Incognito (AUS)
2 c Stay Inside – Bleu Zebra by I Am Invincible
O: James Harron Bloodstock Colts, TFI, Mrs B C Bateman, Bundarra Breeding and Racing Pty Ltd, Mr M A De Stoop, G1G Colts & Breeding Pty Ltd, The Northerly 25, Love Racing, Mr F P Doyle, Mr D Saab, Balius Farm, Nine9Park Pty Ltd
B: Black Soil Bloodstock Pty Ltd
T: Michael Freedman
S: 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Eureka Stud P: James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership/Tony Fung Colts, $1,000,000
W: Arrowfield Breeders’ Plate, Group 3, 1000m, Randwick, October 4
Michael Freedman may well have another Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner-in-waiting on his hands after exciting juvenile colt Incognito (Stay Inside) scored an impressive debut victory in the Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) at Randwick last Saturday.
The colt became the first starter and first stakes winner for Newgate Farm’s freshman Stay Inside (Extreme Choice), who was trained to Golden Slipper glory in 2021 by Freedman and older brother Richard.
Raced in the dark green and gold silks of James Harron, Incognito jumped well from barrier four under Tommy Berry to settle fifth well off the pace, before peeling out in the home straight and demonstrating an impressive turn of foot to kick clear of his rivals.
After fighting out the finish with I’m Ya Huckleberry (Home Affairs), the colt scored by 0.3 lengths, with Revengeance (Hellbent) a further 0.4 lengths behind in third.
“It’s a big thrill to win a race like this, but to win it with a son of a colt that we trained for the Golden Slipper is an extra big thrill,” said Freedman.
“He’s always really impressed us at home. He’s always shown he’s got a good turn of foot, which he showed in the trial, but I think he just got up beside those other horses and was having a bit of a look at them.
“We worked him with an older horse here on Tuesday morning to give him something to aim up on, and it was vastly different. He sat off the back of him and worked past him and did it well, so I thought if we could replicate that today, we’d be thereabouts. Tommy said to me that if we get the right sort of trail and the speed today, I know he’ll quicken up really well, which he did. “
Freedman said the colt would be sent straight out for a spell before targets in the new year, possibly the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) at the Gold Coast on January 10.
“We’ll have a chat with James [Harron] and the crew,” he said. “He is a Magic Millions graduate, so I guess that is a possibility. Otherwise, a nice break and then start focusing on the autumn.”
Bred by Black Soil Bloodstock, Incognito was offered by Eureka Stud at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and was purchased for $1 million by James Harron and Tony Fung’s colts partnership.
Incognito is the second foal out of Bleu Zebra (I Am Invincible), a half-sister to Melbourne Listed winner Fox Swift (Foxwedge). Third dam Pay My Bail (Justice Prevails) was New Zealand’s Champion 3YO Sprinter of 2003-04, a five-time stakes winner, and threw two black type victors in White Moss (Mossman) and White Sage (Reset).
Bleu Zebra now has a yearling filly by Darley shuttler Pinatubo (Shamardal), and a colt foal by Eureka’s Don Corleone (Extreme Choice).