Home Affairs

A chestnut filly by Home Affairs sold to SP Bloodstock to top the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale at A$680,000. A half-sister to Group 1 winner Madame Pommery (No Nay Never), the filly was consigned as lot 251 by Coolmore Stud. Coolmore's Home Affairs led the sire table with all nine weanlings all selling for A$1.95 million. Coolmore Stud bought the filly's dam Cancel (Exceed And Excel) from the 2018 National Broodmare Sale for A$400,000. Cancel is a full-sister to Australian champion, G1 Blue Diamond Stakes heroine and G1 Golden...

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...

by Kit Gow/Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ The 2026 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale saw a strong enough start on day one, with eight standout yearlings reaching the coveted A$1-million mark, including a A$3-million Extreme Choice colt that topped the day. At A Glance Clearance for day one of the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale was down to 76% (79% in 2025), while the aggregate increased to A$66.08 million, ahead of 2025 (A$63 million) and 2024 (A$63.3 million). 149 horses sold this year compared to 129 in 2025. The average dropped to A$452,603...

Coolmore Australia has announced the acquisition of Guest House (Home Affairs) for a reported A$30 million following his impressive victory in the Group 1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill last weekend. Guest House stamped himself as the best two-year-old of his generation with an eye-catching performance in Australia's premier two-year-old race.  From the first crop of Coolmore's own champion sprinter Home Affairs, Guest House's triumph further enhances the reputation of his sire, who joined the likes of Extreme Choice and Danehill by producing a Golden Slipper-winning colt from his first crop....

by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ In light rain and darkening conditions, the 2026 running of the G1 Golden Slipper delivered a high-pressure contest, and it was the G1 Blue Diamond Melbourne form that stood tallest, with the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Guest House (Home Affairs) proving too strong under a masterful and patient ride from Zac Lloyd. In one of the most open Slippers in recent years, there was plenty of early pressure. Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) flew the gates from a wide draw, with Closer To Free (Street Boss)...

Coolangatta (Aus), the winner of the G1 Black Caviar Lightning S. on her final start on home turf at Flemington, has been acquired by Coolmore Australia. The daughter of Written Tycoon (Aus) will visit her fellow Lightning S. winner Home Affairs (Aus) during Australia's forthcoming breeding season. Bred by Highclere Stud and trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace for a partnership which included Ozzie Kheir, Coolangatta was an exciting prospect from the outset. She was the decisive winner of the G3 Keeenland Gimcrack S. on debut at Randwick before...

Dual Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs (Aus) (I Am Invicible {Ire}) has been retired from racing to join Coolmore Stud in Australia. Trained by Chris Waller, the 3-year-old was down the field in his final race in Saturday's G1 Platinum Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot, his first start outside his home country, and was found to be not "100 per cent sound" after his run. "Home Affairs has been retired from racing and will come straight to Coolmore from quarantine following his return to Australia," said Coolmore's principal Tom Magnier....

Royal Ascot 2022 had everything and from Ryan Moore playing with his rivals like a cat does with a mouse, to Charlie Appleby revealing he is eyeing a tilt at the A$10-million Golden Eagle with Noble Truth (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) after the gelding won the G3 Jersey S., the fifth and final day generated many more talking points. Brian Sheerin has been digesting the action for the week and is back once again to flesh out the major takeaways from Saturday's action.   Appleby Bidding To Snare The Eagle With...

Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}), a brilliant winner of Tuesday's King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot, will not bid to double up in the Platinum Jubilee S. on Saturday. Trained by Chris Waller, Nature Strip slammed his King's Stand S. rivals by over four lengths and, despite pulling out of the race in rude health, will not bid to emulate the great Choisir (Aus), who was the last Australian-trained horse to complete the King's Stand and Platinum Jubilee double in 2003. Nature Strip's managing owner Rod Lyons told Racing.com, "No...

Chris Waller, trainer of Home Affairs (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) and Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}), two of the fastest horses in the world, provided an upbeat bulletin on his Royal Ascot hopefuls after they had their first experience of the track on Friday morning. Home Affairs is on course to run in the G1 Platinum Jubilee S. while Nature Strip is a leading fancy for the G1 King's Stand S. for Waller, who will forever be remembered for his handling of Australian legend Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire})...