Home Affairs leads numbers of named juveniles

Four weeks out from the first two-year-old stakes races of the season and Coolmore’s Home Affairs leads the first-season stallions when it comes to the number of his juvenile progeny currently named.

The Breeders’ Plate and Gimcrack Stakes are scheduled at Randwick on October 4, the same day as the Maribyrnong Trial is run at Flemington. The first official two-year-old trials in Sydney are scheduled for September 22.

Home Affairs, who at 144 had the biggest crop of foals, has 42 two-year-olds currently named, three more than Newgate’s Stay Inside, who has a crop of 116.

Among Home Affairs’ named horses are Coral and Coveted Affair, the daughter of Group 1 winners Red Tracer, Nechita and Fair Shake, who is out of Srikandi. The Home Affairs half-brother to Saturday’s McNeil Stakes winner Tycoon Star has been named Marffiano.

St Mark’s Basilica has 29 named two-year-olds, three more than Palace Pier, while Pinatubo has 23.

Only three of the progeny of first-season sires have officially trialled, with all three in New Zealand, headlined by Captivant’s trial winner in Capital Express.

First season sires with more than 10 named two-year-olds

Stallion Name	Foals	Named
Home Affairs	144	42
Stay Inside	116	39
St Mark’s Basilica	98	29
Palace Pier	66	26
Pinatubo	85	23
Sword of State	79	20
Tiger of Malay	101	20
Profiteer	88	19
Wild Ruler	117	16
Splintex	73	13
Acrobat	104	12
Captivant	77	12
Extreme Warrior	46	12
Portland Sky	64	11
Victor Ludorum	49	10