News - HOME AFFAIRS (AUS)
The Magic Millions National Weanling Sale showcased the progeny of many of our new first season sires and five of them had weanlings sell for $100,000 or more so let’s take a look at their top sellers.
The Inglis Australian Weanling Sale showcased the progeny of many of our new first season sires and six of them had weanlings sell for $100,000 or more so let’s take a look at their top sellers.
Our analysis of Australian Studbook covering statistics for 2023 continues with a look at the second and third crop sires last year and these are the guys whose first foals were being born last spring and whose first yearlings are selling right now.
It’s no secret Coolmore Australia’s powerhouse I Am Invincible sprinter Home Affairs is producing stunning first foals this spring, but a couple of the latest additions to the Breednet Foal Gallery are genuine crowd pleasers from champion mares Sunlight and Sea Siren, plus the half-brother to current star mare Fangirl.
Australian triple Group I winning Fastnet Rock mare Sea Siren is back at Coolmore Australia enjoying the spring with a new foal by Home Affairs, while her high class daughter Warm Heart has been racing up a storm in Europe winning the Group I Yorkshire Oaks last month and in France on Sunday she took the Group I Prix Vermeille (2400m) at Longchamp.
The Group I Yorkshire Oaks (1m4f) at York overnight delivered a rare trifecta for legendary sire Galileo with Warm Heart producing a tenacious display to claim victory and credit her Australian bred dam Sea Siren with her first Group I winner.
Torryburn Stud bred and sold superstar sprinting colt Home Affairs and are delighted with his first foal born on their farm.
Brilliant dual Group I winning sprinter Coolangatta is back in Australia following her unsuccessful Royal Ascot campaign and will embark on a new career at stud this spring after being acquired by Coolmore.
Australian bred triple Group I winning Fastnet Rock mare Sea Siren was making international news last month when her classy three year-old Galileo filly Warm Heart won the Group II Royal Ascot Ribblesdale and overnight in Ireland that filly’s younger full brother opened his account with an impressive maiden win.
Many broodmare owners have already planned and booked their matings for the season ahead, but there’s always room for change and once you decide on a sireline there can be a myriad of options to consider, so this series looks at stallions standing in Australia this spring grouped by sireline - who tickles your fancy?
The Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this week produced strong results for mares in foal to I Am Invincible’s dual Group I winning son Home Affairs with smart stakes-winner Broadwayandfourth the top seller fetching $550,000.
Coolmore have sent a number of high profile Australian mares to Ireland over the years to be covered by Galileo and one of them was triple Group I winning Fastnet Rock sprinter Sea Siren, who is now back in Australia and was covered last spring by Home Affairs.
Mares carrying coveted pregnancies, talented, lightly raced gallopers with significant upside and several contenders for the $3m The Big Dance headline an Inglis Digital May (Late) Sale that is rich in depth.
Back at the 2013 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale the top priced offering was Group I winning Fastnet Rock mare Nechita, who was bought by Tom Magnier for $1.55million, and she gave us a One to Watch overnight in the UK at Sandown.
The first mares in foal to I Am Invincible’s champion son Home Affairs were offered at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale and proved much in demand with Tell Your Mama (USA) providing the best result when selling for $800,000.
The release of Australian Studbook official covering statistics is always interesting for our first season sires as all the marketing in the world won’t convince a broodmare owner to use a first season horse unless they actually like him when they see him.
The Australian Studbook have today released official covering statistics for the 2022 breeding season with 32 stallions covering books of 150 mares or more and just three sires covering 200 plus mares.
In recent years, top class three year-olds have proven very competitive in the Group I VRC Lightning Stakes and last year outstanding colt Home Affairs put the seal of greatness on his career when downing Nature Strip to claim victory, so 12 months on we thought it might be timely to take a look at the mares he covered last spring.
The Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes was won last year in explosive fashion by outstanding I Am Invincible colt Home Affairs, whose full brother was born at Torryburn Stud last week.
Explosive sprinter Home Affairs has arrived safely at Coolmore Australia ready to take up stud duties this spring.