Armidale Stud

14/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported Armidale throughout a successful Great Southern Sale.

It was a pleasure to catch up with so many industry friends across the week and we were rapt to see our Home Affairs c**t top Day 1 of the sale. Congratulations to our longtime friends and partners in the c**t, Ken and Jen Breese.

Thank you to the buyers, Inglis and our hardworking team for their efforts both at the sale and on the farm. Finishing the sale as Leading Vendor by Average is a result we're extremely proud of.

📸 - Inglis

14/06/2026

08/06/2026

Presenting our Inglis Great Southern Weanling draft, featuring four c**ts by sires including Home Affairs, Toronado, King’s Gambit and Hellbent.

“We’ve brought across a select draft of c**ts, headed by the half-brother to Aristopolos, who is arguably one of the best two-year-olds we’ve seen in a long time. It’s a draft we’re really proud of, featuring some of the nicest c**ts we’ve bred, and we’re looking forward to presenting them at Oaklands.” - David Whishaw

Visit https://bit.ly/4e1vi4q to view our draft.

04/06/2026

Armidale Stud will offer four outstanding c**ts at next week’s Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale, including the half-brother to boom dual stakes-winning 2YO Aristopolos, who has won all six starts to date.

Our draft features weanlings by Golden Slipper sire Home Affairs, proven Group 1 sire Toronado, exciting freshman sire King’s Gambit and leading speed influence Hellbent.

Photos and videos will be available online early next week, with inspections kicking off from Monday, June 8 in Barn G.

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📸 - The half-brother to unbeaten dual stakes winner Aristopolos will be offered as Lot 410

23/02/2026

This year’s Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale was one for the books! 🎉

We were delighted to achieve exceptional results across the draft, highlighted by the $170,000 sale-topping filly by Pinatubo, a half-sister to stakes winner Yum out of Dream Food, who set a new sale record and will join her big sister in John McArdle’s stable.

Thank you to our loyal clients, hardworking team and everyone who supported the Armidale Stud draft throughout the sale. We look forward to following the progress of this year's graduates and wish all connections every success with their Armidale yearlings.

20/02/2026

He’s a star ⭐️

Aristopolos made it five from five with another dominant display in the Listed Gold Sovereign Stakes at Launceston, powering clear to score by two lengths and secure his second stakes victory, extending his flawless record.

The Armidale Stud-bred c**t was sold through our Magic Millions Tasmania draft last year and is one of a growing list of stakes performers to emerge from our recents drafts this season.

Congratulations to trainer John Blacker and connections! 🥂

📸 - Sharon Lee Chapman Photography

19/02/2026

Our 2026 Magic Millions Tasmanian yearling draft is packed full of quality, with 16 sires represented and siblings to a host of recent top tier peprformers.

Armidale's yearlings will be available for inspection at Quercus Park from 9am on Friday, February 20. We look forward to seeing you there!

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18/02/2026

At Armidale Stud, our graduates continue to deliver in spades, with an exciting wave of new stakes winners announcing themselves and others continuing to build on their black-type résumés.

We’re proud to present another outstanding draft of 26 yearlings at this year’s Magic Millions Tasmanian Sale, available for inspection from Friday, February 20, from 9am.

View our draft: bit.ly/3MBH5wT

08/02/2026

Another stakes winner for the honour roll! 🏆

Armidale-bred and sold 3YO Daytona Diva (Anders x Step The Pedal) has claimed victory in the Listed Aviso TAS Insurance Brokers Strutt Stakes at Hobart today for trainer John Blacker.

Jumping well, she settled just behind the leader before unleashing a strong finish at the 400m mark, pulling clear to win by almost 2 lengths.

With an impressive record of 4 wins and 3 placings from 8 starts, Daytona Diva was sold through our Magic Millions Tasmania draft to Tanya Hanson and we wish all of her connections the heartiest of congratulations!

Her stakes triumph comes hot on the heels of Aristopolos’ dominant 8.5-length win in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on Friday, keeping his unbeaten streak alive after his win in the Listed Elwick Stakes last start.

📸 - Sharon Lee Chapman Photography