Coolmore Australia

By Dane McLeod/TTRAusNZ The highest-rated juvenile of his generation, G1 Golden Slipper runner-up Wodeton will stand at Newgate Farm in 2026 at a fee of A$16,500 inc GST, with Coolmore retaining a stake in a colt whose talent, pedigree and profile mark him as an intriguing new stallion. A son of the internationally-renowned Wootton Bassett, Wodeton quickly established himself among the most highly-regarded young horses in Australia, competing at Group 1 level during both his two- and three-year-old seasons. He retires to stud with six placings at stakes level, a...

The 2026 edition of the Inglis Chairman's Sale finished with a bang when Chayan (I Am Invincible), the final lot to go through the ring at Riverside Stables, sold to Coolmore Australia's Tom Magnier for A$5.6 million, a new record price for the sale. The previous record for the Chairman's Sale was held by the multiple Group 1 winner Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai), who was sold to her breeder and part-owner Michael Christian of Longwood Thoroughbred Farm for A$4.2 million last year. The new record also sees Chayan become...

Group 1 sire Home Affairs will stand for a roster-leading A$176,000 at Coolmore Australia later this year. Already the sire of four stakes winners from his first crop, the son of I Am Invincible gained a G1 Golden Slipper winner earlier this year in the form of Guest House. Coolmore's nominations & sales manager, Colm Santry, said, "Home Affairs has made the perfect start to his career. To produce a Golden Slipper-winning colt in his first crop is a remarkable achievement and speaks volumes about what he is capable of....

Dual Group 1 winner Delacroix will shuttle to Coolmore Australia later this year. The Eclipse Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes victor's fee will be A$38,500 (inc. GST). He joins the newly acquired Super Seth and Home Affairs, the sire of G1 Golden Slipper hero Guest House, among others on the roster. A 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', the son of Dubawi won the G3 Autumn Stakes and missed taking the G1 Futurity Stakes by a nose at two. Besides his pair of top-level victories and G3 Ballysax Stakes and G3...

Super Seth, the sire of four Group 1 winners from his first two crops, has been purchased by Coolmore from Waikato Stud to stand at its Hunter Valley base. Super Seth was bought by Dean Hawthorne, acting on behalf of leading owner-breeder Jonathan Munz, for A$280,000 at the 2018 Inglis Australasian Easter Yearling Sale. Sent into training with Anthony Freedman, the son of Dundeel thrived on his racing during a career which spanned 12 starts in the space of just 13 months, before he retired as the winner of over...

So You Think, a winner of 10 Group 1 races in both hemispheres, has died at the age of 19 after a short illness. Coolmore Australia announced the news on Monday morning. The farm said in a statement, "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of 10-time Group 1 winner and leading sire So You Think, after succumbing to a short illness while receiving world-class care from the team at Scone Equine Hospital." The son of High Chaparral was described by his Southern Hemisphere trainer Bart Cummings...

The boy-made-good story of Wootton Bassett is as time-honoured as life itself. To a degree, it is a rags-to-riches tale, particularly when it comes to the phenomenal trajectory of his stallion career. And it is a story which is ending far too soon. The 17-year-old stallion died on Tuesday at Coolmore Australia in the Hunter Valley after developing acute pneumonia from a bout of choke, a condition in which food blocks the oesophagus, often leading to complications. His passing comes at a time when Wootton Bassett was in his pomp;...

Storm Boy, a Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed when trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, is set to join the Coolmore Australia roster in 2025, it was announced on Tuesday. He has been introduced at a fee of A$16,500 (inc GST). The son of Justify was bought by Coolmore and a group of their friends and clients for an undisclosed sum after he made it three from three as a juvenile in the Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic. On his next start he won the G2 Skyline Stakes,...

Rubick, the sire of multiple Group 1 winner Jacquinot and The Everest hero Yes Yes Yes, has been sold to continue his stallion career in China. He will be based with Huayu Horse Industry, which belongs to leading Chinese owner Huang Qing Cai. A three-time winner for the Gerald Ryan stable, notably winning the G2 Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield, Rubick was retired to stand at Coolmore Australia in 2015, with Yes Yes Yes emerging from his very first crop. In 2021, the son of Encosta De Lago moved to Swettenham...

Wootton Bassett has surpassed Redoute's Choice and Extreme Choice as the most expensive stallion to ever stand in Australia, after Coolmore announced on Thursday that his 2025 fee has been set at A$385,000 (inc GST). A published fee of A$330,000 (inc GST) was the previous record, first set by Redoute's Choice when he stood at Arrowfield Stud in 2007 and 2008. Earlier this year, Newgate Farm announced that Extreme Choice would match that fee in 2025, a significant increase on the A$275,000 (inc GST) he stood for in 2024. Wootton...

Sunday evening saw Coolmore Australia unveil its much-anticipated 2025 fees and roster, including three new Group 1-winning stallions in City Of Troy, Private Life (Aus) and Switzerland (Aus). It was also confirmed that Wootton Bassett (GB) will continue to shuttle, with a fee still to be announced. "Wootton Bassett is the hottest stallion in the world at the moment and he is already making an undeniable mark on the breed in Australia," said Coolmore's Tom Magnier. "What is most exciting about him in an Australian context is that he has...

Group 1 winner Switzerland (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) will stand at Coolmore Australia for A$60,500 (inc. GST) in his first season, Coolmore announced on Wednesday. Bred by Arrowfield Group, the colt was an A$1.5 million Inglis Ester yearling and would go on to take the G2 Todman Stakes. At three, he added the G2 Roman Consul Stakes and the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, the same double completed by successful stallion Zoustar (Aus). Rated 125 by Timeform for his effort in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, Switzerland also eclipsed a 20-year-old record with...