Racing
Newgate confirms Extreme Choice won't stand at an overseas stud
Newgate Farm supremo Henry Field is resisting considerable international demand to shuttle sire sensation Extreme Choice.
"I think nearly every major farm in the northern hemisphere wants to shuttle him,'' Field revealed to Racing And Sports."But I don't think we will do that as we want to look after him.
"Extreme Choice is a once-in-a-lifetime stallion and we want to keep him on the farm and keep him happy.
"He's only 12 and that is what is so exciting because he is in the prime of his career.''
The striking chestnut sires a Group 1 winner every 25 runners and one in every 14 colts by him becomes a commercial stallion.
These remarkable statistics makes his progeny extremely valuable as reflected at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale earlier this week when nine yearlings by Extreme Choice sold for a staggering $14,090,000 at an average of $1,561,111 including the sale-topper, a colt out of Pretty Brazen that was knocked down for $3 million.
Extreme Choice had seven $1 million-plus yearlings go through the ring and his two "cheapest" went for $900,00 and $800,000!
"He loves the spot and we are focussed on him keeping as happy psychologically as he can be and as a result of that, he is breeding the best he ever has and his fertility is the best it has ever been.''
Extreme Choice has another opportunity to sire a Group 1 winner when the Bjorn Baker-trained Paradoxium lines up in the $1 million Inglis Sires (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Paradoxium drew off the track in the Golden Slipper and his midfield finish behind Guest House can be excused.
"I think Paradoxium will be hard to beat,'' Field said. "Bjorn wouldn't be running that colt if he didn't think he was right.''
But if Paradoxium is beaten in the Sires, Field is hoping it will be with Campione D'Italia, a colt Newgate part-owns in a syndicator of high-profile racing industry investors.
Campione D'Italia won the Skyline Stakes then came from last on the turn for an eye-catching fourth in the Golden Slipper.
"This colt seems to be improving his ringcraft every start and he's ready to rock and roll on Saturday.
"Chris (Waller, trainer) has done a lot of work trialling and racing, trialling and racing this colt, they have done a lot of dressage with the horse, and he's certainly improving.
"He's drawn a nice gate, JMac (James McDonald, jockey) is on top and he is set to put his best foot forward. If he does, he will be hard to beat.''
Field also part-owns Militarize who contests his third Group 1 $4 million Doncaster Mile (1600m).
Militarize ran a close third in the 2024 Doncaster won by Celestial Legend then ran 10th last year behind Stefi Magnetica, beaten just over a length.
Although Militarize has not won a race since the Golden Rose in 2023, Field believes the five-year-old's recent form suggests another big race win is close.
"It is interesting that although he hasn't won a race since he's been back from stud he has won a significant amount of prizemoney.
"Whilst he's happy and enjoying his racing, we will keep him racing.
"He's an older horse now and if he gets a bit of rain, then with only 53kg he can run top three.''
Newgate's Providence also looks one of the main chances in the Group 3 $250,000 HKJC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m).
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