Stay Inside retires to Newgate Farm as the most significant of stallion prospects

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Golden Slipper-winning, Champion 2-Year-Old Stay Inside has been officially retired, with Newgate’s Henry Field saying the son of Extreme Choice who possesses the most devastating turn of foot he’s seen in a juvenile, is the most significant stallion prospect to go to stud in 2022.

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Stay Inside is the second Group 1-winning sprinter to join the Newgate Farm stallion roster in the past week, with Snitzel son Wild Ruler confirmed last week.

Last seen in the G2 Run To The Rose in September, the Richard and Michael Freedman-trained colt was confirmed by Field to have run his last race, his value at stud too much for the Newgate team to risk.

“He has every credential we look for,’’ Field offered. "Brilliant speed, electric turn of foot, by a champion sire and a beautiful and very well put together horse to boot. He’s run his last race and we look forward to the next stage of his career,’’ he said.

“He’s the son of arguably the best stallion in Australia in Extreme Choice, out of an Anabaa mare (Nothin Leica Storm),’’ said Field. “He was a dominant 2-year-old. He won the Golden Slipper with the most extraordinary turn of foot you’ve ever seen in a juvenile.

“He was a crack Golden Slipper winner, started favourite in the race and I can say with my hand on my heart, I’ve never been more confident of Newgate standing a stallion that will make the grade long-term.’’

Too good to risk

Field said although Michael Freedman had felt Stay Inside returned well last spring after overcoming some foot issues, but beat only one home in the G3 San Domenico S. on return and was mid-field in the G2 Run To The Rose, all the while having his feet issues managed.

“It got to the point with him where his value is so great and he’s going to be such an important part of Newgate’s future, we didn’t want to take any risks with him and the reality is, he’s going to be standing here for many, many years to come,’’ Field said. “We didn’t want to take any risks running a horse that wasn’t right.

“Getting a dominant Golden Slipper winner by an elite sire, they are very rare commodities. A stud farm gets a stallion like that once in a blue moon,’’ he said. “He’s worth too much for the next 15 or 20 years here at Newgate. There’s no doubt he’s going to be a cornerstone stallion for our business and that’s a risk we couldn’t afford to take.’’

Preparing for first season

Stay Inside will let down over the winter and will start breeding practice mares going into the spring ready to be standing from September, when there already is plenty of support for him from Newgate and Stay Inside shareholders.

“We will support him with the best of the best mares and he’s got a great shareholder base,’’ Field said. “The shareholder group that own him has already purchased mares in Europe, America, privately in Australia… he’s going to cover an extraordinary book of mares,’’ Field said.

“We are going to support him aggressively with our best mares at Newgate. The fertility limitations that Extreme Choice has got, and are well-documented, well this guy truly is the heir to the throne when it comes to Extreme Choice. He’s an incredibly valuable horse to us for so many reasons.’’

Band of retirees

Newgate Farm purchased Stay Inside as a weanling for $60,000 from the Kingstar Farm draft at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale and sold the colt to the Freedman Brothers for $200,000 at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. They then bought back into the colt after Stay Inside won his first two starts.

Stay Inside defeated Godolphin duo Anamoe (Street Boss {USA}) and Frosted (USA) colt Ingratiating in the Golden Slipper.

Gallery: Images courtesy of Magic Millions

While Stay Inside and Wild Ruler are two Newgate Farm interests to be retired to stud in the past week, it is unclear what the plans are for a third retirement, that of Tiger Of Malay, also by Extreme Choice, who also had time called on his career on Monday.

Field confirmed Tiger Of Malay’s retirement but said more discussion would take place before any further information on the G2 BRC Sires' Produce S. winner could be given.

Tiger Of Malay, a $255,000 purchase by China Horse Club and Newgate Bloodstock from the Tyreel Stud draft at the 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, won three races, including the G2 BRC Sires' Produce S. and a G3 Up And Coming S., in a 12-start career.

Also trained by Richard and Michael Freedman, his last run was in the G2 Expressway S. in January.