Cool Archie to stand at his Newhaven Park birthplace
Group 1-winning juvenile Cool Archie (Cool Aza Beel) has been secured for stud duties by Newhaven Park ahead of the 2026 breeding season.
Principal John Kelly confirmed the deal had been finalised in recent days, with the colt to return to his birthplace where he will be syndicated. Lifetime shares are set to be released in the lead-up to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, where his brother will be offered by the farm as Lot 225.
A member of the first crop of Newhaven Park’s resident sire Cool Aza Beel (Savabeel), Cool Archie emerged as one of the standout juveniles of the 2024/25 season, compiling a dominant sequence of five consecutive wins during the Queensland Winter Carnival.
Prepared by Chris and Corey Munce for owner Max Whitby, the colt opened his account in a 1200-metre maiden at Eagle Farm before progressing through the juvenile ranks with authority. His campaign featured victories in the Dalrello Stakes (Listed, 1000m), Champagne Classic (Gr 2, 1200m) and BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), before culminating in a decisive win in the JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m).
In completing the Sires’ Produce–JJ Atkins double, Cool Archie mirrored the achievement of Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot) the previous season, underlining the significance of his performance profile as a stallion prospect.
His juvenile season also included a placing in the BJ McLachlan Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) prior to Christmas, highlighting both his precocity and progression through the campaign.
Cool Archie retired the winner of five of his nine starts, his career curtailed following a training setback sustained during a barrier trial at Ipswich in December.
Kelly said: “There have been very few two-year-olds capable of putting together five wins in succession, four of those being long-established Queensland stakes races, and for me that is one of his major selling points.
“His JJ Atkins win confirmed his credentials as a stallion prospect, and when it became clear his racing career had ended, we were very keen to bring him home to Newhaven.”
Kelly also pointed to the strength of Cool Archie’s form through subsequent results of beaten rivals.
“The manner of his winning streak was a highlight of the season, and the form is holding up strongly through horses like Grafterburners and Torque To Be Sure, who have both gone on to win feature races.”
Cool Archie joins a notable list of JJ Atkins winners to retire to stud, including Broadsiding, The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice), Darci Brahma (Danehill) and Show A Heart (Brave Warrior), while the race also features prominently in Newhaven Park’s own history through former stallions Zeditave (The Judge) and Luskin Star (Kaoru Star).
“Zeditave and Luskin Star both won the race in its earlier iterations and went on to become outstanding stallions for the farm,” Kelly said.
“We’re hopeful Cool Archie can write his own chapter in that history.”
Further details regarding his service fee and syndication structure will be announced in due course.