Extreme Choice, Flying Artie Retired

Group 1-winning 3-year-olds Extreme Choice (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}–Extremely {Aus}, by Hussonet) and Flying Artie (Aus) (Artie Schiller–Flying Ruby {Aus}, by Rubiton {Aus}) have been retired and will enter stud at Newgate Farm in Australia's Hunter Valley later this year. Both colts were trained by Mick Price.

Extreme Choice was a A$100,000 Inglis Classic yearling who went unbeaten through his first three starts, including the G1 Blue Diamond S. over Flying Artie, before being purchased privately by a group including Newgate SF, Aquis Farm and China Horse Club. He would go on to win the G1 Moir S. against elders on his 3-year-old debut last spring. His best finish in three starts since was his third in the G1 Oakleigh Plate on Feb. 25.

Flying Artie, a A$50,000 yearling out of Inglis's Easter sale session two, won the G3 Blue Diamond Colts Prelude at two and was third in the G1 Golden Slipper after being bought by a similar group to Extreme Choice. He won the G3 Blue Sapphire S. and the G1 Coolmore Stud S. at three, and was seventh in his lone start this season in the G1 Lightning S. He missed last weekend's G1 Newmarket H. with a low-grade lung infection.

“We feel honoured to be standing these very special colts,” said Newgate's Director of Stallions and Sales Bruce Slade. “They are the elite Australian 2- and 3-year-old sprinters of their generation, the cream of the crop. They are horses with exactly the right profiles to develop into champion Australian sires.”

Mick Price said, “It has been a privilege to train two colts as genuinely exceptional as Extreme Choice and Flying Artie. They will be missed in the stable, however they retire to stud as colts that have the potential to make a major impact on the Australian breeding industry.”

Stud fees will be announced at a later date.

Newgate also revealed last year's G1 Golden Slipper winner Capitalist (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}) is booked full for his first season at Newgate this year.