second placings in a row this preparation, but with the addition of blinkers she broke the ice in style at Rosehill when powering clear to win the $100,000 Super Maiden over 1200m.
Interesting 2YO trial at Rosehill on Friday morning with a Home Affairs colt from the Black Caviar family doing everything right to win.
Talented Home Affairs colt Barracks is very much a work in progress, but ability is certainly not lacking and he showed that at Rosehill on Wednesday when leading all the way to beat the race favourite Affari, who is also by Home Affairs.
Home Affairs will have his glamour colt Guest House running later today in the Group I ATC Golden Rose and he added a new winner to his tally at the Sunshine Coast on Friday evening with a dominant victory for Flaressence.
Home Affairs will have his star colt Guest House running in the $1million Group I ATC Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday, while his star filly Natural Fling was given a jump out at Flemington on Thursday morning as she heads to the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on October 31.
Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible had a big result last weekend with his domination of the Group I MVRC Moir Stakes (1000m) and a month into the new season he and his sire son Home Affairs are setting the pace.
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Almost a year ago, Home Affairs colt I’m Ya Huckleberry started favourite in the Group III ATC Breeders Plate only to go down by a neck to Incognito and until today he had not been back to the races since then.
They say a good colt will always beat a good filly and at Rosehill on Saturday we saw an awesomely good colt in Guest House lower the Rosehill track record when accounting for flying filly Blue Door in the $250,000 Group III ATC San Domenico Stakes (1100m).
Exciting young sire Home Affairs was the Champion Australian First Season Sire for 2025/2026 and the star performer from his first crop of runners is Golden Slipper winner Guest House, who was crowned Champion Australian 2YO at the star studded Night of Champions awards evening held in the Winx Stand at Royal Randwick on Thursday night.
Tony and Calvin McEvoy have always held Home Affairs filly Natural Fling in the highest regard and after winning the $200,000 Group III MRC Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday she earned comparisons to the stable’s Champion 3YO Filly Sunlight.
Blueblood filly Ballet’s Legacy (I Am Invincible) topped today’s Inglis Digital August (Early) Online Sale, realising $540,000.
Fresh from being officially crowned Australia’s Champion First Season Sire of 2025/2026 with a record breaking $5.3million in overall first crop progeny earnings, Home Affairs was back in the winning groove at Wyong on Sunday with promising new winner Coco Affair.
On the last day of the Australian racing season, champion first season sire elect Home Affairs posted his 20th first crop winner and he did it with an exciting youngster trained by Ciaron Maher.
Rosehill trials on Friday morning featured seven heats won by juveniles that include exciting Home Affairs colt I’m Ya Huckleberry.
Wednesday racing at Caulfield will give Home Affairs the opportunity to put up his 20th first crop winner and if successful, the Coolmore young gun will get very close to Snitzel in the race to be crowned Champion 2YO Sire.
With only two runners accepted on Thursday, Home Affairs couldn't have asked for a better result, producing a perfect double through Hearts Affair at Kembla Grange followed by debut winner Covert Action at Cranbourne.