Newgate Acquires Super One

Newgate Farm has announced it has purchased a controlling interest in the unbeaten Super One (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}). Winner of the G2 Golden Horseshoe at Kranji in Singapore in May, the colt confirmed his class with a taking performance in the G3 Juvenile Championship at the same track July 26. A A$190,000 yearling purchase from the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by trainer Michael Freedman and bloodstock agent Michael Wallace, Super One is due to arrive in Australia next month.

Newgate Farm’s Henry Field said, “He will target the Group 1 VRC Coolmore Stud S. at Flemington, a race won last year by I Am Invincible colt Brazen Beau (Aus) . Super One has untapped talent and is by one of the hottest sires in Australia so that fits perfectly with the Newgate Farm profile for selection of our stallions.”

In related news, trainer Michael Freedman confirmed that Super One will head to Australia on a flight with other foreign horses bound for the G1 Melbourne Cup, and that the colt could have a prep run ahead of the Coolmore in the Schillaci S.

“It’s a weight-for-age Group 2 race which has been increased from 1000 meters to 1100 meters and will be run Oct. 10, which happens to be the Caulfield Guineas day,” Freedman told Racing and Sports. “Then if all goes well, it will be on to the Coolmore and whether he stays for the autumn, we’ll see how he goes. I will probably give him a barrier trial here one week before he enters quarantine, which will be Sept. 10, 16 days before he departs.”