G1 Blue Diamond S. winner Extreme Choice (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), favorite for Saturday's G1 Golden Slipper, will stand at Newgate Farm upon retirement from racing after that operation purchased the majority share in the unbeaten 2-year-old in partnership with Aquis Farm, China Horse Club, Matthew Sandblom and family and SF Bloodstock. The Mick Price trainee will carry the colours of China Horse Club for the first time in the Slipper.
“As I said after the Blue Diamond, it is just a privilege to be involved in a 2-year-old as talented as Extreme Choice,” said Henry Field, Managing Director of Newgate Farm. “Win, lose or draw in the Golden Slipper, Extreme Choice will go down being rated as one of the fastest juveniles we've seen in the past few years. We very much look forward to sharing the remainder of his racing career with all the original owners who will retain their respective racing interests.”
China Horse Club Chairman Mr. Teo Ah Khing said of the acquisition, “We are extremely excited to join the ownership of the Group 1 winning colt Extreme Choice. We look forward to furthering our relationship with Newgate Farm, the original and fellow new owners in the rest of his racing career, beginning in the Golden Slipper carrying China Horse Club colours. His win in the Blue Diamond was nothing short of devastating and gained much attention in an expanding Chinese racing population.”
Extreme Choice and his stablemate–Blue Diamond runner-up and Slipper second-choice Flying Artie (Aus) (Artie Schiller)–have shipped to Sydney and are expected to have their final pre-race works Tuesday.
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